The Wood Brothers Make Austin Home

The stage was smaller and more intimate than where "Austin City Limits'":http://www.aclfestival.com/ bigger acts (Kings of Leon, Them Crooked Vultures and John Legend) were scheduled to perform. It was, in fact, one of the few times over the weekend that I wasn't standing shoulder-to-shoulder with other music fans - somewhat surprising, considering the critically acclaimed "Wood Brothers":http://www.thewoodbrothers.com/ were on the bill. "Can you believe how stupid all these people are not to be here?" the perspiring and dancing man next to me asked, a Tecate in hand. Critics have been praising the Wood Brothers since their first studio project together, a 2006 modern blues and folk album called "Ways Not to Lose." "NPR named the album":http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6650938 one of the best of the year. Their follow-up album, "Loaded," was released on Blue Note Records last year. "Like a tall glass of lemon iced tea, 'Loaded' balances its sweetness with depth and soul," "Paste Magazine":http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/04/loaded.html said of the album. Both brothers have found success in other projects, as well. Chris Wood is a member of the experimental jazz trio "Medeski Martin & Wood":http://www.mmw.net/, while Oliver Wood performs in the blues/rock band "King Johnson":http://www.myspace.com/kingjohnsonlive. I caught up with the brothers after their 40-minute set on the BMI stage in Zilker Park: **Listen to "Postcards from Hell," a song from the Wood Brothers' album "Loaded":** **Listen to "Glad," a song from the Wood Brothers' album "Ways Not to Lose":** _Coming soon on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown has a report on Austin City Limits, the long-running concert series seen on PBS stations._ "Click here for our first meeting with the Wood Brothers":http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2009/02/levon-helm-rambling-on-the-roots.html, _when we talked to them at Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble._