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Chicago On A Musical Note
A Film by Cecile Vannucci
CSM on Beyond the Pedway
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Resources
CSM and Street Musician Articles
Cecile Vannucci: In Between Trains (Spring 2010)
Time Out Chicago: Subterranean idols (May 2010)
Chicago Street Musicians Survey Results on Wordle (April 2010)
The Columbia Chronicle: Celebrating Street Jams (Mar 2010)
Northwestern | Medill Reports Chicago: High unemployment brings music to the subway (Feb 2010)
Gapers Block: The Tunnel Musicians of Chicago (Jan 2010)
NPR: NPR story on the Soloist (Apr 2009)
Jamie Foxx Portrays Street Musician Nathaniel Ayers in the Soloist
The Columbia Chronicle: Public performers struggle through hard times (Sep 2009)
New Orleans Magazine: Street Musicians (Dec 2008)
Washington Post: Violin Virtuoso Joshua Bell's Experiment In The DC Metro (Apr 2007)
Boston Globe: Boston Street Musician Gallery (May 2005)
Blogcritics.org: Street Performers Are The Colorful Noise Of Chicago
Encyclopedia of Chicago: Street Musicians
How to Become a Street Musician in Chicago
Musician-Specific Links
Photographs: A Day in the Life of Martin Saville by Cecile Vannucci
Photographs: Downtown Chicago - The Underground World by Cecile Vannucci
Crystal Bowersox on American Idol
Vimont Brogsdale on Public Radio Exchange
R. Kelly (Former Chicago street musician) on Wikipedia
Time Out Chicago: Michael Jette
Remington Pettygrove on MySpace
Video
Chicago On A Musical Note Filmed and Produced by Cecile Vannucci
Crystal Bowersox Sings "Come To My Window" on American Idol
Crystal Bowersox Sings "Maybe I'm Amazed" on American Idol
Crystal Bowersox Sings "Falling Slowly" with Lee DeWyze on American Idol
Crystal Bowersox Sings "Summer Wind" on American Idol
Crystal Bowersox Sings "No One Needs To Know" on American Idol
Crystal Bowersox Sings "People Get Ready" on American Idol
Crystal Bowersox Sings "Come Together" on American Idol
Crystal Bowersox Sings "Midnight Train to Georgia" on American Idol
Crystal Bowersox Sings "Me and Bobby McGee" on American Idol
Crystal Bowersox Sings "You Can't Always Get What You Want" on American Idol
Crystal Bowersox Sings "Long As I Can See The Light" on American Idol
Crystal Bowersox Sings "You Make Me Feel (Like A Natural Woman)" on American Idol
Chicago Street Musicians on Beyond the Pedway
Vasyl Fomytskyi, Street Musician (New York) on CNN iReport
Licensing In Chicago
City of Chicago Street Performer License Information
To obtain a license to perform in designated Chicago CTA stations, contact the CTA at (312) 836-7000 or stop by the desk on the second floor of their offices at 567 West Lake Street.
How to Become a Street Musician in Chicago