The Cab is an American rock band from Las Vegas , Nevada . Their debut 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 .
41-430: Their second album Symphony Soldier was released on August 23, 2011, with its first single "Bad" released to iTunes July 11, 2011, and announced by the band on July 18. The Cab funded the entire album by themselves and left their Fueled by Ramen / Decaydance label, self-releasing Symphony Soldier . AbsolutePunk gave an extremely positive review with a rating of 95%, calling the album a "masterpiece". The pre-orders in
82-527: A Regionals performance. In the spring of 2011, Hey Monday toured with All Time Low, Yellowcard, and The Summer Set on The Dirty Work Tour. In May 2011, Hey Monday played in Indonesia and went on a South American tour with Nevershoutnever that following August. In the fall of 2011, Hey Monday departed from the record labels Decaydance and Columbia. The band self-released The Christmas EP digitally on December 6, 2011, to iTunes and other digital outlets; it peaked in
123-663: A demo to Spencer Smith and Jon Walker of Panic! at the Disco at a Cobra Starship / Boys Like Girls / Cartel show, Smith helped them sign to Decaydance Records in May 2007. Shortly after this, the band's members graduated from high school. During this time they decided to replace Garcia with Ian Crawford, who moved from Washington to join the band. Blender named them No. 420 on their Top 100 Hot Report in September 2007, before they released any official material. The group has toured with Panic! at
164-628: A few dates in Europe. In late-2009 they supported All Time Low on the Glamour Kills Tour. Following the band's headlining tour in the UK, James left the band. He went on tour performing with the group the Scene Aesthetic and reformed his former band Easton. At the beginning of 2012 Easton evolved into a new band, Break Blossom, which released a six-track EP, Last Night of Your Life , in May 2012, but
205-788: A friend, NSL, as a duo which they put up on their MySpace page. At this time, future guitarist Ian Crawford went to school in Auburn, WA and started out playing his guitar in talent shows and posting them on YouTube. DeLeon asked drummer Alex Johnson, who was playing in a local hardcore band, to join The Cab. In late 2005, it became a full band with guitarist Paul Garcia, guitar/pianist Alex Marshall, and drummer Alex Johnson, playing its first show at The Alley in Las Vegas. The band signed to local label Olympus Records in January 2006 but released no material. After giving
246-401: A new single, "Guns and Roses", as a solo artist, under the moniker Bohnes, on November 13, 2015. 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. In January of 2020, a new song was teased on Twitter along with an announcement of a new album in
287-399: A second guitarist, Frank Sidoris , and drummer, Dave Briggs. The band toured with Simple Plan , Forever The Sickest Kids , and Marianas Trench in the fall of 2011. The band 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
328-547: A solo artist and became the first female winner of The Voice . Hey Monday was formed in March 2008 after Cassadee Pope and Mike Gentile's former band Blake broke up. Pope and Gentile wanted to continue playing music and began holding auditions for a new band around their local Florida music scene. Pope and Gentile quickly joined forces with drummer Elliot James who then recruited rhythm guitarist Alex Lipshaw. Soon afterward they enlisted bassist Michael "Jersey" Moriarty and Hey Monday
369-660: A tour with Parachute in the summer of 2012. 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. That same summer, Sidoris announced his intention to leave the band and join Slash 's new band Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators. After remaining independent for over
410-514: 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. On April 25, 2014, Alex Marshall announced he had parted ways with The Cab via their official Facebook page. On October 31, 2015, Alexander DeLeon announced that he would be releasing
451-439: A young band are looking to extend themselves, as The Cab are on Symphony Soldier ". He recommended the tracks "Temporary Bliss", "Angel with a Shotgun", "Another Me", and "Living Louder". Chrysta Cherrie of AllMusic gave the album 3/5 stars and called it "the sound of a band taking control of its destiny and breaking free from the industry standards", adding that "fans as well as new listeners will take pleasure in being along for
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#1732905786539492-538: Is an American rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida , formed in 2008. They released their debut album Hold On Tight in 2008, which produced the singles " Homecoming " and "How You Love Me Now". The album was followed up with their 2010 EP Beneath It All , which achieved moderate commercial success, and the Candles EP in 2011. Their most recent release, The Christmas EP , was released on December 6, 2011. Cassadee Pope has since released three studio albums as
533-538: Is the second studio album by American rock band the Cab . It was self-released by the band on August 23, 2011. The Cab first rose to prominence at the peak of the mid-2000s emo pop trend with their debut album Whisper War (2008), which was promoted via national tours with Hey Monday and the Hush Sound . The following year, the band lost two members, including guitarist Ian Crawford and bassist Cash Colligan. In addition,
574-638: The Plain White T's on the Rock Band Live tour. Their songs "Bounce" and "One of Those Nights" are featured as downloadable tracks in Rock Band 2 , although "One of Those Nights" is an alternate version than that of the one on "Whisper War". The Cab has appeared on Punk Goes Pop 2 , covering Rihanna 's "Disturbia". In February and March 2009 the band toured with We the Kings, There for Tomorrow and Versaemerge on
