Dave Smalley

Dave Smalley is an American musician, best known as the lead singer for the hardcore punk bands DYS,[1][2] Dag Nasty,[3] and All[4] and as lead singer/guitarist with Down by Law.[5][6] He is known for his influence on pop punk music and his early contributions to the emo genre. He also founded a side project called The Sharpshooters, whose music is influenced by mod revival bands such as The Jam. Smalley has also produced and appeared on Canadian punk band Penelope's second album, Face au silence du monde, recorded by Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studio in Arlington, Virginia.

For the basketball coach, see Dave Smalley (basketball).
Dave Smalley
Smalley performing with Down by Law in 2009
Background information
OriginWashington, D.C., United States
GenresPunk rock
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1983–present
Associated actsDYS, Dag Nasty, All, Down by Law, The Sharpshooters, Don't Sleep

He received a bachelor's degree from Boston College and a masters in political science from California State University Los Angeles. He resides with his family in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he works as a features editor of the Weekender section of the town's newspaper, the Free Lance-Star.[7] He previously worked as the youth editor for it!, a teen news supplement to the Free-Lance Star, and won several awards for that section.

In 2016, Smalley released a solo album, Punk Rock Days, featuring acoustic arrangements of Dag Nasty and Down by Law material, as well as new songs and Irish folk music. The album featured contributions by guitarists from Down by Law and Dag Nasty, as well as family members of Smalley.

In 2017, he started fronting a new band called Don't Sleep[8] . They've since released two EP's, the self titled "Don't Sleep" EP on Unity Worldwide Records (2017)[9], and the "Bring The Light" 7 inch on Reaper Records (2018)[10]. The band also did a tour with Shelter [11] in 2018. Their first LP "Turn The Tide" is being released on Mission Two Entertainment in September of 2020.[12]

Since 2017, Dave Smalley have a new band called Dave Smalley & the Bandoleros with spanish musicians, essentially from the band Gas Drummers. They released an album in 2018 "Join the outsiders" and planned to play in Europe. [13]

Discography

DYS
  • 1983 - "Brotherhood" (Vocals)
  • 1984 - "DYS" (Vocals)
  • 1989 - "Fire And Ice" (prior two records on one CD) (Vocals)
  • 2005 - "Wolfpack" - "Brotherhood," re-released with the band's original Wolfpack radio demo
  • 2011 - "More than Fashion: LIVE from the Gallery East Reunion" - live tracks from the band's initial reunion show, featuring songs from both of their studio albums, Bridge 9 Records
  • 2011 - "Wild Card" - Single on Bridge 9 Records
  • 2011 - "Sound of our Town" - Single on Bridge 9 Records
  • 2012 - "Unloaded" - Single on Bridge 9 Records
  • 2012 - "(We are) The Road Crew" (Motorhead Cover) - Single on Bridge 9 Records
  • 2012 - "Brotherhood 2012" - Single on Bridge 9 Records
  • 2012 - "True Believers" - Single on Bridge 9 Records

Dag Nasty

ALL

Down By Law
  • 1991 - "Down by Law" (Vocals, Guitar)
  • 1992 - "Blue" (Vocals, Guitar)
  • 1993 - "D.C. Guns" (Vocals, Guitar)
  • 1994 - "Yellow Rat Bastard" (Vocals, Guitar)
  • 1994 - "punkrockacademyfightsong" (Vocals, Guitar)
  • 1996 - "All Scratched Up" (Vocals, Guitar)
  • 1997 - "Last of the Sharpshooters" (Vocals, Guitar)
  • 1999 - "Fly the Flag" (Vocals, Guitar)
  • 2003 - "windwardtidesandwaywardsails" (Vocals, Guitar)
  • 2012 - "Champions At Heart" (vocals, guitar)
  • 2014 - "Revolution Time" (vocals, guitar)
  • 2018 - "All In" (vocals, guitar)

Dave Smalley & the Bandoleros
  • 2018 - "Join the Outsiders" (vocals)
  • 2020 - "Ignited" (vocals)

Don't Sleep
  • 2017 - Don't Sleep "Don't Sleep - Self Titled 12 inch" - Unity Worldwide Records (Vocals)
  • 2018 - Don't Sleep "Bring the Light" 7" - Reaper Records (Vocals)
  • 2020 - Don't Sleep "Turn The Tide" - Mission Two Entertainment (Vocals) (To Be Released September 4th 2020)

Other
  • 1990 - Rule of Thumb "Don't look Down" 7" - Club Rat records (vocals)
  • 1990 - Chemical People "Right Thing" (Background Vocals)
  • 1998 - Two Man Advantage "drafted" (Producer, Background Vocals)
  • 1999 - Under The Gun "Nowhere to Run" (Producer, Guest Vocals on "The Mirror")
  • 2000 - The Sharpshooters "Viva Los Guerillas" (Vocals, Guitar)
  • 2002 - Penelope "Face au silence du monde" (Background Vocals)
  • 2009 - Pocket "Beautiful Gray" (Vocals)
  • 2010 - Marc Ganancias' acoustic album "Painted Walls" (Guest Vocals on "Rewind & Repeat")
  • 2013 - Marc Ganancias "Policy of Discontent" (Guest vocals on "Yours Truly")
  • 2016 - Dave Smalley "Punk Rock Days" - Emotion One Music

References
  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/821095-DYS
  2. http://www.brooklynvegan.com/an-interview-wi-56/
  3. https://www.dischord.com/band/dag-nasty
  4. http://all.tumblr.com/bio
  5. https://www.ocweekly.com/why-down-by-law-chose-to-get-back-up-in-the-socal-punk-scene-7861442/
  6. http://epitaph.com/artists/down-by-law/bio
  8. "Dave Smalley (Dag Nasty, etc) fronting Don't Sleep — stream a new track". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  9. "Review: Don't Sleep, 'Don't Sleep' (Unity Worldwide Records, 2017)". www.noecho.net. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  10. Punknews.org. "Don't Sleep - Bring The Light [7-inch]". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  11. "Shelter announce tour with Dave Smalley's band Don't Sleep". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  12. "Don't Sleep - Turn The Tide • Punk Rock Theory". Punk Rock Theory. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  13. "Dave Smalley (Dag Nasty, etc) releasing debut Bandoleros album (stream a track)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
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