Voice Of Country - 11.18.08

Alex Woodard, “Halfway” – If a group of scientists conducted an experiment combining the DNA of Tom Petty, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, and Bob Dylan…they’d discover they needn’t have bothered, as the result is already with us in the form of Alex Woodard. Hailing from San Diego, Alex rampages ... Read More

Cover Story, NC Times - 09.11.08

Alex Woodard wasn't quite ready for what he was about to read as he scrolled through his e-mail. The 36-year-old Leucadia-based singer-songwriter made a pledge to write a song for anyone who pre-ordered online his self-titled album, which officially was released Aug. 19 on Woodshack Music.

As he paged down, in and among the requests f ... Read More

Union Tribune - "cut from the same cloth as springsteen, petty, mellencamp, croce... right on target" - 08.19.08

Ink19 - "deserves to catapult Woodard's career to the next stage." - 08.19.08

It's always gratifying when an indie artist gets a shot at the big time, and for Alex Woodard, it looks like his chance has finally come.

Alex Woodard is the San Diego-based singer-songwriter's first debut record for a major label, but he already has four excellent, independently-released albums under his belt, and each one has slo ... Read More

Today's Country Magazine Review - "there is easily something special about this album." - 08.04.08

A surfer from California isn’t the place that you would most likely find yourself looking for Americana rooted, rock music, but this is precisely the case with Alex Woodard. His self-titled album easily begs to be compared to the li ... Read More

All Music Guide - "American stories we've all lived and shared, with the album holding a mirror to us all." - 08.04.08

Plethora of picked guitar, homely vocals, and everyday livin' lyrics are the building blocks for Alex Woodard's eponymous album. His themes - love, loss, looking back, and looking forward - are universal, the feel of the set however, cozily intimate, as the singer/songwriter shares his stories of life at its most humdrum, yet most beguiling. Woo ... Read More

Knitting Factory NY Live Review - "Every song and every preface enraptured the audience" - 08.04.08

Alex Woodard’s show at Knitting Factory Tuesday July 24th was an intimate look into a folksy storyteller’s way of life. Every song was prefaced with an emotional analysis and a becoming weathered expression, poetically shaded in the shadowy light of a small room. Woodard said it was the first actual venue he and his opening act Dawn ... Read More

CNET Editor's Review - "Woodard is tough to classify, and we should consider that an asset." - 08.04.08

Few singer-songwriters wear their Leonard Cohen influences as well as San Diego's Woodard. And that cool folk melancholy sounds especially fine next to gleaming country-pop guitars. Woodard is tough to classify, and we should consider that an asset.