A ring had formed in Davis Square. In its center, a woman sang into a bullhorn while a row of trombones behind her seemed to lean into their music, taking steps forward as they played. They closed the gap with members of the surrounding crowd, who were also banging their heads, dancing to the music, and unconsciously marching closer to the musicians, until it became hard to tell who was who. Read more.
By Sasha Patkin - Tue, 10/10/2023 - 9:41pm
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By adamg - Tue, 10/11/2022 - 1:41pm
Greg Cook took in the annual Honk procession from Somerville to Cambridge over the weekend.
So did Frank Solensky: Read more.
By adamg - Sun, 10/10/2021 - 1:02pm
In the Before Times, activist brass bands from all over the place would join up for a parade from Somerville to Harvard Square. This year, Honk was more spread out - across Somerville, Cambridge and Boston. Greg Cook caught some of the performances yesterday.
Ron Newman was in Nubian Square for some Honking.
By adamg - Sun, 10/13/2019 - 10:13pm
Greg Cook watched the annual Honk procession, including these stiltwalkers, march into Harvard Square from the walk from Somerville, today,
Ron Newman also captured the march, in Somerville.
By adamg - Sun, 10/07/2018 - 10:40pm
Some bees go honk. Greg Cook took in the annual Honk Festival parade from Somerville to Cambridge today.
By adamg - Mon, 10/09/2017 - 9:55am
Photographynatalia took in the Honk parade through Somerville and Cambridge yesterday.
Honk has always been about more than just music: Read more.
By adamg - Fri, 10/07/2016 - 5:18pm
Two marching bands on their way to the annual Honk festival in Somerville and Cambridge this weekend detoured through West Roxbury this afternoon to join a protest against Spectra Energy's nearly completed West Roxbury natural-gas pipeline and transfer station. Read more.
By adamg - Sun, 10/11/2015 - 11:45pm
By adamg - Fri, 10/10/2014 - 5:25pm
Mark looked up in MIT's Infinite Corridor this afternoon and immediately thought "broken neck" when he looked up and saw this guy on the other side of the railing. Musicians were in the corridor warming up for this weekend's Honk.
By adamg - Tue, 10/15/2013 - 10:06am
Rob Bellinger watched Honk in the culmination of its annual weekend - a march wending through Somerville and Cambridge yesterday on its annual joyful-noise
By adamg - Sun, 10/13/2013 - 10:19am
Dan Meade took in Perhaps Contraption during Honk in Somerville yesterday.
Brian D'Amico listened to somebody playing a street piano outside the MFA the other day.
Copyright Dan Meade and Brian D'Amico, respectively. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
By adamg - Fri, 10/11/2013 - 4:48pm
John captured some gathering Honkers at Park Street, on their way to Somerville and Cambridge for the annual Honk this weekend.
By adamg - Sun, 10/07/2012 - 6:35pm
Pink Puffers from Rome, video by Bimska.
The streets of Somerville and Cambridge were taken over this weekend by the annual Honk festival. Some video and photos.
By adamg - Mon, 10/03/2011 - 8:29am
Greg Cook has photos. And if you live in Cambridge, this guy deserves your vote for his obvious support of the arts:
By adamg - Sun, 10/10/2010 - 10:05pm
Charlie Rosenberg took lots of photos of the Honk parade from Davis to Harvard Square today. Jeff Tamagini gave his shutter finger a workout as well:
