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Titanium Sporkestra is a renegade marching band from Seattle. Featuring and founded by members of infamous Seattle marching band Infernal Noise Brigade and legendary Seattle band TchKunG!, Titanium Sporkestra delivers a bombastic blend of heavy world drumming as well as traditional drum line music, tweaked just a little bit and turned up to 11. “Titanium Sporkestra plays everything from Black Sabbath to old school Balkan beats and gypsy anthems. Add in a dash of military influence and an unprecedented amount of sexuality to the show, and the band spends more time in the crowd then on stage- dominating the entire crowd into musical submission. Band isn’t just for nerds anymore- it’s sexy, fun, and incredibly talented.” -Popwreckoning.com Website: http://titaniumsporkestra.com/ Filmed by Jeff Zavala on March 25, 2012. Produced by Jeff Zavala. A ZGraphix Production. http://zgraphix.org

Fun, loud and in the street! Minor Mishap Marching Band, a 35 piece unruly circus-punk-brass band: Rue Bourbon meets Budapest, was started on a wild hare by Austin musician, Datri Bean. She was inspired by a love of street music, brass bands, and spectacle, as well as a desire to create community and reinvent public spaces. Over the two years since its inception, it has grown to be a 35 member ensemble, performing all over Austin; New Orleans Mardi Gras Parades: Thoth, Druids and Muses; Art Outside, Austin; the Greensteam Festival, Austin; Honk Fest, Boston; Honk West, Seattle; and many SXSW related events. Minor Mishap is the host band behind HONK!TX Filmed by Jeff Zavala on March 25, 2012. Produced by Jeff Zavala. A ZGraphix Production. http://zgraphix.org

A compilation of different bands came together to form the Low Brass Choir. They performed to a cheering audience as part of the Honk! TX 2012 Festival in Austin. Filmed by Jeff Zavala on March 25, 2012. Produced by Jeff Zavala. A ZGraphix Production. http://zgraphix.org

The Boss Street Brass Band is a funky mix of New Orleans Funk and Jazz. Inspired by the Rebirth Brass Band, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Youngblood Brass Band and the Reagan High School’s NOFB, The Boss Street Brass Band will entertain you with high high energy and great party music to dance or just sit and groove to! Created in the Fall of 2011, Most of the members are graduates from John H. Reagan High School in Austin, Texas where they where part of the world renowned Soul Raider Marching Band and Soul Train Drumline. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boss-Street-Brass-Band/177351572370469 Filmed by Jeff Zavala on March 25, 2012. Produced by Jeff Zavala. A ZGraphix Production. http://zgraphix.org

Mission/Value Statement • We welcome musicians from all backgrounds and all levels of ability to join us. • We play in support of select causes and events in an attempt to draw community attention to them. • We help each other to grow in musicianship. • We play free, guerrilla style and in the streets whenever possible and try to uplift everyone within earshot. • We believe that the power of music may be more effective and powerful than weapons, arguments or war. • We build community and share our love of music with each other and with our audiences. • We interrupt your regularly-scheduled life with spontaneous moments of raucous musical joy. • We encourage musical expression by playing with, and for, people of all levels of musical experience. • We contribute to making the experience of saving the world a bit more fun and weird. • We believe that any note is better than no note. • We celebrate the heritage and joy of marching/roving band shows and their rich, diverse history. • We hold each other to a standard of reliability regarding attendance at practices and shows. • We operate as a democracy, sharing responsibilities and decisions. • We value silliness, gratuitous antics and pure fun for its own sake as much as (if not more than) musical skill. Range of Music As the history and present state of brass, drum, marching, and roving bands shows, they are part of a rich and diverse history of styles, influences, cultures, and purposes. We hope to play songs that celebrate those histories, while having a great time playing together and with our audiences. Website: http://extraordinaryrenditionband.com/ Filmed by Jeff Zavala on March 25, 2012. Produced by Jeff Zavala. A ZGraphix Production. http://zgraphix.org

