Cake Review - Glide Magazine

Cake is simply a timeless band. Whatever they do, it is of a consistently high caliber, and is always catchy and fun. For the past 15 years or so, we've always been able to rely on them to deliver their own brand of dry-humored pop-funk-rock-country goodness.

Their sold-out four night run at the Fillmore was proof that everyone still loves Cake, even if they've been off the map recently. And they still deliver live, playing all the songs you loved in your adolescent days that still hold a place in your heart. The show I attended was an ecstatic sing-along affair, and went above and beyond my expectations, mostly due to the outpouring of love which the audience showered upon the band and their music. Cake responded with a fantastic show, which I got to cover on Glide:

Cake :: 02.16.11 :: The Fillmore :: San Francisco, CA

Here's a performance of their recent single, "Long Time." They're as tight as they ever were:



Now compare this to a 1994 cable-access performance of "Jolene," filmed in San Francisco:



They haven't changed much, have they? If anything, they've gotten better with age...