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Product Description

With a guitar/harmonica/bass/drums line-up, Woodbrain might be mistaken for a typical blues collective -- at least until this fiery Portland, Oregon, foursome begins to play, when it quickly becomes apparent they are potentially an evolutionary force in the genre. Or several genres at once. Woodbrain's energy is incendiary; their music deeply rooted in tradition. And yet their songwriting and improvisation pull those roots in all kinds of directions informed by the generations of Son House, Jimi Hendrix, and John Coltrane. Without sacrificing an iota of heart or soul, their sound effortlessly skirts boundaries to reach blues, rock, Americana, and jam scene listeners alike. Like fellow roots-based new music trailblazers Derek Trucks, Medeski Martin & Wood, and Widespread Panic, it is the exhilaration of making music within a profound tradition, and yet without boundaries, that keeps Woodbrain's creative fires blazing.

Review

Even on short, structured numbers, the members' organic interplay somehow suggests improvisational space... fans of the genre will eat this stuff up. -- Willamette Week, July 1, 2009

One of the best electric blues bands on the scene... Think of Woodbrain as the North Mississippi Allstars of the Pacific Northwest. Certainly this band has enough dynamite in its sound to blow up a small bridge. -- Jazz.com, August 29, 2009

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