Cake Like
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Cake Like was an all-women
indie rock
band. Its members were bassist and lead singer Kerri Kenney-Silver
(under her then maiden name Kerri Kenney), drummer Jody Seifert and vocalist and guitarist Nina Hellman. Kenney-Silver is also an actress who has appeared in the TV shows The State
, on MTV
, Viva Variety
, which she also co-wrote, for the Comedy Central
network, and as the character "Pam" on The Ellen Show
. Now most recently she is on Comedy Central
's Reno 911!
. Nina Hellman is also an actress and works in the theatre in New York and appeared in the film Wet Hot American Summer
, as well as providing voices for several episodes of The Venture Bros.
Seifert works in the fashion industry. The band came together in 1993 when Kenney-Silver and Hellman met at New York University
's Experimental Theater Wing, decided to form a band, and were joined by Hellman's roommate Seifert. The members had never played music before and so developed their own unique style. Their songs often play out like poetry set to erratic guitar-rock. They soon attracted the attention of John Zorn
, who signed the band to his Avant Records
label, which released their first LP. This record came to the attention of Ric Ocasek
, formerly of The Cars
, who produced their follow-up EP. He then brought the band to the attention of Neil Young
, who signed the band to his Vapor Records label for their second and third LPs. The band dissolved in 1999 when Kenney-Silver relocated to Los Angeles.
Cake Like also appeared in a deleted sketch for The State
, called "The Muskrats". The band is featured at the end, playing the schools "fighting song". The sketch appears on the 5th ("Bonus") disk of The State DVD.
All-women band
An all-female band is a musical group composed of female musicians exclusively. A distinction is made here with a girl group, in which the members are solely vocalists, though this terminology is not universally followed.-1920s-1940s:In the Jazz Age and during the 1930s, "all-girl" bands such as...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band. Its members were bassist and lead singer Kerri Kenney-Silver
Kerri Kenney-Silver
Kerri Kenney-Silver is an American actress, comedian, singer and writer best known as a cast member on MTV's The State and for her role as Deputy Trudy Wiegel on the Comedy Central series, Reno 911!.-Early life:...
(under her then maiden name Kerri Kenney), drummer Jody Seifert and vocalist and guitarist Nina Hellman. Kenney-Silver is also an actress who has appeared in the TV shows The State
The State (TV series)
The State is a half-hour sketch-comedy television show, originally broadcast on MTV between December 17, 1993 and July 1, 1995. The show combined bizarre characters and scenarios to present sketches that won the favor of its target teenaged audience...
, on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, Viva Variety
Viva Variety
Viva Variety is an American sketch comedy series that aired on Comedy Central from April 1997 to December 1999. The series satirizes European variety shows.-Overview:...
, which she also co-wrote, for the Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
network, and as the character "Pam" on The Ellen Show
The Ellen Show
The Ellen Show is a television sitcom starring Ellen DeGeneres that aired during the 2001–2002 season on CBS. It was DeGeneres's second attempt at a sitcom, after Ellen on ABC , but it was unable to garner strong ratings and was quickly cancelled.After coming out of the closet as a lesbian on her...
. Now most recently she is on Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
's Reno 911!
Reno 911!
Reno 911! is an American comedy television series on Comedy Central that ran from 2003 to 2009. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically COPS, with comic actors playing the police officers. Most of the material is improvised, using a broad outline, and...
. Nina Hellman is also an actress and works in the theatre in New York and appeared in the film Wet Hot American Summer
Wet Hot American Summer
Wet Hot American Summer is a 2001 satirical comedy film written by David Wain and Michael Showalter, and directed by Wain. The film takes place during the last day at a fictional Jewish summer camp in 1981, before closing for the summer...
, as well as providing voices for several episodes of The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that premiered on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on February 16, 2003. The series mixes action and comedy together while it chronicles the adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their...
Seifert works in the fashion industry. The band came together in 1993 when Kenney-Silver and Hellman met at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's Experimental Theater Wing, decided to form a band, and were joined by Hellman's roommate Seifert. The members had never played music before and so developed their own unique style. Their songs often play out like poetry set to erratic guitar-rock. They soon attracted the attention of John Zorn
John Zorn
John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
, who signed the band to his Avant Records
Avant Records
Avant Records was a record label based in Japan specializing in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was started by composer and saxophonist John Zorn in 1992, as an offshoot of the DIW label...
label, which released their first LP. This record came to the attention of Ric Ocasek
Ric Ocasek
Ric Ocasek is an American musician and music producer. He is best known as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band, The Cars....
, formerly of The Cars
The Cars
The Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s. The band consisted of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, lead singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson...
, who produced their follow-up EP. He then brought the band to the attention of Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
, who signed the band to his Vapor Records label for their second and third LPs. The band dissolved in 1999 when Kenney-Silver relocated to Los Angeles.
Cake Like also appeared in a deleted sketch for The State
The State (TV series)
The State is a half-hour sketch-comedy television show, originally broadcast on MTV between December 17, 1993 and July 1, 1995. The show combined bizarre characters and scenarios to present sketches that won the favor of its target teenaged audience...
, called "The Muskrats". The band is featured at the end, playing the schools "fighting song". The sketch appears on the 5th ("Bonus") disk of The State DVD.
Discography
- Delicious (1994)
- Bruiser Queen (1997)
- Goodbye, So What? (1999)