Dave Smalley is an American musician, best known as the lead singer for the
hardcore punk
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bands
DYS and
Dag Nasty
Dag Nasty is an American hardcore punk band from Washington D.C., formed in 1985 by guitarist Brian Baker of Minor Threat, drummer Colin Sears and bassist Roger Marbury, both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, and vocalist Shawn Brown (later of ...
, and
skate punk
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band
All as well as lead singer/guitarist with
Down by Law. He is known for his influence on
pop punk
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music and his early contributions to the
emo
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genre. He also founded a side project called the Sharpshooters, whose music is influenced by
mod revival
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The Mod Revival started with disillusionment with the punk scene when commercialism set in. It was f ...
bands such as
the Jam
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. Smalley has also produced and appeared on Canadian punk band Penelope's second album, ''Face au silence du monde'', recorded by
Don Zientara
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at Inner Ear Studio in Arlington, Virginia.
He received a bachelor's degree from
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...
and a masters in
political science
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from
California State University Los Angeles. He resides with his family in
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an Independent city (United States), independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 27,982. It is south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond, Virginia, R ...
, where he works as a features editor of the Weekender section of the town's newspaper, the ''
Free Lance-Star''. 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''. The album features 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. They have since released two EPs: the self-titled ''Don't Sleep'' EP on Unity Worldwide Records (2017), and the ''Bring The Light'' 7-inch on Reaper Records (2018). The band also did a tour with
Shelter in 2018. Their first LP, ''Turn The Tide'', is being released on Mission Two Entertainment in September 2020.
Since 2017, Dave Smalley has a new band called Dave Smalley & the Bandoleros. They released an album in 2018 called ''Join the Outsiders'' and had plans to play several shows in Europe.
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
*1986 – ''
Can I Say'' (Vocals)
*1992 –
''Four on the Floor'' (Vocals)
*2002 – ''
Minority of One'' (Vocals)
ALL
*1988- ''
Allroy Sez'' (Vocals)
*1988- ''
Allroy for Prez'' (Vocals)
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'' (Vocals)
*2018 – ''Bring the Light'' (Vocals)
*2020 – ''Turn The Tide'' (Vocals)
Other
*1990 – Rule of Thumb – ''Don't look Down'' – Club Rat records (vocals)
*1990 –
Chemical People – ''The 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
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– ''Beautiful Gray'' (Vocals)
*2010 – Marc Ganancias – ''Painted Walls'' (Guest Vocals on "Rewind & Repeat")
*2013 – Marc Ganancias – ''Policy of Discontent'' (Guest vocals on "Yours Truly")
*2016 – Dave Smalley – ''Punk Rock Days''
References
External links
Interview on Radio CPR, Washington, DC*
*
Noecho InterviewPunk Conservatives- Punk Conservatives
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Living people
American punk rock singers
Boston College alumni
California State University, Los Angeles alumni
Entertainers from Fredericksburg, Virginia
People from Greater Boston
Virginia Republicans
Year of birth missing (living people)
All (band) members
Dag Nasty members