<![CDATA[Busker Central Blogs Feed]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers en <![CDATA[Film: "Exit Through The Gift Shop" has it's moments]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=82&sid=4d1104c131a8be6a5638e563bfc3cf8e (BOULDER) Exit Through the Gift Shop is a film by Banksy who dares not reveal his face. He's a wanted man for destroying BT property all in the name of streetart
exit.jpg
The film involves 5 street artists that have discovered Kinko's copy shop can print huge pieces of whatever art they design. One of the artists, Shepard Fairey, did the Barack Obama print "Hope" - a disputed work that is still in the courts today.

The film shines with creative ideas of street art captured by Banksy and others. It makes for a fun time with laughs at the absurdity of filming all the action in London, New York, and L.A.

Spray-painting "I just messed up your wall" doesn't seem to serve any useful purpose. But through this, we learn that all grafitti is temporary. It is usually painted over or removed although at someone's...

[ Continued ]]]> <![CDATA[The 12 Golden Rules of Busking]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=261&sid=4d1104c131a8be6a5638e563bfc3cf8e (WWW) An article at roland.com has what's regarded as the 12 Golden Rules of busking for the UK community.
$.jpg
"When it goes badly, busking in modern Britain is no picnic and can present some pretty serious challenges from sunburn and on-the-spot fines to abuse and even arrest."

Some of the "Golden Rules" are standard fare for busking yet are often forgotten. It never hurts to review the basics and even expand on the fundamentals of successful busking.

In a nutshell, the 12 are:

#1. Sort the paperwork
#2. Choose your pitch wisely
#3. Don't hog the best spots
#4. Avoid no busk zones
#5. Don't actively ask for money
#6. Spread yourself
#7. Don't get on people's nerves
#8. Trade your wares
#9. Pack a gigbag
#10. Loosen their wallets
#11. Grin and bear it
#12. Use it as an apprenticeship

For deeper insight...

[ Continued ]]]> <![CDATA[Denver Buskerfest returns]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=252&sid=4d1104c131a8be6a5638e563bfc3cf8e (COLORADO) The Denver Union Station Buskerfest is back for it's fifth year after being cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. Located in the heart of downtown Denver, Union Station is the newly revamped light rail and bus station complete with restaurants, ice cream shops, watering holes, and boutiques.
unionstation.jpg
Busker Central video journalists have covered many a buskerfest at the current site as well a previous fourteen year run as the nations largest buskerfest.

This year's international buskers features Tennis the Menace, Cate Great, the USA Breakdancers, Pogo Fred, just Felice, the Pear Performance Act, Rudi Monterroso, Annie Frazier, Kateie Mesmerie and Jeff Paley, and Rose.

Just like every buskerfest, these professional buskers are guaranteed to entertain the masses with amazing displays of feats - some quite...

[ Continued ]]]> <![CDATA[The first blog]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=381&b=30&sid=4d1104c131a8be6a5638e563bfc3cf8e <![CDATA[Niagara Falls Buskerfest]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=121&sid=4d1104c131a8be6a5638e563bfc3cf8e (NIAGARA FALLS) Up, down, and sideways. That's how the planning for this years St. Catharines Buskerfest has gone.
queenstreet.jpg
And now, it's going, going, gone all the way to Queen Street in downtown Niagara Falls. As the organization says, "Plans to re-stage the festival in 2012 appeared to be over."

The on-again, off-again antics have some buskers wanting to barrel over Horseshoe Falls.

On Thursday, Lyndesfarne announced Buskerfest Niagara, previously known as the St. Catharines International Busker Festival, will go ahead on Queen Street Niagara Falls over Labour Day weekend.

Buskerfest Niagara 2012 will feature more than 150 performances, vendors, special performances, and record-breaking attempts for the Guinness Book of World Records.

“Busker festivals have been gaining popularity all over Canada i...

[ Continued ]]]>