Wood Brothers Stories

Friday Album Reviews | Six New Records You Need To Know

As every Friday brings new music, Tomorrow's Verse gives you our top picks for the week. Here are our favorite records from February 2. The Wood Brothers One Drop of TruthThe newest record from folk-rock trio The Wood Brothers finds the band continuing to explore the outer reaches of the folk-rock genre, incorporating subtle doses...

A Proposed Lagunitas Music Venue Could Be Exactly What You're Looking For

When Lagunitas Brewery expanded production from its California homebase into Chicago, the city got more great beers and a fun, art-filled Taproom.But one thing that the company made a priority in its Petaluma location, that didn't quite make it to the Midwest:  musicAnd not just music... great music.  Now that&...

Review / Setlist | The Wood Brothers @ The Vic 11/7/15

By Alex WoodIts easy to see why the jam-band scene has embraced The Wood Brothers with such passion.Their performance at The Vic featured everything fans could want, from stylistic variation to expert musicianship to a fervent stage show that found the musicians perfectly comfortable in a larger setting.The show was the most tickets...

Video: Wood Brothers Cover Michael Jackson, Tom Petty at Chicago's Thalia Hall

We recently got a great peak into the artistry and creative process of Oliver Wood for our Barn interview. This weekend, Chicago got to see it first hand as The Wood Brothers delivered a set of their original music along with a couple of covers on October 4th.The band brought opening act Chris Kasper...

The Barn's Best Albums Of The (Second Half) of 2013

Here's a follow up to our Best Of The First Half of 2013 post. Thanks again to @WeirScrewed for contributing the first part of this list (the six albums with the more detailed write-ups).I (Steve - @thebarnpresents) have added some additional selections, and some one-liners of my own, at the end of the post. You...

Halloween Weekend - Chicago Live Music Guide 2012

Halloween is on a Wednesday this year, and apparently that means six full days of Halloween musical goodness in Chicago. While the bulk of the "costume" shows will take place on the prior weekend and, of course Halloween night itself, there's even a few heavy-hitting shows in the "days between" that serious music fans have...

The Most Insufferable Hipster Bands, The Amazing Shit-tar, Prince United Center Stage Setup, More...

[flbike]Okay, I like some of these bands -- some an awful lot -- but it is nice to see critic's darlings get raked over the coals a bit in LA Weekly's list of worst "hipster bands"Disappointment department. Pearl Jam is playing a corporate event in October and this guy is pissed about it....