NEWS: THE WOOD BROTHERS SPRING TOUR STOPS AT BIJOU THEATRE IN KNOXVILLE, TN

April 07, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Who: THE WOOD BROTHERS - Oliver Wood, Chris Wood & Jano Rix

When: FRIDAY, APRIL 29 / Doors: 7:30pm - Show: 8:30pm

Where: BIJOU THEATRE / 803 S Gay St - Knoxville, TN 37902 / 865-522-0832

Tickets: $21.50 / 18 & Over

About: The Wood Brothers are touring in support of their new studio album, Paradise (Honey Jar Records/Thirty Tigers), which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums Chart upon its release. The cross-country U.S. run brings them to Knoxville, TN for a headline performance at Bijou Theatre on Friday, April 29.

Dubbed "masters of soulful folk" by Paste, The Wood Brothers released their debut studio album, Ways Not To Lose, on Blue Note in 2006. You'd be forgiven at the time for expecting it to be something of a side project. Bassist Chris Wood already had legions of devoted fans for his incomparable work as one-third of Medeski Martin & Wood, while his brother Oliver Wood toured with Tinsley Ellis before releasing a half-dozen albums with his band King Johnson. Almost a decade later and with drummerJano Rix added as a permanent third member, it's become quite clear that The Wood Brothers is indeed the main act.

Paradise follows the band's acclaimed 2013 release The Muse, which was recorded almost entirely live in Zac Brown's Southern Ground studio. Hailed previously by the New York Times for their "gripping" vocals and by the LA Times for their "taught musicianship," the live setting proved to be a remarkable showcase for the brothers' live chemistry and charismatic magnetism. Taking a different approach to their sixth studio album, the decision to record in Nashville was no coincidence, asParadise marks the first album written with the entire band living in Music City.

The collection explores themes of longing and desire and the ways in which the pursuit of fulfillment can keep it perpetually out of our reach. It's a sophisticated piece of work, but also their most rocking effort to date, with Chris Wood playing electric bass on tracks for the first time and Oliver offering an abundance of stinging electric and slide guitar leads. Recorded at Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye studio in Nashville, Paradise presents the latest chapter in the ongoing evolution of a band—and a family—navigating the joy and challenges of a life in music.

The Wood Brothers:

Apr. 7 - Baton Rouge, LA - Varsity Theatre

Apr. 8 - Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's

Apr. 9 - Chattanooga, TN - Revelry Room

Apr. 15 - Live Oak, FL - Wanee Music Festival

Apr. 16 - Driftwood, TX - Old Settler's Music Festival

Apr. 29 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater

Apr. 30 - Wilkesboro, NC - Merlefest

May 1 - Charleston, WV - Mountain Stage

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