It’s hard not to love Sacramento alt-rockers Cake, with their funny and sarcastic lyrics and deadpan vocal delivery that often comes across like comedian Steven Wright fronting the Pixies. Founded in 1991, their fan base is ever growing, thanks to smarmy evergreens from throughout their cultish career, from the 1995 breakthrough hit “Rock ‘N’ Roll Lifestyle” through 1996’s “The Distance,” the 2001 top-ten single “Short Skirt/Long Jacket,” and probably their best known track, “Sick of You,” from their first LP to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, Showroom of Compassion (2011).

The lineup taking the stage at Observatory North Park on December 16 features founding duo John McCrea and Vince DiFiore, with longtime bassist-singer Gabe Nelson (a member since 1992, other than a ’94–’96 estrangement), guitarist Xan McCurdy (who joined in 1997), and newest drummer (since 2004) Paulo Baldi. The show is open to all ages.