You may recognize Mr. Hodges from street busking on street corners around downtown, but before his foray into street performance, Hodges played in bands for more than 15 years. He has played many different instruments over the years — he learned to play the drums and later the piano — but decided to focus on guitar a few years ago.

Hodges decided to play the street to find a medium between practice and paying gigs. “It was really bold for me; it was one of the scariest experiences of my life,” Hodges says. “But one of the beauties of it is there’s no time slot, and there is total freedom.”