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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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Here's the best live music the city has to offer this month.
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This July in NYC you can see rap in the park, jazz in the clubs and guitars on the beach
Here's the best live music the city has to offer this month.
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