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2013 Stories by Jason P. Woodbury

• How Jeff Gonzales' First EP Followed Him Back to Arizona

  published June 6, 2013

  Mesa-based songwriter Jeff Gonzales knows how to write a love song. Midway through his debut solo EP, the six-song The Lights Just Went Out.... More >>

• Local Collective Ascetic House Will Send Its Cassettes to the Incarcerated -- For Free

  published May 29, 2013

  At the beginning of May, the folks comprising the mysterious arts collective Ascetic House -- responsible for releases by bands like Destruction Unit, Marshstepper, Body of Light, All Anal, and many m... More >>

• Beautiful Noise Returns to Mesa Amid a Shoegaze Revival

  published Apr 25, 2013

  It was 1993 when Brandon Capps and a few like-minded friends started coordinating the first Beautiful Noise "shoegaze" festivals around Arizona. But 20 years ago, shoegaze wasn't a compliment. It was ... More >>

• Big Brain 2013 Finalist: Club Fonograma, Online

  published Apr 24, 2013

  You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley's emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2013 Finalists. Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement a... More >>

• Big Brain 2013 Finalist: Dust Circuit Radio, Online

  published Apr 24, 2013

  You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley's emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2013 Finalists. Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement a... More >>

• Beautiful Noise Returns with Shoegaze Acts Both Vintage and Fresh

  published April 25, 2013

  In February, after nearly 22 years of delays, My Bloody Valentine released a follow-up to their genre-defining 1991 LP, Loveless. In... More >>

• Fu Manchu @ Pub Rock

  published April 25, 2013

  You're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but fuggit, man — you can go ahead and judge Fu Manchu by its album covers. It's all... More >>

• Wavves @ Crescent Ballroom

  published April 18, 2013

  Nathan Williams always had a good thing going with Wavves, whose string of buzzy, snotty pop-punk records has thrilled certain members of the... More >>

• The "Okie From Muskogee" Has Always Been a Populist

  published April 11, 2013

  They don't make 'em like Merle Haggard anymore, but what the hell would they do with 'em if they did? Everything about Haggard is rough: his... More >>

• Sigur Rós @ Comerica Theatre

  published April 11, 2013

  There's no getting around it: Icelandic band Sigur Rós is utterly ridiculous. First, there's the language singer Jonsi often sings in:... More >>

• Modest Mouse @ Crescent Ballroom

  published April 11, 2013

  In an recent interview with New Times' music blog, Up on the Sun, eccentric bassist Les Claypool confessed: "Primus was never supposed... More >>

• My Wife Saw Aaron Carter at Martini Ranch in Scottsdale Last Night

  published Apr 05, 2013

  Aaron Carter is the younger brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, and he sang some songs in the early 2000s that were fairly big hits: "Crush on You," "I Want Candy," "That's How I Beat Shaq." Then, ... More >>

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  Please Welcome Dan Moore, Your New Phoenix New Times Music Editor

  published Apr 04, 2013

  As I announced a couple of weeks ago, I'm stepping down from the music editor position here at New Times, but it's with great pleasure that I announce that a more than capable gentleman by the name of... More >>

• Angel Olsen's Beautiful Folk Music Probably Won't Show Up in Car Commercials

  published Apr 03, 2013

  Singer/songwriter Angel Olsen skipped out on SXSW 2013. Though she's hardly indignant about it, the industry showcase just doesn't speak to the sensibilities displayed on Olsen's gorgeous noir-folk Ha... More >>

• Angel Olsen Doesn't Want to Sell You Anything but Her Music

  published April 4, 2013

  Singer/songwriter Angel Olsen skipped out on SXSW 2013. Though she's hardly strident or indignant about it, the industry showcase just doesn't... More >>

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  Soulfly's Max Cavalera Discusses Extreme Groove (and His New Supergroup, Featuring Members of Mars Volta, Dillinger Escape Plan, Mastodon)

  published Mar 27, 2013

  Max Cavalera of Soulfly is a very mellow speaker. His Brazilian accent is thick, and there's a lilting quality to the way he punctuates his sentences with phrases like "You knowr" or "It's killer, man... More >>

• Max Cavalera Brings Soulfly Home to Phoenix

  published March 28, 2013

  Max Cavalera of Soulfly is a mellow speaker. His Brazilian accent is thick, and there's a lilting quality to the way he punctuates his... More >>

• Al Foul @ Yucca Tap Room

  published March 28, 2013

  Mammoth, Arizona-based Al Foul's website proudly proclaims the rockabilly singer as the "One, the Only Al Foul." It's more than just an... More >>

• Blackalicious @ Crescent Ballroom

  published March 28, 2013

  Sacramento, California-based hip-hop duo Blackalicious has released three full-length records in the two decades it's been in action: 1999's... More >>

• Remembering the Late Eddie Dimas: Phoenix Latin Soul Guitarist Grooved During the '60s

  published Mar 26, 2013

  Up on the Sun has learned that Norteno soul guitarist Eddie Dimas, author of the classic Latin instrumental "El Mosquito," passed away March 8 of natural causes. Dimas was 65. See also: -100 Years ... More >>

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  The Roots, McDowell Mountain Music Festival, 3/23/13

  published Mar 24, 2013

  The Roots @ McDowell Mountain Music Festival at Margret T. Hance Park|3/23/13About an hour into their dominating set, the legendary Roots crew pulled out a trick few other bands could get away with: D... More >>

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  The Shins, McDowell Mountain Music Festival, 3/22/13

  published Mar 23, 2013

  The Shins @ McDowell Mountain Music Festival at Margret T. Hance Park|3/22/13It's been 10 years since McDowell Mountain Music fest got started, and nine since Natalie Portman, as the prototypical "man... More >>

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  Prince Is Coming to Marquee Theatre

  published Mar 21, 2013

  Update: Tickets are now available from Luckyman Online. Each night will feature two shows from Prince, an early and late show, and tickets are available for $277. Folks, the time has come to purify... More >>

• Heartless Bastards: Songwriter Erika Wennerstorm Aims for "Clint Eastwood-Meets-Nancy Sinatra" Sounds

  published Mar 20, 2013

  Timberlake-style audacity aside, it takes some serious stones to open an album with a six-minute-plus slow-burning anthem. But that's what Erika Wennerstrom does with "Marathon," the opening track of ... More >>

• Roots Drummer Questlove's Instagram Feed Is the Internet's Best

  published March 21, 2013

  Of all the stupid things we do with our phones, Instagram might be the worst. Not only has the app falsely convinced us all we're professional... More >>