Mikee - Trombone, Acrobatics
Dan - Trombone, Trumpet
Rich C - Trombone
Cale - Trombone/flute/flag
Jimmy V - Baritone Sax
Josh - Tenor Sax
Jeff - Trumpet
Adam C - Trumpet
Tara T - Trumpet
David Ma - Percussion, Theremin
John - Flip-Flopsy - Bass
Hazel - She Drums
Sache - drums
Mister Petey - drums
Carlos Desperdicio - Percussion
Blake - Percussion
Becky Slaptone - Drums
Bobzilla - Drums, Clowning
David Md - Hoop/Flag
Adam Zeisler - Juggler
Kate - Acrobatics, Fire Dancing, Percussion, flute
Alex - French horn
Troops, Nodes and ALUMNI : Dave Christensen, Jay, Frank T and FrankL, Natalie D, Mickey Mike, Sache, Bret, Jeni Swerdlow, Robin Barcus, Heather and Quentin, Jamie Topper
"Jims Bendira", Nate Animal Torrence, Pong, Whitey, Bobby Danger, Shane, Evelina, Matthew, Troy, Laurie, Spark "Ha Ish Zekeem", Mike Morton, TJ Darwin, KarmaCarmellina,
Tyna, Rachelle, Michael Wolven, Josh, Ben and all Burners, Steve Raden, The
Rev. Larry Mu, Tom Dennehy "Breakfast", JR Bob Dobbs, Coriander, Willis, Deron,
Vinnie, Peter K, Patrick, Steve Peto, Fitz, Rick Bach, Eric A, Andrea, Jose C,
Dave Meyers, Arturo, Eduardo, Phil, John Rice, Rachel Thoele, Roxanna,
Lane, Cindy L, Ruth, MetaStu, Troy, Sebastion and Zoey, special thanks to AmyJ costumes
folk, trance, funk, P-Funk, James Brown , Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Louis, Duke, Bix, New Orleans, SouthCentralNorth America, Africa, Morocco, Cuba, Mali, Haiti, Dogon, Nibiru, Sitchin, Asia, activists, environments, clowns, Merry Pranksters, Frankie Capri, Jah, marching bands, woodstock, burning man, sesame street, mr rogers, chic-a-go-go, Gnaowa, Berbers, Voodoo, Congas, Carnivale, Merengue, Sahhhhlsa, gnomes, organics, busking, raw street art, spontanaity, hip-hop, Monk, Tito Puente, snotgurgle the troll, Piasa Bird, ancient astronauts of Ohm-Bah, Tofishy,
Sounds Like
Gnomes playing Oscar De Leon, Gypsy Pirates playing Moroccan music, P-Fun not on crack, aliens simultaneously seeping up from the ground playing theremin, Whale orgy, funky ancient astronauts, Dixieland Carnivale, Dogon processions, Berber drumline, the navigational shriek of the gaitas, Chicagoans can't escape da Blues, multi-rhythmic trance convulsions/nirvanna, "the new Chicago sound", XTREME energy, what we look like, how we live.
Chicago performance art group Environmental Encroachmnet (EE) uses circus theatrics, live music and costumes to create unique entertainment environments, parades, processions, shows, artist marching band encroachments and art happenings.
EE combines a costumed marching band with multi-media stage performance antics including dancers, hooping, juggling and skits. EE wants people to interact, be a part, be curious, dance, play.
EE can do children's shows, Holiday events, street busking, tactical encroachments, festivals, rituals, ceremonies, vaudevillian skits, electric and accoustic music jams, funerals and births.
EE has performed:
World Refugee Day
Buddha's Peace and Happiness Parade
NASCAR
Lollapalooza
Puppetropolis
Krannert Museum of Art
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Houston Art Car Parade and Museum
Chicago Folk and Roots Fest
Chicago World Music Festival
HONK Festivals: Boston and Seattle
Burning Man
Chiditarod Absurd Shopping Car Race
Rotary International Centennial
World Naked Bike Ride
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EE : Environmental Encroachment's Friend Space (Top 31)
you guys were so fuckin' awesome at honk. i have a bunch of video to post. bought an album last year, admit i need to listen to it more. you totally made my weekend last week. all the best.
EE- I made it to Macau. The Mid Autumn celebration is way. There are bunnies everywhere. Silk lanterns, street installations all of BUNNIES! They would love you here! I am looking forward to the parades!
yo, EE!!! too busy to miss anything, but still missing thEE throwdowns with y'all. i am busy with a million things, but most importantly, sitting with latter day sufis and making puppets with some young social justice workers in larache, poor forgotten coastal town where the US and Europe-forced kif eradication program has thrown 100K+ people into deeper destitution. unreal. it's not a DRUG it's a PLANT. duh. these young folx are awesome and are gonna be seeding the marching band/puppet meme through a triangulated moroccan/spanish/american connection. it's deep. street theater extraordinaire. and just two weeks ago, they had no idea how much power they had to make it all so real. beautiful. wish you were here. requests for moroccan goods?? send 'em. i head south in 2 weeks.
thought you might wanna know about this: "The Buddha Bunny will be a 20 foot tall meditating rabbit, sitting in full-lotus position. Running up his body will be light sources corresponding to the chakras of the body. As the week evolves our rabbit will spiritually evolve, and a new chakra will light up each night of the week, until the final chakra is lit at which point The Buddha Bunny becomes “enlightened”. This “enlightenment” will literally set off a whole series of new lighting effects woven throughout The Buddha Bunny: the eyes will light up and change color, as well as his nose, teeth, whiskers, and more. The best part is all lighting effects can be controlled by the participants of the festival."
hey so i heard something about a semi-annual anarchist halloween parade in chicago and i was wondering if that was the one you guys are playing at this year
EE: I was looking at some pictures from HONK! 2008 today and thinkin' about you all.
Hope you're coming back to Mass. in October! If not sooner....
Feel free to contact me anytime. Might even be able to help out, never know. The old Huffy's riding proud and dandy, even in the rain. Damn, I love bikes! And EE.
