Somerville Symphony Orkestar

Blossoming Somerville, MA, the Somerville Symphony Orkestar is a gypsy-punk band. After releasing their first album in 2011, the band has performed on WERS, the ArtBeat Festival, and Boston's First night. Raised by gypsy badgers, Joel Edinberg founded the SSO after meeting guitarist and space cowboy Travis Pullman, along with Richey Talley. After searching the Siberian wilderness for the finest musicians, they met up with Gabriel Solomon, Pete Fanelli, and Matt Ellis. With their powers combined, the SSO beats Balkan, Klezmer, and Rock music into a funk-punky pulp. Six-piece arrangements reign in the chaos only to explode into equal parts mosh-pit and horah.