Jeff Libersher: guitar, vocals, trumpet, etc.
Thymme Jones: drums, vocals, piano, etc.
Alex Perkolup: bass, guitar, etc.
Carmen Armillas: vocals
D. Bayne: keyboards
Andrea Faught: trumpet, melodica, recorder, etc.
+ often many others, such as: Mike Hagedorn (trombone),
Erik Lavergne (guitar), Laura Boton (vocals), and probably
you, yeah, probably you are in our band.
Influences
Herb Alpert. Herb Alpert. Herb Alpert. Art Bears. This Heat. Led Zeppelin. Peter Hammill. Beatles. Gentle Giant. AMM. Beach Boys. King Crimson. AACM. Rapeman. Stevie Wonder. Robert Wyatt. Kate Bush. Herb Alpert. Noise. Expectations.
Sounds Like
Pop that isn't dumbed down/Pop that's really dumbed down.
CHEER-ACCIDENT began literally in the opening seconds of 1981 during a New Year's Eve brainstorming party. A few months later (thanks to a bin in a Hallmark shop in Palatine, IL) they found themselves a name.
The next few years entailed a lot of craft-honing, as CHEER-ACCIDENT (a close-knit group of friends who got together to record their songs, compositions, and improvisations) felt no obligation to subject the rest of the world to their clandestine operations. In 1987, this all changed. Well, they began to perform live, anyway. The late '80s and early '90s saw CHEER-ACCIDENT consistently playing the role of the "wrong" part of what was wrong in this or that picture of the Chicago music scene. CHEER-ACCIDENT put the "post" in "post-punk"... and nobody cared.
However, when a sort of Modern Renaissance erupted in Chicago during the mid-90s, CHEER-ACCIDENT was already there with the question: What took you so long? Indeed, the reckless eclecticism that was born in that decade, and continues today, suits CHEER-ACCIDENT just fine.
Their live performances and recordings range from unforgettable pop music to complex progressive rock composition to "pointless theatrics" to noise.
The first volume of our LES CAHIERS DES IMPROVISATIONS is available now for full stream and free download at lesdixhuitsecondes.bandcamp.com
Il primo volume dei nostri "quaderni d'improvvisazioni" (LES CAHIERS DES IMPROVISATIONS) è disponibile da ora in streaming completo e download gratuito su lesdixhuitsecondes.bandcamp.com
Le premier volume de nos CAHIERS DES IMPROVISATIONS est disponible en complet streaming e gratuit download sur lesdixhuitsecondes.bandcamp.com
Thank you for playing Dekalb! All 15 or 22 of us enjoyed it immensely. Some of us country bumpkins can't make it all the way up to Chicago very often, so thanks for spreading the love a little south. Everytime I see you guys you make a dormant spark in my heart swell up with happiness and joy. You have all the positive qualities creative humans should have and we're grateful that you share them so generously. Is Blue Cheadle your new top 40 hit now? How long have you been foraying into beat-boxing?
Fear Draws Misfortune is one of the most enjoyable and at the same time one of the most intelligent albums Cheer-Accident ever made. This is one of my favourites. It is very cohesive and the music flows beautifully!! I cannot stop listening.....!!!! The drumming is fantastic. Thank you for another masterpiece!!
Premier album 6 titres. Sortie dans une laverie. On y est.
Deux sets courts pour vous présenter "live" les nouveaux morceaux de nickel pressing. Un cadre visuel atypique et relooké. Un verre offert pour discuter du projet. Bref, une étape qu'on se verrait bien partager avec vous...
Laverie des Pentes 5 rue des Capucins - Lyon 1er M° Hôtel de ville / Croix Paquet *Entrée libre*
Just dropping by to say hi ! Europe (i mean Gérardmer but everyone knows it's the capital of Europe...) wants you back ! Also: longing to hear some newly recorded material !
i don't get it. not that you guys will. but i really don't get it. there is no hyphen in there.. but there is a plus sign. WEIRD. see you soon.. not ottos... but the one after that....
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