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Background information Origin,, United States Genres,,, Years active 1991–1995, 1997–2000, 2003–2009 Labels, Associated acts,, Six Horse,,,, Creta Bourzia, Broughton's Rules,, German Shepherd Website Members Gene Doyle Jason Jouver Past members Matt Jencik Jeff Ellsworth History The group's original lineup consisted of (), (), and (). 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 that mapped out the trail his bandmates followed.' The three-piece Don Caballero issued two singles for the Pittsburgh-based labels Pop Bus and Broken Giraffe in 1992 before joined as a second guitarist. A recording session with and a deal with the prestigious based label Touch and Go Records yielded yet another single and then finally their debut album, 1993's. In the fall of 1993 bass player Pat Morris left Don Caballero to form the band Six Horse with Louisville transplant Shannon Burns and drummer Bill Baxter. Throughout 1994 and 1995 a number of Pittsburgh-area musicians filled the bass slot in Don Caballero including Len Jarabeck, Dave Reid, Matt Jencik, and George Draguns.

In 1995 the band released its second LP. The liner notes of the album's promotional CD stated that 'Don Caballero is rock not jazz. Don Caballero is free of solos.' In the wake of Don Caballero's second full-length, Che and Williams expanded their respective musical palettes: Che with (featuring bassist and drummer Noah Leger) and Williams with, an trio featuring bassist () and drummer Kevin Shea. In 1997 the group reconvened after an almost two-year hiatus, with original bassist Pat Morris back in the fold.

In the following year the band released the follow-up to Don Caballero 2,. In the fall of 1998 Pat Morris left the band once again and was replaced by Storm & Stress bassist Eric Emm. The band set out on a number of successful U.S. And European tours and finally released a collection of its singles and compilation tracks called. During this period, Mike Banfield retired from the group; former guitarist Jon Fine briefly filled in and allowed Don Caballero to complete its touring obligations in support of What Burns. The band, once again a trio and now based out of,, toured extensively throughout 1999 and 2000, including a performance in Toronto, playing a set of almost all-new material.

To fill the void left by Banfield, Williams and Emm played through Headrush pedals that allowed them to and layer their parts. These nine new songs were committed to tape by at his recording studio and released in the fall of 2000 as. While touring in support of in November 2000, personality issues and fatigue took their toll on the members of Don Caballero and they decided to break up after the tour was completed.

The band never made it to what would have been its final show in, however, as its van hit a patch of ice on, spun out of control and crashed into a. Throughout 2001 and 2002, the former members of Don Caballero embarked on a variety of new musical projects: with, with and with Good Morning. Reformed Che reformed Don Caballero in 2003 with an entirely new lineup consisting of members of Pittsburgh's Creta Bourzia. The new members were Jeff Ellsworth on guitar, Gene Doyle on guitar, and Jason Jouver on bass. (Mike Banfield and Pat Morris were invited to participate but both declined). The new Don Caballero signed with the label in 2005 and released the album in early 2006. The group toured in support of the album throughout 2006 and 2007, playing its first shows in the.

Jeff Ellsworth left Don Caballero in 2006 and the remaining trio debuted several new songs (or 'New Shapes' as they called them) in 2007, some of which featured vocals courtesy of Damon Che. The group recorded this new set of music at Rust Belt Recorders in, Michigan in early 2008 and released it as on August 19, 2008. Gotovij rp server dlya samp 03e. The record contained some ideas taken from the Speaking Canaries sessions. Doyle sang on one of the tracks, Che sang on 'Dirty Looks', while the title track 'Punkgasm' featured Che on guitar and Doyle on drums. Current status Don Caballero has not released new music since 2009, but it has released three albums of archival recordings: (recorded live 2003; released 2012); Five Pairs of Crazy Pants. Wear 'Em: Early Caballero (the band's earliest studio recordings from 1991; released 2014); and Look At Them Ellie Mae Wrists Go!: Live Early Caballero (the band's second live show, recorded 1992; released 2014). In a 2014 interview with Noisey: Music by Vice, Damon Che indicated that Don Caballero technically still exists as a part-time band, and mulled over the possibility of limited touring and a series of 12' vinyl singles in the future.