With a defiant musical ensemble leading the way, demonstrators in Boston’s weekly Tesla Takedown rally sang, chanted and protested Elon Musks’ unelected role in the federal government March 9.

The Back Bay protests, which started Feb. 15, have since gained momentum week by week. Signs reading “Musk to Mars” and “Stop the Coup” filled the crowd of more than 300 outside the Boylston Street Tesla showroom.

Similar protests have taken place across the nation throughout February and March in response to Musk’s growing role within President Donald Trump’s administration and his leadership of the controversial Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

“I’ve been really alarmed and disturbed by the slash-and-burn firings by Elon Musk. I was just completely disturbed by his role in the new administration,” said Gabriel Robinson, an illustrator from Cambridge. “He’s an unelected, unrepresentative person and I’ve just been trying to figure out a way to act.”