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Joshua Starkman. Photo by Steve Rapport

The Sound of Smiling: Joshua Starkman cuts through the irony

June 27, 2023 by: Michael Allen Zell

In the 13 years that Joshua Starkman has lived in New Orleans, he's played guitar in a variety of genres. Much of this has taken place on his Facebook, Instagram and YouTube pages, where over 118,000 combined followers never know which group and genre of music he will feature next. Starkman also turns authenticity on its ear with his perpetual open-mouthed smile. I needed to cut through the irony. How could one person have both hot licks and hot shtick? Does he really want ev...

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