615-579: The "Secret Valentine Tour". On May 1, 2009, the band performed an entire set dedicated to Queen . After a short break, they toured with We the Kings, Forever the Sickest Kids, Nevershoutnever! and Mercy Mercedes on the "Bamboozle Road Show Tour". 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
656-565: The Academy Is... , We the Kings , the Cab , This Providence , A Rocket to the Moon , VersaEmerge and Cash Cash . The following year they supported Fall Out Boy on both their major U.S. and international tours. Their popularity grew and the band went on their first headlining tour with This Providence, The Friday Night Boys , Stereo Skyline , and the Bigger Lights as support. They also headlined
697-456: The Army" fan pre-order included bonuses such as: The album's first single, "Bad," was released to iTunes on July 11, 2011, and was announced by the band on July 18; a music video for the song was later released. The album art was revealed on July 19. In support of Symphony Soldier the band toured as headliners and supporters, as well as playing at radio station sponsored shows. During this time,
738-399: The Cab, Symphony Soldier lives up to expectations; it's the album they've been waiting for since 2008". SputnikMusic reviewer DaveyBoy gave Symphony Soldier a 3.5/5 ("great"), concluding "At 46 minutes, the album is undoubtedly overlong and repetitive, yet there is no real filler, just some redundancy in its mid-section. It is the kind of misstep that is predominantly forgivable when such
779-625: 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. The "Why So Serious? Tour" began in September with support from This Providence , Hey Monday and A Rocket to the Moon . In October, they also joined Panic! at the Disco , Dashboard Confessional , and
820-566: The Disco , We the Kings , Metro Station , The Higher , Cobra Starship , There For Tomorrow , Jessica Poland , Forever the Sickest Kids , Dashboard Confessional , Plain White T's , The Hush Sound , and others. 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. In March 2008, the band played SXSW . Their Matt Squire -produced first album, Whisper War ,
861-575: The LP, with Crawford and Devin Bronson contributing additional guitar. Dean Butterworth, who is best known for his work with Good Charlotte , handled all drum work. Symphony Soldier was entirely funded by the group, and was self-released. Its commercial performance was middling, with the album charting on the Billboard 200 at number 62. It was the Cab's last proper album; though the band signed to Universal Republic
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#1732905786539902-559: The Moon , Eye Alaska , Anarbor , The Summer Set , and My Favorite Highway . The tour began on June 18 and ended on August 9. On June 1, 2009, lead singer Alexander DeLeon announced on his blog that guitarist Ian Crawford had decided to leave the band. Although DeLeon did say that Crawford had decided to leave due to creative differences, there seemed to be no animosity between him and the band. For their then-upcoming What Happens in Vegas... tour, The Cab announced that their friend Bryan Dawson would be replacing Ian Crawford, who soon became
943-512: The Play for Keeps song "Just Like the Movies" live, where normally Travis Clark from We the Kings sings on the recording. On June 22, 2011, The Cab announced on their website that they were departing from their label Fueled by Ramen and Decaydance Records before finally releasing their new album, Symphony Soldier . The first single from the album, "Bad", debuted on Sirius XM Radio. Symphony Soldier
984-462: The band gained new guitarist and cellist Chantry Johnson. They were recently featured on "The Real World". The Cab was on the "Ap Tour" in March–May 2010. They played songs off Whisper War and also performed the song, "Locked Up", from their recently released album. On March 5, 2011, DeLeon appeared on stage with former Cab bassist Cash Colligan's new band, Play for Keeps. DeLeon sang guest vocals on
1025-437: The band opened for All Time Low and Simple Plan for their US fall tour in 2011, Avril Lavigne on a Canadian arena concert tour, and Maroon 5 during their Asia Pacific tour in 2012. The album received critical praise, with AbsolutePunk particularly giving it a highly positive review with a rating of 95%, calling the album a "masterpiece." Annie Zeleski of Alternative Press gave it 4/5 and said that "For loyal fans of
1066-483: The band soon parted ways with their original label, scene stalwart Fueled by Ramen . The album boasts a wide array of songwriting collaborators, including Bruno Mars , Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5 , Fall Out Boy 's Pete Wentz , and production team the Messengers . It was produced by John Feldmann , and recorded at his home studio, Foxy Studios. Musician Brandon Paddock performed guitar and bass on
1107-548: The band split up six months later. James later launched a solo career, firstly releasing two singles in 2015 under the alias Baallet. Since 2016 he has released music under his own name, beginning with the EPs Soft Dreams Osaka (2016) and Favourite (2017). His debut solo album Always Lately was released in August 2019. Hey Monday spent the beginning of 2010 finishing the writing and recording of Beneath It All , which
1148-590: The band's MySpace page. On October 30, their third single, "Bounce", was revealed in a new music video on the Fueled by Ramen page on YouTube . This song peaked at No. 69 on the defunct US Billboard Pop 100 chart. On May 7, 2008, Whisper War debuted on the US Billboard 200 at No. 108, placing it at No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart for new and developing artists. The Cab began
