Music
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
ArtBy Ken Martin May 22, 2018
My moments for the Jazz Masters
Artist/Vendor Ken Martin writes about being selected to narrate an award.
ArtBy Ken Martin May 2, 2018
The masterpiece of melody’s measure is “Middle C”
Middle C Music celebrated it’s sixteenth anniversary. Ken Martin celebrates the store and it’s impact in his life.
ArtBy Conrad Cheek Jr. March 23, 2018
A musical experience:Dark Side of the Moon, pt. 2
“The ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ has provided me with countless hours of inspiration and entertainment over the last four-plus decades,” writes Street Sense writer and vendor Conrad Cheek Jr. of one of his most beloved albums.
ArtBy Ronald Dudley February 21, 2018
Every day I’m strugglin’
Street Sense artist and vendor Ronald “Pookanu” Dudley writes a rap about the struggles he has faced in the last year as well as the births of his two daughters.
ArtBy Tammy Michele Rice February 21, 2018
The King of Pop
Volunteer Tammy Michele Rice wrote, arranged, and sung this piece in celebration of the late Michael Jackson.
ArtBy Robert Warren January 29, 2018
I Love the Sound
In this creative writing piece vendor and artist Robert Warren describes the sound of a hearing a familiar tune on a piano.
ArtBy Conrad Cheek Jr. December 13, 2017
A musical experience: Hot Buttered Soul, pt 3
The conclusion to Conrad Cheek’s reminiscence on “Hot Buttered Soul.” Next up: “Dark Side of the Moon.”
ArtBy Conrad Cheek Jr. October 24, 2017
A musical experience: Hot Buttered Soul, pt 1
Street Sense Media vendor shares how much of an impact a single album had on him in high school.
ArtBy Cynthia Mewborn September 27, 2017
A Homeless Opera is Coming to Washington, D.C.
Cynthia Mewborn writes about her homeless opera coming soon to Washington, D.C.
NewsBy Michael Burkley September 6, 2017
“Homeless people neeed empathy, atttention, and care”
Two members of Denver-based hip-hop group the Flobots open up to Denver Voice vendor Michael Burkley about their new album, the Black Lives Matter movement, homelessness, and water balloon fights.
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