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Announcing NEW Shows at Murphy's Grill in Nevada Missouri. So far every live music event that has happened there has been an over the top sucsess so now we are ready to announce the days for the October 2015 shows! Yep that is right.... SHOWS! There will be two event s held in October and they will be on Friday October 16th, and Wednesday October 28th. The performers will be announced soon, and as always Dangerous Doug Harper is the opening act! More details in the next few days, but go ahead and mark your calendars now! See ya soon!

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