Sei DeMarks


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An End to Street Performing in Chicago?

Recently there have been a lot of discussions about one of Chicago's alderman's attempts to put a stop to street performing in Chicago, by requiring licenses for performers, setting up a system of fines and just generally making things difficult for them. After two fines a performer's license would be revoked permanently. The proposed laws would primarily affect the area of the famous Michigan Mile. The people... (posted by Sei 2 years 251 days ago.)
You Discovered What, While You Were Sleeping?

I was recently in Jackson, Mississippi for a blues and jazz music festival. Between sets I spent some time talking off and on with the security guards and police officers who were acting as body guards to the musicians and making sure the audience did not get too close or too rowdy. We were discussing the usual hot topics of the day, the heat, the awful economy, how rap is not really music and the... (posted by Sei 2 years 351 days ago.)