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Alex Dwyer is a freelance writer living in Exposition Park, where he can be found either eating North African Tacos at Revolutionario, covering LAFC matches at Banc of California Stadium, or drinking Wenshan Baozhong — all the while listening to whatever music Los Angeles in the moment requires.

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