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  Musician Jay Knox Plays Guitar on the Streets of Deep Ellum to Escape His Homelessness

  Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  After moving to Dallas three years ago, Jay Knox found himself in the worst-case scenario — living out of his van. His home, which most days can be found parked off Elm Street in Deep Ellum, is painted blue and covered with stars. He’s played in cities from Washington to...

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  PULSE Dallas Employs Musicians To Busk on the Streets

  Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Taking a trip midday through downtown Dallas, you're met with a variety of musicians performing. The spot you saw a guitar-strumming songwriter on Monday is now replaced with an opera singer hitting impossible notes on Tuesday. By Friday, it's a violinist performing a one-man symphony to a nearby audience eating...

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  Watch Max Frost Busk in Deep Ellum

  Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  In Globe Trek Productions' latest busking video, Max Frost, dressed in a San Francisco 49ers jacket, serenades Deep Ellum wanderers as the sun makes its steady descent on the shops and restaurants. Playing his songs “Money Problems” and “Good Morning,” Frost broke the hum of passing cars and echoing footsteps with...

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  Watch Old 97's Busk in Their Old Dallas Apartment

  Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Gathered around a fire at Italian mainstay Terelli’s on Greenville Avenue, the Old 97’s explain how the long-standing restaurant was the true hard rock café of Dallas. It’s there on the patio, close to where dreams of being a rock star were taking their first unsteady steps to becoming true,...

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  12 Days of Busking From Globe Trek Productions

  Monday, December 24, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  Our music series Busking with the Dallas Observer is now in its fifth year and heading into its 43rd episode (Old 97’s later this month). So I sat down with my co-producer Mike Williams (that’s Dallas Observer’s Best-Magician-in-Dallas Mike Williams) over some suspiciously chunky eggnog to take a look back...

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  Watch Joshua Ray Walker Busk Outside Lakewood Landing

  Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  Joshua Ray Walker pulled the brim of his hat down and braved the cold winds of Dallas as he performed two of his songs, “Working Girl” and “Canyon,” at an otherwise silent strip mall. Browning leaves swirled around his feet as they found a new place to gather, before Walker...