Somerville Porchfest is part hootenanny, part a giant open studios for bands. Inspired by an event in Ithaca, New York, the Somerville version, overseen by the Somerville Arts Council, has inspired porchfests all across the region since it launched in 2011. For the 2024 Somerville Porchfest on Saturday, May 11, more than 475 bands acts were scheduled to perform on porches, in backyards and in parks–including the band Guster, which played on Aberdeen Road, the street where they lived in the late 1990s.
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Die Nacktschnecken performed on Trull Street during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) The Van Burns performed in a yard behind Vernon Street during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) The New Grown-Ups performed on Lowell Street during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) The New Grown-Ups performed on Lowell Street during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) Crowd on Cedar Street trying to see Guster around the corner on Aberdeen Road during Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (Photo by Iaritza Menjivar of the Somerville Arts Council) Lucretia’s Daggers performed on Somerville Avenue during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) Daughter of the Vine performed on Summer Street during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) Daughter of the Vine performed on Summer Street during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) Husbands performed off Lowell Street during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) The Van Burns performed in a yard behind Vernon Street during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) Die Nacktschnecken performed on Trull Street during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) Gov’t Disco performed on Central Street during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) Gabby Tober performed on Partridge Street during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) Eva Gertz, Talia Rose and Miss Christine performed on Central Street during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) Ruby Grove performed on Highland Avenue during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) Ruby Grove performed on Highland Avenue during the 2024 Somerville Porchfest, May 11, 2024. (©Greg Cook photo) 
