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Live at the Suggs: Epsom Offers Music Scene Shock Rock & Sarcasm

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Rachel Otwell
Published December 9, 2013 at 7:00 AM CST
Epsom in the NPR Illinois Suggs Peformance Studio.
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Epsom in the NPR Illinois Suggs Peformance Studio.
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Epsom in the NPR Illinois Suggs Peformance Studio.
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Epsom in the NPR Illinois Suggs Peformance Studio.
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Epsom in the NPR Illinois Suggs Peformance Studio.
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Epsom in the NPR Illinois Suggs Peformance Studio.
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Epsom in the NPR Illinois Suggs Peformance Studio.
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Epsom in the NPR Illinois Suggs Peformance Studio.
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Epsom in the NPR Illinois Suggs Peformance Studio.
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Local band Epsom is Steven Sgro on vocals and guitar, Scott Faingold on vocals, Timothy Harte on drums, and Kristopher Zander on guitar. The group describes their music as "gratuitous shock rock." They joined us recently in the Suggs Studio for this set of performances and an interview: 

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Rachel Otwell of the Illinois Times is a former NPR Illinois reporter.
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