Indie

Second annual Bloc Porchfest celebration, in the courtyard! We'll be serving some special treats from Forge Baking Company. Get there early to secure a seat at a picnic table!

12 - 12:45
ali mcguirk (jazz, r&b, soul, rock)
http://www.alisings.xyz/

1 - 1:45
civic (Americana-tinged folk-rock)
https://civicmusic.bandcamp.com/

2 - 2:45
the weisstronauts (instrumental surf, twang, spy)
http://www.weisstronauts.com/

Die Nacktschnecken comprise of 3 permanent and occasional guest musician, playing banjo, guitar, uke, mandolin, clarinet, and keys. A few original songs supplement a carefully curated collection of covers and standards from German, Irish, and American tradition. We share the stage with A Proper Mob.

Two Bands, One Porch (side yard)

Found Audio

Found Audio is a Grassrock/Psychfolk band from Somerville that makes up its own genres. John Bragg vox/guitar, Tim Brown guitar/vox, Joe Bouchard keys, Peter Omalyev bass/vox, Denny Kennedy drums. www.foundaudiomusic.com

SEBIO

An email in early 2015 about a guitar pedal led guitarist/vocalist Stephan Nordgren to guitarist James Forbes. After recruiting bassist Erica Belden and drummer Brett Pieper, SEBIO (SEE-be-oh) was born.

After forming, SEBIO swung through most of the local venues, where they performed new material and songs off of Nordgren’s 2012 EP, “In Hardwood Groves”.

For more about SEBIO, check out www.sebiotheband.com

The Blue Ribbons was formed by singer/songwriter/keyboardist James Rohr. They have been building a base of devoted fans with their original and soulful music. Described as “Ray Charles and Tom Waits on a pirate ship with Sun Ra and Captain Beefheart,” they combine “upbeat disillusionment and celebratory fatalism with musicianship”.

– Charan Devereux;Boston Globe

Kristina Stapelfeld is a songwriter from Long Island, NY currently living in the Boston area. She used to perform in NYC under the name Living In Polaroids from 2007-12. She began actively playing again in 2015.

Scout Somerville says, "This Somerville-based musician plays the kind of stripped-down, heartbreak folk that’s reminiscent of Rilo Kiley or early Waxahatchee—all breathy vocals over sparse, acoustic arrangements."

Being a Locavore isn't just about loving the farm fresh food on your plate...

Cuisine en Locale is thrilled to be taking part in the Somerville Arts Council's 5 year running PORCHFEST by transforming our back lot into our very own back "porch!"

Between 12 and 2pm get your boogie on with live local music, tasty sliders & tacos made from fresh farm-to-plate ingredients, and cool refreshments of both the all-ages and adult variety...

WHY WOLVES?
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WHY WOLVES!!

Indie Rock
Catchy Melodies
Eye Candy

What more would you want on a sunny saturday?!

Think about it...

Listen to our song Desire here or check out our Facebook BandPage
for more songs! Sing along with us next weekend!

www.facebook.com/whywolves
www.facebook.com/whywolves
www.facebook.com/whywolves

A motley collection of reformed band geeks, we're all about lyrically driven progressive folk rock, toast, and fitting on to tiny stages. There will be horns.

Cake Street is made up of Anna (Band Manager), and college a cappella friends Emma, Chloe and Danielle (vocals, guitar, and percussion). We mostly cover popular folk music with lots of cool vocal harmonies.

Cake Street was formed when Emma's forever-roommate Abbey accidentally combined the expressions 'easy street' and 'piece of cake', and everyone was like, damn, we should form a band and call it THAT.

Join us at Bloc, at 11 Bow Street in Union Square as we celebrate our first year participating in Porchfest! We will welcome a handful of awesome local bands to our beautiful outdoor courtyard. Grab a seat at a picnic table, sip on an iced coffee or fresh lemonade, and enjoy the music!

Music is from noon to 2PM.

This year, we are stoked to have sets from some of our favorite local musicians and cafe regulars!

Dan Blakeslee (www.danblakeslee.com)
Miss Geo (www.missgeomusic.com)
The Grownup Noise (www.thegrownupnoise.com)