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What Cheer? Brigade
2-step / Crunk / Thrash

"Luddite Hardcore"

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island
United States

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Last Login:  7/6/2008
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Member Since5/11/2006
Band Websiteprovidencestreetband.com
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   About What Cheer? Brigade

Providence RI’s WHAT CHEER? BRIGADE is an 18-piece roving brass band that has played in trees, ferris wheels, zoos, grocery stores, bus stops, parties, farms, bars, libraries, soccer fields, cemetaries, and elementary school playgrounds since early 2005. We’ve played with Extra Action Marching Band, Lightning Bolt, Bindlestiff Family Circus, Wolf Parade, DJ Scratch, Tiny Hawks, Stick and Rag Village Orchestra, Mahi Mahi, and Hungry March Band, to name a few. Loud music doesn’t need electricity.

In 1636, Roger Williams left Salem, Massachusetts to seek religious independence and landed at what’s now Providence. According to legend, members of the Narragansett Nation greeted him with “What Cheer, Netop?” (Netop was a Narragansett word for friend, and What Cheer was an English greeting brought to New England by English settlers.) It’s like saying” ¿Que tal, man?”

The music owes its history to the spread of brass throughout the World through military conflict and colonialism. Brass sounds got mashed up with local rhythms and traditions and there was a world brass explosion; we’re part of the fallout.

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Abe Heller





Jul 3 2008 1:27 PM

I was eating socks last night, I plucked them off the washing line one by one by the sink. The yellow socks as usual tasted best. As I thumbed through the socks to make my selection they played different notes - the longer athletic socks made deep resonant sounds, while the shorter dress socks produced higher pitched tones that set my teeth on edge.
Million Fishes





Jun 30 2008 11:19 AM

Update:

Abe Heller





Jun 26 2008 2:21 PM

My pajamas may be too small, but they have never presented a problem. I can only tell you that the top has a bloated impression of the Powerpuff Girls stitched directly below the front pocket that I button to secure the day's coins.
Vinyl Magic ROMA





Jun 24 2008 3:51 AM

grazie dell'add!

Visita il nostro sito:

WWW. VINYLMAGICROMA. IT

spedizioni in tutto il mondo!!
shipping all over the world!!
CinziaizniC





Jun 15 2008 8:00 PM

Mille grazie

for last night

Anthony





Jun 9 2008 9:52 AM

Kennedy Plaza, 11:30 at night... no police... fucking amazing!! Best surprise I've experienced for a long time.
RAS(riders against the storm)





Jun 4 2008 9:11 PM

keep rocking!

Daevi...Poland again:)





Jun 2 2008 6:20 PM

nice to see you at sziget last year..will you be at the Balnkan brass fest??

daevi
mAhA81





May 17 2008 7:31 PM

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Volná Hudební Sešlost Prádelna





May 17 2008 4:26 AM

hi, thanks for the add , you Brass Armada :-) Respect you, get harmonized, greetings from seven Czech music lovers *

Čau, dík za přídání, dechová armádo :-) Respekt, buďte v hramonii, zdraví sedm hudbymilovných Čechů *
Stacey





May 11 2008 7:29 PM

Revenge Of The Band Geek
matt underwood





May 7 2008 3:41 PM

www. folkstreams. net
Michael Zerang





Apr 26 2008 4:13 PM

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Certified Bananas





Apr 20 2008 11:13 AM

BILL





Apr 19 2008 8:23 AM

"BIG FOOT!"


TTH Label





Apr 18 2008 9:54 PM

Hi there What Cheer? Brigade first of all we'd like to say thanks for being our myspace pal. We wanted to make sure you knew the reason incase we suddenly vanish off of your friends list. The movement we've started for indie artists has grown significantly and consumes all of our time these days. We seldom sign into our myspace account and this is making several people believe that we are ignoring them. We are not ignoring anyone, we wanted everyone to know that. What we're doing has become so busy we just don't have the time for myspace any longer, so in all honesty we are probably going to just close our myspace account.

Many people wanted to use us in the future so if you were one of those people make sure you bookmark the link below so that in the event that we do close our myspace account you won't lose contact with us. I wish you the best of luck in your music career. Thanks again for being our myspace pal.




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We have also built a pretty big music community which you are welcome to join if you want to meet new artists like yourself!
Sean





Apr 16 2008 6:28 PM

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Rivet





Apr 14 2008 10:45 PM

Explosion sauce!

<3
Szambodi





Apr 14 2008 11:28 AM

i tried to stay at the party the other nite at building 16 but i got too drunk and blew my wad too early.
Damn it!!! I hope to see you guys soon!
Lea Bodea





Apr 13 2008 4:50 PM

Please come rock Charlottesville, VA.
murgafanfare AGRUM!





Apr 1 2008 3:43 AM

thanks, friends !
play loud, so we can hear you at the other side of the ocean !
belgian greetings from murga AGRUM!murga attack goes kempen
funky-a-mix





Mar 25 2008 5:56 AM

Sunx!!YOROSIKU!
Rosalia Velis





Mar 22 2008 1:55 PM

New tracks = Totally Awesome-sauce. Maybe I'll see you guys at Building 16.
Fernanda





Mar 9 2008 8:54 PM

Looking forward to the next leg of the Luddite revolution.
Will I bear this lingering New England frost til your sunshine bursts through once again in April? WCB, come break this winter of discontent. The beautiful blue skies of today were not enough to chase the cold away, but maybe your music will. Wish I could have heard you play I’ll Fly Away!
Mari





Mar 6 2008 11:26 PM

Hey,Y'All:

If some of the Brigadeers are free on Sunday, March 9th, there is a benefit concert for Bob "Bubba" Enos' family at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet.

Bob was Roomful's trumpet maestro. He passed, suddenly, in January. Come on out, beat those drums and blow your horns for Bubba. Please.
Peace Through Music,
~Mari
Honk West





Feb 28 2008 5:30 PM

Honk Fest West
Certified Bananas





Feb 23 2008 10:51 AM

FREE BEFORE 11 with RSVP
to PROVIDENCEISBURNING@GMAIL.COM

the mitten





Feb 19 2008 11:39 AM

Thanks for playing our house! You guys were great (especially for fitting into our basement), and the show was the most fun I've had all year
West Philadelphia Orchestra





Feb 17 2008 9:52 AM

Good jams at the Mitten. Hope you felt the brotherly love.
2 hawks 2 fishes





Feb 15 2008 7:35 AM

2 hawks 2 fishes





Feb 14 2008 1:44 PM

Opening Friday! Deep Falls: New Collaboration at Antreasian Gallery, Baltimore February 15, 6-10 p.m.
Broken Images





Feb 14 2008 8:36 AM

can't wait to see you guys in boston
Mikelly





Feb 6 2008 4:29 PM

Thanks soooo much youz guys are beautiful ---ill burn some funky new orleans shit for you good luck tonight
GlassAndSteel





Jan 31 2008 1:37 PM

Love you guys! See you at your show next week!
Providence is Burning





Jan 22 2008 11:14 AM

FREE w RSVP to providenceisburning@gmail.com! Hit us with your name and email address and you're all set!

Fernanda





Jan 22 2008 5:35 AM

I really miss seeing you guys!

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Rude Mechanical Orchestra





Jan 18 2008 12:47 PM

our hot drunk asses are excited to see your hot drunk asses at the Golden Festival!
Honk West