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2012 Stories by Jason P. Woodbury

• Up on the Sun Cartoonist Joins Dogbreth and Where Are All the Buffalor At Meat Market Vintage Art Show

  published Nov 28, 2012

  Each Monday, Up on the Sun starts its week with a missive from cartoonist Brad Dwyer. Dwyer earned attention with his self-published collections, Epic Tales of the Mundane, and his Record Heat serie... More >>

• David Bazan Celebrates 10 Years of Pedro the Lion's Control

  published November 29, 2012

  David Bazan was a pretty cool Christian in 2002. His band, Pedro the Lion (of which Bazan was the sole consistent member) had a string... More >>

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  Rush, US Airways Center, 11/25/12

  published Nov 26, 2012

  Rush @ US Airways Center|11/25/12"We've got 6,000 songs to do, so let's get with it." Rush bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee might have been joking, but something about his hyperbolic statement, made early ... More >>

• Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

  published Nov 22, 2012

  We're taking the day off to do the Thanksgiving thing: give thanks, eat too much, and pass out watching football. Hope you enjoy your day. We'll be back tomorrow, but in the meantime, turn up this f... More >>

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  Download: Gospel Claws, "I Want It All"

  published Nov 21, 2012

  There's no way to put it lightly: The men of Gospel Claws have been through the wringer. Lineup changes. A cancer scare. Most tragically, the suicide of guitarist Mark Erikson. It's been a weird cou... More >>

• The Pistoleros' Debut Record, Mistaken For Granted, Finally Available Again

  published Nov 20, 2012

  Let's step backward, folks. It's 1996, and a hotshot young music writer, Laurie Notaro, is writing about some hotshot young Tempe guitar pop band, The Chimeras, for Phoenix New Times. "The unoffici... More >>

• 12th Planet @ Stratus

  published November 22, 2012

  Rock bands like Korn and Muse may be all about dubstep now, but even before emo rocker-gone-EDM-DJ Skrillex arena-rockified the genre, John... More >>

• Shadows Fall @ Joe's Grotto

  published November 22, 2012

  Look, you can keep the emotive rants and daddy-issue screeds, because at its best, metal's always about doomsday. This is the year the Mayan... More >>

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  Rush Recording Upcoming Phoenix Show for DVD Release in 2013

  published Nov 15, 2012

  Rush does its own thing. Resolutely, absolutely, completely. The "Holy Triumvirate's" fierce individualism can be viewed as a tribute to one of its heroes, Ayn Rand, but it's okay if you're not into... More >>

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  The Shins and Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes Added to the Expanding McDowell Mountain Music Festival Lineup

  published Nov 14, 2012

  The quickly expanding lineup of McDowell Mountain Music Festival 2013 has added two more big names to the roster: The Shins and Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes. The 2013 installment of the fes... More >>

• Video Premiere: Bogan Via, "Afternoon Wonderland"

  published Nov 14, 2012

  Tempe-based dream pop band Bogan Via has been picking up steam. Just last month the duo released its anticipated EP, Wait Up, and now they've added a sleek black-and-white video for one of the album's... More >>

• '90s Survivors The Pistoleros Still Shoot Straight

  published November 15, 2012

  He's being awful polite about it, but Lawrence Zubia has places to go. It's Halloween evening, and he's sitting at a table at Casey... More >>

• Twiztid @ Marquee Theatre

  published November 15, 2012

  Second best isn't that bad, right? To call horrorcore rappers Twiztid — Jamie Madrox and Monoxide Child — the second most popular... More >>

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  Grouplove: Win Tickets to the Sold-Out Show

  published Nov 13, 2012

  You know, we're not sure we can trust this Grouplove band. Just say it out loud. "Grouplove." Sounds pretty hippie-ish, rightr Might as well be named "Communelove," or "Socialistlove," rightr Anyway... More >>

• Morrissey Reschedules Marquee Theatre Show

  published Nov 12, 2012

  I imagine there are some casual Morrissey fans out there, but most of the Moz fans I know are the diehard sort, the kind of folks who'll stick by the singer no matter what grumpy things he says and do... More >>

• Jens Lekman, Crescent Ballroom, 11/9/12

  published Nov 10, 2012

  Jens Lekman @ Crescent Ballroom|11/9/12Jens Lekman calls his songs "stories." Introducing "I Know What Love Isn't," the title track from his 2012 LP, Lekman described driving around in a friend's cr... More >>

• Eddie Money Talks Take Me Home Tonight

  published Nov 09, 2012

  You know who had a whole boatload of hitsr Brooklyn singer/songwriter Eddie Money had a whole boatload of hits. Throughout the '80s the cop-turned-rockstar was unstoppable: "Baby Hold On," "Two Ti... More >>

• Les Claypool's Duo de Twang and Deer Tick Added to McDowell Mountain Music Festival 2013

  published Nov 07, 2012

  Do you hear thatr Off in the distancer It's the sound of a bass guitar being slapped. Furiously slapped. That's kinda what Les Claypool (Primus, Oysterhead, Frog Brigade) does, and I'm betting that's... More >>

• Sera Cahoone Cracks Jokes on Mostly Sad Deer Creek Canyon

  published November 8, 2012

  Sera Cahoone is hilarious. Don't believe it? Ask. "I am a pretty hilarious person," the singer/songwriter laughs, discussing... More >>

• Musiq Soulchild @ Celebrity Theatre

  published November 8, 2012

  Taalib Johnson, better known as Musiq Soulchild, or sometimes just Musiq, released his debut album, Aijuswanaseing, in 2000, at the apex... More >>

• Drop the Lime @ Monarch Theatre

  published November 8, 2012

  Right now, some kid is listening to Enter the Night, the 2012 release from Drop the Lime (NYC-based producer/DJ/pop artist Luca... More >>

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  Eddie Vedder, Comerica Theatre, 11/4/12

  published Nov 05, 2012

  Eddie Vedder @ Comerica TheatreEddie Vedder lists his tools. In the booklet handed out to concertgoers at last night's packed performance, the Pearl Jam frontman laid out a detailed list of gear he'... More >>

• Mike Watt: Avant-Garde Rocker Stays Real Busy

  published Nov 02, 2012

  Mike Watt answers the phone the same way he plays music and jumps into creative endeavors: without hesitation. "Watt!" he bellows, and within a moment he's off, sharing details of his creative proce... More >>

• Earth, Rhythm Room, 10/31/12

  published Nov 01, 2012

  Earth @ Rhythm Room|10/31/12"The last time I was in Phoenix, I was opening for The Lemonheads," Earth guitarist Dylan Carlson intoned with a chuckle last night at the Rhythm Room. "I was all by myself... More >>

• McDowell Mountain Music Festival 2013: The Roots, Dr. Dog, Heartless Bastards; New Location

  published Oct 30, 2012

  When The Compound Grill closed in April, 2012, it set the future of the McDowell Mountain Music Festival, which had taken place there since 2010, in uncertain light. See also: Compound Grill Closes ... More >>