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	<title>Venice Beach Artists &#187; Street Musicians</title>
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		<title>Sunny War</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nowhere Man</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re lucky enough to stumble across Sunny War on the boardwalk, you&#8217;ll find a unique yet classic talent.  Check out her website and give a listen.]]></description>
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<p>If you&#8217;re lucky enough to stumble across <a href="http://www.sunnywar.com">Sunny War</a> on the boardwalk, you&#8217;ll find a unique yet classic talent.  Check out her website and give a listen.</p>
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		<title>Joey California</title>
		<link>http://venicebeachartists.com/street-musicians/joey-california/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nowhere Man</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let the good times roll! Joey California has been singing and ripping up the riffs on the beach all summer.  Hendrix to Vaughn &#38; beyond with feeling.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Let the good times roll!</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Main1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2437" title="Joey California" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Main1.jpg" alt="Guitarist/Singer on Venice Beach" width="492" height="320" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InHVHfRJRxQ">Joey California</a> has been singing and ripping up the riffs on the beach all summer.  Hendrix to Vaughn &amp; beyond with feeling.</p>
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		<title>Violin Man</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nowhere Man</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I asked this street musician his name, I found out that it never occurred to him to have one.  So I call him &#8220;Violin Man.&#8221;]]></description>
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<p>When I asked this street musician his name, I found out that it never occurred to him to have one.  So I call him &#8220;Violin Man.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Charles Rangel &#8211; The Dime Store Novelist</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nowhere Man</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m really obsessed with things I like. Charles Rangel is an amazing guitarist with a unique &#8220;air tapping&#8221; style.  VOTE for him as Rolling Stone magazine&#8217;s &#8221;Street to Stage&#8221; contestant.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hor2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2375" title="Charles Rangel" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hor2.jpg" alt="&quot;Air tapping&quot;" width="492" height="82" /></a></p>
<blockquote><p>I&#8217;m really obsessed with things I like.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/main31.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2376" title="The Dime Store Novelist" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/main31.jpg" alt="Street to stage contestant Charles Rangel" width="492" height="320" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/15229856">Charles Rangel</a> is an amazing guitarist with a unique &#8220;air tapping&#8221; style.  <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/sprintstreet/artists/charles-rangel">VOTE</a></span> for him as Rolling Stone magazine&#8217;s &#8221;Street to Stage&#8221; contestant.</p>
<p><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/second-no-opac.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2380" title="Charles Rangel on Venice Beach" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/second-no-opac.jpg" alt="Charles Rangel on Venice Beach" width="492" height="320" /></a></p>
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		<title>Professor Pitt &amp; Universe The Harp</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nowhere Man</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guaranteed to sooth the soul. Phillip “Professor Pitt” Colas only plays his own music.  He told me this story: An experienced harpist let me play her Irish harp one day.  I played so well to her&#8230;as if I&#8217;d performed in another lifetime&#8230;that she gave me the harp as a gift. Come on down to the beach and see why [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Guaranteed to sooth the soul.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/main22.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2357" title="Professor Pitt" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/main22.jpg" alt="Harpist on Venice Beach" width="492" height="320" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYMYC8OF9zw">Phillip “Professor Pitt” Colas</a> only plays his own music.  He told me this story:</p>
<blockquote><p>An experienced harpist let me play her <a href="http://www.yourworldinstruments.com/harps-s/44.htm">Irish harp</a> one day.  I played so well to her&#8230;as if I&#8217;d performed in another lifetime&#8230;that she gave me the harp as a gift.</p></blockquote>
<p>Come on down to the beach and see why &#8220;Papa&#8217;s got a brand new harp!&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/main3.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2358" title="The professor teaches" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/main3.jpg" alt="Harp &amp; Soul on the Venice Boardwalk" width="492" height="320" /></a></p>
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		<title>Paul Oscher</title>
		<link>http://venicebeachartists.com/street-musicians/paul-oscher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nowhere Man</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Muddy Waters&#8211;Paul Oscher plays the soul I feel! From Little Walters to James Cotton, Paul Oscher&#8217;s blues resume reads like he did a deal with the devil at a crossroads on a southern night&#8211;but some deals are worth it!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><em>Muddy Waters</em>&#8211;Paul Oscher plays the soul I feel!</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/paulmainalt1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2224" title="paulmainalt1" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/paulmainalt1.jpg" alt="" width="492" height="260" /></a><br />
