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Substacknewsletter · by John Barry

Fair, accurate, objective and highly-opinionated writing, about music and more, from a 25-year veteran of the USA Today Network.

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Jun 13, 2026
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Quicksand is a Substack newsletter by John Barry covering Music journalism, Grateful Dead history and Concert culture. Its most recent indexed post is from Jun 13, 2026.

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