1189-523: The band's webstore featured eleven packages, ranging from $ 10 to $ 9,999. Symphony Soldier is digitally available on iTunes, and only available as physical CDs from the band's webstore. The band's latest work, an EP titled Lock Me Up , was released on April 29, 2014. They have not released any new material since 2014, leaving the future of the band uncertain. Band members Alexander DeLeon and Cash Colligan first began playing music together at Liberty High School (Henderson, Nevada) and recorded demos with
1230-443: The group announced that Jersey would be leaving the band. Mike Gentile's brother Chris then joined the band as bassist. Jersey is now doing a solo project and has released an EP named Oh Boy Here We Go . On February 8, 2011, Hey Monday re-released their second EP, Candles , digitally and a music video for "Candles" on March 9. "Candles" was used for a duet on Glee's episode Original Song done by Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson for
1271-424: The group's departure from Fueled by Ramen / Decaydance Records . The Cab funded the entire album, with lead vocalist Alexander DeLeon tweeting, "We paid for it all on our own and refused to take no for an answer." Pre-orders were available on the band's webstore, the only place the physical album can be purchased. Their webstore offered 11 options, with prices ranging from $ 10 to $ 10,000. The $ 10,000 "General of
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1312-466: The lead single " I Don't Wanna Dance " and "Wish You Were Here". Although Cassadee Pope and Mike Gentile were the only official members of the band at the performance the fill-in musicians wore shirts with the absent band member's pictures on them. Hey Monday appeared in the fourth episode of the TV series Hellcats , called "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother". In 2010 following the band's performance at Warped Tour,
1353-404: The next year and issued an EP, Lock Me Up , in 2014, it was officially dissolved. Ian Crawford , the group's former lead guitarist, played guitar for the album. With most music and lyrics written by band members, guest artists include Pete Wentz and John Feldmann co-writing "Grow Up and Be Kids" and Bruno Mars with "Endlessly." The album was originally released independently following
1394-531: The ride". In 2016, Billboard contributor Joe DeAndrea referred to the album as "arguably one of the most ambitious pop-rock records in recent memory." Symphony Soldier debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number 62, where it would peak. The opening track "Angel with a Shotgun" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 20, 2023. The Cab Additional personnel Hey Monday Hey Monday
1435-553: The top 10 of iTunes's Albums. On December 16 the band announced they were going on a hiatus. Pope went on to win the third season of NBC's The Voice . Mike and Chris Gentile also moved on to form Rescue Kid alongside Armando and Eddie. On November 25, 2019, after an eight-year hiatus, Pope, Gentile and Lipshaw played an entire set as part of the “Hey, it’s Monday” Nashville pop-punk show. On November 15, 2023, vocalist Cassadee Pope announced that Hey Monday, in their original line-up, will play their album Hold On Tight in full at
1476-531: The touring guitarist of Panic! at the Disco. On August 19, 2009, bassist Cash Colligan announced that he would also be leaving the band. They announced they will be featured in the Alternative Press Tour 2010 and Warped Tour 2010 . On January 16, 2010, Alex DeLeon announced via Twitter that "Bryan is going to be a father!". Bryan later confirmed, and confirmed his leave from the band. In the Summer of 2010,
1517-497: The works. In 2024, the band announced that they had finished making the album with a release date yet to be determined. The Cab's musical style has been described as pop rock , pop punk , alternative rock , emo pop , power pop , and pop . 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 . Current members Former members Symphony Soldier Symphony Soldier
1558-581: Was formed. They were discovered when Fall Out Boy 's Pete Wentz heard one of their demos while he was in the Crush Management office. Wentz wanted to sign them to his label, Decaydance , but Columbia Records was also interested so the band ended up signing a joint deal with both labels. They recorded their debut album, Hold On Tight , throughout mid-2008 and it released on October 7 to very minor commercial success; it charted on Billboard Heatseekers albums. Soon after they began extensive touring with
1599-557: Was originally going to be their second full-length studio album. After the writing and recording process, they went on the 2010 Alternative Press Tour with The Summer Set, Every Avenue, The Cab and NeverShoutNever. The band also played Bamboozle's Main Stage on Sunday, May 2. Hey Monday then played the entire Warped Tour 2010 on the Altec Lansing stage. The band performed two songs from Beneath It All on Jimmy Kimmel live on September 22, 2010,
1640-475: Was released on April 29, 2008, featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy on "One of Those Nights," co-written by Stump and the first single from the CD. The video for "One of Those Nights" features members of both Panic! at the Disco and Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. By February 15, 2008, the featured song from the album, "I'll Run", received over 300,000 hits on
1681-416: Was released on August 23, 2011. with its first single "Bad" released to iTunes early July and announced by the band on July 18. AbsolutePunk gave an extremely positive review, calling the album a "masterpiece". The Cab guitarist alumnus Ian Crawford played guitar for the album. It features several guest artists co-writing, including Pete Wentz , Bruno Mars and Adam Levine . In August 2011, The Cab gained