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

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: ___ ___

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 [...]

Medium: Andean Music Location: Times Square Email: nyaguaclara@yahoo.com Phone: (646) 207-4272 Website: www.nyaguaclara.com I’m pretty amazed with the Zoom H2 (the tool I use to record all the artists I meet. Not that it made them sound better than they already were, but that this outside performance on a fairly windy day in Times Square [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Medium: “Hot and Sweet” Jazz Location: 5th Avenue Easter Day Parade! Email: michael@dreamlandorchestra.com Phone: (646) 201-6624 Website: www.dreamlandorchestra.com Bio: Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra is an ensemble steeped in the hot-dance band tradition of the Jazz Age. Their size ranges from a full dance orchestra to smaller incarnations. They play their “Hot-and-Sweet” music anywhere [...]

Medium: Violin, viola, voice, piano, producer Location: Duffy Square, 47th and 7th MUNY Email: Raycurt.mc@googlemail.com Phone: 917-370-9094 Website: www.raycurt.com Bio:Duke Ellington School for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, N.Y. Vocal Studies.(1977- 1979) Dance Theater of Harlem, NYC Classical and Jazz. (1984) NEW YORK CITY: Chevalier de Saint Georges [...]

Medium: Vocals, Violin, Foot Percussion, Dance, and Theater duets Location: MUNY, Bethesda Terrace Email: thoth@skthoth.com Phone: 917-826-8190 Website: www.skthoth.com, myspace, cdbaby, youtube, yahoo, facebook, twitter Address: P.O. Box 670232 Flushing, NY 11367 Lila’Angelique bio: Thoth Bio: For the most part, my ancestry is lost in the past because of slavery and other interruptive influences. However, [...]

Medium: Appalachian Old Time Music Location: Fountain on the Southwest corner of Union Square Format: Two violins (fiddles?) and a guitar Website: Two Lost Turkeys, Flatiron String Band Email: (2 Lost Turkeys) joelwenner@verizon.net Phone:718-783-4806 Post Toe-tapping goodness. Three humble performers who don’t seem to be in a band together, or at least they didn’t offer [...]