Who Are They?: Cage The Elephant

As Requested by: NotAweeb

Years Active

2006 to Present

Music Genres

Indie Rock

Alternative Rock

Garage Rock

Punk Blues

Current

Jared Champion: Drums and Percussion (2006 to Present)

Brad Shultz: Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar and Keyboards (2006–present),

Matt Shultz: Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar and Rhythm Guitar (2006 to Present)

Daniel Tichenor: Bass and Backing vocals (2006 to Present)

Nick Bockrath: Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals (2017 to Present; Touring Member 2013 to 2017)

Matthan Minster – Piano, Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar and Backing Vocals (2017 to Present; Touring Member 2013 to 2017)

Past

Lincoln Parish: Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar and Keyboards (2006 to 2013)

Touring Musicians

Dave Grohl- Drums (2011)

Joe Tichenor: Rhythm Guitar (2013 to 2014)

Kyle Davis: Drums (2014)

A Little Bit of Info

The band signed with Relentless Records after showcasing at the 2007South by Southwest music festival. Their first tour was as a act for Queens of the Stone Age in CanadaLolly then moved to London, England, to the Leyton area on the outskirts of the city. At the time, Lincoln Parish was only 16 years old, so in order to be able to move, his parents had to sign over parental guardianship to the band. In 2008, they appeared on the British show. Later... with Jools Holland with Coldplay,Sia, Glen Campbell, John Mellencamp, and Amy LaVere (all of whom served as audience to the band). They released their eponymous debut album, Cage the Elephant, on June 23, 2008 in the United Kingdom and April 21, 2009 in the United States, Japan, Australia, and Canada, to mostly favorable reviews. Their single "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart and was featured in the Gearbox Software video game Borderlands, as well as in the 2010 movie The Bounty Hunter. It was also featured as ITunes' free single of the week for the week of April 12, 2009.

Cage the Elephant appeared as a act on tour with The Pigeon Detectives in early 2008, and for Silversun Pickups and Manchester Orchestra in 2009. They appeared on Everybody Loves Lil' Chris in October 2008. The group made a national TV appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, performing "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" in July 2009. In August 2009, Cage the Elephant played for the first time at Lollapalooza in Chicago, as well as San Francisco's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival on August 30, 2009.[6] Prior to their return to Lollapalooza, the band also performed twice at Bonnaroo, once in June 2007 and in 2009. They released the single "Back Against the Wall" was included in a Wii game, called We Cheer, We Cheer 2.

Albums

Cage the Elephant (2008)

Thank You, Happy Birthday (2011)

Melophobia (2013)

Tell Me I'm Pretty (2015)

Social Cues (2019)

Source

Wikipedia