The Wood Brothers/Sean McConnell

Delicate, soulful and funky: The Wood Brothers blend a nice variety of American musical traditions into their stuff, and they tend to bring a charming and profound presence to the stage. We loved their show at the Kent Stage a few years back, dotted with older tunes and newer cuts from Paradise, which had only recently come out at that point. They’ll get you dancing and thinking, and we certainly condone that. With Oliver Wood’s masterful vocal work and Chris Wood’s top-of-the-game bass playing -- along with the multi-instrumentalist curiosities of Jano Rix -- the band twists the traditions of folk music into a complex and inviting web. (Sandy)