ZOMGWTFBBQ and CAKE

I first started listening to CAKE during my junior year in high school. A close friend made me a mix-CD for my birthday that included “Short Skirt Long Jacket” and I was hooked like so many others. Their website has a list of released albums and tour dates on their respective pages. In addition, their Music page contains previews of songs.

Positives:

• John Macrea’s deadpan, rap-style delivery (sans bitches)
• Unexpected syncopation
• Sweet guitar riffs
• Soulful lyrics
• Environmentalism
• Concentrated essence of JAWSOME

Negatives:

• (sans bitches)
• Listening to CAKE makes other music not sound as good
• It doesn’t flow well from Daft Punk in a shuffled list
• High percentage of swearing for an indie band. Many songs are not radio safe.

The point to this introduction to JAWSOME is that CAKE is coming to Colorado in early June! They’re playing in Boulder and Denver at the Chautauqua Auditorium and Denver Botanic Gardens, respectively.

I’ve been remarkably poor of late but I believe I can willingly consume PB&J sammiches for a couple more weeks to see these guys in concert. The tickets aren’t up for sale yet but you better believe I have ticketmaster on refresh for when they do actually go on sale.

In an interesting side-note, Weird Al apparently did a parody of the distinctive CAKE style in “Close But No Cigar.” I like this song on its own merits, aside from my inner-parody-lover’s laughter.

Note: The animator is another favorite of mine. John Kricfalusi of Ren & Stimpy fame.

EDIT: WHY GOD WHY

EDIT #2: Just kidding! :D I’m in Section B in the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder!