The Cavemen Go
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| The Cavemen Go | |
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| Origin | New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Genres | Indie pop Indie rock Twee pop |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Labels | February Records, WG Records |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Jeremy Sage Bob Breychak Emily McMinn Joe Clark |
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| Past members | |
| Brian LaRue John Varrone Matt McDonald Zach Lloyd Steve Rodgers Jason Mazzotta |
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The Cavemen Go are an American indie rock quartet, active since 2003.[1] The Cavemen Go sounds include elements of indie-rock, pop, folk and country.
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[edit] History
The Cavemen Go were formed in 2003 by singer/songwriter Jeremy Sage and drummer Bob Breychak (formerly of The Frills/The Sarcastics). Accompanying the duo early on was singer/songwriter Jason Mazzotta (ex-The Frills/The Sarcastics, later of the Bourgeois Heroes and the Novels) who periodically played bass and second guitar with the group (although he never officially joined). Following the recording of their self-titled EP (co-produced by Mazzotta and Marc Teamaker), the band played their first show at The Space in Hamden, Connecticut, opening for Mike Viola (of the Candy Butchers) and Jed Parrish (of the Gravel Pit). By the time the EP was released in the Fall of 2003, the band had added keyboardist and vocalist Steve Rodgers to the group.
During the summer of 2004, the band began work on their second EP Never Part Again in Easthampton, releasing the EP in September, 2005 on the Holyoke based 'WG Records.' By this time Rodgers had left the group and was initially replaced by bassist John Varrone, guitarist Zach Lloyd and keyboardist Matt McDonald. Lloyd exited the group before ever playing a show. McDonald also left the group quickly, relocating to England in the Fall of 2005. He was replaced by vocalist/keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Emily McMinn.
The Cavemen Go played a number of shows throughout the Northeast in 2005 and 2006, opening for groups like We Are Scientists, the American Princes and Cassettes Won't Listen. They also made visits to festivals like the Meriden Daffodil Festival and Popfest! New England not to mention appearances on regional radio and TV programs. During the Fall of 2006 the band went on hiatus while some members re-located to Boston, Massachusetts and Baltimore, Maryland.
In the summer of 2007 the Cavemen began work on their first full-length album. For this recording the band decided to produce the album completely by themselves, buying large amounts of recording and musical equipment in the process. In addition they took over two floors of a three-family house in New Haven's East Rock neighborhood to record the album.
Following principal recording of the album, long-time bassist John Varrone left the group to dedicate more time to his family and to pursue a doctorate in biology. The group initially performed as a trio before replacing Varrone with bassist/vocalist Brian LaRue (aka Tyler Trudeau of the Tyler Trudeau Attempt and Women's Basketball) in early 2009.
After a prolonged period of post-production, the band's debut full-length album New Lives was finally released in July, 2009. It was later reissued in June, 2010 on February Records, gaining distribution through Jigsaw Records in the U.S. and Rough Trade shops in the U.K.
After performing at a range venues throughout the Northeast United States in support of the album, the Cavemen Go recorded the non-album single 'Someone's Always Dying To Break My Heart' at New Haven's Firehouse 12 studio. The single was released in November, 2010 on the Connecticut based February Records.
By January, 2011 bassist Brian LaRue had left the band and was replaced by former Those Transatlantics bassist Joe Clark. Also in January, 2011, the band appeared on the February Records compilation One Year of Original Music From February Records contributing the previously released song 'The Saddest Affair.'
The Cavemen Go are currently performing throughout the Northeast United States in support of their latest single.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- New Lives (self-Released, 2009; re-released on February Records, 2010)
[edit] EPs
- The Cavemen Go EP (self-released, 2003)
- Never Part Again EP (WG Records, 2005)
[edit] Singles
- Valentine (WG Records, 2005)
- Forget It Claudia (self-released, 2009)
- Hey, At Least I Tried (self-released, 2009)
- Someone's Always Dying to Break My Heart (February Records, 2010)
[edit] Other releases
- "Calamity Blvd." on the compilation CD I Want Be Bohemian: Javathon, Vol. 1 (Elm City Java, 2004)
- "Forget It Claudia" on the compilation CD Home and Abroad Songs, Vol. 1 (Tweefort, 2009)
- "The Saddest Affair" on the digital compilation One Year of Original Music From February Records (February, 2011)
