The Cab

Initially formed by friends and schoolmates Alexander DeLeon and Cash Colligan, the pair began recording demos together and uploading them to MySpace in 2004. By late 2005 DeLeon and Colligan invited drummer Alex Johnson, guitarist Paul Garcia, and pianist Alex Marshall to join the Cab’s lineup, later playing their first show at The Alley in Las Vegas. The following January the Cab signed with local label Olympus Records, however progress was stalled until the band were able to give a demo to Panic! at the Disco’s Spencer Smith and Jon Walker. The demo resulted in the Cab signing with Decaydance Records around the same time members were graduating from high school.

Without having released any material the Cab were generating themselves a great deal of exposure on tours in support of We the Kings, Panic! at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional, and Forever the Sickest Kids. In March 2008 the band performed at the year’s SXSW Festival followed a month later by the release of their debut full-length “Whisper War”. Featuring Brenden Urie of Panic! and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, the record was led by the single “One of Those Nights” and topped the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. The LP’s subsequent singles included “I’ll Run” and “Bounce” both of which earned regular radio play and rotation in the online blogosphere. In support of the record the Cab embarked on the Dance Across the Country tour with Steel Train, The Morning Light, and The Hush Sound.

In June 2009 guitarist Crawford left the group and was replaced by their friend Bryan Dawson, followed by the departure of bassist Cash Colligan later that year. In 2010 the Cab played on the Alternative Press and Warped Tour, before advertising for a new guitarist. Ahead of their sophomore album “Symphony Soldier”, the band moved to Universal Republic and released the single “Bad”. Earning widespread critical praise, the record features the likes of Pete Wentz, John Fieldman, and Bruno Mars. The Cab embarked on a national headlining tour in support and promotion of the record, before opening for All Time Low, Simple Plan, Avril Lavigne, and Maroon 5. The EP “Lock Me Up” followed in April 2014, following which Alex Marshall parted ways with the group.