Music
ArtBy Frederic John April 6, 2022
Steel cage of invisible ‘crobes
Frederic John writes a poem called “Steel cage of invisible ‘crobes”, based on the poem “Sympathy” by P.L.
ArtBy Levester Green March 9, 2022
Fair is fair even when you’re being unfair
Levester Green reflects on part of his journey with his rap career.
ArtBy Levester Green February 16, 2022
Surrounding my sound with elementals
Levester Green shares his experience with making music and working with others.
ArtBy Brianna Butler February 9, 2022
I hope you dance!
Brianna Butler encourages everyone to dance until they drop!
ArtBy Daniel Ball January 12, 2022
The sound of music
Daniel Ball writes about the impact music, and specifically James Brown, had on him.
ArtBy Kym Parker December 22, 2021
Having to listen to a song
Kym Parker reflects on God’s song.
ArtBy Sybil Taylor December 22, 2021
Merry Christmas!
Sybil Taylor writes about Christmas joy and her favorite Christmas playlist.
ArtBy Frederic John December 8, 2021
When BB was King, Part II
An ode to BB King.
PodcastsBy Look At This / Saul Tea / Michael O'Connell June 30, 2021
Look at This a Street Sense Media Podcast: Episode Five
Saul Aroha Nui Tea, who goes by “Salty,” has chosen to walk a different path than many of the other…
ArtBy Saul Tea March 10, 2021
Hell’s Bottom Congress of Puppets: The Slaver
This is page 11 of a 13-part songbook accompanying the “Hell’s Bottom Congress Of Puppets” folk opera, created by Saul Aroha Nui Tea.
ArtBy Jeff Taylor April 15, 2020
There are unnamed angels among us
Jeff Taylor, a Street Sense artist/vendor, offers a thank you.
NewsBy Alexandra Kelley December 24, 2019
Men experiencing homelessness lead community in 100-year-old Jesuit tradition
The McKenna Singers, a group of men experiencing homelessness, led the community in holiday songs and celebration.
ArtBy Reginald Black April 18, 2019
Home
Vendor Reginald Black shares his appreciation for Washington, D.C.
OpinionBy Anthony Carney April 3, 2019
Healing the Soul
Street Sense Artist and Vendor Anthony Carney reflects on the importance of music and one particular band that made his day.
ArtBy Angie Whitehurst April 3, 2019
Uptown Saturday Night at the Church of the Epiphany
The Congressional Chorus pleased audiences during two performances of their show “Jazz Hot!” at the Church of the Epiphany
Media Center Feature December 12, 2018
The Gift: Street paper vendors from around the world on their favorite songs and what they mean to them
Vendors from many nations share the music they would choose to give as a Christmas gift.
ArtBy Duane Foster November 5, 2018
THE HOBO: Black Fields swears, “MY MIND PLAYIN’ TRICKS ON ME!!!”
Part 6 of “The Black Fields Chronicles: The HOBO,” a fiction story based on the reality of homelessness.
ArtBy Conrad Cheek Jr. August 22, 2018
A musical experience: Dark Side of the Moon, Part 4
Conrad Cheek Jr. recounts his experiences at a Pink Floyd concert with his wife-to-be and a Brit Floyd concert that was so enthralling, not even a missing wallet could ruin the night.
By Ken Martin August 22, 2018
Memorial Playlist: Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul”
A 28-song playlist to celebrate and honor the life of the artist Aretha Franklin.
ArtBy Conrad Cheek Jr. June 1, 2018
A musical experience:Dark Side of the Moon, Part 3
The performance of Pink Floyd inspired Conrad Cheek’s music journey
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