Making yet another discovery at the usual spot by Union Square where many musicians I came across usually perform, I found a young man named Steven Bartashev, 23, of Brooklyn with drumsticks in his hand rocking out.
Bartashev showing off his skills on the drums!
To my shock, Bartashev happens to be a Senior at Baruch College just like me. “I don’t perform as often as I like, I’m majoring in philosophy and minoring in math,” he said. “Sometimes I go play the piano at the school. It’s so nice to sit there, I tried cello once in high school though and that was hard!”
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Andrew Kalleen, A musician performing in Brooklyn was arrested after he refused to stop playing his music, causing a feud with the cops caught on video. (nydailynews)
Many New York subway performers come together to take a stand towards the police after the incident with Kalleen occurred to show their support. (huffingtonpost)
Concerning reasons why so many subway performers are getting arrested. (columbiaspectator)
A little girl lets loose and dances along with a crowd of people to the beat of a fellow subway musicians music causing excitement. (aol)
A look into this years annual 2014 Music Under New York Program competition held in Grand Central Station. (mic)
U2 star Bono becomes a street musician for the day as he does a free performance for charity in Dublin as he does every year for the holidays. (nytimes)
Two young street performers show off their creativity as they perform with their homemade guitars made of brooms and shovels. (ultimateguitar)
Timothy Rusterholz, 32, of La Crosse, Wisconsin plays a variety of instruments, sings and writes his own music. String instruments are not the only thing he does. He also plays the keyboard and writes music for bands in the electronica, electronica dance as well as experimental electronica genres.
Rusterholz concentrating hard on his music .
After moving from Wisconsin to New York, Rusterholz’s first job was becoming a bike messenger but had noticed street performers and musicians made more money than he was.
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Acknowledging the performers creating the music on the streets and subways of NYC
