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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

The Best Band in Each State

as proclaimed by The Boston Phoenix:

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana - best new band: Bipolaroid, featuring my best friend George on drums
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
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West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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Author of Seat Yourself: The Best of South Louisiana's Diners, Lunch Houses and Roadside Stops.

Sings and plays guitar in The Rakers
Cult folk star in More Kaftans

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