The Cab

This article is about the U.S. rock band. For other uses, see cab (disambiguation).

The Cab is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. The band consists of lead vocalist Alexander DeLeon, keyboardist Alex T. Marshall and bassist Joey Thunder. Their debut studio album, Whisper War, was released on April 29, 2008. They have been called "The Band You Need to Know 2008" by Alternative Press magazine. They were also featured in the "100 Bands You Need to Know in 2010" by the magazine and were one of the three bands featured on the cover page, along with Never Shout Never and Hey Monday.

Their second studio album, Symphony Soldier, was released on August 23, 2011, with its first single, "Bad," released to iTunes on July 11, 2011. The Cab funded the entire album by themselves and left their Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance label, self-releasing Symphony Soldier. The band's latest work, an EP titled Lock Me Up, was released on April 29, 2014.

History

2004–2008: Formation, early years and rise to fame

Band members Alexander DeLeon and Cash Colligan first began playing music together at Liberty High School and recorded demos which they put up on their MySpace page.[1][2] They recruited guitarist Paul Garcia and drummer Alex Johnson. They played their first show at the Rock n' Java in December 2005.[2] After playing their first show, the group would spend 10 to 20 hours practicing each week, writing songs and planning shows. The band also signed to local label Olympus Records in January 2006, but released no material.[2] They released two EPs in 2006, Drunk Love and Glitz and Glamour.[3][4] When they were writing the latter, DeLeon had only been singing for a few weeks after Colligan suggested he sing for the band.[4] After giving a demo to Jon Walker and Spencer Smith of Panic! at the Disco who was impressed with the band, he helped them sign to Decaydance Records and Fueled by Ramen in May 2007.[1][5] They had sent them the demos at a Cobra Starship/Boys Like Girls/Cartel show.[6] The group posted a demo of "I'll Run" to their MySpace and announced that a full-length studio album would be released later in the year.[7] Shortly after this, the band's members graduated from high school.[5] During this time they decided added Alex T. Marshall to the group and replaced Garcia with Ian Crawford, who moved from Washington to join the band.[8]

Blender named them No. 75 on their Top 100 Hot Report in September 2007.[9] The group embarked on their Driving is Better in the Southwest Weather tour in December 2007, before joining Cobra Starship on their Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking tour the following year.[5] In February 2008, their touring van turned over in Wisconsin, but none of the members were seriously injured, and they only missed one tour date.[10] In March 2008, the band played SXSW.[11] They also joined Metro Station and Forever the Sickest Kids on their US tour in May 2008.[12]

2008–2010: Whisper War

The group began recording their debut studio album in October 2007,[13] at Red Bull Studios in Santa Monica.[5] The album titled, Whisper War was released on April 29, 2008,[13] and was produced by Matt Squire.[4] The album's lead single "I'll Run" was the first song they wrote as a band, which DeLeon describes as a "good representation" of the group and their songs."[4] By February 15, 2008, the song received over 300,000 hits on the band's MySpace page.[6] "One of Those Nights" was released as the album's second single on March 25, 2008.[14] The song features Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, which was also co-written by Stump.[15][16] The video for "One of Those Nights" features members of both Panic! at the Disco and Fall Out Boy.[17] On October 30, they released a music video for their third single "Bounce", through the Fueled by Ramen YouTube page.[18] The song peaked at number 69 on the defunct US Billboard Pop 100 Airplay chart.[19] Whisper War debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number 108,[20] as well as number one on the US Heatseekers Albums chart.[21] As of October 2009, the album's sales stood at 67,000.[22]

The Cab began the Dance Across the Country Tour with The Hush Sound, Steel Train and The Morning Light on July 7 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hey Monday opened for them at The Culture Room in South Florida.[1] The Why So Serious? Tour began in September with support from This Providence, Hey Monday and A Rocket to the Moon.[23] In October, they also joined Panic! at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional, and the Plain White T's on the Rock Band Live tour.[24] Their songs "Bounce" and "One of Those Nights" are featured as downloadable tracks in Rock Band 2.[25][26]

The Cab appeared on Punk Goes Pop 2, covering Rihanna's "Disturbia".[27] In February and March 2009 the band toured with The Maine, We the Kings, There for Tomorrow and Versaemerge on the Secret Valentine Tour.[28] On May 1, 2009, the band performed an entire set dedicated to Queen.[29] The group also performed at the Bamboozle Road Show tour.[30] Shortly after, the band announced their first national headlining tour, called the What Happens in Vegas... tour, with the support of The Secret Handshake, A Rocket to the Moon, Eye Alaska, Anarbor, The Summer Set, and My Favorite Highway. The tour began on June 18 and ended on August 9.[31]

On June 1, 2009, DeLeon announced on his blog that guitarist Ian Crawford had decided to leave the band. His decision to leave the group was due to creative differences.[32] For their then-upcoming What Happens in Vegas... tour, The Cab announced that their friend Bryan Dawson would be replacing Ian Crawford.[33] On August 19, 2009, bassist Cash Colligan announced that he would also be leaving the band.[34]

