— Pittsburgh May Day Brass BBQ

PITTON
KA
TONK
SATURDAY MAY 14, 2022
VIETNAM VETERANS PAVILION
PITTSBURGH, PA
Pittonkatonk is music without boundaries. Since 2014, Pittonkatonk is music in public spaces that belong to everyone, with no stage, no doors, and no right way to express yourself.
We’ve been a Green Festival since 2019!
— Pittsburgh May Day Brass BBQ

PITTON
KA
TONK
SATURDAY MAY 14, 2022
VIETNAM VETERANS PAVILION
PITTSBURGH, PA
Pittonkatonk is music without boundaries. Since 2014, Pittonkatonk is music in public spaces that belong to everyone, with no stage, no doors, and no right way to express yourself.
We’ve been a Green Festival since 2019!
Balkan Brass, Cumbia,
Hip-Hop, Big Bands

SATURDAY MAY 14, 2022
A one of a kind musical festival, free and open to all, connecting the dots between community, organizers, and euphoric musical experiences.
REVIEWS
PITTONKATONK 2022 is coming!
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TIME: PITTONKATONK KICKS OFF AT 1pm
DATE : SATURDAY MAY 14, 2022
WHERE: VIETNAM VETERANS PAVILION (Schenley Park)
NEED TO KNOWS
- Festival begins at 1pm
- Parking around the park is limited so we strongly encourage
- ride share
- biking,
- public transportation
- uber/lyft
- BIKE PARKING is available thanks to BikePgh (Bikes must be removed by the end of the event)
WHAT TO BRING
- Reusable water bottle
- blanket for the grass
- sunscreen, umbrella, sweatshirt
- earplugs
- money for the bands, potluck, and vendors (most accept cards)
- your I.D. (state id, passport, other form of valid identification)
POTLUCK INFO
1pm -5pm join us for a community potluck.
Bring a family size dish of food to share.
How it works
- Label your container with your name and cell number
- Please list ingredients including any allergens and dietary
- Please do not bring single use containers unless they 100% recyclable or compostable (we are aiming to be a zero waste event)
Items NOT to bring:
- Chips, pretzels, other junk food
- Bottled Water
- items that need to be reheated
Items that we encourage
- Pasta salads
- fruit salads
- fresh veggies (washed and prepped)
- homemade breads or deserts
- couscous
- quinoa salads
- fresh garden salads
AFTER THE POTLUCK
FOOD VENDORS
- Shado Beni – vegan food from Trinidad
- Spirit Pizza – Pizza
- Casa Brasil – Brazilian cuisine
BEVERAGES
- EAST END BREWING,
- BARMY SODA
- GOODLANDER COCKTAILS
PITTONK IS GOING GREEN!!!


Pittonkatonk has gone Zero Waste! Since 2019!!!
- We have partnered with the PA Resources Council to reduce waste and divert it from the landfill through recycling and compost.
- In 2021, the festival diverted 83% of its waste – the most diversion yet– and in 2022 we aim to be a recognized Zero Waste Event by diverting 90%+ from the landfill! We need your help to get there!
Here’s how you can help:
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- Reduce the landfill items you bring into the festival:
- When packing for the potluck, choose reusable trays that you can bring home with you, or use aluminum foil trays – we can clean and recycle these.
- Bring your own reusable utensils, refillable water bottle, Tupperware container and cloth napkin to the festival – take it home with at the end of the potluck.
- Pittonkatonk will provide compostable plates, utensils, and cups for the potluck, so no need to bring your own single use plates/utensils/cups!
- Avoid landfill items like vinyl tablecloths or other decorations
- Use PRC’s Zero Waste Stations, located throughout the festival:
- Compost
- All potluck materials can go in the compost! Food, plain paper plates, paper napkins, wooden utensils, and BPI-certified compostable cups can go in the compost.
- Late night food vendor packaging is also compostable!
- Cups from East End are compostable!
- Recycling
- Aluminum cans, plastic bottles, glass bottles (please empty before throwing them in!)
- Cardboard and paper
- NO other plastic (cups, containers, clamshells, plastic utensils)
- Landfill
- Everything else! Zip ties, plastic clingwrap, etc
- NO food, liquids, or compostable or recyclable items
- Compost
- Reduce the landfill items you bring into the festival:
- For more Zero Waste tips, visit www.prc.org/programs/zwpa/

