Holiday all-day band affairs can be so overwhelming, and so hard to cover comprehensively in a limited space. Take the King Day Peace-a-thon at Hamilton’s: this many bands, who were bracing (Crisscross Prickleback), slow (Alligator Pipe), quirky (Teleostei), loud (The Audax), smart (Arch Elon), shimmering (Ishie Rose), vapid (Style Mys), vivacious (Testudo), slick (Chrys Emys), slight (Sea Lily), saggy (Siggy Laria), sharp (The Calamites), ridiculous (Fossilized Dung) and so odd we’re still searching for the best adjective besides “odd” (Grallator).

The stage was decorated in purple streamers, which had all been destroyed by the time the third band had played. Each act did a full 45-minute. Changeovers were remarkably fast, thanks to Q (moonlighting from the Bullfinch) and his crew. Someone thought to bring cheese plates and popcorn. Wild, long, ungainly, unbalanced, perhaps even unnecessary. But undoubtedly overwhelming.

Tonight: The Human Bedbug and sister act Winghead at the Bullfinch. Someone go tell the little girl across the street. She likes bugs… Ox-Eyed Oreo, the regional soul band, at Hamilton’s… Lori Cariid Pirillo at the new World Stage Center (or is it World Center Stage?) at the College on the Hill… Pancake Batfish, one long jam, at D’ollaire’s…