Biography

Known for its electrifying live shows, Brooklyn collective Gentleman Brawlers led by creative duo Becca Fox and Matt Walsh was acclaimed by BBC journalist Tom Robinson as "a virtuoso live band, grooving together like a beautifully engineered machine." With its crisp indie dance sound, the band has two distinct incarnations – live and in studio – that elevate and inform each other. Through a sonic blend of disco-based horn lines, sticky highlife guitar, and polyrhythms from West Africa, Trinidad, and Brazil, Gentleman Brawlers’ live shows ignite a community-based, improvisational energy; in studio, the band will often reimagine their songs through an EDM lens. Whether the audience is on the dance floor or pressing play, Gentleman Brawlers always delivers an electrifying, celebratory experience. Recently given a #deskoftheday shoutout on NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest, Gentleman Brawlers was described as “mesmerizing” with “slick musical chemistry” at WNYC’s The Greene Space. Canadian blog The Revue called the group “tantalizing and intoxicating … making your body involuntarily groove anytime and anywhere.”