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The phone rings, the subway busker hollers, the preacher sermonizes, the garbage truck backs up, the microwave announces that dinner is hot — and every one of those ordinary acoustic events, boosted by digital technology, clamors for our attention, mostly with little success.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
Best known for vibrant buskers and a lively atmosphere, Pearl Street attracts shoppers and foodies in search of first-class dining at restaurants like Frasca.
—Shelley Coar, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2023
Sometimes the smallest audiences can have the biggest impact — as was the case with busker Armand Davis.
—Jade Gomez, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
And toss in that the mountains host countless transient people — from buskers to homeless people to seasonal migrant workers on Christmas tree farms — who have no addresses, and who may not appear in any official totals.
—Michael Graff, Axios, 20 Oct. 2024
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
Best known for vibrant buskers and a lively atmosphere, Pearl Street attracts shoppers and foodies in search of first-class dining at restaurants like Frasca.
—Shelley Coar, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2023
Sometimes the smallest audiences can have the biggest impact — as was the case with busker Armand Davis.
—Jade Gomez, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
And toss in that the mountains host countless transient people — from buskers to homeless people to seasonal migrant workers on Christmas tree farms — who have no addresses, and who may not appear in any official totals.
—Michael Graff, Axios, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Busker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/busker. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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