Honk kickoff at Nave Gallery
The Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band performed at the Nave Gallery Annex tonight to kick off the 2016 Honk Festival. Photos copyright Greg Cook.Continue Reading →
J’ouvert at Boston Caribbean Carnival
J’ouvert, the dawn celebration at the Boston Caribbean Carnival, on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016. Thousands splashed with oil, paint, talcum powder and flour danced down Talbot and Blue Hill avenues…Continue Reading →
Photos: ‘Grass Stains’ music fest at Brighton Square
“Grass Stains,” Boston Hassle’s series of free outdoor concerts, continued at Brighton Square in Boston on June 19. (All photos here copyright Greg Cook)Continue Reading →
Photos: PorchFest in Somerville
Somerville held its annual PorchFest, a sort of open studios for bands, today. As it has each year since 2011. This year’s version featured some 250 bands playing on porches, yards…Continue Reading →
Photos: Tiny Tall Ships Festival in Somerville
The Somerville Arts Council and Greg Cook, the fellow behind last year’s “Pity Party,” presented “The Tiny Tall Ships Festival” in Somerville’s Union Square from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday,…Continue Reading →
Cindy Bendat photographs LA’s Guatemalan, Ethopian, and Cambodian festivals
One of the wondrous things about the culture of our immigrant nation is how you can find expressions of traditions from all over the world here—especially in our cities. In…Continue Reading →
Call for artists: Tiny Tall Ships Fest
CALL FOR ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, PERFORMERS: The Somerville Arts Council and Greg Cook, the fellow behind last year’s “Pity Party,” are looking for your help for the “TINY TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL”…Continue Reading →
Pronk in Providence
Photos of Pronk, the Providence Honk Festival, on Oct. 12, 2015, all copyright Greg Cook.Continue Reading →
Photos: ‘Pity Party’ makes Somerville the saddest city in nation
Drabby the Sad Clown (Tom Bush, pictured above) helped get the crowd in the mood for the “Pity Party,” a giant festival of sadness in Union Square in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Sept.…Continue Reading →
We’re throwing a giant Pity Party and need your help
Can you help me with this, musicians, artists, writers, performers: “Are you feeling sad? The Somerville Arts Council and Greg Cook, creator of The Saddest Parade on Earth (pictured above),…Continue Reading →