Weekly Playlist: 25 July 2014
Tag Archive: Wooden Wand
Bands and Beer: Well Crafted Festival
When one thinks of music festivals, two obvious things come to mind: bands and beer. All the more special is when a festival includes not just one or two of your favorite bands but essentially the entire roster is composed…
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Download: Wooden Wand – Dambuilding
Having released two albums and a 7″ single last year (including the Best of 2013 Blood Oaths of the New Blues), Wooden Wand is not slowing down in 2014. He’ll be issuing a split 12″ with Jenks Miller (Mount Moriah)…
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Best of 2013 #1: Doc Feldman & The LD50 – Sundowning at the Station
Best of 2013 – #1 Doc Feldman & The LD50 – Sundowning at the Station (This Is American Music) Having listened to Sundowning at the Station by Doc Feldman & The LD50 more than any other album since its release…
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Best of 2013 #2: Wooden Wand – Blood Oaths of the New Blues
Best of 2013 – #2 Wooden Wand – Blood Oaths of the New Blues (Fire Records) Released early in 2013 — when this site was in its infancy and before I even contemplated writing reviews — Blood Oaths of the New Blues…
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First Listen: Wooden Wand & The World War IV – I Hate the Nightlife
With the stellar Blood Oaths of the New Blues already released this year, Wooden Wand is back with another album, Wooden Wand & The World War IV. You can pre-order Wooden Wand & The World War IV here. The album…
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Review: Doc Feldman & The LD50 – Sundowning at the Station
Blindsided as if by a punch to the head, Sundowning at the Station, the debut album from Doc Feldman & The LD50, hit me square in the jaw and has not let up. Those head shots are apropos as the…
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New Music: Wooden Wand – 3 Songs 7″
Wooden Wand has released three new stark, acoustic dirges. Available on limited-edition colored 7″ vinyl with hand-printed covers, copies can be ordered through 25 Diamonds. Also check out Wooden Wand’s Bandcamp page for recent archival releases available now available in…
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Review: Teen Getaway – Hits & Missives
In an alternate universe where the offspring of a Jello Biafra/Chrissy Hynde/Kim Gordon threesome formed a garage band, three chords of fuzz and melodic dissonance would dominate the space-time continuum. Lucky for us, such genetics were not required to deliver…
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Video: Wooden Wand – Live at the Bottletree Cafe
Watch Wooden Wand perform live at Birmingham, Alabama’s Bottletree Cafe for We Have Signal. James discusses the formation of his band, the genesis of songs from Wooden Wand’s latest release, Blood Oaths of the New Blues, and why illegal downloading…
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Weekly Playlist – 19 April 2013
New Music: Duquette Johnston – Rebel King EP
Unassuming might be the best way to describe Duquette Johnston. On first listen it would be easy to make comparisons to other artists. I typically resist doing such a thing; I prefer to think working and playing with other musicians…
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