What location lets you play "lots of gigs on the streets" ? This would be wonderful, I think a lot of people would have much happier lives, if this were to happen all over the world, but lots of local gov'ts prevent it due to noise complaints, risk assessments etc..
Not the person you're asking, but I found out about The Loose Handle Band[0] when they were rehearsing with a temporary bassist out by the boathouse on Jamaica Pond in Boston. I was entranced, and caught them that night at the show they played and two or three more shows before they quit playing.
There was also a guy who played blues guitar in Downtown Crossing, presumably as a busker with a permit. I waited a couple extra trains more than one evening to enjoy the music.
I' a fully paid up member of the cult of Honk! festivals :D
There's a few local bands. Most notably to my mind, we have a periodic jam band that appears with varying configurations at one of the beachside changing rooms around here. There was this time when it was busy at summer tie, we had a decent sized group, and a couple of very well credentialed jazz musicians there. One of the nearby South Pacific Islanders came up to us and asked if he could sing with us. Between him and the band, we did this joyfully insane version of Kenny Rogers The Gambler. People were videoing it, but I've never seen any of the footage.
