It's 9 p.m. on Fourth Avenue when Gene Boyer hits the blues on the harmonica.

Eight months ago, Boyer met Luis Weiss at the Buffet, a bar five streets over. Five months later, they started to play music together seven days a week, until 1 or 2 a.m.

"We do it because we love to play; it's entertaining and fun. We have a great time," Weiss said, with Boyer standing by. "We do a lot of karaoke to get new ideas, but our favorite song is 'Papa was a Rolling Stone' by the Temptations."  [Read article]