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Fort Worth Weekly
In demand producer/engineer Peter Wierenga wrestles with the state of humanity on his debut solo EP.
By PATRICK HIGGINS
Photo by Dayna James
If music fans still take the time to read album credits, those locally will likely recognize the name Peter Wierenga. As a producer and engineer, as well as the drummer for power pop outfit Siberian Traps, Wierenga’s unique Frisian surname appears in small print on dozens of local records. Two weeks ago, however, his name (at least his first) appeared across the front of an album for the first time. Under the name Pete and the Crying Teeth, Wierenga has just released a new EP. Entitled
Fort Worth Weekly
Hindsight on 2020
This year, despite many losing their means to make a living, local musicians proved the pandemic couldn’t lock down their creativity.
By JUAN R. GOVEA AND PATRICK HIGGINS -
Twenty-Twenty wasn’t fine, but it certainly was musical.
Collage by Patrick Higgins
One day, when we look back on the unholy year that has been 2000 and 10 times two, the cataloguing of unbearable tragedies, atrocities, and absolute insanities that we’ve all somehow endured this year will read more like CliffsNotes exposition from a clichéd dystopian young adult novel rather than actual historical text. Sadly, in real life, there appears to be no precocious yet aloof and mysterious female lead armed with elite and useful skills to lead us out of pending Armageddon anywhere on the horizon.