Festival of Activist Street Bands
Davis Square, Somerville, MA
October 5 – 7, 2012
A raucous multi-day celebration of all kinds of marching bands, mostly brass, mostly with liberal and progressive political associations.
Concerts
Glen Hansard
Concert
Berklee Performance Center
The engaging folk hero of the film Once (2006) in concert with a backup band of ten.
George Gershwin Alone
Pianist and actor Hershey Felder returns with his show about George Gershwin to the Boston stage. I saw it, and was enthralled, ten (or so) years ago when he first performed it in the Boston area, at the American Repertory Theatre. Since then, he has taken it on the road, and has done it 3500 (or so) times – a long road.
Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie
American Repertory Theatre
Twenty-eight Woody Guthrie songs, played with gusto and expertise, supported by a narrative about his life.
Steve Reich with Bang on a Can All-Stars
Concert Performed by Bang on a Can All-Stars with Nick Zammuto and Steve Reich With compositions by Steve Reich and Julia Wolfe, Florent Ghys, Christian Marclary, Mira Calix, David Lang, Evan Ziporyn, Michael Gordon, Tyondal Braxton and Nick Zammutto Kresge Auditorium, MIT Cambridge Bang on a Can All-Stars: Ashley Bathgate (cello), Robert Black (bass), Vicky […]