Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Chris Penn, Tim DeLaughter and the Polyphonic Spree hosted their annual pre-Christmas extravaganza and variety show on Saturday. Now in its 19th year, the event is filled with music, Christmas ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Tim DeLaughter about his choral rock group, The Polyphonic Spree, and its new album, "Salvage Enterprise." When you write for a living, writer's block can be a ...

Currently, Dallas band the Polyphonic Spree employs 17 musicians, led by former Tripping Daisy frontman Tim DeLaughter and including players of horns, strings, percussion, a harp, as well as ...

What exactly is The Polyphonic Spree? Over the years, speculation has surrounded the Dallas-founded robed choral ensemble led by ex-Tripping Daisy frontman Tim DeLaughter. Some will claim that The ...

For a band known for exuding love and joy, the Polyphonic Spree rose from the ashes of great sorrow. Band founder Tim DeLaughter formed the group 15 years ago in the wake of a beloved friend's death.

The newly opened Lounge Here on Garland Road and the boutique under construction next door could be regarded as departures for the woman who owns them, Julie Doyle. She’s the co-manager of the choral ...

Lofty ideals are the norm for Tim DeLaughter, leader of symphonic mega-group The Polyphonic Spree, one of the largest touring bands with 20-plus members. But the sky’s the limit for his next major ...

When Tim DeLaughter originally put together the choral rock group the Polyphonic Spree in Dallas in 2000, he wasn’t sure it would last. After all, the group featured a choir, flute, trumpet, French ...

The Polyphonic Spree is exactly what its name suggests: a chorus of voices with little restraint. The group is led by Tim DeLaughter and, though the line-up changes constantly, it typically involves ...