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Monthly Archives: September 2009

A Night in the Life of Darlingside

by Abby | September 29, 2009
An Afternoon in the Life of Darlingside The following is an outsider’s summary of a typical Darlingside afternoon, from someone who, fortunately or otherwise, lives in the same house. REHEARSAL PART I Darlingside rehearses in the Aquafresh basement every Sunday through Thursday evening from 4:00 to 9:00.  Everyone agrees that tardiness is not an option.  So the [...] Read more »
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“Great F***ing Name For a Band.”

by Harris | September 29, 2009
Let’s be up front about it.  We’ve debated our band name quite a bit over the past few years.  Other names have been kicked around: The Hemoglobes, Milk for Spain, The Chicago Bulls, Thooth, The Spanking McDowells, A Cat Named Arlo, and Sam Kapala and the Darlingsides.  These not-so-close runners up were often kicked around [...] Read more »
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For the people

by Dave | September 24, 2009
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Ho-ho-Hadley

by Don | September 23, 2009
Santa has been to our house practically every day this week!  He arrives in a big brown truck with soundboards, recording interfaces, in-ear monitor systems, and soundproofing materials.  When we return at the end of the day, it’s often quite a chore to navigate through the mazes of cardboard boxes.  It’s like a strange combination [...] Read more »
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“Please Move Your Gear… We Need to Re-Till the Soil.”

by Darlingside | September 22, 2009
On Sunday, the band had its first gig as a fivesome, opening the day for the Hungry Ghost Bread Festival in downtown Northampton. The gig had more or less fallen into our laps, or Auyon’s lap specifically, and we weren’t entirely sure what to expect, either from the underbelly of the Northampton bread scene or [...] Read more »
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Off to a plaid start

by Dave | September 19, 2009
Hey guys. Dave here, writing from the basement of the band’s new house in Northampton, MA. Actually, technically, I’m writing from the Roger Preston Room, which is just the thirty-five or so square feet underneath my IKEA loft bed in the back corner of our basement. The rest of the basement is the band’s rehearsal [...] Read more »
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