Buskers : The On-the-Streets, In-the-Trains, Off-the-Grid Memoir of Two New York City Street Musicians

Frustrated by the indifference of the music industry and the stacks of homemade CDs gathering dust in their closets, brothers Heth and Jed Weinstein made the radical decision to bring their music directly to the masses. They began playing on street corners, in subway stations, and wherever else they could connect with a live audience. To their surprise, far from this being the terminal stop of a dead-end career, busking turned out to be just the beginning as crowds of stressed-out commuters gathered around, cheering them on, subscribing to their mailing lists, and actually buying some of those stockpiled CDs—40,000 and counting. In Buskers , Heth and Jed recount their turbulent, drug- and crime-filled adolescence in the nowhere-land of Livingston, New Jersey, their valiant attempts to achieve rock ’n’ roll success through traditional channels, and their unexpected path to circumventing the outmoded music industry. They divulge fascinating details about the technical and legal aspects of street performance, New York busking culture, and the lives of their fellow troubadours. A world of possibilities opens up when the brothers take it to the streets, proving the value of their music to themselves and anyone who’ll listen. Read their story, and your commute will never be the same. Frustrated by the indifference of the music industry and the stacks of homemade CDs gathering dust in their closets, brothers Heth and Jed Weinstein made the radical decision to bring their music directly to the masses. They began playing on street corners, in subway stations, and wherever else they could connect with a live audience. To their surprise, far from this being the terminal stop of a dead-end career, busking turned out to be just the beginning as crowds of stressed-out commuters gathered around, cheering them on, subscribing to their mailing lists, and actually buying some of those stockpiled CDs—40,000 and counting.In __Buskers__, Heth and Jed recount their turbulent, drug- and crime-filled adolescence in the nowhere-land of Livingston, New Jersey, their valiant attempts to achieve rock ’n’ roll success through traditional channels, and their unexpected path to circumventing the outmoded music industry. They divulge fascinating details about the technical and legal aspects of street performance, New York busking culture, and the lives of their fellow troubadours.A world of possibilities opens up when the brothers take it to the streets, proving the value of their music to themselves and anyone who’ll listen. Read their story, and your commute will never be the same. Frustrated by their lack of headway in the traditional music industry, brothers Heth and Jed Weinstein make a radical move: They begin playing street corners and subway stations, bringing their music straight to the masses, To their surprise, far from this being the terminal stop of a dead-end career, busking turns out to be just the beginning as crowds gather, cheer them on subscribe to their mailing lists, and actually buy some of their stockpiled CDs-40,000 and counting In The Shadows -- Background Check -- Daddy's Weed -- Our First Taste Of New York -- The Great Escape -- Dead-end Jobs And Confused Guitarists -- Communication Breakdown -- Paid To Practice -- Urban Frankenstein -- Subway Series -- Breakin' 2 : Electric Boogaloo -- The Year Of No Sleep -- Cosmic Intake Valve -- Fat Of The Land -- Future Memory. Heth Weinstein And Jed Weinstein.