Michael Shulman dresses in black, brings a lot of equipment to his street busking gigs, and plays a custom built violin that looks like a cross between a stealth bomber and something that Darth Vader would bring to a rave. As if this weren’t enough to attract the crowds he does a dance that combines [...]

Republished article , first published in FBomb Magazine Mecca: “A cosmopolitan and ethnically diverse city, holiest of Islamic meeting sites.” Bodega: “A storehouse for maturing wine, used commonly in New York to describe independent convenience stores.” Mecca Bodega perfectly fits New York. Their hammered dulcimer — a horizontal harp played by hitting the strings with [...]

Medium: Steel Drums Location: 14th Street Union Square Phone: He gave me his phone number, but I think I lost his card. Anyway, you’ll see him, he’s there pretty often Review: He’s gonna smile, ask you what you like, and then play for you. Very friendly

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Medium: contortion Location: South side of Union Square (normally at South Street Sea Port or Times Square) Website: www.yogilaser.com Email: yogilaser@yogilaser.com Phone: 347-964-1350, and cell: 347-267-3245 Kenneth Greenaway, a.k.a Yogi Laser, has been doing his act in Union Square for years. You’ll recognize him because he’s the guy in leotards who has slotted himself into [...]

I’ve probably enjoyed the music from a hundred street musicians in New York and London, often whisting their tunes now stuck in my mind, but there are few that have stayed there—especially few that are this complicated. But somehow for the last few days I’ve found my foot tapping and teeth chattering in time with [...]

At Union Square, on the North West side, canvasses bring life to a constrion site. Jude Matmor, a pleasant and amiable street artist, was happier to see me than most. I’ve found a little suspicion on the part of some, not sure that I’m either not selling something or advertizing. I suppose their suspicions are [...]