eTown Presents: The Wildwoods with Bob Barrick

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• Saturday, Jul 8, 2023  7pm - 9:30pm

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We're excited to welcome The Wildwoods to eTown Hall on July 8th for a full concert! Bob Barrick will open the night!

Doors: 6
Show: 7
All Ages Welcome

No Refunds or Exchanges

About The Wildwoods:

The Wildwoods are an enchanting Folk/Americana trio based in Lincoln, Nebraska, whose flowing songwriting tandem has been praised by Paste Magazine as "focused and charmingly human". The Wildwoods' delicate melodies and descriptive lyrics come from nature, love, experiences from the road, and growing up in Nebraska.

The band released their debut album, Sweet Nostalgia, followed by a duo EP, Birdie & Goose, in 2017, and quickly established themselves as a creative, harmonious, and instrumental force in their local music scene. Since then, The Wildwoods have released two full-length records, Across A Midwest Sky (2019) and Foxfield Saint John (2023), as well as a handful of singles, Little Home (2020) and Like My Old Man (2021), and have supported touring acts such as Elephant Revival, Arts Fishing Club, The Accidentals, The Way Down Wanderers, and Jamie Wyatt.

Along with performing several Sofar concerts in cities such as London, Brooklyn, and St. Louis, as well as a European tour in 2019, the group has performed at several festivals including: Summerfest, The Nebraska Folk and Roots Festival, Wakarusa, and the Flatwater Music Festival.
In 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021 The Wildwoods were nominated by the Omaha Arts and Entertainment Awards as a top Americana/Folk artist in Nebraska, and in 2022 they were named “Best Band” by the Lincoln Journal Star’s ‘Lincoln’s Choice Awards’. The group’s musical momentum continues into 2023 by placing as a top 3 finalist, with more than 1,000 submissions from around the world, in the Gems in The Rough contest, hosted by popular YouTube channel GemsOnVHS. The band’s most recent release, Foxfield St. John (February 2023), has cultivated a sophisticated and captivating sound to their well crafted songs and musicianship.

Comprised of husband and wife team Noah (guitar) and Chloe Gose (violin), as well as Andrew Vaggalis (bass), The Wildwoods draw inspiration from a wide range of influences including the styles of: Watchhouse, The Decemberists, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Peter, Paul, & Mary, Nickel Creek, Joni Mitchell, and Gregory Alan Isakov. The folk/Americana trio work to harmoniously and delicately blend their voices to create a sound so nostalgic that you may find yourself dreaming and longing for those sweet memories from your former days.

About Bob Barrick:

Over 10 years in the independent folk and indie rock world, Bob Barrick has cemented himself as a prolific singer-songwriter and producer best known for his idiosyncratic lyricism and hook-heavy melodies.

“At times, Barrick’s vocal tone is reminiscent of “Right Down the Line” singer Gerry Rafferty, who topped the charts in the ‘70s. At others, tinges of Cat Stevens, John Denver, and James Taylor surface. There’s a certain nostalgic vibe to his delivery, one that provides a similar authenticity and feel akin to Laurel Canyon greats.”
- Boulder Daily Camera

Inspired by alt-country greats Jeff Tweedy, Ryan Adams, and the Old 97s as much as he was by classic rock icons, Barrick began writing music in earnest in college at Butler University in Indianapolis alongside his band, Coyote Armada. Taking up refuge in the university recording industries complex, he and collaborators Joshua Lee Turner and Sam Dorrance pumped out three albums, Kai Oats, Crime Wave, and How Not To Be Lonely.

Upon graduation and the band’s dissolution, Barrick and Turner developed a duo project called Kingdom Jasmine. Together, they moved to New York City, played the Brooklyn bar circuit, and released Kingdom Jasmine and Armed & Dangerous to niche acclaim. Alongside Carson McKee of The Other Favorites, they found themselves a viral hit with a YouTube cover of John Prine’s Paradise.

The moment, however, was short-lived, as a fateful trip to Nederland, Colorado for the Frozen Dead Days Festival inspired Barrick to move to the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, taking the name Kingdom Jasmine along with him. In the Boulder, CO singer-songwriter community, Bob found quick success, opening for the likes of Josiah Johnson (The Head & The Heart) and Graham Lesh (Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family Band). He also landed slots at the Underground Music Showcase in Denver, CO, and the Winter Folk Festival in Longmont, CO.

In 2019, he stumbled into Broadway Music Studios in Boulder to record vocals for his upcoming album, Anyone Seen The Light?, where he met producer Jackson Prince, who would serve as a close collaborator during the final two Kingdom Jasmine albums. 2022’s Local Nobody, written and produced with Prince, was Barrick’s deepest foray into psychedelic rock. Shortly thereafter, he dropped the Kingdom Jasmine moniker.

Welcomed on as studio manager at Broadway Music Studios and returning to his given name, Barrick hit the ground running in 2023 by releasing a pair of singles packaged as Hoosier Sweet alongside ex-bandmate Joshua Lee Turner. In April 2023, the pair performed an afternoon “Strings and Stories” set at the renowned Bluebird Music Festival, hosted at Macky Auditorium on the campus of the University of Colorado. In May 2023, he released Pickin’ On Myself, only his second solo release in a catalog of 9 LPs/EPs.