Honk!TX 2012

Greetings again, future Austinites!

Here is another awesome festival to look forward to!!

What is a HONK! Band?

Across the country and around the world, a new type of street band is emerging.
Acoustic and mobile, HONK bands borrow repertoire and inspiration from a diverse set of folk music traditions, including New Orleans second line brass bands, European klezmer, Balkan and Romani music, and Brazilian Afro Bloc and Frevo traditions, as well as the passion and spirit of Mardi Gras and Carnaval. These unique bands all share a commitment to several core principles: everywhere they go, they perform to celebrate; some to protest; some to proclaim; and for all of them: to have fun.

HONK!TX is a different kind of festival that presents music to Austin in an unprecedented fashion. Twenty community street bands participate in transforming everyday locations into organic stages where the line between crowd and performers dissolves. HONK!TX’s unique format demonstrates the potential for creative use of our public spaces without the need for amplification or artificial stages.

A festival of this scope requires extensive collaboration with the iconic businesses and people that make Austin what it is. And because the festival requires extensive planning and accounting, meetings with stakeholders – neighborhood associations, city staff, local businesses, and interested citizens – have become an integral part of the planning process. Additionally, several local businesses and cultural institutions, have expressed support in the form of generous donations.

HONK!TX also depends on the generosity of Austinites and asks them to join the team of volunteers and offer to host visiting musicians, help transport the bands, consider in-kind food donations or invest time and energy to help make sure the festival runs smoothly.

Want more info??->    http://www.honktx.org/