Chris and Oliver Wood grew up in Boulder, CO before going their own separate ways after high school. Oliver headed south fronting King Johnson, a bluesy folk act that paid tribute to The Kings, (B.B and Freddie) and the Johnsons, (Robert and Luther). Chris ended up in New York as a founding member of the dynamic acid jazz trio Medeski, Martin and Wood. Jamming at various family functions and reunions, the Wood brothers started writing and recording together. Last years Loaded, released on Blue Note, is an eclectic mix of alernative folk with a rootsy, down-home feel reminiscent of the Band and Neil Young's Harvest. Oliver's whispy vocals at times sound eerily similar to Jeff Tweedy of Wilco and Chris Wood's January 15th, the Wood Brothers are at Tupelo. It's just a hunch, but I have a feeling this cold be the first sleeper show of the new year.
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