Somerville's Artbeat festival

09.04    

The Somerville Art Council’s Artbeat 2013 took Davis Square by artistic storm on Friday night. One of the area’s largest and most innovative arts festivals, the micro-themed celebration included over a dozen bands, dance troupes, craft vendors, food, and micro-themed activities.


Pictured: Community members were encouraged to purchase Artbeat dog tags for $3. The funds support Artbeat, the Art Council, and Somerville artists.





The Somerville Art Council’s Artbeat 2013 took Davis Square by artistic storm on Friday night. One of the area’s largest and most innovative arts festivals, the micro-themed celebration included over a dozen bands, dance troupes, craft vendors, food, and micro-themed activities.


Pictured: Community members were encouraged to purchase Artbeat dog tags for $3. The funds support Artbeat, the Art Council, and Somerville artists.


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Animal Hospital Ensemble, a group of 28 musicians, provided organic “surround sound” by forming a circle in which participants enter to hear the performance.


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Jesse Sherman performed with Animal Hospital Ensemble for the first time at Artbeat. The ensemble is an offshoot of Animal Hospital, a project by musician Kevin Micka.


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Michael Hutcherson said he has drummed with Animal Hospital Ensemble from the group’s beginning in 2011.


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Andy Tomasello was one of the 28 musicians who played with Animal Hospital Ensemble during Artbeat 2013.


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Jason Heasley was one of the many guitarists that played with Animal Hospital Ensemble.


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Dancers Lacey Sasso (left) and Sarah Mosca of Six One Seven Dance Collective performed during Artbeat. Their performance focused on making large movements in small, confined spaces.


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Artbeat’s MicroMeet invited community members to sit down with a stranger for three minutes and get to know each other by asking questions.


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Community members asked questions during MicroMeet such as: “What possession means the most to you?” and “If you were to buy me a present knowing nothing about me other than what I look like, what would that present be?”


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Russ Gershon (left) and Mark Zaleski played with Either/Orchestra during Artbeat.


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Community members had fun listening to music in the great outdoors of Seven Hills Park.


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Vicente Lebron played drums during Either/Orchestra’s performance.


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Six One Seven Dance Collective performed while bands readied the stage for the next act.


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Festival-goers purchased food from Red Bones Truck during the festival.


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Diva Indian Bistro provided samosas, pakora, and curry during the festival.


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Dendê and Band performed as dusk set in on Friday night. Dendê’s music combines Brazil’s rhythm heavy music with the grooves of afrobeat, reggae, and merengue.


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Dendê pounded drums and encouraged the audience to sing with him.


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Amarildo Costa played drums for Dendê during the performance.


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Whiskey Kill closed out the night. Jose Solorzano played the upright bass.


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Tom Ferry and John Cortes of Whiskey Kill worked the crowd. Whiskey Kill is a high-energy rockabilly band based in Somerville that plays original music.


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