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(November 2014) Don Caballero Background information Origin, United States Genres, Years active 1991–1995, 1997–2000, 2003–2009 Labels, Associated acts, Six Horse, Creta Bourzia, German Shepherd Website Members Gene Doyle Jason Jouver Past members Matt Jencik Jeff Ellsworth Don Caballero was an math rock group from,. The group took its name from the character Guy Caballero, portrayed by, on the sketch comedy show. In parody of the film, is called 'Don Caballero'. Don Caballero (affectionately called 'Don Cab' or 'The Don' by fans ) formed in the summer of 1991 and released five on between 1993 and 2000. The band's almost entirely instrumental sound was centered around drummer, who had been the only continuous member.
After the breakup of the band in 2001, Che recruited new personnel for a reconstituted Don Caballero in 2003 and released two albums, and on before going on hiatus once again in 2009. Contents. History The group's original lineup consisted of , , and.
The members of Don Caballero originally intended to draft a singer and a second guitarist to join the group. However, their early rehearsals generated such interest that the trio was offered paying gigs and decided to remain instrumental. Che's energetic and unconventional style of drumming was often praised, and earned him the informal title of 'The Octopus' due to the wild flailing of his arms while playing. Critic Steve Huey wrote that 'it was Che's manic explosions and stop-on-a-dime shifts in that mapped out the trail his bandmates followed.' The three-piece Don Caballero issued two singles for the Pittsburgh-based labels Pop Bus and Broken Giraffe in 1992 before joined as a second guitarist.
A recording session with and a deal with the prestigious based label Touch and Go Records yielded yet another single and then finally their debut album, 1993's. In the fall of 1993 bass player Pat Morris left Don Caballero to form the band Six Horse with Louisville transplant Shannon Burns and drummer Bill Baxter. Throughout 1994 and 1995 a number of Pittsburgh-area musicians filled the bass slot in Don Caballero including Len Jarabeck, Dave Reid, Matt Jencik, and George Draguns.
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In 1995 the band released its second LP. The liner notes of the album's promotional CD stated that 'Don Caballero is rock not jazz. Don Caballero is free of solos.' In the wake of Don Caballero's second full-length, Che and Williams expanded their respective musical palettes: Che with (featuring bassist and drummer Noah Leger) and Williams with, an trio featuring bassist and drummer Kevin Shea. In 1997 the group reconvened after an almost two-year hiatus, with original bassist Pat Morris back in the fold.
In the following year the band released the follow-up to Don Caballero 2,. In the fall of 1998 Pat Morris left the band once again and was replaced by Storm & Stress bassist Eric Emm. The band set out on a number of successful U.S. And European tours and finally released a collection of its singles and compilation tracks called.
During this period, Mike Banfield retired from the group; former guitarist Jon Fine briefly filled in and allowed Don Caballero to complete its touring obligations in support of What Burns. The band, once again a trio and now based out of, toured extensively throughout 1999 and 2000, playing a set of almost all-new material. To fill the void left by Banfield, Williams and Emm played through Headrush pedals that allowed them to and layer their parts.
These nine new songs were committed to tape by at his recording studio and released in the fall of 2000 as. While touring in support of in November 2000, personality issues and fatigue took their toll on the members of Don Caballero and they decided to break up after the tour was completed. The band never made it to what would have been its final show in, however, as its van hit a patch of ice on, spun out of control and crashed into a. Throughout 2001 and 2002, the former members of Don Caballero embarked on a variety of new musical projects: with, with and with Good Morning.
Reformed Che reformed Don Caballero in 2003 with an entirely new lineup consisting of members of Pittsburgh's. The new members were Jeff Ellsworth on guitar, Gene Doyle on guitar, and Jason Jouver on bass. (Mike Banfield and Pat Morris were invited to participate but both declined). The new Don Caballero signed with the label in 2005 and released the album in early 2006. The group toured in support of the album throughout 2006 and 2007, playing its first shows in the and. Jeff Ellsworth left Don Caballero in 2006 and the remaining trio debuted several new songs (or 'New Shapes' as they called them) in 2007, some of which featured vocals courtesy of Damon Che. The group recorded this new set of music at Rust Belt Recorders in, Michigan in early 2008 and released it as on August 19, 2008.
The record contained some ideas taken from the Speaking Canaries sessions. Doyle sang on one of the tracks, Che sang on 'Dirty Looks', while the title track 'Punkgasm' featured Che on guitar and Doyle on drums. Current status Don Caballero has not performed live or released new music since 2009, but it has released three albums of archival recordings: (recorded live 2003; released 2012); Five Pairs of Crazy Pants. Wear 'Em: Early Caballero (the band's earliest studio recordings from 1991; released 2014); and Look At Them Ellie Mae Wrists Go!: Live Early Caballero (the band's second live show, recorded 1992; released 2014). In a 2014 interview with Noisey: Music by Vice, Damon Che indicated that Don Caballero technically still exists as a part-time band, and mulled over the possibility of limited touring and a series of 12' vinyl singles in the future. However, in a 2017 appearance on The Trap Set podcast, Che spoke of Don Caballero entirely in the past tense and indicated that the group 'stopped playing' after a final show in Spain in 2009. Legacy from and from have both named as one of their favorite albums, and guitarist has cited a video of a Don Caballero performance as the inspiration behind her extensive usage of two-handed tapping.
The track 'Chief Sitting Duck' from the album For Respect was featured in the second season intro for the reality show on and the program Icon featured their music more than three years after their 2000 breakup. Personnel. Discography Albums. (1993). (1995). (1998).
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'Lucky Father Brown' / 'Belted Sweater' / 'Shoeshine' 7' on Pop Bus (1992). 'Unresolved Karma' / 'Puddin' In My Eye' 7' on Broken Giraffe (1992). 'Andandandandandandandand' / 'First Hits' 7' on Third Gear (1993). 'Our Caballero' / 'My Ten-Year-Old Lady is Giving It Away' 7' on Touch and Go (1993).
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Our Caballero 12'/CD EP on City Slang (1993). 'If You've Read Dr. Adder, Then You Know What I Want' 7' EP track on Coat-Tail (1995). 'Waltor (live)' / 'Shuman Center 91 (live)' 7' free with No. 11 (1996). 'Trey Dog's Acid' / 'Room Temperature Lounge' 7' on Touch and Go (1998).
'Got A Mile, Got A Mile, Got An Inch (live)' 7' on (2016) Songs from all of Don Caballero's EPs (with the exception of the Chunklet and Joyful Noise singles) are collected on, released in 1999. Both songs from the Chunklet 7' were later included on Look At Them Ellie Mae Wrists Go! Live albums. (2012, recorded 2003). Five Pairs of Crazy Pants. Wear 'Em: Early Caballero (2014, recorded 1991).
Look At Them Ellie Mae Wrists Go!: Live Early Caballero (2014, recorded 1992) References.