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March 01 2017
Chris Falk

Chris Falk once got a job because he looked like Elvis, but it’s his passion for music that has kept him at the forefront of music promot

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March 01 2015
Fretboard Fest

Where can you find a luthier, lap steel guitars and lots of local musicians?

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