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Band members Alex DeLeon and Cash Colligan first began playing together in ], and recorded demos as a duo which they put up on their ] page.<ref name=amg> at ]</ref> Alex Deleon asked drummer Alex Johnson (who was playing in a local hardcore band) to join The Cab. In late 2005, they were a full band with guitarist Paul Garcia, guitar/pianist Alex Marshall, and drummer Alex Johnson, and they played their first show at Rock n' Java in Las Vegas. The band signed to local label Olympus Records in January 2006;<ref>. '']'', March 14, 2006.</ref> however, they released no material on Olympus. They gave a demo to ] of ] at a ] show, who helped them sign to ] in May 2007.<ref>. '']'', May 16, 2007.</ref> Shortly after this, the band's members graduated from high school.<ref>. </ref>During this time they decided to replace Garcia with Ian Crawford, who moved from Washington to join the band. <ref>''Dig Magazine'', December 13, 2007.</ref><br /> <br />'']'' named them #75 on their Top 100 Hot Report in September 2007, before they had actually released any official material. <ref>. '']'', September 2007.</ref> The group toured nationally in 2007 and 2008 with ], ], ], ], ], ], and others. In February 2008, their touring van flipped over in ], but none of the bandmembers were seriously injured, and they only missed one tour date. <ref>. ''Quinnipac Chronicle'', March 5, 2008.</ref> In March 2008 the band played ].<ref>. '']'', March 13, 2008.</ref> <br /><br />Their ]-produced debut album, ''Whisper War'' was released on April 29, 2008 which featured ] of ] and ] of ] on the first single off the cd "One Of Those Nights", which was written by Stump. <ref>. ]</ref><ref>. ], April 30, 2008.</ref><ref>. The Album Project, April 30, 2008.</ref> As of February 15, 2008, the featured song from the album, "I'll Run", had over 300,000 hits on the band's MySpace page.<ref>. '']'', February 15, 2008.</ref><br /><br /> On May 7, 2008, ''Whisper War''debuted at #108 for its first week of sales <ref></ref> and was named the #1 Top Heatseeker by ]<ref></ref> |
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Band members Alex DeLeon and Cash Colligan first began playing together in ], and recorded demos as a duo which they put up on their ] page.<ref name=amg> at ]</ref> Alex Deleon asked drummer Alex Johnson (who was playing in a local hardcore band) to join The Cab. In late 2005, they were a full band with guitarist Paul Garcia, guitar/pianist Alex Marshall, and drummer Alex Johnson, and they played their first show at Rock n' Java in Las Vegas. The band signed to local label Olympus Records in January 2006;<ref>. '']'', March 14, 2006.</ref> however, they released no material on Olympus. They gave a demo to ] of ] at a ] show, who helped them sign to ] in May 2007.<ref>. '']'', May 16, 2007.</ref> Shortly after this, the band's members graduated from high school.<ref>. </ref>During this time they decided to replace Garcia with Ian Crawford, who moved from Washington to join the band. <ref>''Dig Magazine'', December 13, 2007.</ref><br /> <br />'']'' named them #75 on their Top 100 Hot Report in September 2007, before they had actually released any official material. <ref>. '']'', September 2007.</ref> The group toured nationally in 2007 and 2008 with ], ], ], ], ], ], and others. In February 2008, their touring van flipped over in ], but none of the bandmembers were seriously injured, and they only missed one tour date. <ref>. ''Quinnipac Chronicle'', March 5, 2008.</ref> In March 2008 the band played ].<ref>. '']'', March 13, 2008.</ref> <br /><br />Their ]-produced debut album, ''Whisper War'' was released on April 29, 2008 which featured ] of ] and ] of ] on the first single off the cd "One Of Those Nights", which was written by Stump. <ref>. ]</ref><ref>. ], April 30, 2008.</ref><ref>. The Album Project, April 30, 2008.</ref> As of February 15, 2008, the featured song from the album, "I'll Run", had over 300,000 hits on the band's MySpace page.<ref>. '']'', February 15, 2008.</ref><br /><br /> On May 7, 2008, ''Whisper War'' debuted at #108 for its first week of sales <ref></ref> and was named the #1 Top Heatseeker by ]<ref></ref> |
