Busked on Brick Lane today.

BUSKING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY (BRICKLANE)

Williamsburg spontaneity

Photos by  Elliott Easterling

These photos were taken about a month ago when New York was still warm and the chill of winter had not yet made its presecene known. One thing I love the most about Brooklyn is the spontaneity of the day. Whenever I am playing Williamsburg I always bump into someone I know.  These photos are an example of that.

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson is my older brother

There was a gathering in memory of John Lennon at Glasslands a few hours ago. When I walked in it resembled a scene out of "Short Bus" (minus the public sex). There was a string trio to stage right, keyboard,drummer,bass,and guitar were all present. The lighting was minimal and the audience was reverberating with the joy of yesterday. The atmosphere was alive. Landing in New York just a few hours ago it just so happened that I bumped into my dear friend, Miles benjamin Anthony Robinson.

Standing on the stairs leading to the bathroom, I could spot him within the crowd. I was so glad to see him! It had been at least 4 months since our last interaction. I was scheduled to go on tour, playing violin with his ensemble, but piles of opportunity with my solo work began to take a front seat.

I first worked with Miles back in 2007, thanks to Kyp. I was busking in Williamsburg and Kyp had me come in and play violin on a album he was in the studio producing. The album turned out to be for Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson.

Miles is a great art that has his own distinct voice. His recordings will be something "music fans" will talk about for years to come. I'm pretty sure that when we are all dead Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson will have a slew of cover bands attempting to give us their best renditions of Burriedfed.

Love you Miles

Good,Better,Best! That Must Be Our Test.

This video was shot before I came to London. I was playing down in the subway at midnight in order to pay back Daisy (She helped me pay for my second flight to come to the U.K)

Once I was down at the Bedford stop and it was about 12:30 am and while busking I managed to make enough money to call it lucrative day. With the money I made from previous encounters down in the subway I paid Daisy back and set off to be with my LOVER, DucksFLyMoon. I booked a flight to London and before I knew I was there.

Before leaving for London I didn't have an apt and managed to sleep wherever I could. There was even a point by which a friend of mine gave me keys to her buddies condo right off of Bedford. It was as if the cosmos were helping me.

Subway Musician from Cyrus Dowlatshahi on Vimeo.