Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Get Loaded

As a followup to their critically acclaimed but otherwise largely overlooked acoustic blues-folk gem Ways Not to Lose, The Wood Brothers’ latest release Loaded is something of a curiosity. Eschewing the sparse composition of their 2006 debut, the album is a dense, widely ranging affair. Despite myriad stylistic turns and an expansive guest list — including songwriter Amos Lee and keyboardist/producer John Medeski, among others — the record manages to retain the intimate warmth and charm that endeared them to pundits from Rolling Stone magazine and National Public Radio. See for yourself Wednesday, January 14, as the brotherly duo stops by the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge.