Dennis Lamkin wants mimes. And people who dress up like statues and say "hi" when you walk by. And guitar players, street painters, singers, dancers and drummers. Lamkin leads the Duluth Public Arts ...

Busking is a street performance, defined as "the act or practice of entertaining by dancing, singing, juggling, etc., on the street or in a public place," according to Dictionary.com. Some musicians ...

JEWEL: (Singing) These foolish games are... MARTÍNEZ: B.B. King, Tracy Chapman, Ed Sheeran and Jewel all began their careers as street musicians, busking for spare change. A new book explores a ...

Subway performers have become the thing of New York City folklore. But as a result of many recent crackdowns and arrests around NYC, a lot of musicians are opting to audition for an affiliation with ...

TRUCKEE, Calif. — The stand-up piano could be from an old-time saloon, fitting the Old West facade of downtown Truckee. But no, the open-topped piano, pulled from the cool interior of Best Pies in ...

Street performing, or busking, is a profession that dates back to antiquity. Before recording technology and personal electronics, it was a principal form of income for many performance artists. Still ...

Walk through Covent Garden on any day of the week and you’ll see magicians, musicians and risky-looking circus acts providing free entertainment for a circle of wide-eyed spectators. “You can make a ...

Footage from around 2005 shows a pre-fame Paramore hitting the street to perform some of their tunes, the Hayley Williams-led pop-rockers doing what many artists do early on in their career — busking ...

Buskers are filling Liverpool Street station with the sound of music to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Transport for London (TfL). A series of special events is running to celebrate the milestone, ...