The Nausea and Euphoria of GARP
Trevor Sensor
November 22, 2016
Before I headed out on this tour with Foy Vance, I was invited out to the nowhere-land-venue Codfish Hollow for the first annual GARP
Before I headed out on this tour with Foy Vance, I was invited out to the nowhere-land-venue Codfish Hollow for the first annual GARP
I’m in Oregon as I’m writing this—it’s early morning on a Monday and I’m out in this little cabin in the mountains working on the
Trevor Sensor is a singer/songwriter from Illinois. He recently released his debut EP, “Texas Girls and Jesus Christ” via Jagjaguwar and has been touring the
Trevor Sensor is a singer/songwriter from Illinois. He recently released his debut EP, “Texas Girls and Jesus Christ” via Jagjaguwar and has been touring the
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