by Andrew Frisicano

Cake, of late-'90s radio hit fame, is playing a show at NYC's Terminal 5 on Friday, May 29, as part of a short (but maybe not fully announced) spring tour. Tickets appear to be on sale now, despite the promoter's claim that they go on sale Friday (3/6) at noon. Cake played two dates at the same venue in 2007.

Cake has announced a new studio album for the summer 2009, to be released by Upbeat Records. The band will also "present an expanded and remastered reissue of Motorcade of Generosity, available in early 2009 via Upbeat." From the band's Myspace: "As-yet-untitled, CAKE's new studio album will be the first project they have undertaken since they overhauled their studio to run entirely on solar power." The band's most recent studio album was its fifth full-length, Pressure Chief, which featured single "No Phone" (video below).

Cake's interest in solar power is just one of the environmental and civic concerns documented on the band's website, which posts wisdom like "A dash of salt in coffee that has cooked or stood too long will remove the bitter taste" and instructions on how to grow watercress from urine.

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I'm excited to finally get to announce the kick-ass FREE show I've been working on for months with the fine people at Solar One. Thanks also to everyone who got in touch and volunteered their band and/or time for this cause.

I told you to save the date, and here's why:

Brooklyn Vegan & Solar One present Citysol....
A FREE SHOW on SATURDAY JULY 14 (1pm-10pm) in NYC w/
* LES SAVY FAV (!!)
* Land Of Talk (previously announced)
* O'Death (yeah)
* The Besnard Lakes (previously announced)
* These Are Powers (ex-Liars)
* The Budos Band (funky)
* Frankpollis (starring Jackson)
* plus a very special performance from OCDJ (Dance Party until the solar goes out!)

@ Solar One at Stuyvesant Cove Park - located along the East River between 18th and 23rd Streets. Solar One sits in the north end of the park, near the 23rd Street entrance and the Gulf Gas station.

We're also co-sponsoring the free Menomena/Beat the Devil show at the Seaport the day before, and hosting an opening night party the night before that with DRAGONS OF ZYNTH, DJ Mistakes (bicycle-powered turntablism), and Brightside.

Some interesting facts about the show on the 14th:

• It is the same weekend as the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago - more reason to stay home.
• It is outside (please don't rain, please don't rain).
• It is one day before the free 'Ponderosa Stomp' show at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn
• The bands will be performing on a solar + biodiesel powered stage.
• It is one week before the free Siren Festival in Coney Island
• There will be art installations to look at, and a "green product marketplace" for you to buy stuff at.
• It will rock.

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