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2010 Stories by Jason P. Woodbury

• Mark Matos and Os Beaches

  published August 5, 2010

  So, Mark Matos is on tour somewhere in the Midwest, gets real far out on an LSD bender, decides to quit his buzz band Campo Bravo, and move away... More >>

• T-Model Ford at The Rhythm Room on 7/29/2010

  published Jul 30, 2010

  T-Model FordThe Rhythm RoomJuly 29th, 2010There's a scene in the 2003 documentary on the early Fat Possum Records roster, You See Me Laughin': The Last of the Hill County Bluesmen, where James "T-Mode... More >>

• William Fitzsimmons

  published July 29, 2010

  Mr. Fitzsimmons, as I stare at the blank Word document on my computer, I am determined to write about your songs. Not your Katy Perry cover and... More >>

• Miniature Tigers

  published July 22, 2010

  You got to give it up for local boys done good. Former downtown poster boys Miniature Tigers may have shuffled off to New York, but that hasn't... More >>

• Jeremy Kittel Band

  published July 15, 2010

  Jeremy Kittel is a young, fairly attractive young man who plays violin. Now, before your mind is cluttered with images of Andrew Birds, Owen... More >>

• Leon Russell at The Rhythm Room on 7/6/10

  published Jul 07, 2010

  r "In all the times he's played here, I think he's said maybe three words to me," Bob Corritore, proprietor of the Rhythm Room mused last night about Leon Russell, who literally rolled into the Ph... More >>

• Leon Russell

  published July 1, 2010

  It's safe to say that they don't make them like Leon Russell anymore. An authority no less than T-Bone Burnett said about Russell, in an April... More >>

• Leon Russell: The Legendary Sideman Is an Imposing Presence

  published July 1, 2010

  It's safe to say that they don't make them like Leon Russell anymore. An authority no less than T-Bone Burnett said about Russell, in an April... More >>

• Damien Jurado at The Rhythm Room on 6/28/10

  published Jun 29, 2010

  "Feeling the west coast pull. One week left of tour," Damien Jurado wearily tweeted on the 27th, and pulling into the Rhythm Room's parking lot, I witnessed the singer/songwriter sprawled out on the ... More >>

• Damien Jurado

  published June 24, 2010

  Though he currently resides in much greener pastures, singer-songwriter Damien Jurado seems to have a pretty solid connection to the Grand Canyon... More >>

• The Prids Bring Sexy Rock Music and Silly Haircuts to The Rogue Bar Thursday

  published Jun 16, 2010

  I'm not generally a fan of angular haircuts or leering, dramatic promo photos, but in the case of a band like Portland-via-Omaha-via-Saint Joseph band The Prids, it's easy to push at that superficial... More >>

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  Your Guide to Navigating Blogger-Created Genre Names

  published Jun 09, 2010

  "What the fuck is chillwaverrrrr" Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast tweeted back in April, when MTVU blogger Lindsay Hood described her band as "chillwave," after dismissing genres like "lo-fi," "gl... More >>

• Secret Garden Rendezvous Grown & Sexy Tour

  published May 13, 2010

  One of the weekend's best concerts has to be the Secret Garden Rendezvous Grown & Sexy Tour. Now, if the name doesn't have you chomping at the... More >>

• Cloven-Hoofed Devils

  published May 13, 2010

  It wasn't supposed to happen like this. They practiced, they planned, they were ambitious and optimistic. Then, like so many rock musicians before... More >>

• French Quarter Releases New Record, Heads Out on Tour

  published May 12, 2010

  Looks like Stephen Steinbrink has decided to "get the band back together." May 17 marks the release date of It's Not Just Kissing and marks the full-length return of French Quarter, the "band nam... More >>

• Hooves: The Decline of Western Civilization, Part IV

  published May 13, 2010

  It wasn't supposed to happen like this. They practiced, they planned, they were ambitious and optimistic. Then, like so many rock musicians before... More >>

• Hogjaw

  published May 6, 2010

  Phoenix-based swamp-rock band Hogjaw couldn't have picked a better time to release their new album, Ironwood. After all, Arizona is... More >>

• Naive: Geeking Out with the Band at the "Iron Lady"

  published Apr 27, 2010

  Welcome to The Grand Tour, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com takes you inside practice spaces, tour vans and seedy apartments occupied by Phoenix-area bands. This week we offer a peek into "The Iro... More >>

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  The Eagles at US Airways Center: They Can Still Sing the Hits

  published Apr 22, 2010

  "We should just close our eyes, and maybe they'll sound the same," she says about The Eagles, the band we're headed to see.  I'm sitting next to her in our crowded light-rail car. She smells of s... More >>

• “I Fuckin’ Hate the Eagles, Man”

  published April 15, 2010

  It's not a bad time to be a hipster who loves "yacht rock," or album-oriented rock, or whatever term you want to use to describe the kind of... More >>

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  Record Store Day Roundup: Phoenix Record Stores Offer Up Exclusives, Live Performances on RSD

  published Apr 14, 2010

  Record Store Day is upon us this weekend, the day set aside by, well, record stores, to showcase their goods, and debut a whole mess of exclusive collector items.  Phoenix-area shops are planning... More >>

• Why Hipsters Can't Bring Themselves to Love The Eagles

  published April 15, 2010

  It's not a bad time to be a hipster who loves "yacht rock," or album-oriented rock, or whatever term you want to use to describe the kind of... More >>

• Smokus Pocus: Their "Particularly Ripe" Practice Space, Guitar Lust and the Dangers of Ear Damage

  published Apr 13, 2010

  Welcome to The Grand Tour, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com takes you inside practice spaces, tour vans and seedy apartments occupied by Phoenix-area bands. This week we give you a look inside th... More >>

• Elvis Costello at Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater: British Legend Debuts New Songs and Rocks Old Favorites

  published Apr 10, 2010

  When an artist's repertoire is as wide and varied as Elvis Costello's, it's hard to know exactly what one will get when attending his concert. Last night's show at Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater... More >>

• Earthmen & Strangers: Inside Their Kitschy Retro Wonderland

  published Apr 09, 2010

  Welcome to The Grand Tour, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com takes you inside practice spaces, tour vans and seedy apartments occupied by Phoenix-area bands. This week we give you a look inside th... More >>