A Few Notes And Photos From Honk! Festival 2018

Bread & Puppet Circus Band

Though my girlfriend had been telling me about the Honk! music festival for a long time, 2017 was the first year I’d been able to attend. I had a blast, and so was excited to check out some of the music again this year. This festival, which features brass bands from all over the country and elsewhere, takes place in two locations: Davis Square in Somerville, and Harvard Square in Cambridge. My girlfriend and I went on Saturday, October 6th, which was the Davis Square day. Bands played in seven locations around the square, and we tried to see as many of them as possible. We managed to see Environmental Encroachment, Rara Bel Poze, Bread & Puppet Circus Band, Brass Balagan, Rude Mechanical Orchestra (I had to see this band because of my passion for Shakespeare), Unidos Do Swing, Unlawful Assembly, and School Of Honk. All were good, but the highlight of the day was, without question, Unidos Do Swing, a band from Sao Paulo, Brazil. These guys were a whole lot of fun, playing some damn good music and putting on a great show. They did a fantastic rendition of “Sing, Sing, Sing,” and then concluded with “When The Saints Go Marching In,” joined by members of Bread & Puppet Circus Band.

Here are several photos from the day:

Environmental Encroachment

Rara Bel Poze

Brass Balagan

Brass Balagan

street sign

Bread & Puppet Circus Band

Bread & Puppet Circus Band

Rude Mechanical Orchestra

Unidos Do Swing

Unidos Do Swing

Unidos Do Swing

Unidos Do Swing

Unidos Do Swing

Unidos Do Swing and Bread & Puppet Circus Band

Unlawful Assembly

School Of Honk