[7] Band members Alexander DeLeon and Cash Colligan first began playing music together at Liberty High School (Henderson, Nevada) and recorded demos with a friend, NSL, as a duo which they put up on their MySpace page.

[8] At this time, future guitarist Ian Crawford went to school in Auburn, WA and started out playing his guitar in talent shows and posting them on YouTube.

DeLeon asked drummer Alex Johnson, who was playing in a local hardcore band, to join The Cab.

at the Disco, We the Kings, Metro Station, The Higher, Cobra Starship, There For Tomorrow, Jessica Poland, Forever the Sickest Kids, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T's, The Hush Sound, and others.

[15] Their Matt Squire-produced first album, Whisper War, was released on April 29, 2008, featuring Brendon Urie of Panic!

[22] 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.

On June 1, 2009, lead singer Alexander DeLeon announced on his blog[24] that guitarist Ian Crawford had decided to leave the band.

[citation needed] On March 5, 2011, DeLeon appeared on stage with former Cab bassist Cash Colligan's new band, Play for Keeps.

DeLeon sang guest vocals on the Play for Keeps song "Just Like the Movies" live, where normally Travis Clark from We the Kings sings on the recording.

On June 22, 2011, The Cab announced on their website that they were departing from their label Fueled by Ramen and Decaydance Records before finally releasing their new album, Symphony Soldier.

It features several guest artists co-writing, including Pete Wentz, Bruno Mars and Adam Levine.

The band co-headlined the "Everything's Fine Symphony Soldier" tour during January and February 2012 with best friends The Summer Set, with supporting acts He Is We, Days Difference, and Paradise Fears.

[citation needed] On June 20, 2012, they announced that they would be supporting Maroon 5 on the Overexposed World Tour, set to take place in September–October.

They visited South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia.

After remaining independent for over a year, on August 31, 2012, The Cab announced that they had signed a record deal with Universal Republic.

With the signing to the record label, in late 2012, the band stated, during an interview, that they have begun work on their new album, to be released in mid-2014.

[27] On October 31, 2015, Alexander DeLeon announced that he would be releasing a new single, "Guns and Roses", as a solo artist, under the moniker Bohnes, on November 13, 2015.

[28] In an interview with All Access, DeLeon confirmed that the band is currently taking a break as he works as a solo artist.