As I said when I wrote up "Southern Colorado Song" in October: James Jackson Toth is a Stereogum contributor, but he’s much better known (and rightly so) by his musical alias Wooden Wand. As Wooden…   Read Story »

James Jackson Toth is a Stereogum contributor, but he's much better known (and rightly so) by his musical alias Wooden Wand. As Wooden Wand, James has produced a majestic catalog of bleak and…   Read Story »

As you may have heard, Grizzly Bear was featured on the cover of this week's New York Magazine, alongside the headline, "Is Rock Stardom Any Way To Make A Living?" The feature itself, written by…   Read Story »

I've always enjoyed James Jackson Toth's stripped-down, dusky music most: It gives us the space to sink our teeth into his songwriting; his voice sounds best when it's foreboding, bummed, soul-sick,…   Read Story »

My favorite Wooden Wand release is 2005's scratchy, stripped down, and spooky Harem Of The Sundrum And The Witness Figg. My mind wandered a bit after Second Attention, but Hard Knox, a collection of…   Read Story »

I remain partial to James Jackson Toth's early lo-fi days as Wooden Wand, especially the rusted-out Roky Erickson sounds on 2005's Harem Of The Sundrum & The Witness Figg. He showed an ability to up…   Read Story »