rancidrolla Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 (edited) So i decided to share the recently stumbled upon documentary about radical street marching bands, and the Honk Festival which takes place every year near boston. Being involved with both drum corps and groups like these i always thought it would be interesting to slightly merge the two ideas. Maybe adding a little drill to some of the marching bands (which i've already tried to do) .. Or getting say a group of crusaders to join the jam sessions at honk, or starting a small group of their own to commit spontaneous acts of musical performance. When i moved to chicago 3 years ago i got involved with a couple street marching bands, i was surprised to find that there was little to no crossover between these bands, drum corps, or even high school/college marching bands.. But most of the members we're actually self taught musicians. Thoughts? Edited September 22, 2012 by rancidrolla 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wvu80 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Thoughts? I agree with the drum teacher who commented in the video "It's bands making noise." Yuch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 "Often times we over rely on logic to be able to communicate what we think is the truth". This great Honker quote proves it; Mark Mothersbaugh and Booji Boy are correct; we are as a species, in reality, actually Devolving not Evolving! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Knob Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Ever seen the March Forth Marching Band? Pretty cool/different stuff. Check them out - My link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Music to make the whole world sing...Yea! Music to make a political statement...boo. (And no, not Mike. Just plain boo.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancidrolla Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 I agree with the drum teacher who commented in the video "It's bands making noise." Yuch. If you listen to the soloists around 0.57 of the second video i posted, you'll see its allot more than bands simply making "noise" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreme0204 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Ever seen the March Forth Marching Band? Pretty cool/different stuff. Check them out - My link Yes! I saw them two years ago and was blown away by how fun their show is, and just how talented their horn players are. They have also added a lot if theatrics to their show, almost a circus lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
En929 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 So i decided to share the recently stumbled upon documentary about radical street marching bands, and the Honk Festival which takes place every year near boston. Being involved with both drum corps and groups like these i always thought it would be interesting to slightly merge the two ideas. Maybe adding a little drill to some of the marching bands (which i've already tried to do) .. Or getting say a group of crusaders to join the jam sessions at honk, or starting a small group of their own to commit spontaneous acts of musical performance. When i moved to chicago 3 years ago i got involved with a couple street marching bands, i was surprised to find that there was little to no crossover between these bands, drum corps, or even high school/college marching bands.. But most of the members we're actually self taught musicians. Thoughts? It seems like kind of a New Orleans concept and I enjoy seeing street bands and live entertainment as such and I think there needs to be more of that (and live music as a whole) in our communities in some form or fashion. I mean, with all of the band programs and people in bands, I would think more people would be trying to have more bands and do something with what they learned in them and/or with their talent instead of leaving them at school. And I’d say why not make use of more instruments that are traditionally found in drum corps and marching bands? And it seems like that’s part of what they've done in this video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumno5 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 .. Or getting say a group of crusaders to join the jam sessions at honk...Thoughts? Maybe not so easy to find a group of Crusaders in Boston these days. It's not like they're all hanging around down at the parish hall anymore. Fred O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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