Subway musicians unplugged
The city of Boston wants to ban subway musicians from using amplifiers, horns, synthesizers(anything loud). There is much debate about it on the Boston boards.(Actually I haven't heard too many people who side with the MBTA on this) There is an article in the
Globe today with Tracy Chapman talking about the situation.
"It adds to the quality of urban life to have music in public spaces," she said. "And it's something Boston is known for. It's part of the city, part of what it's about. People come up to me all over the country and tell me they remember seeing me in Harvard Square."From my experience, rarely are the subway musicians annoying. They usually add alot of character and atmosphere. I am not sure why the MBTA is doing this. They claim it is so that subway riders can hear the intercom but I have yet to hear an intercom that wasn't garbled or muffled in some way.
