Cake

Bio

CAKE is a Sacramento rock band formed in August 1991 by John McCrea after he came back from Los Angeles. McCrea, a Sacramento native born June 25, 1964, had gotten tired of the coffeehouse circuit. Trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Greg Brown, drummer Frank French, and bassist Shon Meckfessel joined him. Meckfessel left for college and Gabe Nelson replaced him. McCrea and DiFiore have been in every lineup. The current band is McCrea, DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Daniel McCallum, and drummer Todd Roper.

The band

• John McCrea

  John McCrea, born June 25, 1964, is CAKE's singer and main lyricist. He plays acoustic guitar, vibraslap, and piano. He started the band in Sacramento in 1991 after a Los Angeles group fell apart.

• Vince DiFiore

  Vince DiFiore plays trumpet in CAKE and has been in the band with John McCrea since 1991. McCrea recruited him out of another Sacramento band.

• Xan McCurdy

  Xan McCurdy plays guitar in CAKE.

• Daniel McCallum

  Daniel McCallum plays bass in CAKE.

• Todd Roper

  Todd Roper plays drums in CAKE.