SNACKTIME Brass band brings joy to Philly streets, 2022 PHS Flower Show

The group is the creation of tenor saxophonist Ben Stocker and tuba participant Sam Gellerstein.

Finest pals since 2010, they grew up collectively in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Each got here to Philadelphia to check music after which began instructing and enjoying wherever they might. Till the pandemic hit in March of 2020.

No one had any gigs. No one had any work and as they thought of how they might nonetheless safely play, they thought ‘if folks cannot go to the present, why not deliver the present to the folks?’

So, with out of doors eating turning into a factor, they gathered a few of their musician pals and began going to Rittenhouse Sq. and enjoying for folks consuming outdoors.

A joyous brass band parading down the desolate streets of Middle Metropolis bringing somewhat gentle to a darkish time.

Two years later, SNACKTIME has carried out at Sixers video games and final 12 months’s Flower Present.

This 12 months, they’re again on the Flower Present. They will carry out together with DJ Diamond Kuts at Flowers after Hours, the final Saturday night time of the present.

PHS additionally invited SNACKTIME to curate a mini music competition for the Flower Present.

They booked 28 bands in all, three every day of the nine-day Flower Present.

So you possibly can stroll the attractive gardens from a number of the world’s main panorama and floral designers. Take a break to get one thing to eat and take heed to a reside band for a couple of hours, after which return and discover some extra gardens.

For individuals who need somewhat SNACKTIME of their day by day life, the band is dropping its debut album July fifteenth, entitled Sounds From the Road Stay.

And the Florida natives need to be synonymous with Philadelphia

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PHS Philadelphia Flower Present |Flower Present Tickets
June 11-19
FDR Park, 1500 Pattison Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19145
Flowers After Hours |Flower After Hours tickets
Saturday, June 18, 8:30-11:30pm