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2013 Stories by Jason P. Woodbury

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  Sir Richard Bishop Speaks About His "Constant State of Creation"

  published Feb 14, 2013

  In this week's issue, we speak with guitarist Sir Richard Bishop, whose path from Phoenix and his days in the Sun City Girls has found him at the forefront of guitar experimentation from his home base... More >>

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  Rodriguez Show Moves From the Orpheum Theatre to Mesa Amphitheatre

  published Feb 13, 2013

  Atencion, long-lost singer/songwriter types: If you're looking to make a big comeback, having a mythical backstory, two stone-cold classic LPs in the can, and a blockbuster documentary goes a long way... More >>

• Alternative Station KWSS to Switch Frequencies, Moving From 106.7 to 93.9

  published Feb 13, 2013

  Local low-power alternative station KWSS has announced that it's moving to a new home on the FM dial, shifting from 106.7 to 93.9 on Sunday, March 10. Home to shows like TMI (which I call into once a... More >>

• Sun City Girls' Sir Richard Bishop Plays to the Demons in His Head

  published February 14, 2013

  Sir Richard Bishop met John Fahey only once, despite the fact that Fahey's Revenant Records — the blues, jazz, and folk label founded by... More >>

• Night Beds @ The Sail Inn

  published February 14, 2013

  Twenty-three-year-old songwriter Winston Yellen didn't attempt to "pull a Bon Iver" when he rented a pre-Civil War home — formerly... More >>

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  Saint Maybe: Psychedelic Patti Smith and Bob Dylan Compatriots Hit the Highway

  published Feb 11, 2013

  When writing about Things As They Are, the debut LP by Tucson psychedelic outfit Saint Maybe, for my 10 Best Things I Heard in 2012 column, I noted the album's sprawling, wide-open desert quality: "[I... More >>

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  fun.'s "We Are Young" Wins Grammy Award for "Song of the Year

  published Feb 10, 2013

  UPDATE: The band also took home the award for "Best New Artist." So maybe LL Cool J's joke about "always getting back together" following Taylor Swift's performance of "We Are Never Ever Getting Bac... More >>

• Pink @ US Airways Center

  published February 7, 2013

  Alecia Beth Moore — better known by her pop culture handle Pink — has got a real mouth on her. In addition to being a powerhouse... More >>

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  Morrissey Postpones Marquee Theatre Show...Again

  published Feb 05, 2013

  Hey, Morrissey fans, you weren't, like, really looking forward to the legendarily dour British indie icon performing on Sunday, February 10, at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, were your Because we're ... More >>

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  Daniel Johnston, Crescent Ballroom, 2/3/13

  published Feb 04, 2013

  Daniel Johnston @ Crescent Ballroom | 2/3/13An enthusiastic young man in the crowd shouts: "We all love you, Daniel!" Daniel Johnston, the grizzled man onstage, backed by a selection of Phoenix all-... More >>

• Dave Grohl's Sound City Documentary Is Coming to FilmBar in Phoenix

  published Jan 30, 2013

  Maybe you're a Foo Fighters fan and maybe you're not, but it's impossible to deny that frontman Dave Grohl knows how to milk the "famous rockstar" thing. He plays on records with his friends, teams up... More >>

• Stephen Steinbrink @ The Trunk Space

  published January 31, 2013

  No offense to Andy Steinbrink, whose excellent paintings (bras, containers of mustard, broken glasses) adorn the cover of his brother Stephen's... More >>

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  Maynard James Keenan Discusses Donkey Punch the Night

  published Jan 24, 2013

  Right now, there's a Tool fan angrily venting about the lack of a new Tool album in some dark corner of the Internet. Right now, Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan is most likely working on something ... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Nobody's Tool: Maynard James Keenan Would Rather Talk About His Other Bands

  published January 24, 2013

  Maynard James Keenan drives around Arizona's Verde Valley in an oversize green pickup. The truck's wheels kick up clouds of dust as he rumbles... More >>

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  McDowell Mountain Music Festival 2013 Announces Local Lineup Featuring Kongos, Fayuca, and More

  published Jan 22, 2013

  McDowell Mountain Music Festival's 2013 lineup, featuring The Shins, The Roots, Deer Tick, Les Claypool's Duo de Twang, and more, has expanded to include a host of local Phoenix-based acts. The weeken... More >>

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  New Times' Carnaval Eléctrico Expands With Wooden Indian, Diners, and Stan Devereaux & The Funky Suns

  published Jan 17, 2013

  On Tuesday we announced the details of New Times' Carnaval Electrico at Crescent Ballroom, the festival which unites garage rocker Hanni El Khatib, psychedelic indie band Mergence, In the Valley Below... More >>

• The Pazz & Jop 2012 Critic's Poll Is Live

  published Jan 16, 2013

  Our sister paper, the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop music critic's poll is live, and the results are in: Frank Ocean's neo-neo-soul record channel ORANGE is the album of the year, and Carly Rae ... More >>

• Don't Dismiss Guitarist Leo Kottke as a Lightweight

  published January 17, 2013

  Brilliant counterculture magazine Arthur roared back to life this month, dedicating glorious inky newsprint to the psychedelic pop art... More >>

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  Cold War Kids to Headline New Times' Carnaval Electrico at Crescent Ballroom

  published Jan 15, 2013

  Following up last year's New Times Soundcheck, a two-day festival at Club Red in Tempe -- which featured performances by The Love Me Nots, Sugar Thieves, 2 Tone Lizard Kings, Jason Devore, Skky Brown,... More >>

• Warren G's Show at Martini Ranch Has Been Postponed

  published Jan 09, 2013

  Were you looking forward to seeing what West Coast G-funk pioneer Warren G on Thursday, February 10r Looking forward to seeing if he could bring that old hutzpah to classics like "Regulate" and the cu... More >>

• Telegraph Canyon @ Rhythm Room

  published January 10, 2013

  A quick question: Is it possible for a rock 'n' roll song to feature bells — those chiming, ringing things — without plunging to... More >>

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  Download Frank Ocean's Django Unchained Outtake

  published Jan 03, 2013

  By now you've probably formed an opinion about Django Unchained, the controversial new Quentin Tarantino film starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, and Leonardo DiCaprio. But don't ... More >>

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  That Was 2012: Our Year-End Lists

  published Jan 03, 2013

  As I type this, it's still 2012, but by the time we hit "publish," it'll be 2013. So I'll turn to the great poet Kanye West to sum it all up: "I'm livin' in the future so the presence is my past. My p... More >>

• Happy New Year From Up on the Sun

  published Jan 01, 2013

  Happy New Year, readers. Thanks for hanging out with us in 2012. Stick around -- 2013 is going to be even better. See also: -10 Favorite Local Hip-Hop Tracks of 2012 - 12 Favorite Local EDM Mixes o... More >>

• The 10 Best Things I Heard in 2012

  published January 3, 2013

  Gospel Claws, Put Your Sunshine Away (Common Wall Media/President Gator Records): The men of Gospel Claws had a... More >>