Don Caballero
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Math rock, post-rock, instrumental rock, post-progressive |
| Years active | 1991–1996, 1997–2000, 2003–present |
| Labels | Touch and Go, Relapse |
| Associated acts | The(e) Speaking Canaries, Storm & Stress, Six Horse, Knot Feeder, Battles, Bellini, Creta Bourzia, Broughton's Rules, Tanlines, German Shepherd |
| Website | Don Caballero's official Facebook |
| Members |
Damon Che Gene Doyle Jason Jouver |
| Past members |
Mike Banfield Pat Morris Ian Williams Eric Emm Matt Jencik Jeff Ellsworth |
Don Caballero is an American math rock group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The group took their name from the character Guy Caballero, portrayed by Joe Flaherty, on the sketch comedy show Second City Television. In SCTV's parody of the film The Godfather, Guy Caballero is called "Don Caballero".
Don Caballero (affectionately called "Don Cab" or "The Don" by fans) formed in the summer of 1991 and released five albums on Touch and Go Records between 1993 and 2000. The band's almost entirely instrumental sound is centered around drummer Damon Che, who has 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 has released two albums, World Class Listening Problem and Punkgasm on Relapse Records.
The group's original lineup consisted of Damon Che (drums), Mike Banfield (guitars), and Pat Morris (bass guitar). 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 time signature that mapped out the trail his bandmates followed."
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