Here’s what it looked like as we played the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Prospect Hall during Golden Fest.

Here’s what it looked like on the floor beneath ours at the same moment, as our friends in Veveritse rocked out; our stomping threatens to drop the chandelier!

Meanwhile, keep yourself occupied by reading some of the stories of worker abuse in the hotel industry over at Joey Quits!

And here’s our appearance on Good Morning America:

Saturday, November 19, 2011: Providence, RI Firehouse 13 (map)
What Cheer? Brigade with:
Brunt of It
DJ Schleifdog
Special Guests TBA!!!

Pre-sales available through Firehouse XII!

In six years, these are the first shows we’ve ever canceled, and we apologize to all of our friends who were planning to come see us. We love you and appreciate any sympathetic messages you might have. We’ll be back soon.

Sunday, October 30, 2011: New York, NY Tompkins Square Park (map)
FREE Daytime show with:
Reverend Billy & The Church of Earthalujah!
Morgan O’kane
Apocalpyse Five and Dime

PLUS, in case you don’t really “do” the internet except to check our website, What Cheer? is featured in a viral video that has gotten nearly 2 million views and garnered international attention. If you haven’t already seen it, here it is; please click through to youtube to read about the context because this video, as Joey puts it, “is a hilarious byproduct of a long and ongoing struggle” for labor rights.


Joey has been interviewed already by countless US news sources, as well as newspapers, and, at last check, television stations and newspapers in Germany, Australia, Brazil, the UK and Serbia have covered the story.

So far the best coverage has been the Huffington Post, which foregrounds the issues of labor, unions, and hotel working conditions.

Anchor Brain Records and Ballistic Missile Booking present a CMJ Showcase:

Friday, Aug 26, 2011: Baltimore, MD
Current Gallery (map)
With: Dan Deacon
Future Islands
Ed Schrader

Saturday, Aug 27, 2011: New York, NY
C-Squat (map)
with: Yula Be’eri
Wood Spider

Friday, Sep 09, 2011: Portland, ME
Space 538 (map)
ARTIST TALK. (Not a show). A few of us will be talking about Providence, brass band traditions, contemporary street band culture, pop, punk and so much more. If you’re in Northern New England and have an interest in hearing our take on such matters, this is your chance!

Saturday, Sep 10, 2011: Portland, ME
Space 538 (map)
Space’s annual big street fair!

Here’s some cool videos over the past month:

We played the Newport Folk Festival and Paste Magazine captured an awesome live performance of us in the ruins of Fort Adams!

In Kingston, Ontario, we played on the Wolfe Island Ferry

Our new album, Classy: Live in Pawtucket, is complete and available now at our web store. It’ll be available at Armageddon Shop soon as well!

Recorded at a “live-in-studio” appearance at Machines With Magnets in September 2010, it captures our live show as only the brilliant team at MWM could! Artwork by band members Mindy Stock, Ben Nadler and Rob MacInnis.

You need this!

Summer’s here; you’re so ready for fun. Meanwhile, we’re turning six, and we’re playing fun shows. Sounds like you and What Cheer? are a match made in heaven. Plus, Canada! We’ve got so much to announce that we’re going to jump right into it and try, against instinct, to save the funny quips for the end.

Monday, May 30, 2011: Boston, MA
Brighton Music Hall (map)
with: Big Freedia and Javelin
- Boston, this year you can make your Memorial Day truly memorable. Have a BBQ and then get your booty safely to Allston and begin shaking it. The combined forces of New Orleans Bounce legend Big Freedia, pop alchemists Javelin (featuring former What Cheer? drummer George) and What Cheer? are going to pummel you into the funnest frenzy you can imagine. The rumor is that hordes of Providentians and Worcesterites willl be descending upon Boston for this show; the result can only be a dance off deciding the ultimate fate of all New England.

Saturday, June 18, 2011: Worcester, MA
Ask around…

Saturday, June 25, 2011: Providence, RI
AS220 (map)
What Cheer? Six Year?
with: Math the Band, The Dungeoneers, and Dzian
- Our sixth birthday party is going to be the sixthliest yet! Starting with some amazing accompanying acts: Math the Band is the terrifyingly high-energy synth-pop-punk duo that will capture your heart; Dzian ( Charlottesville, VA) plays vintage Taiwanese pop, and The Dungeoneers are aggressively positive, vaguely medieval punks from Worcester (including members of Bonezone and the Terribles).

Friday-Sunday, July 1-3
- Something big is brewing this weekend, but we’re trying to figure out the best way to tell you. Don’t worry dears; we’re not pregnant, and if we were, would that be so terrible?

Saturday, July 30, 2011: Newport, RI
Newport Folk Festival (map)
- Check the website for the incredible lineup and ticketing info! We are so happy to be heading back to Newport!

Thursday, August 4 – Saturday, August 14: Canada and Midwest Tour with Math The Band!
Thu 8/4 – Providence, RI
Fri 8/5 – Quebec City, QC
Sat 8/6 – Montreal, QC
Sun 8/7 – Ottawa, ON
Mon 8/8 – Kingston, ON
Tue 8/9 – Toronto, ON
Wed 8/10 – Detroit, MI
Thu 8/11 – Chicago, IL
Fri 8/12 – Madison, WI
Sat 8/13 – Minneapolis, MN

-Yes it’s true; our friends to the north are going to get some love! We’ll let you know once everything is confirmed.

Saturday, September 10: Portland, ME
Space 538 (map)
-We’ll be playing Space’s annual big thing. The night before, Friday, September 9, some of us will be giving an artist talk about Providence, brass band traditions, contemporary street band culture, pop, punk and so much more. If you’re in Northern New England and have an interest in hearing our take on such matters, this is your chance! If you don’t have such an interest, we fully understand. But we’ll expect to see you on the dance floor.

Keep your eyes glued to our shows page and facebook for updates!