They covered Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive on their respectable second album Fashion Nugget and again used the same dead-pan, tongue in cheek tone for their interpretation of Bread's Guitar Man on their 2004 release Pressure Cheif. Love 'em or hate 'em, Cake brings their quirky blend of rap, funk, rock and country, (often laced with a solo trumpet line), to the LMA on Wednesday, May 27th. Cake is touring in support of a new record, which according to songwriter John McCrea, will be featuring a lot more piano based arrangements and a departure from the sound normally associated with a Cake record.
Nice to see the Auditorium steering away from the usual tribute band and country acts which have dominated the concert schedules of the past three or four years at this underutilized jewel of a venue. Still wish they'd get a little more creative in their booking strategies: a solo Elvis Costello show?; k.d. lang?; Boz Scaggs or any other big name not able to sell out a 15,000 seat venue but perfect for a modestly sized 3000 seat LMA? Is a vision of the Auditorium playing in the same leauge as the Orpheum or the Portsmouth Music Hall that much of a stretch?
On a separate note, while the powers that be shell out all kinds of $$ for a new city slogan, I'll forever remain enamored with the one that graces the side of my new trash barrel.
The "I Will Survive" cover is definitely a departure from the original, and I've become quite a fan of this band of late, i also can't agree more about LMA "steering away" , The Auditorium is a great venue! Lets hope Cake is just the beginning. Maybe LMA should take a page outta the Audio Floss play book..........nothing seems to be out of bounds here!
Nice Hit!