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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 (a...

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 end...