No bells or whistles. No phone. But just about every other sound-making implement was used Saturday night at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom by the band Cake, who brought their unique blend of comical, funk-driven geek rock to New Hampshire for the first time.

The band’s trademark studio sound is well translated in a live format, largely due to the versatility of Vincent DiFiore, who plays trumpet, keyboards and an arsenal of percussion from tambourine to guiro. Of course, no live Cake show is complete without lead singer John McCrea playing the Vibraslap nearly to the point of abuse.

McCrea seemed about to address the crowd at the beginning of the show, then simply uttered “Reluctantly crouched, at the starting line,” the familiar first line of their mega smash, “The Distance.” “That song is dedicated to the semi-bitchy waitress who said we were gonna play that song last,” he said afterwards, “so we played it first.” Right out of the gate, the crowd was with the band, and, though several times during the night divided against each other by McCrea’s ribbing, never far from the action. The band continued the set with a wonderful mixture of hits like “Never There,” crowd sing-a-longs like “Sheep Go To Heaven” and deep tracks like “Rock and Roll Lifestyle.” The timing of when “The Distance” was played seemed to be the only premeditated moment of the night. Cake is known for never using a set list, and after every song McCrea paced the stage like a quarterback calling an audible. The whole live product had a charming and intimate feeling, even in a big room like the Casino.

McCrea announced that the band left their record label (Columbia). “Look for us to disappear from mass media completely,” he noted. The band implored fans who still want to hear from them again to sign their mailing list (www.cakemusic.com).

Cake is on one of the longest tours of their career in support of their 2004 album “Pressure Chief.” The music still sounds fresh, the banter is more than topical, and crowd involvement never gets old.