What Cheer Brigade: MTL, Ottawa, Kingston & TO

[DevO]

What Cheer? Brigade, who played throughout the grounds at Superball IX, are soon coming to us. I enjoyed seeing them in bits and pieces, but am really excited to see this 19 piece brass band try to squeeze into Rancho Relaxo!

The What Cheer? Brigade is a 19-piece brass band from Providence, RI, USA. Our sound is an aggressive mix of Bollywood, The Balkans, New Orleans, Samba and Hip-Hop, played with the intensity of metal. Requiring no amplification, we prove that great parties need no electricity. Our live shows defy boundaries, appealing equally to punks and farmers, old and young.

“Thrillingly competent, with undimmable energy…an explosion of good cheer.â€

-The New York Times

“They never actually took a stage, but Providence, RI’s What Cheer? dominated the Newport Folk Fest like a headliner.â€

-SPIN

Since 2005, the band has been as likely to appear at community benefits as at all-night parties, playing bars, clubs, streets, libraries, cemeteries, weddings, bus stops, and playgrounds. In 2010, we joined Anchor Brain Records to re-release our second CD, We Blow, You Suck. We’ve played with Dan Deacon, Man Man, Japanther, Dengue Fever, Okkervil River, Lightning Bolt, Ninjasonik, Mika Miko, Wolf Parade, Matt and Kim, Slavic Soul Party, Javelin, Sage Francis, and Chain and the Gang. We’ve appeared at Lollapalooza, Sziget (Hungary), and Guca (Serbia), offering mobile, intense moments of outdoor revelry.

Saturday, August 6, 2011: Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa

with: Math the Band

Sunday, August 7, 2011: Ottawa, ON Montgomery Legion

with: Math the Band

Monday, August 8, 2011: Kingston, ON The Mansion

with: Math the Band

Tuesday, August 9, 2011: Toronto, ON Rancho Relaxo

with: Math the Band

http://www.whatcheerbrigade.com/

Edited July 6, 2011 by Guest

[DevO]

Toronto tonight. Did anyone happen to catch their show the last couple of nights?