{"id":2194294,"date":"2025-12-11T02:07:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T02:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2194294"},"modified":"2025-12-11T02:07:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T02:07:18","slug":"sacramento-alt-rock-favorites-cake-return-for-two-shows-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sacramento-alt-rock-favorites-cake-return-for-two-shows-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento alt-rock favorites Cake return for two shows in March"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sacramento alternative rockers Cake<\/a> return to the capital city in March<\/a> for a pair of homecoming dates at midtown\u2019s Channel 24<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Presale tickets for the March 21 and 22 shows<\/a> at the venue, 1800 24th St., in Sacramento, go on sale 10 a.m. Thursday. General sales begin 10 a.m. Friday. Both shows are all-ages.<\/p>\n

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The performances mark Cake\u2019s first Sacramento appearance since Sept. 11, 2019, when they played the Golden 1 Center during a co-headlining tour with Ben Folds. That concert ended a near-decade hiatus from hometown shows.<\/p>\n

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Formed in 1991, Cake rose to prominence in the 1990s as a response to grunge with its ironic sensibilities and insistent groove fueling signature hits \u201cThe Distance,\u201d<\/a> (1996) and \u201cShort Skirt, Long Jacket\u201d<\/a> (2001).<\/p>\n

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Their last full-length studio album, \u201cShowroom of Compassion,\u201d was independently released in 2011 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The album was hailed by The New Yorker for its \u201cdeadpan brilliance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In recent years, Cake has previewed new music, including the unreleased track \u201cBillionaire in Space,\u201d performed during a 2024 appearance on Texas Public Radio\u2019s \u201cLive From the Freight Elevator<\/a>.\u201d Frontman John McCrea described the work as a satirical critique of space tourism. The band has yet to release a new studio album, though McCrea told NPR affiliate KMUW in 2024 he hoped a project would be completed soon.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe like to keep our fans confused,\u201d guitarist Xan McCurdy said during the public radio session, alluding to the band\u2019s unpredictable release schedule and live arrangements.<\/p>\n

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Proceeds from the March show will benefit Nevada City public radio station KVMR-FM and Capital Public Radio to help ensure their continued operation and programming amid federal cuts to public broadcasting.<\/p>\n

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Cake frontman John McCrea gives a hometown performance at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento in 2019. The band will return to its hometown in March for two benefit shows at Channel 24, its first Sacramento appearances since that 2019 concert. JASON PIERCE Sacramento Bee file<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Darrell Smith is a local reporter for The Sacramento Bee. He joined The Bee in 2006 and previously worked at newspapers in Palm Springs, Colorado Springs and Marysville. Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.sacbee.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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