DPMB at HONK! Boston
“Throughout the country and across the globe, a new type of street band movement is emerging — outrageous and inclusive, brass and brash, percussive and persuasive — reclaiming public space with a sound that is in your face and out of this world. Called everything from “avant-oompah!” to a “brassroots revolution,” these bands draw inspiration from sources as diverse as Klezmer, Balkan and Romani music, Brazilian Samba, Afrobeat and Highlife, Punk, Funk, and Hip Hop, as well as the New Orleans second line tradition, and deliver it with all the passion and spirit of Mardi Gras and Carnival.
Acoustic and mobile, these bands play at street level, usually for free, with no stages to elevate them above the crowd and no sound systems or speaker columns to separate performers from participants. These bands don’t just play for the people; they play among the people and invite them to join the fun. They are active, activist, and deeply engaged in their communities, at times alongside unions and grassroots groups in outright political protest, or in some form of community-building activity, routinely performing and conducting workshops for educational and social service organizations of all kinds.”
- HONK! 2023
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Tangent Tuesdays: A Comedy Showcase - Every Tuesday Tangent Gallery / Hastings Street Ballroom Best comics, local food, raffles & more. FREE before 8pm, $5 after 8 at the door 🎤🔥
Honored to be playing cajon for Dari Pfeiffer & Onion Cake Design's production "Under Lock & Key" being performed February 19th at Canton Village Theater with so many excellent movement performers of all kinds.
Here's a sneak peek from rehearsal at Aerial Dragonfly Movement Studio - without giving away too much!
Got involved thanks to Dan Haddad on saxophone & video footage - much love 🎶
Look out for event details soon #underlockandkey
