The Cautions

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The upcoming L.E.O. CD features Eric Barao of The Cautions!



Hailing from the Boston area, The Cautions write catchy,

melodious songs that bring back the days of skinny ties, Atari

2600, and Rubix Cubes. The band's upbeat brand of power-pop is

a hybrid that pays homage to The Cars and Elvis Costello and

mingles it with the likes of current faves Weezer, Fountains

of Wayne and Good Charlotte. Synth-driven and quirky, the band

coins its name from an old-fashioned expression for a joker/wise

guy - a "caution." With this in mind, they tend to

add a humorous, ironic bent to their lyrics.



Out of nearly 1,000 contestants nationally, The Cautions were

chosen as Top 10 finalists in the 2002 "American Music Awards

presents The New Music Award" contest, sponsored by The

American Music Awards, CMJ and Coca-Cola. They were flown to

NYC to perform at The Bowery Ballroom, for a full audience of

CMJ, radio station and record label execs.



In February 2001, the band released their debut self-titled album,

which gained critical praise from numerous print and online publications.

Both Boston Soundcheck and Metronome magazine chose the album

as one of their top five picks of the month. Boston Soundcheck

says, "The fun kicks off right from the opening number,

"Coffee Shop Girl," and does not let up until the closing

bars of "Groove Baby Groove." The joyful power-pop

of The Cautions jumps out of the stereo with tasteful, Weezer-esque

songs and playful lyrics. Taking the sarcasm of the early Elvis

Costello tracks and fusing it with a grunge, dirty guitar feel,

the only flaw that The Cautions' debut has is that it is not

long enough."



Lead singer Eric Barao and guitarist Jeff Caglarcan met while

studying at Berklee College of Music. Chris Newbern had previously

drummed with Jeff for three years in the Boston-based band January,

and bassist Jay Raffi was added to the lineup in 2002.



The Cautions made their first appearance in April 2000 at the

Green Room in Providence, RI and have since appeared in numerous

clubs throughout the Northeast. The band has also enjoyed airplay

on both New England college radio and major commercial stations,

such as WBCN, WFNX and WBRU.



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