Cowbells are sometimes popular noisemakers at sporting events, despite attempts to suppress them. Guests are provided with hats, noisemakers, and refreshments including cookies, hot chocolate and pickles. Some groups of fans routinely defy bans on artificial noisemakers. Somewhat a musical departure for Hornsby and the Noisemakers, "Levitate" features no piano solos. The noisemakers, codenamed Pintails, were attached to each dummy to simulate rifle fire. The team accumulated points by hitting bumpers, noisemakers and lights. Rosenberg is the host of "Noisemakers", a hip hop interview series that began in 2008. It was Hornsby's first album with his touring act the Noisemakers. Touma was chosen as of the "Noisemakers" of 2001, by "Montreal Mirror" cultural weekly. Systems range from small, self-contained noisemakers, to complicated, multirally systems with computer monitoring and control. The album, recorded with his touring band the Noisemakers, was released in 2004. May 2011 saw the release of the band's latest live album, "Bride of the Noisemakers".