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December 23rd, 2010
Local Artist of the YearFree Energy
by Patrick Rapa
You can dance to Free Energy. You can bop around in your socks to "All I Know" and sing along to "Bang Pop" till your headphones fly off. You can hum their rabbit-punching riffs and catchy choruses and just feel great.
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