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Thomas Patrick Maguire (b. 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and painter. In 2004 he started playing the "Antihoots" at Sidewalk Café (link?), in the East Village of New York City, becoming an active part of the antifolk (link)community.

Biography: Born to Irish immigrants, Maguire was raised in Woodside, Queens, New York. During his high school years Maguire composed songs and sang lead vocals for various punk-rock bands. --> transition?

Musical Career: Papertown: Maguire's first release, "Papertown," was included in a compilation album entitled ***/when?. In March of 2003, Maguire released "The Papertown EP" under Luv-A-Lot Records (link?), which was described as "a modest gem" by NY Newsday (cite). In the same year, his song "Why You Gotta Do It Too" was included on Thurston Moore (link) of Sonic Youth's online record label, Protest Records (link), which also featured songs by Allen Ginsberg (link), Cat Power (link) and the Beastie Boys (link).

Discography:

The Papertown ep (2003)

''Pissing Streams (2004)

Woodside Lanes (2005)

A Slight Return (2007)

Corporation Town (2009)

Temper Tantrums Cause Delays (2010)

No Suppression Gentleman Drunk (2012)

The Future's Coming So Fast (2012)

So Naive (2013)

In the Bag (2014)