DECEMBER 16, 2025
The Burren, Somerville, MA
SET LIST
“Which Side Are You On” (Florence Reece), The Good Trouble Brass Band
“She Works Hard for the Money” (Donna Summer), The Good Trouble Brass Band
“You Don’t Own Me” (Lesley Gore), Abbie Barrett
“Freedumb,” Abbie Barrett
“Clones (We’re All)” (Alice Cooper), Linnea Herzog
“210,” Linnea Herzog (Linnea’s Garden)
“Real People” (Common), Paul Willis
“Social Commentary and Advocacy,” Paul Willis
“Sunday Bloody Sunday” (U2), Linda Twiss Gioscia
“Mad As Hell,” Linda Twiss Gioscia (Roxy and the Crisis)
“Something in the Air” (Thunderclap Newman), Chris Cote
“You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” (Thurl Ravenscroft), Chris Cote
“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” (John and Yoko/Plastic Ono Band), Paid Protesters and guests
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
THE GOOD TROUBLE BRASS BAND began more than 20 years ago as the Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass Band, participating in anti-war protests with Vermont’s long-running Bread & Puppet Theater. In 2006, the group established the first Honk! Festival of Activist Street Bands in Davis Square, a joyous annual event that has spread to cities around the world. The group changed their name in 2023 to honor the late Congressman John Lewis and his signature motto about social activism.
ABBIE BARRETT is a Boston Music Award-winning songwriter who has shared stages with the B52s, the Motels, and Rhett Miller. Her band includes two Paid Protesters, Mike Oram and Ed Valauskas, as well as drummer Rice Edmonston.
LINNEA HERZOG is the founder and namesake of Linnea’s Garden, a trio that combines punk, riot grrrl, and Goth into a danceable blend that identifies as “punky pro-sex, love and rock ‘n’ roll,” in the words of Boston Groupie News. In her spare time, Dr. Herzog is a systems neuroscientist.
Jamaica Plain native PAUL WILLIS is a hip-hop artist and educator. The director of programming at Beat the Odds, a Boston-based non-profit that offers creative development opportunities for low-income students, He is the author of “Hip Hop Leadership,” a blueprint for teaching leadership through music.
LINDA TWISS GIOSCIA is the frontwoman of Roxy and the Crisis, a band of avatars “born in revolution and nurtured in the digital universe.” In her other life, Linda is a nationally recognized dancer and dance instructor, and onetime Miss Brockton.
CHRIS COTE is a guitarist, bassist, voiceover artist, and chameleonic singer who has performed in various Boston-based bands, including Seks Bomba, the Upper Crust, and Duke Robillard and His All-Star Band.
RAHSAAN HALL is the president and CEO of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts. He previously served as the director of the Racial Justice program for the Massachusetts ACLU. A civil rights attorney and ordained AME minister, Rahsaan is also the emcee of Boston’s No Kings protest rallies.
SPECIAL THANKS TO ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS
Eric Salt
Brian, Caleb, and Samo of The Good Trouble Brass Band
MEDIA
Good Trouble Brass Band, “She Works Hard for the Money” (Donna Summer). December 16, 2025 at The Burren, in Somerville, MA. Shot and edited by Racer Soares.
Dave Maloney on ICE alerts, on December 16, 2025 at The Burren, in Somerville, MA. Shot and edited by Racer Soares.
Rahsaan Hall: Welcome to the Resistance. Keep Singing. December 16, 2025 at The Burren, in Somerville, MA. Shot and edited by Racer Soares.
Linda Twiss-Gioscia, “Mad As Hell.” December 16, 2025 at The Burren, in Somerville, MA. Shot and edited by Racer Soares.
Joyce Linehan on tending a garden. December 16, 2025 at The Burren, in Somerville, MA. Shot and edited by Racer Soares.
Linnea Herzog, “Clones” (Alice Cooper). December 16, 2025 at The Burren, in Somerville, MA. Shot and edited by Racer Soares.
Chris Cote, “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” (Thurl Ravenscroft). December 16, 2025 at The Burren, in Somerville, MA. Shot and edited by Racer Soares.
Paul Willis, “Social Commentary and Advocacy.” December 16, 2025 at The Burren, in Somerville, MA. Shot and edited by Racer Soares.