A busker’s guidebook to Hoboken, NJ.

The following is a list of the best places to play in Hoboken, NJ. These locations were chosen both by personal experience and by advice from other musicians.

Hoboken, New Jersey is a great place to busk. It has a wide range of potential audiences, from families to commuters to college students (Stevens Institute of Technology). Most people are willing to listen, some will even stop and enjoy the music for a few minutes, and others will even contribute by giving money in appreciation.

The primary street for busking in Hoboken is Washington Street; this runs right through the center of town and has a continuous sidewalk down either side. Almost everyone in the city walks along here at some point during the day, so there is plenty of potential audience.

When you first start playing in Hoboken there are several things that you need to know:

1) How much money can I make?

On average, you can expect to make around $10 per hour for every hour that you play. The more you play, the better your average will be (as long as your playing does not get worse). You can expect to make more money on weekends than during weekdays (

If you are familiar with New York City or the New Jersey Transit System, you may know the story of Rod Stewart. I don’t mean in terms of his career, but how he got there. In his younger days, Rod Stewart was a busker on the streets of New York City back in the 60’s.

I performed on Saturday evening, April 14th at 6pm at an outdoor venue in Hoboken, New Jersey – right across the river from Manhattan. While this may not seem too remarkable or noteworthy to some readers, it’s been a dream of mine for many years to be able to perform in New York City as a busker. Like Rod Stewart did.

The blog is authored by a professional musician, Rod Stewart, and contains advice for musicians looking to make money with their music. The tone is professional, but also light-hearted and humorous at times. Stewart uses a conversational language and tone when speaking to his readers, using terms like “folks” and occasionally making jokes about the content of his blog posts.

The blog posts often provide readers with useful information about the busking scene in Hoboken, including tips on where to play or how much money someone can expect to make from performing on the street. It is clear that the author has extensive knowledge of this topic.

I’ve been playing music in Hoboken and NYC for 6 years now, and I’m still learning new things every day. I’ve had some success, but I do it because I love it.

I started this blog because I wanted to share what I have learned with other musicians. My first post is the most important thing I have learned about busking, which is simply that you don’t need a license to play on the street.

You can find me playing most days of the week at Hoboken PATH station, or Washington Square Park. I also play in various bars and coffee shops around NYC, so check out my schedule to see where I’ll be playing next!

If you’d like to get in touch with me, send me an email at robert@robertgibsonmusic.com

I grew up in Hoboken and spent a lot of time out on the street as a kid. We used to play in traffic sometimes, or just sit on the curb watching cars go by. I recall getting chased off an empty lot once by the owner, who was hosing down the pavement after mowing the lawn.

I would always see some guy playing guitar and singing near our apartment building on 14th Street. A few times I heard him singing Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? The last time I saw him, he was collecting money in a case and had a group of people around him. Then I left for college never to return.

Years later I found out that guy was Rod Stewart!

Rod Stewart started his career as a busker in England, even at one point being arrested for doing so. He had a run-in with the law again when he was caught shoplifting a shirt from a boutique in the West End of London. In the ’70s, he was again arrested for being drunk and disorderly. On top of that, he got into trouble over allegations of assault, but was eventually cleared of all charges. There are now laws in place to protect buskers from arrest, as they are considered an important part of the market economy.

Rod Stewart, the great English rock singer, was once a busker in the subway stations and streets of London. He was doing the same job as thousands of other young musicians: trying to get noticed. Most people who tried this never got anywhere, but he eventually became one of the most famous singers in the world.

The thing that made him different from all those other would-be stars was that he worked harder at it. When he started out, there were no subway stations in London with amplified sound systems like we have here in New York. So instead of playing through an amp, Rod would go up to people and touch them while he sang, so they could feel the vibrations.

I’m sure you’ve heard of a singer using a “warm-up” before they perform on stage. With Rod Stewart it was literally true: his warm-ups would be so loud that the guy next to him would start sweating! (That’s why he quit busking—his voice wasn’t strong enough to do that every day.)

So what does this mean for us?