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Acapella Soul AGAIN! – But this time with interview

Aug 10th, 2010 | By Nick | Category: - Soul, Performances, Profiles, • Street Musician

Man, I love these guys. I can’t say it enough. They are fantastic. Not only that, but they seem to be getting some action from Undercover New York – so I must be doing something right! Let’s hope it’s the same for all y’all, Nick x



The Human Floor – ouch!

Aug 9th, 2010 | By Nick | Category: - Other Performer, Profiles, • Street Performer

This video is NSFS! (Not Safe for for Your Stomach) Pete Tino, a.k.a The Human Floor. Medium: Being in pain Email: lifter1121@comcast.net Phone: (508) 221-8670 Websites: youtube facebook myspace BIO: Pete’s acts include: Beds Of Nails, Broken Glass Act, Buried Alive Act, Cinder Block Act, Animal Trap Act, Human Block Head, Human Dart Board, Human [...]



USA Break Dancers

Aug 6th, 2010 | By Nick | Category: - Acrobat/Dancer, Profiles, • Street Performer

Genre: Break Dancing Email: usadancers@aol.com Website: www.usabreakdancers.com Resume The USA Break Dancers are the winners of 2009 street performers world championships held annually in Dublin Ireland. This award winning troop of dancers is based out of The Bronx NY. The group performs their high-energy interactive show for millions of people around the world. The USA [...]



Mrs. kanYe West is Coming to Town!

Aug 4th, 2010 | By Nick | Category: - Hip Hop, Profiles, • Street Musician

Hey, I just received an email from “Mrs. KanYe West” (Linda) who says she’s coming to New York from Chicago, and wanted to say hi. Lets all make her feel welcome. Here’s her info: Medium: Vocalist Website: www.mrskanyewest.com Here are a couple of videos: ___ ___



Nine months of (mis)adventure busking in NYC subways

Jun 23rd, 2010 | By Nick | Category: News

- By Gio Safari It’s been a long time since I last wrote for UndercoverNY. I have been very busy with a thousand different projects – I’m not sure I’m even exaggerating! – and this website was out of commission for a long time. Now that it’s up and running, better than ever, I thought [...]



June 2010 – Summer’s Here!

Jun 23rd, 2010 | By Nick | Category: News

Well, here’s just a short video about the beginning of June. What fun it is when the sun comes out! Must have gotten a good ten acts in, which I’m fairly proud of. Hope you enjoy, and some of them are up elsewhere on the site too.



The Dirty Urchins

Jun 22nd, 2010 | By Nick | Category: - Rock/Indie, - Traditional/Folk, Profiles, • Street Musician

Medium: Folk Rock/Indie Location: The Mall, Central Park Email: info@thedirtyurchins.com Website: www.thedirtyurchins.com If there is such a thing as the Undercover New York “bump”, I’ve reserved it until now. The Dirty Urchins, the the form I found them, were just fantastic. They were missing one of their number (I think the guy’s name is David [...]



My Second Museum Mile

Jun 22nd, 2010 | By Nick | Category: News

Well, I’m a little surprised that it’s already been a year since the last museum mile – obviously I’ve not been doing enough since the last one. However, it was really nice to see all the familiar faces, not least the three kids who bring their strings out and gather a crowd. They’re a little [...]



Anthony Southgate

Jun 21st, 2010 | By Nick | Category: - Blues, - Rock/Indie, Profiles, • Street Musician

Medium: Guitar Location: 5th Avenue Email: rnbmusiclover62@yahoo.com Phone: (732) 425-4915 I have to admit that not all street performers are great musicians. Neither are they all exceptional performers. But, if you’re going to measure a player’s worth by the effect that they have, Anthony Southgate is just perfect. Sitting in an unobtrusive spot on the [...]



New York Blue Funk Orchestra

Jun 21st, 2010 | By Nick | Category: - Rock/Indie, Profiles, • Street Musician

Medium: Funkaliscious Location: Washington Square Park Email: o-stargod@yahoo.com Phone: (314) 484-3257 90º and awesome. That was Washington Square Park when I turned up. It wasn’t my end destination, so I was just passing through, but I’m glad I did; this band is funky (in the good way). I don’t know much about the New York [...]