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Sweet Harmonies (and Chicken Jokes) Come to Madison

By Mike Sembos

New Haven Advocate | February 9, 2010

Modern pop-country music and traditional country music have little to nothing in common with each other. Thankfully, when the Sweetback Sisters play their own brand, it's based on the latter, superior version.

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Tags: Emily Miller, pop-country music, Sweetback Sisters

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