The Wood Brothers

This event is hosted at New Belgium Brewing Company (500 Linden Street, Fort Collins). It is an outdoor event and primarily standing room venue, please prepare accordingly. The event is 21+ only. Weapons of any kind, non-service animals, portable chairs, and outside food and drink will not be permitted. When purchasing a ticket, you agree to the policy that tickets are non-refundable. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions. Check out the FAQs here.

The Wood Brothers with Opening Act Ida Mae

The Wood Brothers have learned to trust their hearts. For the better part of two decades, they've cemented their reputation as freethinking songwriters, road warriors, and community builders, creating a catalog of diverse music and a loyal audience who've grown alongside them through the years. That evolution continues with Heart is the Hero, the band's eighth studio album. Recorded analog to 16-track tape, this latest effort finds its three creators embracing the chemistry of their acclaimed live shows by capturing their performances in real-time direct from the studio floor with nary a computer in sight. An acoustic-driven album that electrifies, Heart is the Hero is stocked with songs that target not only the heart, but the head and hips, too.

"There's still acoustic guitar, upright bass, and percussion on this album -- things people use all the time -- but we're always thinking, 'How can we make this sound like us, but not like something we've already done?'" Oliver says. "Sometimes, the only way to do that is to get weird."

That sense of exploration pumps its way through Heart is the Hero like lifeblood. Arriving on the heels of 2019's Live at The Fillmore, 2020's Kingdom In My Mind, and Oliver Wood's solo album Always Smilin' -- all of which were released on Honey Jar Records, the band's independent label -- Heart is the Hero is bold, bright, and singularly creative, a fully realized collective effort ultimately greater than the sum of its parts. Perhaps that's to be expected from a group whose willingness to experiment has earned acclaim from Rolling Stone and NPR, as well as an annual touring schedule of sold-out music halls and theaters on both sides of the Atlantic. Ask The Wood Brothers, though, and they'll tell you to expect the unexpected.
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