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Dirty Dozen: Sarah Darling, Jenn Bostic & Kyshona Armstrong

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New personal horizons are explored, reverting to the sound of the 70s. Led by frontman and founder Tony Dekker, Great Lake Swimmers have been around since the early 2000s. The band has evolved through a shifting […]
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