At this point, it’s fair to say that Nick Stuccio isn’t easily impressed. As producing director of the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, he’s spent the past 13 years curating an international showcase of contemporary arts, traveling the world for something new — which, luckily, he still always finds.Hollywood loves a good formula, and this fall movie season is rife with tried-and-true plot setups that will give you deja vu.For over a year, actor Armando Batista scribbled away his feelings on identity and race in America in composition books. But it wasn’t until he shared the writings with his roommate that his one-man show, “M.A.C.H.O.?”, began to take shapeThis summer, the editor-in-chief of Fandango.com, Chuck Walton, decided to watch 100 films in 100 days. And although he might be approaching movie fatigue at this point, he was able to talk with us about what documentaries will soon be big.REVIEW. Most coastal city-dwellers who are familiar with the grittier, busier side of life, relationships and indie-rock bands will love “Going the Distance”; the rest of America, not so much.
If you hear a chorus of horns any time this weekend, it may or may not be because of traffic, but it certainly is because of a jam.
As part of the fourth annual HONK! Festival, all weekend, 30 bands from around the world will be marching through Boston neighborhoods, making a joyful racket, to raise awareness to defeat world violence and oppression.
Ken Field is a founding member of a 15-piece street band called the Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band. He says the best part about playing with such a big group of big groups is that they just absorb the listeners.
“Audience members are just blown away,” he says. “It’s the best event they’ve experienced in the Boston area.”
Field recognizes the profound generosity from volunteers who opened their homes to house the 300 artists. Support from local businesses also provides food and travel expenses as the artists do not perform for monetary gain.
“It’s a long flight from Rome to Boston, but it’s worth it,” says sax player Erika Raffaeli from Italy’s funky punk jazz band, the Pink Puffers.
HONK! Festival
All weekend
Various locations
www.honkfest.org
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In the July MMMpod, Young Veins talk about breaking away from Panic! at the Disco, Keith Lockhart talks about Buckwheat Zydeco throwing the Boston Pops for a loop, Zooey Deschanel talks about how Roy Orbison inspired a She & Him song, Derek Miller of Sleigh Bells talks about how awesome Funkadelic is, and we talk about how awesome Jimmy Cliff is, who in turn talks about Sam Cooke and divine intervention. An explosive show for July! Oh yeah, and we also test your knowledge of America songs in the MMMPod medley.
