Cheer-Accident
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1981 in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Active: 1981 - present
Biography
Cheer-Accident are a Chicago experimental rock ensemble formed in 1981 and headed by Thymme Jones, who named the band after a Hallmark card display. With guitarist Jeff Libersher, a member since the late 1980s, Jones has led the group through noise rock, math rock and avant-prog across more than twenty albums, from 'Dumb Ask' (1991) to 'Fear Draws Misfortune' (2009), 'Putting Off Death' (2017) and 'Vacate' (2024), released by labels including #Skin Graft# and #Cuneiform Records#.
Genres
Cheer-Accident Discography
- Sever Roots, Tree Dies (1988) - Album - rated 3.45/5
- Dumb Ask (1991) - Album - rated 3.53/5
- Not a Food (1996) - Album - rated 3.33/5
- Enduring the American Dream (1997) - Album - rated 3.49/5
- Salad Days (2000) - Album - rated 3.68/5
- Introducing Lemon (2003) - Album - rated 4.05/5
- Fear Draws Misfortune (2009) - Album - rated 4.05/5
- You Smile – The Song Is Over (2026) - Album
Members
- Thymme Jones - drums, vocals, keyboards, trumpet (1981–Present)
- Jeff Libersher - guitar, trumpet, vocals (1987–Present)
- Dante Kester - bass, keyboards (2017–Present)
- Amelie Morgan - keyboards, oboe, vocals (2019–Present)
- Mike Hagedorn - trombone (2017–Present)
- Chris Block - bass (1987–1992)
- Dan Forden - bass (1992–1994)
- Phil Bonnet - guitar (1993–1999)
- Dylan Posa - bass (1994–2003)
- Jamie Fillmore - guitar (2000–2003)
- Todd Rittmann - guitar, drums (2003–2011)
- Alex Perkolup - bass, vocals (2003–2012)
- Carmen Armillas - vocals (2009–2022)