Honk! Festival Marches through Somerville

by Jesse Kirdahy-Scalia (Staff), Oct-15-08

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Somerville, MA - Honk! Festival marched through Davis Square and took over Oktoberfest at Harvard Square this weekend. If you were unlucky enough to miss it, check Open Media Boston's video and photos from the festival.

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MarchFourth Marching Band perform at Honk! during Oktoberfest

This weekend, more than twenty New Orleans style marching bands stomped through Somerville. The festival was radical and subversive, complete with gender bending second line band members, vociferous anti-war chants and direct crowd engagement. The streets thronged with people dancing, playing honking their own horns, and gawking at the spectacle.

Hit up Open Media Boston's Photobucket page for more Honk! photos, and read our interview with Honk! organizers Kevin Leppmann and Reebee Garofalo.

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I thoroughly enjoyed the video and the pictures. It is good to see young people having a good time without beating up old people. It was also inspiring to see they can spell drunk. Not the word "drunk," but under the influence.

Did I spy Sarah Palin winking in the crowd?

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