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November 2, 2006
Come Out and Play
Persistence pays off for Dear and the Headlights
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February 3, 2010
The Grand Tour: Gospel Claws
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 the glamorous rehearsal space of Gospel Claws.Smells Like: Cigar smoke. The boys were puffing away ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Gospel Claws @ Sail Inn
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 the glamorous rehearsal space of Gospel Claws.Smells Like: Cigar smoke. The boys were puffing away ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
Gospel Claws, "Summer Nights Lakeside"
Gospel Claws: They'll drown you if you want them to.Local indie rock outfit Gospel Claws' first album is causing quite a stir.It's not hard to see why the band has caught the ear of everyone up to and including National Public Radio's All Songs Considered with songs like their first single, "Summ ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
Locals Only: The Best Albums and EPs From Valley Bands in 2010
Gospel Claws: They'll drown you if you want them to.Local indie rock outfit Gospel Claws' first album is causing quite a stir.It's not hard to see why the band has caught the ear of everyone up to and including National Public Radio's All Songs Considered with songs like their first single, "Summ ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
A Look at the Four Arizona Acts to be Showcased at South by Southwest
Gospel Claws: They'll drown you if you want them to.Local indie rock outfit Gospel Claws' first album is causing quite a stir.It's not hard to see why the band has caught the ear of everyone up to and including National Public Radio's All Songs Considered with songs like their first single, "Summ ... More >>
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July 20, 2011
Dear and the Headlights Officially Break Up
Dear and the Headlights, a band we once deemed "the most important band in Arizona," officially announced its breakup yesterday, via the band's MySpace and Facebook. "As I'm sure many of you have possibly assumed at this point since there has been absolutely no update as to what we are doing, De ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
Gospel Claws Explain "I Can, I Will"
www.myspace.com/gospelclawsGospel ClawsOn their Twitter page, local rock band Gospel Claws describes their music as "grainy and rough yet still deeply soulful." That's a pretty fitting description; the songs on Gospel Claws' 2010 debut LP, C-L-A-W-S, embody this aesthetic, as songs like "Summer ... More >>
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October 7, 2011
The Through and Through Gospel Review (Joel Marquard of Gospel Claws) Releases Debut
Susan J. AndersonDon't call it a solo album -- that's what Joel Marquard of Gospel Claws says about The Through and Through Gospel Review, a new record of 12 traditional style gospel songs he recorded mostly alone, save for a few contributions from members of Where Dead Voices Gather, Dear and th ... More >>
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November 7, 2011
Fall Harvest: 8 Freshly Released Local Songs
LadylikeIn Arizona, we don't really get seasons. Phoenix weather is a wide swing between Satan's sweltering nether-regions and a slight chill. The only real way to indicate the passing of the seasons is with local music, wherein Phoenix's best release a cornucopia (sorry) of music come autumn (or ... More >>
Music
November 10, 2011
Joel Marquard Makes a Mess of Gospel in His New Solo Project
LadylikeIn Arizona, we don't really get seasons. Phoenix weather is a wide swing between Satan's sweltering nether-regions and a slight chill. The only real way to indicate the passing of the seasons is with local music, wherein Phoenix's best release a cornucopia (sorry) of music come autumn (or ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2011
Through and Through Gospel Review, Boris, JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, and More in This Week's Issue
Through & Through Gospel Review This week's issue bring you the story of Joel Marquard's Through & Through Gospel Review, which finds the songwriter stepping away from the indie rock sound of his band Gospel Claws to explore gospel music. Marquard speaks about belief, his family ties to g ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Top 15 Local Releases of 2011: Jason P. Woodbury
Andrew Jackson JihadWelcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next week, we'll be counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. Enjoy! Okay. I'm done. Spent. No more lists. The reissues list was hard. The show list was hard. The ... More >>