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honk also known honk fest festival activist street band held annually indigenous people day weekend somerville massachusetts year since allvolunteer organizing community invite band around new england north america world participate free threeday event showcase acoustic ambulatory band playing free music public space since inception inspired additional honk festival location honk far staged somerville massachusetts seattle washington austin texas providence rhode island new york new york eugene oregon montpelier vermont spokane washington rio de janeiro são paulo brasília brazil wollongong nsw australia although festival locally organized central honk authority share common feature honk invite twelve thirty band play multiple set outdoor public space course two three day show free attend honk also feature parade festival volunteerrun get support local sponsor band invited play honk share common characteristic ambulatory use instrument simultaneously carried played utilize little electronic amplification result band able play moving generally agreedupon label type band label use include activist street band radical marching band community street band although many band play honk phrase marching band name bear superficial resemblance traditional marching band traditional marching band characteristic derive military history tend feature regimented synchronized movement matching uniform play music composed arranged advance goal presenting band cohesive unit without differentiation individual member band member typically drawn affiliated larger organization school honkstyle street band hand often tends encourage individuality member may theme garb rather uniform individual member free implement theme manner choosing similarly music may offer chance improvisation many honk band incorporate traditional marching band instrumentation sometimes augmented instrument vocalist others use instrumentation drawn nonwestern music tradition brazilian samba school honk band may exist specific purpose—some perform primarily activist event instance—but typically autonomous entity affiliated another organization longestrunning honk taken place somerville massachusetts davis square neighbourhood every october since begun committee member somerville activist band second line social aid pleasure society brass band saw need gathering likeminded soul interested applying joy music work promoting peace social justice civic engagement since included parade titled reclaim street horn bike foot parade feature band along nonmusician participant including puppeteer visual artist bread puppet theater organization promote transportation alternative environmental social justice bike bomb covid pandemic forced event online honk nyc born pink puffer rome italy environmental encroachment chicago march fourth portland oregon visited new york city following year’s honk somerville event around city included dinner party space change want see havermeyer street hosted member brooklyn’s hungry march band set tradition creating event band wanted visit nyc play gig honk fest titubanda rome presented party parade park rally name bonk brooklyn honk festival adopted used festival renamed honk nyc addition small parade free outdoor gig honk nyc also ticketed nighttime event club warehouse space honk fest west held every spring seattle starting second year honk fest west took place several locale around seattle friday night ballard saturday night georgetown sunday daytime gas work park sunday evening vera project honk fest west took place friday night fremont saturday afternoon central district saturday night georgetown sunday afternoon alaska junction west seattle honktx held austin every march starting festival took place east sixth street friday north university neighborhood saturday following march center austin panam park sunday subsequent year used south congress instead east sixth honk fest eugene pka yonk founded june local brazilian percussion ensemble samba ja hosted sambamore arcata ca environmental encroachment chicago junkadelic australia along local band kef beatcrunchers high step street band outdoor stage since held every year whiteaker neighborhood eugene oregon week following honk fest west seattle feature traveling group seattle festival well local percussion brass ensemble festival changed name yonk honk fest eugene grew day festival retreat touring band honkoz inaugurated january community wollongong new south wale australia fringe festival longrunning illawarra folk festival nearby community bulli honkrio inaugurated august taking place various community around city rio de janeiro brazil honk sp take place são paulo brasil started november bringing together vast number group including brass band carnival blocos occupying city district pronk oneday festival providence rhode island happens day bostonarea honk end feature many group performed somerville cambridge weekend honkbc first canadian version honk festival organized open air orchestra society carnival band greenhorn community music project inaugurated august vancouver bc took place multiple venue commercial drive area east vancouver britannia community service centre strange fellow brewing grandview park legion commercial drive band attended first edition festival carnival band vancouver balkan shmalkan vancouver bloco energia vancouver home going brass band vancouver greenhorn community music project vancouver freddy fuddpucker north vancouver thunderbird alumnus band ubc filthy femcorps seattle wa rise action band seattle wa anova brazil boston boycott somerville brass balagan burlington vt brass messenger minneapolis mn bread puppet circus band glover vt cakaak thunder greensboro nc chaotic insurrection ensemble montreal qc detroit party marching band detroit mi dirty water brass band boston emperor norton’s stationary marching band somerville environmental encroachment chicago il expandable brass band northampton extraordinary rendition band providence ri la fanfare invisible paris france forward marching band madison wi hartford hot several hartford ct leftist marching band portsmouth nh mayday marching band pittsburgh pa original pinettes brass band new orleans la party band lowell le pompier poney club marseille france rude mechanical orchestra new york city ny school honk somerville second line social aid pleasure society brass band somerville cheer brigade providence ri yes ma’am brass band austin tx artesian rumble arkestra olympia wa afrobrazil boston brass balagan burlington vt bread puppet circus band glover vt dead music capital band austin tx detroit party marching band detroit mi dirty water brass band somerville djarara brooklyn ny emperor norton’s stationary marching band somerville environmental encroachment chicago il expandable brass band northampton extraordinary rendition band providence ri forward marching band madison wi gora gora orkestar boulder co hill stomper los alamo nm hungry march band brooklyn ny leftist marching band portsmouth nh le vilains chicot paris france minor mishap marching band austin tx new creation brass band new orleans la original big seven social aid pleasure club new orleans la party band lowell rude mechanical orchestra new york city ny school honk somerville second line social aid pleasure society brass band somerville ten man brass band seattle wa tintanar quebec city qc artesian rumble arkestra olympia wa afrobrazil boston brass balagan burlington vt bread puppet circus band glover vt cakaak thunder greensboro nc carnival band vancouver bc chaotic insurrection ensemble montreal qc chaotic noise marching corp seattle wa dirty water brass band somerville emperor norton’s stationary marching band somerville environmental encroachment chicago il expandable brass band northampton extraordinary rendition band providence ri forward marching band madison wi hill stomper los alamo nm himalaya new york city ny leftist marching band portsmouth nh le mus tanguent paris france minor mishap marching band austin tx new creation brass band new orleans la pakava moscow russia party band lowell red flame hunter new orleans rude mechanical orchestra new york city ny second line social aid pleasure society brass band somerville seed feed marching abominable atlanta ga veveritse brooklyn ny cheer brigade providence ri anova brazil boston brass balagan burlington vt brass messenger minneapolis mn bread puppet circus band glover vt detroit party marching band detroit mi dirty water brass band boston djarara brooklyn ny emperor norton’s stationary marching band somerville environmental encroachment chicago il expandable brass band northampton extraordinary rendition band providence ri forward marching band madison wi gora gora orkestar boulder co hungry march band brooklyn ny leftist marching band portsmouth nh minor mishap marching band austin tx original big seven social aid pleasure club new orleans la o siderais rio de janeiro party band lowell perhaps contraption london uk rude mechanical orchestra new york city ny second line social aid pleasure society brass band somerville cheer brigade providence ri young fellaz brass band new orleans la afrobrazil boston brass balagan burlington vt brass liberation orchestra san francisco ca brass messenger minneapolis mn bread puppet circus band glover vt cakaak thunder greensboro nc carnival band vancouver bc chaotic insurrection ensemble montreal qc chaotic noise marching corp seattle wa church marching band santa rosa ca detroit party marching band detroit mi dirty water brass band somerville djarara brooklyn ny emperor norton’s stationary marching band somerville environmental encroachment chicago il expandable brass band northampton extraordinary rendition band providence ri forward marching band madison wi gora gora orkestar boulder co hill stomper los alamo nm himalaya new york city ny hungry march band brooklyn ny leftist marching band portsmouth nh loyd family player oakland ca lung 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