RULES
- RESPECT THE PARK!
- RESPECT THE PEOPLE!
- RESPECT YOURSELF!
We encourage visitors to bring their own water bottle, blankets, camping chairs.
Clean up after yourself and your neighbor.
The bands!
OUR 2022 LINEUP
SON ROMPE PERA
Gili Yalo & ANBESSA ORCHESTRA
KIKO VILLAMIZAR
UNDERTOW BRASS BAND
(formerly What Cheer? Brigade)
DETROIT PARTY MARCHING BAND
BITCH THUNDER
COL EAGLEBURGER BAND
BIG BLITZ
1HOOD MEDIA
TIMBELEZA
MAY DAY MARCHING BAND
AFRO YAQUi MUSIC COLLECTIVE
Son Rompe Pera
Born and raised in the deep outskirts of Mexico City, the Gama brothers are keeping alive the rich legacy of marimba music running through their family with their latest project, Son Rompe Pera. While firmly rooted in the tradition of this historic instrument, their fresh take on the folk icon challenges its limits as never before, moving it into the garage/punk world of urban misfits and firmly planting it in the 21st century.
Gili Yalo & Anbessa Orchestra
Gili Yalo is one of the most intriguing musicians in the music scene in Israel. Gili combines Ethiopian roots with Soul, Funk, Psychedelic and Jazz music. Gili Yalo incorporates sounds from traditional Ethiopian music into a contemporary music production. The result is an exceptional, rich, vivid melody accompanied by Gili’s unique voice with lyrics in both English and Amharic.
Anbessa Orchestra is a 7 piece band based in Brooklyn NY that draws its inspiration from the diverse musical culture of Ethiopia, combining these unique sounds with the more western sounds of Funk, Jazz, R&B and Rock. The band has been a prominent figure on the NY scene and has played alongside legendary Ethiopian keyboardist/composer Hailu Mergia.
Detroit Party Marching Band
An ever-evolving collective of Detroit area musicians devoted to unanticipated revelry, driving jams, and the power of the un-amplified horn blast. DPMB blurs the line between performance space and public space, bringing the Party to the audience with aggressive intimacy and an in-your-face attitude.
Undertow Brass Band
Undertow Brass Band (fwa What Cheer? Brigade) is a 20-piece brass band from Providence, RI, USA. We prove that great parties need no electricity. A Pittonkatonk staple are returning in 2022
Kiko Villamizar
1HOOD
We seek to establish a platform for artistic expression in efforts to further the economic and creative advancement of artists, as well the active engagement of diverse audiences.
Afro Yaqui Music Collective
An encounter with the Afro Yaqui Music Collective may be the most inspiring musical experience of your life.” Afro Yaqui creates music in which culture and language fuse with catchy melodies and mind-bending harmony to enhance appreciation for diversity in an increasingly multicultural world.
Big Blitz
May Day Marching Band
We are a community-based band that welcomes members of all skill levels. We like playing fun and funky music at parades, rallies, protests, picnics, fiestas and other events. We also love to show up random places and surprise ya!
come visit & participate in the activist greenhouse.
Pittonkatonk is commissioning new music about justice to world premiere on May 11, 2019, featuring collaborations with:

May Day Marching Band & Casa San Jose SOY
Immigration & Equality

Afro Yaqui Music Collective & 1Hood & Sio-Rox Marching Band
Water Quality

Lemon Bucket Orkestra and Sto Rox Marching Band
Cultural Exchange

Hugo Cruz and Caminos
But, What is Pittonkatonk?
Education

Event

Activism
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