Saturday, April 26, 2014

Procession of the Species 2014

Seamus swears that it has never rained during the Procession, but as we've learned from the stock market, past performance is no guarantee of the future.  This year, the band went as a field of flowers, and were generously watered by the sky.

What a lovely bouquet!

We're creeping up on the lions (photo by Lauren Howard)
We even made the front page of the paper (photo by Tony Overman)

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Alexis's (& Aleteia's & Andy's) 50th Birthday Par-TAY!

Alexis (from the Carnival Band) knows tthere's no better way to spend your 50th birthday party than with two marching bands.  So she invited ARA up to Vancouver B.C. for a real shin-dig.  What a joy to play with our sister HONK band.

Carnies in action!

What a fabulous dance-y crowd!

Saturday, April 5, 2014

NW Detention Center Hunger Strike Support Rally


The Arteisans Rumbled up to Tacoma to play for the Not1More Deportation rally in support of the NW Detention Center detainees' hunger strike. 

Each of these 200 flowers represent 10,000 people - 2 million have been deported in 6 years
A sampling of the attendees

A little musical interlude

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Mardi Gras Bar Hop

Nothing says Fat Tuesday like a brass band!  Artesian Rumble hopped through five bars on our way across Olympia with a crowd of dancers in tow.

Starting at the Eastside Tavern (photo by Lee Miller)

Andy: "Most dangerous thing I've ever done was to stand on a BroHo table." (photo by Lee Miller)

Bringin' down the house at the BroHo (photo by Justin McDowell)

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Party with Samba Olywa

What could be more fun than to party with our sister band Samba OlyWa?  Potluck and Mardi gras/Carnivale music abounded!

Photo by Justin McDowell



Monday, January 20, 2014

MLK Lobby Day 2014

We again rumbled through town, encouraging POWER & Washington CAN in their lobbying efforts for social justice.
Yes indeed
View of the parade and Seamus' megaphone

Our instruments had lunch together afterwards

Friday, January 10, 2014

Evergreen Basketball

Dressed in Evergreen's green and white and geoducks, Artesian Rumble cheered on both the men's and women's basketball teams.
We're playing for YOU (photo from OlySports' Twitter)
What a crowd!
Christine's playing a love song for John's geoduck hat