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2009 Stories by Darryl Smyers

• Jessie Frye

  published April 16, 2009

  Arlington's Jessie Frye is a determined young singer-songwriter who (thankfully) doesn't let her classical training get in the way of her pop... More >>

• PVC Street Gang Pipes Up

  published April 2, 2009

  If the three members of Denton's PVC Street Gang didn't tell you that they were in a band, chances are you would mistake them for out-of-work... More >>

• Inner Frequency

  published March 19, 2009

  If there is a good side to the term "corporate rock," local quartet Inner Frequency may have claims to such a region. Singer Cara Young and the... More >>

• Lucinda Williams Keeps Things Sweet

  published February 19, 2009

  At first, it's the slow and lazy Louisiana drawl that sets the mood. Then, it's the way country legend Lucinda Williams earnestly asks you... More >>

• Loney Dear, Matthew and the Arrogant Sea, Sunnybrook

  published February 5, 2009

  Emil Svanängen, leader of the indie/folk ensemble Loney Dear, isn't afraid to tread softly. Hailing from the small city of Jonkoping,... More >>

• The O's Prepare For Their Debut Release and Tour

  published February 5, 2009

  Even though he's suffering from an aggravated sciatic nerve that causes him pain when he sits, John Pedigo still has a giddy confidence that's... More >>

• The Semifinals

  published February 5, 2009

  After a year spent locked away in a sweltering practice space at a Garland steel mill, Andrew Strickland, James Layfield and Aaron Beaudrie,... More >>

• Somebody's Darling Is All Smiles

  published January 29, 2009

  A few days after Christmas, in a drafty house in Northwest Dallas, Amber Farris and David Ponder smile, even as they shiver. "Maybe I... More >>

• Automorrow

  published January 29, 2009

  Although the cover lists only the band's name, this debut effort from local reggae/rock/hip-hop outfit Automorrow is referred to in promotional... More >>

• The English Beat, Bad Manners, Eleven Fingered Charlie

  published January 22, 2009

  Hard to believe that it's been 30 years since Ranking Roger and Dave Wakeling first formed The Beat and exposed the disaffected youth of... More >>

• Combichrist Ain't So Scary

  published January 15, 2009

  Speaking from his American house in, of all places, Atlanta, Georgia, Norwegian industrial/techno wizard Andy LaPlegua, leader of Combichrist,... More >>

• Black Tie Dynasty, What Made Milwaukee Famous, The Boxing Lesson, PVC Street Gang

  published January 15, 2009

  Quite the quartet of semi-local, well-respected indie acts assembled on this particular evening—and the headliner might be the least... More >>