New Orleans-style street band

Dirty Water Brass Band is a Boston-based undefinable raucous street band, a staunch contributor to the many grooves that make this town tick. We bring our movable block party to you, doesn’t matter where. Our style is eclectic, a mix of second line, soul, R&B, motown, rock, jazz and more. Oh, and we do NOT "have to be in by twelve o'clock!"

Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass Band is a 30-piece "raucous, stomp-your-foot-and-belt-out-the-choruses" New Orleans-style street band, based in Somerville and Cambridge. Our mission is to fight for social justice causes and support community events while having fun and spreading joy through our music. We are also a part of the organizing force behind HONK!, a festival of activist street bands that takes place every October in Davis Square.

Dirty Water Brass Band, a Boston-based undefinable raucous street band, a staunch contributor to the many grooves that make this town tick. We bring our movable block party to you, doesn’t matter where. Our style is eclectic, a mix of second line, soul, R&B, motown, rock, jazz and more. And we do NOT "have to be in by twelve o'clock!" 

Feel free to "love that dirty water” at facebook.com/dirtywaterbrassband.

We're a ten-or-so piece street band that loves playing out on the streets of Somerville, Cambridge, and Boston (or otherwise at roller derby bouts, or at local breweries, or at your wedding...)! Stick around and you'll hear some surf rock, some New Orleans jazz/funk, some pop, some Klezmer, some punk.. a little bit of everything.

The Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass Band is a 30 piece “raucous, stomp-your-foot-and-belt-out-the-choruses” New Orleans-style street band based in Somerville/Cambridge, Massachusetts. We combine music with social action, slamming out the sounds of the legendary Crescent City for peace rallies, street festivals, parades, and benefits.We are also a part of the organizing force behind the HONK! Festival of activist street bands that takes place every October in Somerville’s Davis Square.

The Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass Band is a 30 piece “raucous, stomp-your-foot-and-belt-out-the-choruses” New Orleans-style street band based in Somerville & Cambridge, Massachusetts. We combine music with social action; slamming out the sounds of the legendary Crescent City for peace rallies, street festivals, parades, and benefits.We are also a part of the organizing force behind HONK! a festival of activist street bands that takes place every October in Somerville’s Davis Square.