Playing For Change Music Group

In this digital era of distraction and celebrity, how long could the sound of simple sidewalk music possibly echo? The answer, it turns out, is five years and counting. Tonight, nine street musicians from across the globe will play at Club Nokia under the banner of Playing for Change, a name that winks at their busker background and declares their mission of making the world a better place through melody. That's a dangerously earnest goal in this ironic age, but Playing for Change, one of the surprising stories in 2009 pop culture, has made bold optimism its backbeat.

In this digital era of distraction and celebrity, how long could the sound of simple sidewalk music possibly echo? The answer, it turns out, is five years and counting. Tonight, nine street musicians from across the globe will play at Club Nokia under the banner of Playing for Change, a name that winks at their busker background and declares their mission of making the world a better place through melody. That's a dangerously earnest goal in this ironic age, but Playing for Change, one of the surprising stories in 2009 pop culture, has made bold optimism its backbeat.