Word: musicianse
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In August, the council passed the act, which restricts the allowable noise from public performances to 80 decibels from a distance of 25 feet--half the distance previously required. From 150 feet, street musicians' dulcet tones must must now be inaudible.
Street musicians and Square residents clashed before the City Council this summer over an act that critics claim will effectively ban drum playing in Cambridge.
Street musicians and Square residents clashed before the City Council this summer over an act that critics claim will effectively ban drum playing in Cambridge.
In August, the council passed the act, which restricts the allowable noise from public performances to 80 decibels from a distance of 25 feet--half the distance previously required. From 150 feet, street musicians' dulcet tones must must now be inaudible.
Square residents called drumming "a worm on the brain" and complained about its effects on mental health. But street musicians complained of cultural elitism, bias and censorship, and warned that when percussion is suppressed, the Square's eclectic atmosphere will dampen.