Street Musicians: Boston-based Singers, Guitarists and Bucket Drummers (VIDEO)

Boston certainly has no shortage of creative minds. Many of them can be found scattered across the city at street corners, subway stations and other locations to perform music for whoever cares to listen. And plenty of people do listen. I decided to venture around the city looking for such performers, and naturally I had no trouble finding several on a simple ride up and down the MBTA red line.

John Gerard was the first person I found, performing original material at Park St. Station. Gerard has his own website at JohnGerard.com, and plays shows at local bars and clubs in addition to performing his songs for the public. Next was Anthony Mayville, an acoustic guitarist originally from Haiti who performs covers and some original material at various MBTA locations, most often at the always-bustling South Station.

Finally, I met Joshua, a bucket drummer whom I had the pleasure of watching on previous occasions. Joshua feeds off the enthusiasm of crowds that gather around him when he performs, and based on his performance in the video it should come as no surprise that he has little trouble drawing attention. Enjoy the people and music!

Setting up A New Drum Set With My Friend Mike

My friend Mike Levine, who plays drums with me in a band, received his new drum set in the mail last week. I was quick to head over and document the process of him putting the completed set together. I filmed with a camcorder courtesy of Northeastern’s Media Studio, and edited the video in Final Cut Pro.