The Seed & Feed Marching Abominable, Atlanta’s wildest community band, has been thrilling audiences since 1974, performing at home and on the road in festivals, on stages, and in support of community events and fundraisers of all kinds. Throughout its history, the Band has electrified audiences with its trademark style of explosive sound and colorful street theater. Originally formed as part of a theatre company, the band is well known for its fancifully costumed performers as well as its high-energy music. Website: http://seedandfeed.org/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/seedandfeed Twitter: http://twitter.com/seedandfeed Filmed by Jeff Zavala on March 25, 2012. Produced by Jeff Zavala. A ZGraphix Production. http://zgraphix.org

The Young Fellaz Brass Band is a lively second line styled brass band from New Orleans, LA. It began in 2005 originally with humble beginnings, only having 3 members walking around their neighborhood playing their instruments out of the love of music. Over the course of the next 6 years, the band would flourish to 8 members, along with overcoming many obstacles and setting many milestones for such a young group of musicians, such as recording 3 studio albums, numerous festivals in New Orleans, along with performing in many states across the United States, including the HONK! TX festival. The band’s style of music covers many genres, including traditional jazz, hip-hop, R&B, rock and pop tunes. The Young Fellaz Brass Band is definitely gonna make you move your feet! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/youngfellazbrassband Filmed by Jeff Zavala on March 25, 2012. Produced by Jeff Zavala. A ZGraphix Production. http://zgraphix.org

Blowing horns and banging drums from beyond the grave, the Dead Music Capital Band made their debut October 2011 in Austin, TX as the house band for the KreweDCM Halloween Parade. Proving that the party doesn’t have to end just because life does, DMCB takes their cadaverous cacophony to the streets whenever possible. From show tunes, originals, New Orleans-brass classics, heavy metal, movie themes, to Chopin and beyond–it’s all fed through the DMCB brass band organ grinder to produce an outrageously macabre musical party. Learn more on DMCB's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/DeadMusicCapitalBand Filmed by Jeff Zavala on March 25, 2012. Produced by Jeff Zavala. A ZGraphix Production. http://zgraphix.org

Chicago performance art group Environmental Encroachment (EE) uses circus theatrics and an artist marching band to create unique entertainment environments. Performances can include costumes, live music, parades, acrobatics, fire spinning, spontaneous appearances, antics, and audience interaction. EE Marching Band’s music uses North African, Latin, and traditional American rhythms, fused with electric bass and a brass section. Melodies are folkloric fusions, and creations inspired from New Orleans, Jazz and Rock. EE encourages participation, dance, and freeing the spirit. Learn more about Environmental Encroachment: http://encroach.net/ Filmed by Jeff Zavala on March 25, 2012. Produced by Jeff Zavala. A ZGraphix Production. http://zgraphix.org

We believe in using music to help fuel social change, have fun and build community. Forward! marching band is an ever changing group of musicians of all skill levels. We play tunes from the folk, rock, Klezmer, Balkan and Americana genres. Our band consists of a diverse range of ages, musicianship and abilities. Instruments featured in Forward! run the gamut from traditional band instruments such as snare drums and trumpets to home brewed xylophones and plastic buckets. We love costumes, silly hats and spectacle! We share the duties of researching and arranging musical selections, directing and shaping rehearsals, costuming, and scheduling the band. Forward! marching band brings lively tunes to political protests, marches and rallies, parades, and community events.

