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  • n  a cheap drinking and dancing establishment

  • It's Friday night, and there have got to be 500 people packed into the Sluice Box, a beer-soaked clapboard honky-tonk at the Alaska State Fair the state's biggest event all .
  • Williams' fans should give a close listen before they shout for Keen's scalp; his mix of irony, folk and honky-tonk is a tribute to Hank's influence.
  • For a group of expat teenagers, Hong Kong's honky-tonk quarter of Kowloon was once the ultimate playground.
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  • To Do Saturday: Sea and Be Seen
    2012 King Neptune. If you haven’t been to the infamous annual Mermaid Parade in Coney Island, this is your chance. Over 1,500 crazy floats, marchers in over-the-top costumes and, yes, “mermaids” command Surf Avenue and the Coney Island boardwalk at the largest art parade in the nation, inspired by both ancient mythology and honky-tonk rituals. Founded in 1983, the outdoor festival features junk ...
    June 22, 2013 - The New York Observer
  • Proletariat's Rodeo Red and White Hat
    Wine didn't have the same honky-tonk vibe as whiskey until Proletariat Wine Company, based in Walla Walla, Wash., unleashed a new collaboration with country-western band Brent Amaker and the Rodeo. by Tara Morgan Country music has a deep affinity for beer and whiskey. Is the memory of your ex torturing you?… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
    June 19, 2013 - Boise Weekly

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