Watching Shakerleg is a little difficult — you can’t help but feel the pain his fingers must have gone through over the years. He commits an act of violence with every smash. Unfortunately, thanks to a shoulder injury sustained while riding a bike, he has been forced to stop playing for a while. The problem? Not being able to lift all his equipment down to the platforms. Filmed for Playing for Pocket Change by Mark Cersosimo and Michael A. Capasso

Playing For Pocket Change: Episode 10
The Shakerleg website can be found here: shakerleg.com

Created by Mark Cersosimo and Michael A. Capasso

Playing For Pocket Change is a series featuring musicians playing on the streets and in the subways of New York City. Often overlooked and ignored, we find out exactly who these people are and what makes them want play in what is arguably the world’s strangest venue.

Episode 1: Erich Woodrum and Francois Nnang
Episode 2: Johnny Sheppard
Episode 3: Angel Marin
Episode 4: Natalia “Saw Lady” Paruz
Episode 5: Heth and Jed
Episode 6: Tom Swafford
Episode 7: Don Witter JR.
Episode 8: Erik Meier
Episode 9: The Singing Dragon
Episode 10: Shakerleg
Mark’s Vimeo Channel: vimeo.com/channels/pocketchange