From Little Walters to James Cotton, <a href="http://www.pauloscher.com/">Paul Oscher&#8217;s </a>blues resume reads like he did a deal with the devil at a crossroads on a southern night&#8211;but some deals are worth it!</p>
<p><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/paulmain2alt.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2225" title="paulmain2alt" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/paulmain2alt.jpg" alt="" width="492" height="260" /></a></p>
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		<title>The Silence Club</title>
		<link>http://venicebeachartists.com/street-musicians/the-silence-club/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nowhere Man</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Silence Club for life! The Silence Club gets down on the boardwalk.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><span style="color: #000000;">The Silence Club for life!</span></p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/main5.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2206" title="The Silence Club" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/main5.jpg" alt="Street musicians perform on the Venice Boardwalk" width="492" height="492" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thesilenceclub">The Silence Club</a> gets down on the boardwalk.</span></p>
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		<title>Aztec Dance</title>
		<link>http://venicebeachartists.com/street-musicians/aztec-dance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nowhere Man</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mexica  are guided by their sun, war and fire god Huitzilopochtli. From Mexico, it&#8217;s Aztec Dance&#8211;beautiful costumes, a conch, and  loud rhythmic drums steeped in tradition.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>The Mexica  are guided by their sun, war and fire god Huitzilopochtli.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/axtecdance2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2079" title="Aztec Dance" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/axtecdance2.jpg" alt="Mexica street performers on Venice Beach" width="492" height="360" /></a></p>
<p>From Mexico, it&#8217;s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/karlax78">Aztec Dance</a>&#8211;beautiful costumes, a conch, and  loud rhythmic drums steeped in tradition.</p>
<p><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/finalreplacement.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2098" title="Aztec Dance" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/finalreplacement.jpg" alt="Do you know what Mexica means?" width="492" height="360" /></a></p>
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		<title>Johnny and Billy</title>
		<link>http://venicebeachartists.com/street-musicians/johnny-and-billy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 17:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nowhere Man</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you!  Thank you!  Thanks a lot! B Brothers Johnny ,9, and Billy ,5, wow tourists along the boardwalk with a polished gospel and country act that would do Hank Williams and Merle Haggard proud.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Thank you!  Thank you!  Thanks a lot!</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mainalt2.jpg"><img title="Don't try this at home, kids, these are professionals!" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mainalt2.jpg" alt="Young guitar performers on Venice Beach" width="492" height="200" /></a>B<br />
Brothers <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej95vNDSKpI">Johnny ,9, and Billy ,5,</a> wow tourists along the boardwalk with a polished gospel and country act that would do Hank Williams and Merle Haggard proud.<br />
<a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/maybe4.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2176" title="Gospel and country singing" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/maybe4.jpg" alt="Two brothers sing and play guitar" width="492" height="200" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/main4.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2183" title="Brothers" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/main4.jpg" alt="Children street performers on Venice Beach" width="492" height="200" /></a></p>
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		<title>Lightnin&#8217; Joe &#8211; Harp &amp; Vocals</title>
		<link>http://venicebeachartists.com/street-musicians/lightnin-joe-harp-vocals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 03:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nowhere Man</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sweet as honey pie! Got blues?  Lightnin&#8217; Joe blows a mean harp.  Come on down to the beach and check out some real and raw harmonica playin&#8217;, y&#8217;all!]]></description>
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<div>Sweet as honey pie!</div>
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<div><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/joevert.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2144" title="Got blues?" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/joevert.jpg" alt="Harp player gets down on the Venice Boardwalk" width="492" height="164" /></a><br />
Got blues?  <a href="http://www.lightninjoe.com/">Lightnin&#8217; Joe</a> blows a mean harp.  Come on down to the beach and check out some real and raw harmonica playin&#8217;, y&#8217;all!</div>
<div><a href="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/main35.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2148" title="Joe singing in the sun" src="http://venicebeachartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/main35.jpg" alt="Singer on Venice Beach" width="492" height="164" /></a></div>
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