Classy: Live in Pawtucket, The What Cheer? Brigade their most recent release, was is a 20+ piece punk brass band from Providence, RI, recorded at a live-in-studio USA. Untethered to the stage, What Cheer’s raucous concert at Machines With live shows explode the relationship between performer Magnets (Deer Tick, Lightning and audience while proving that loud, fun music Bolt, Battles). The album doesn’t require electricity. And mobility means they can captures all the joy and frenzy play anywhere you want them to. of a What Cheer? show. Their sound is an aggressive mix of Bollywood, On Stage The Balkans, Klezmer, New Orleans, and Samba What Cheer? goes with anything that gets people played with the intensity of metal. Equally at home in moving, from bands to DJs. They’ve served as a backing sweaty clubs, concert halls, parties, festival fi elds, and band to Blondie, Dan Deacon, and B. Dolan. They’ve community events, What Cheer defi es categorization, shared bills with Japanther, Okkervil River, Wolf Parade, appealing to old and young from all walks of life. Matt and Kim, Javelin, and Chain and the Gang. At Festivals Visit whatcheerbrigade.com to: They’ve played at The Newport Folk Festival, Lollapalooza, Aarhus Festival (Denmark), Hear the music The Reykjavik Jazz Festival, Bestival (UK), Haizetara (Spain), Sziget (Hungary), and Guča (Serbia), offering Watch a video intense moments of mobile revelry. Anywhere! Look at pictures Bring your crowd the unexpected. What Cheer? is mobile, untethered to a stage or power outlets. Find our Facebook They’ll fi eld any creative show idea you imagine. “…thrillingly competent, with undimmable energy. All “They never actually took a stage, but Providence, RI’s together, it was an explosion of good cheer.” What Cheer? dominated the Newport Folk Fest like a – The New York Times headliner.” – SPIN For booking, contact [email protected] or +1 (401) 787-3236.