On January 16, 2010, DeLeon announced via Twitter that Dawson had became and father and later he confirmed his leave from the band.[35] The group, alongside Hey Monday, supported Never Shout Never on the AP Tour from March to May 2010.[36] The band also performed at the 2010 Warped Tour from June to August 2010.[37] In the summer of 2010, the band gained new guitarist and cellist Chantry Johnson.[citation needed] The group performed an exclusive show at the Glass House in Pomona, California, playing Whisper War in its entirety on April 29, 2011.[38]

2011–2012: Symphony Soldier and lineup changes

On June 22, 2011, The Cab announced on their that they were departing from their label Fueled by Ramen and Decaydance Records before previewing a 90-second teaser for their second studio album, Symphony Soldier.[39] The first single from the album, "Bad", was released on July 11, via iTunes.[40] The song peaked at number 29 on the US Adult Pop Airplay chart.[41] The group revealed the album's cover art and track listing on July 19,[42] with pre-orders for the album in the band's webstore featuring eleven packages, ranging from $10 to $9,999.[43] The group also parted ways with their drummer Alex Johnson citing, "he was having a difficult time with things, and we were completely here, as friends and family. Once things started happening and we started talking to him about things, we realized we needed to be friends first before bandmates, you know?."[44]

Symphony Soldier was released on August 23, 2011.[45] The Cab guitarist alumnus Ian Crawford played guitar for the album. It features several guest artists co-writing, including Martin Johnson, Pete Wentz, Bruno Mars and Adam Levine.[46] The group was previously writing with S*A*M and Sluggo, Rob Knox and Claude Kelly for the album in 2010, however, the group decided to scrap most of those songs as "it was sounding like an American Idol record," according to DeLeon, which was something the band was not going for.[44] He also stated the reason for the album taking a while to be released was due to creative differences with the label and felt that since departing from the label, they could do what they wanted.[44] The album peaked at number 62 on the Billboard 200.[20]

In August 2011, The Cab gained a second guitarist, Frank Sidoris,[47] and drummer, Dave Briggs.[48] They embarked on a US headlining tour for five dates.[49] The band toured with Simple Plan, Forever The Sickest Kids, and Marianas Trench in the fall of 2011.[50] The band also joined Avril Lavigne on her Canadian tour in October 2011.[51] In November 2011, the group released "Angel with a Shotgun" as the second single from the album in Singapore only.[52] They co-headlined the Everything's Fine Symphony Soldier tour during January and February 2012 with best friends The Summer Set, with supporting acts He Is We, Days Difference, and Paradise Fears. The band also co-headlined a tour with Parachute in the summer of 2012.[citation needed]

On June 20, 2012, they announced that they would be supporting Maroon 5 on the Overexposed World Tour, set to take place in September–October. They visited South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia.[citation needed] That same summer, Sidoris announced his intention to leave the band and join Slash's new band Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators.

2012–2016: Third studio album, Lock Me Up, and hiatus

After remaining independent for over a year, on August 31, 2012, The Cab announced that they had signed a record deal with Universal Republic. With the signing to the record label, in late 2012, the band stated, during an interview, that they have begun work on their new album, to be released in mid-2014. An EP, Lock Me Up, was released on April 29, 2014.[53]

On April 25, 2014, Alex Marshall announced he had parted ways with The Cab via their official Facebook page.[54]

On October 31, 2015, Alexander DeLeon announced that he would be releasing a new single, "Guns and Roses", as a solo artist, under the moniker Bohnes, on November 13, 2015.[55]

In an interview with All Access, DeLeon confirmed that the band is currently taking a break as he works as a solo artist. DeLeon hinted that there could be a potential return for The Cab in the future.[56]

2020–present: End of hiatus and new album

In January 2020, a new song was teased on Twitter along with an announcement of a new album in the works.[57] In April 2024, the band announced that they had finished making the album with a release date yet to be determined.[citation needed] In October 2024, the band announced their come back as a part of the 2025 When We Were Young Festival lineup. [58]

Musical style and influences

The Cab's musical style has been described as pop rock,[59][60][61] pop punk,[59][62][63] alternative rock,[59][64] emo pop,[65] power pop,[3] and pop.[66] The group cites influences from Blink-182, Sum 41, Taking Back Sunday and The Bled.[2]

The band's EP "Lock Me Up" departed from the band's previous pop-punk and alternative rock sound, in favor of pop, R&B and electropop.[64]

Band members

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[67] 		US Indie
[68] 		US Rock
[69]
Whisper War 108 — —
Symphony Soldier
  • Released: August 23, 2011
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download
 62 6 9
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title EP details Peak chart positions
US
[70] 		US Heat
[71]
Drunk Love
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — —
Glitz and Glamour
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — —
The Lady Luck EP
  • Released: June 30, 2009
  • Label: Decaydance, Fueled by Ramen
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — 14
Lock Me Up
  • Released: April 29, 2014
  • Format: CD, digital download
 44 —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Singles

List of singles with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Adult
[72] 		US
Pop 100
[19] 		SGP
[73]
"I'll Run" 2008 — — — Whisper War
"One of Those Nights" — — —
"Bounce" — 69 —
"Bad" 2011 29 — — Symphony Soldier
"Angel with a Shotgun" — — 8
"La La" 2012 — — —
"Endlessly" — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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