2004–2008: Formation, early years and rise to fame Band members
Alexander DeLeon and Cash Colligan first began playing music together at
Liberty High School and recorded demos which they put up on their
MySpace page. The two were coming up with band names and came up with The Strip, The Casino and The Cab. They decided to choose the latter as it felt "the least dumb." They recruited guitarist Paul Garcia and drummer Alex Johnson. They played their first show at the Rock n' Java in December 2005. When they were writing the latter, DeLeon had only been singing for a few weeks after Colligan suggested he sing for the band. The group posted a demo of "I'll Run" to their MySpace and announced that a full-length studio album would be released later in the year. Shortly after this, the band's members graduated from high school. During this time they decided added
Alex T. Marshall to the group and replaced Garcia with
Ian Crawford, who moved from Washington to join the band.
Blender named them No. 75 on their Top 100 Hot Report in September 2007. They were also listed as the "100 Bands You Need to Know in 2008" by
Alternative Press. The group embarked on their Driving is Better in the Southwest Weather tour in December 2007, before joining Cobra Starship on their Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking tour the following year. In March 2008, the band played
SXSW. They also joined
Metro Station and
Forever the Sickest Kids on their US tour in May 2008.
2008–2010: Whisper War The group began recording their debut studio album in October 2007, at Red Bull Studios in
Santa Monica. The song features
Brendon Urie of
Panic! at the Disco and
Patrick Stump of
Fall Out Boy, which was also co-written by Stump. The video for "One of Those Nights" features members of both Panic! at the Disco and Fall Out Boy. On October 30, they released a music video for their third single "Bounce", through the Fueled by Ramen
YouTube page. The song peaked at number 69 on the defunct US
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay chart. as well as number one on the US
Heatseekers Albums chart. As of October 2009, the album's sales stood at 67,000. and
Ian Crawford performing in 2008. The Cab began the Dance Across the Country Tour with
The Hush Sound,
Steel Train and
The Morning Light on July 7 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Hey Monday opened for them at The Culture Room in South Florida. In October, they also joined
Panic! at the Disco,
Dashboard Confessional, and the
Plain White T's on the
Rock Band Live tour. Their songs "Bounce" and "One of Those Nights" are featured as downloadable tracks in
Rock Band 2. The Cab appeared on
Punk Goes Pop 2, covering
Rihanna's "
Disturbia". In February and March 2009 the band toured with
The Maine, We the Kings,
There for Tomorrow and
Versaemerge on the Secret Valentine Tour. On May 1, the band performed an entire set dedicated to
Queen. The group also performed at the
Bamboozle Road Show tour. Shortly after, the band announced their first national headlining tour, called the What Happens in Vegas... tour, with the support of
The Secret Handshake,
A Rocket to the Moon,
Eye Alaska,
Anarbor,
The Summer Set, and
My Favorite Highway. The tour began on June 18 and ended on August 9. The group released their
The Lady Luck EP on June 30. The EP peaked at number 14 on the US Heatseekers Albums chart. On June 1, 2009, DeLeon announced on his blog that guitarist Ian Crawford had decided to leave the band. His decision to leave the group was due to creative differences. For their then-upcoming What Happens in Vegas... tour, The Cab announced that their friend Bryan Dawson would be replacing Ian Crawford. On August 19, 2009, bassist Cash Colligan announced that he would also be leaving the band. On January 16, 2010, DeLeon announced via Twitter that Dawson had become a father, and later he confirmed his leave from the band. The group, alongside Hey Monday, supported
Never Shout Never on the AP Tour from March to May 2010. They were named the "100 Bands You Need to Know in 2010" by
Alternative Press alongside those two groups. The band performed at the 2010
Warped Tour from June to August 2010. The group performed an exclusive show at the Glass House in
Pomona, California, playing
Whisper War in its entirety on April 29, 2011.
