Wood Brothers to Play Tupelo in June

We have FIVE new shows to announce this week!

June 7 THE WOOD BROTHERS: Two brothers decide to form a band, adapting the blues, folk and other roots-music sounds they loved as kids into their own evocative sound and twining their voices in the sort of high-lonesome harmony blend for which sibling singers are often renowned. While that's not a terribly unusual story, Oliver Wood (guitar, vocals) and Chris Wood (bass, vocals, harmonica) took a twisty path to their ultimate collaboration.
Indeed, The Wood Brothers pursued separate projects for some 15 years before joining forces. Originally hailing from Boulder, Colorado, Chris and Oliver imbibed the heady tones and stories of American roots music – notably folk, blues, bluegrass and country – at the feet of their father, a molecular biologist with a passion for music and performing. Their mother, a poet, meanwhile, taught them a deep appreciation for storytelling and turn of phrase.
Oliver ended up in Atlanta, soaking up the roots of blues, the soul of the south and founded his band, King Johnson. Chris ended up in New York City and formed the hugely influential, instrumental trio Medeski Martin & Wood. In 2004, the brothers seized the opportunity presented by a family reunion andrecorded some material together. 2006 saw the release of their debut album, Ways Not to Lose, which was named top pick in folk by Amazon.com's editors that year. The brothers' sophomore release, Loaded (2008), was heralded as one of NPR's "Overlooked 11." Both albums were produced by Chris' MMW bandmate, John Medeski.

June 8 COMEDY NIGHT: Featuring George Hamm, Tony Gilmore, Anthony Scibelli, this is going to be a comedy night to remember. George hasn’t been back in four years and the other two comedians have never played Tupelo.

June 28 JOHN EDDIE: On the roller coaster of his career so far, John Eddie has had enough big breaks, hard luck, new beginnings, false starts, serious adventure and big fun to inspire a boxed set's worth of country songs. He's had the sort of life – often hard-scrabble, occasionally charmed – that other artists only imagine, or have someone else write about for them. John has managed to document a lot of this on "Who The Hell Is John Eddie?" his debut disc for Lost Highway, along with details of assorted dreams, wishes, romances, and regrets.

July 6 COMEDY NIGHT: Featuring Tony V, who was named “Funniest Person in Massachusetts” by Showtime television. He followed this achievement with several performances on HBO, the Arts and Entertainment Network, Comedy Central and MTV.

Sept 27 LUCY KAPLANSKY: She started out singing in Chicago bars. Then, barely out of high school, Lucy Kaplansky took off for New York City. There she found a fertile community of songwriters and performers - Suzanne Vega, John Gorka, Bill Morrissey, Cliff Eberhardt, and others - where she fit right in. With a beautiful flair for harmony, Lucy was everyone's favorite singing partner, but most often she found herself singing as a duo with Shawn Colvin. People envisioned big things for them; in fact, The New York Times said it was "easy to predict stardom for her."

OUR NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHEDULE

2013

Apr 3 The FIXX (Rock)

Apr 4 The FIXX SOLD OUT

Apr 5 Smokin' Joe & Bnois King SOLD OUT

Apr 6 Steve Songs (Children's Show 11:00 a.m.)

Apr 6 Alejandro Escovedo & the Sensitive Boys (Pop/Rock)

Apr 11 The Flatlanders (Country)

Apr 12 Willy Porter (Folk/Pop)

Apr 13 Comedy Night (PJ Thibodeau, Jimmy "JP" Walsh & Joe Espi)

Apr 14 The Alternate Routes SOLD OUT

Apr 18 Ana Popovic (Blues/Rock)

Apr 19 Renaissance SOLD OUT

Apr 20 7:00 PM - Paul D'Angelo - DVD recording show (Comedy)

Apr 20 9:30 PM - Paul D'Angelo - DVD recording show (Comedy)

Apr 21 Grace Kelly (Jazz)

Apr 25 Laurence Juber (Acoustic)

Apr 26 Chad Perrone (Pop)

Apr 27 Nine Days (Rock)

May 3 Comedy Night (PJ Thibodeau & Tom Hayes)

May 4 Carl Palmer (Rock)

May 5 Cheryl Wheeler (Folk)

May 10 Duke Robillard (Blues)

May 11 Johnny Winter (Rock)

May 15 Matt Wertz (Pop/Rock)

May 16 Karla Bonoff (Folk)

May 17 Keystone Revisited (Performed in Its Entirety)

May 18 Gine Sicilia (Blues)

May 21 The Blind Boys of Alabama (Gospel)

May 24 Roomful of Blues (Blues/Rock)

May 25 James Cotton (Blues)

May 31 Southside Johnny & the Poor Fools (Rock)

Jun 1 Howie Day (Pop)

Jun 2 James Hunter (Blues/R&B/Rock)

Jun 6 Ottmar Leibert & Luna Negra (Acoustic)

Jun 7 The Woods Brothers (Folk)

Jun 8 Comedy Night (George Hamm, Tom Gilmore & Anthony Scibella)

Jun 13 Marcia Ball (Blues)

Jun 15 Frank Santos (Hypnotist/Comedy)

Jun 22 Boston All-Star Blues Revue (Blues)

Jun 28 John Eddie (Rock)

Jul 6 Comedy Night (Tony V)

Jul 7 Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo (Acoustic)

Jul 12 Albert Cummings (Blues/Rock)

Jul 14 Vienna Teng (Folk/Pop)

Jul 19 Chris Smither (Folk/Blues)

Aug 9 David Bromberg (Folk)

Aug 24 J. Geils Jazz Quartet (Jazz)

Sep 6 Jonathan Edwards (Folk)

Sep 21 The BoDeans (Rock)

Sep 22 The BoDeans (Rock)

Sep 27 Lucy Kaplansky (Folk)

Oct 10 Colin Hay (at the Stockbridge Theater)

Oct 12 Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood (Rock)

Oct 18 Melanie (Folk)

Oct 19 Candye Kane (Blues)

Nov 10 Andy McKee (Acoustic Guitar)

Nov 21 Acoustic Alchemy (Acoustic)

Dec 6 Ellis Paul (Folk)

Submitted by Tupelo Music Hall, 2 Young Road.