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Michigan swimmer defies odds to represent Team USA at World Down Syndrome Swimming Championships
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‘Dixie Be Damned’ country songwriter Nick Shoulders plays Tampa this weekend
Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · St. Paul, MN
Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.
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Nick Shoulders Credit: Shelby Merry / Nick Shoulders EPK Tampa gets a dose of shithole country this weekend thanks to Nick Shoulders. The mustachioed Arkansan songwriter released his fifth studio LP Refugia Blues almost a year ago and continues to support the rootsy collection of Americana that addresses the social issues prevalent in past releases (Home On The Rage, All Bad) while bringing the 37-year-old back to his solo roots (before the arrival of his ace band, Okay Crawdad). U.K. folkie Leonie Evans, whose 2016 covers LP Time Capsule Of Songs From Nola is a dose of Southern hospitality, opens the show. Tickets to see Nick Shoulders and Leonie Evans at Orpheum in Tampa on Sunday, Nov. 1 are still available and start at $28.69. Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success. Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.Follow us: Google News | NewsBreak | Reddit | Instagram | Facebook | BlueSky The post Dixie Be Damned country songwrite
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