Celebrate the Music of Rudy Cheeks

Rudy Cheeks is a legend in the music scene. He’s a founding member of The Young Adults and was a regular at the original Lupo’s in the late ‘70s. Rudy and his band, who are music royalty in the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame, were also featured in the locally shot indie cult classic (It’s a) Complex World. He is one half of Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World, the long-running column that found sanctuary in Motif after the late, great Providence Phoenix folded.

Unfortunately Rudy’s facing some health issues, so the scene he’s championed for decades is giving a little back. The Met will host Shake Your Booty for Rudy on February 19, featuring performances from Mark Cutler and the Men of Great Courage, Mark and Sam Taber, and even Rudy’s own The Young Adults. Proceeds will go to help the man himself, because without him it wouldn’t be such a cool, cool world.