2011–2012: Symphony Soldier and lineup changes On June 22, 2011, The Cab announced that they were departing from their label
Fueled by Ramen and
Decaydance Records before previewing a 90-second teaser for their second studio album,
Symphony Soldier. The first single from the album, "
Bad", was released on July 11, via
iTunes. The song debuted on Sirius XM Radio. The song peaked at number 29 on the US
Adult Pop Airplay chart. The group revealed the album's cover art and track listing on July 19, with pre-orders for the album in the band's webstore featuring eleven packages, ranging from $10 to $9,999. The group also parted ways with their drummer Alex Johnson citing, "he was having a difficult time with things, and we were completely here, as friends and family. Once things started happening and we started talking to him about things, we realized we needed to be friends first before bandmates, you know?." performing in 2012.
Symphony Soldier was released on August 23, 2011. The Cab guitarist alumnus Ian Crawford played guitar for the album. It features several guest artists co-writing, including
Martin Johnson,
Pete Wentz,
Bruno Mars and
Adam Levine. The group was previously writing with
S*A*M and Sluggo,
Rob Knox and
Claude Kelly for the album in 2010, however, the group decided to scrap most of those songs as "it was sounding like an American Idol record," according to DeLeon, which was something the band was not going for. and drummer, Dave Briggs. They embarked on a US headlining tour for five dates. The band toured with
Simple Plan, Forever The Sickest Kids, and
Marianas Trench in the fall of 2011. The band also joined
Avril Lavigne on her Canadian tour in October 2011. In November 2011, the group released "Angel with a Shotgun" as the second single from the album in Singapore only. They co-headlined the Everything's Fine Symphony Soldier tour during January and February 2012 with The Summer Set, with supporting acts
He Is We,
Days Difference, and
Paradise Fears. On April 10, the group released the music video for "La La". They joined
Daytrader on the Zumiez Couch tour in June. The band also co-headlined a tour with
Parachute in the summer of 2012. On June 20, 2012, they announced that they would be supporting
Maroon 5 on the
Overexposed World Tour, with dates taking place in September and October. That same summer, Sidoris announced his intention to leave the band and join
Slash's new band featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators. The group performed at the Summer Jam Fest on August 4. A music video for "Endlessly" on November 15, and the video features an appearance from actress
Hailee Steinfeld.
2012–2015: Cancelled third studio album, Lock Me Up, and hiatus After remaining independent for over a year, on August 31, 2012, The Cab announced that they had signed a record deal with
Universal Republic. Writing began for the third album in early June 2012. The group started recording the album in January 2013, posting studio updates. On April 25, 2014, Alex Marshall announced he had parted ways with The Cab via their official Facebook page. On April 28, the group returned and released the single "Lock Me Up". An EP,
Lock Me Up, was released on April 29, opting to release an EP instead of a full-length album at the time. According to DeLeon, they had written 120 songs during the album cycle and he hoped to include an additional seven to eight songs on the album. In an interview in 2017 with All Access, DeLeon confirmed that the band was taking a break as he works as a solo artist. DeLeon hinted that there could be a potential return for The Cab in the future.
2019–present: End of hiatus and Chasing Crowns In April 2019, DeLeon confirmed that the Cab was working on new music. In January 2020, a new song was teased on Twitter along with an announcement of a new album in the works. In April 2024, the band announced that they had finished making the album and teased a new song "Running Late". The group re-issued
Whisper War as a
vinyl on April 29, for the album's 16-year anniversary. In October 2024, the band announced their comeback as a part of the 2025
When We Were Young Festival lineup. On April 29, 2025, the group teased new music once again. On May 29, 2025, the group announced two show dates - Singapore on December 10, and at Playback Music Festival in the Philippines on December 13. Bassist Joey Thunder and drummer Dave Briggs returned to the line-up. On September 12, the group announced their upcoming EP titled
Road to Reign: A Prelude, released on September 26. In February 2026, the band announced their third studio album,
Chasing Crowns, released on April 24, 2026, with "Locked and Loaded" revealed as its lead single. They also announced the Back From the Dead Tour scheduled for May and June 2026. It’s their first project in almost 12 years since the
Lock Me Up EP and their first album in almost 15 years since
Symphony Soldier. == Musical style and influences ==