Thee Sinseers’ Joey Quiñones on songwriting: 'When you make anything, you put honesty in it'

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Thee Sinseers from East LA (JP Simple Life / Colemine Records) Joey Quiñones grew up in East Los Angeles,, where cumbia, punk and oldies soul could all be heard within two blocks. That mix shaped the sound he's built with his band, Thee Sinseers, and on his own. This year, he's out with two ver...

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