MINOR MISHAP MARCHING BAND is a 25 piece renegade circus brass band. They are an absurd expression of boisterous pandemonium– Bourbon street meets Budapest.http://minormishap.com/ Twenty of the most exciting, original, and talented community street bands from across North America will perform absolutely free in streets, parks, and neighborhoods throughout Austin for the inaugural HONK!TX festival, from March 11th to 13th, 2011. Inspired by the success of the original HONK! Festival in Somerville, Massachusetts and HONK! Fest West in Seattle, Washington, HONK!TX is a non-profit and grassroots gathering of street bands that defy simple categorization. Bands will play unamplified and without built stages, breaking down any barriers between the crowd and performers. The bands range in size from four to forty members, all diverse in age, ethnicity, and musical background. They represent various performance traditions, including New Orleans second line brass, European klezmer, Balkan and Romani music, and festivals such as Mardi Gras and Brazilian Carnaval. HONK!TX is made possible by the wholehearted support of neighborhood associations, local businesses, city officials, and other community members. Volunteers will provide housing, transportation, and their time at the festival. The festival has raised funds from over 230 individual donations through a kickstarter.com campaign. Wheatsville Food Co-op, Whole Foods Market, and SXSW are major sponsors along with fiscal and in-kind support from numerous other local businesses. The HONK!TX Organizing Committee is comprised of the Minor Mishap Marching Band, Austin's own community street band, and iLoveMikeLitt, a local arts and culture group. More information, including full band lineup, locations and hours, is available athttp://www.honktx.org/ Produced by Jeff Zavala. A ZGraphix production.http://zgraphix.org/

Twenty of the most exciting, original, and talented community street bands from across North America will perform absolutely free in streets, parks, and neighborhoods throughout Austin for the inaugural HONK!TX festival, from March 11th to 13th, 2011. The first HONK! festival took place in 2006 in Somerville, Massachusetts, when local community street band Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society set about envisioning and creating a festival to celebrate the growing nationwide community of activist marching bands and the community-rooted union of art, activism, and music. In their first year, HONK! brought in bands from as far away as Chicago and Vancouver. And, that festival continues to feature street bands from around North America and countries as far away as Italy, and it continues to draw the support of area residents, businesses, arts groups, volunteers, politicians and citizens. Inspired by the success of the original HONK! Festival in Somerville, Massachusetts and HONK! Fest West in Seattle, Washington, HONK!TX is a non-profit and grassroots gathering of street bands that defy simple categorization. Bands will play unamplified and without built stages, breaking down any barriers between the crowd and performers. The bands range in size from four to forty members, all diverse in age, ethnicity, and musical background. They represent various performance traditions, including New Orleans second line brass, European klezmer, Balkan and Romani music, and festivals such as Mardi Gras and Brazilian Carnaval. HONK!TX is made possible by the wholehearted support of neighborhood associations, local businesses, city officials, and other community members. Volunteers will provide housing, transportation, and their time at the festival. The festival has raised funds from over 230 individual donations through a kickstarter.com campaign.

MINOR MISHAP MARCHING BAND is a 25 piece renegade circus brass band. They are an absurd expression of boisterous pandemonium– Bourbon street meets Budapest.http://minormishap.com Twenty of the most exciting, original, and talented community street bands from across North America will perform absolutely free in streets, parks, and neighborhoods throughout Austin for the inaugural HONK!TX festival, from March 11th to 13th, 2011. Inspired by the success of the original HONK! Festival in Somerville, Massachusetts and HONK! Fest West in Seattle, Washington, HONK!TX is a non-profit and grassroots gathering of street bands that defy simple categorization. Bands will play unamplified and without built stages, breaking down any barriers between the crowd and performers. The bands range in size from four to forty members, all diverse in age, ethnicity, and musical background. They represent various performance traditions, including New Orleans second line brass, European klezmer, Balkan and Romani music, and festivals such as Mardi Gras and Brazilian Carnaval. HONK!TX is made possible by the wholehearted support of neighborhood associations, local businesses, city officials, and other community members. Volunteers will provide housing, transportation, and their time at the festival. The festival has raised funds from over 230 individual donations through a kickstarter.com campaign. Wheatsville Food Co-op, Whole Foods Market, and SXSW are major sponsors along with fiscal and in-kind support from numerous other local businesses. The HONK!TX Organizing Committee is comprised of the Minor Mishap Marching Band, Austin's own community street band, and iLoveMikeLitt, a local arts and culture group. More information, including full band lineup, locations and hours, is available at http://www.honktx.org Produced by Jeff Zavala. A ZGraphix production. http://zgraphix.org