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What’s up Sorry State readers? It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done one of these. I hope everyone has been having a nice summer. It’s been real hot down here in North Carolina, but I’ve been trying to make the most of the season this year and go to the beach or river or just anywhere outdoors on my days off. We’re so lucky here in North Carolina to be able to go to the beach for the day or drive over to the mountains, so I’ve been trying to take advantage of it. Billy Strings came down the road to Cary for a three-night run and it was a blast. It was so fun getting to go to the shows with a bunch of different friends and seeing familiar faces around. Dom even came out to the first night! It was awesome to get to go to a show with him and hear a bunch of old bluegrass tunes we love listening to at the store together by some of our favorite artists like David Grisman, Flatt and Scruggs, and The Stanley Brothers, to name a few. One of my favorite memories of the weekend was for the encore of the first night, Billy played a cover of Ruby, in honor of Bobby Osborne, who just recently passed away, and Dom and I were out there cuttin a rug. Anyway it’s been a fun summer, but there’s been so much good music coming out it’s hard to keep up with. This week I was checking out some of the new stuff that had come in and came across this Haunted Mansion 7”. I decided to throw it on and was greeted with the sounds of quite literally, a spooky haunted mansion, only to be then hit by an onslaught of loud and raw hardcore punk for the next five minutes. All killer, no filler, straight to the point. It’s just right up my alley and I’ve had it on repeat since I picked up my copy. I highly recommend snagging this one. At the time of writing this I think we still have a couple copies left so grab it while you can!