Wild-Wood with special guest, Joe Taylor April 26, 2008

Wild-Wood formed in the summer of 2005, the daydream realized of singer-songwriter Tony Lechner. The Northampton, MA band owes its sultry sound to Lechners talented songwriting and the belief of its members in the pure and simple beauty of the human voice accompanied by acoustic wooden instruments. With foundations in folk, bluegrass, and old-fashioned rock and roll, the group melds sweet vocal harmonies with the sounds of fiddle, upright bass, mandolin, drums, guitar, and piano to create a sound that appeals to people of all ages and musical tastes. Starting the evening will be Joe Taylor. Joe Taylor started off in Toronto, Canada as a singer/songwriter for the James Band. The band had a Blue Rodeo/Beatles-meets-Eric Clapton type of feel. With some local television and newspaper coverage they played all over the greater metropolitan area of Toronto. They released two independent CDs with their own original tunes in 1996 and 1999. In 2000, Joe worked with local Oshawa producer and guitarist, Jeff Ross, to form Taylor Ross. They began work on a new CD, Heartfelt Graffiti, and soon found local radio stations in New Jersey (Cyberstorm Radio), Pennsylvania (WDIY 88.1 FM), and Kingston, Ontario (91.9 FM The Cave), putting the five song promo version of Heartfelt Graffiti into rotation. September 2004 marked Joes first live performance as a solo artist at CBGBs 313 Gallery in New York City. After relocating to NYC the following month, he booked a gig at The Knitting Factorys Tap Room solidifying Joe Taylors arrival in the Big Apple. He continues to play at several NYC venues such as The Bitter End, Kennys Castaway, The Red Lion, C-Note, and The Back Fence. In Dec of 2006 Joe met with Los Angeles music producer Jeff Gross and GRAMMY winning engineer Matty Spindel (Santana, Don Henley, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Bruce Hornsby, Motley Crue, Rick Springfield, All-4-One, Vince Neil, George Benson, Tom Scott, Scorpions, KISS, WAR) and is working on a demo CD through their label, Red Road Music. Joe continues to work along with some of LAs best songwriters including Hillary Bernstein (Sony Music), Kevin Fisher (Sara Evans, Rascal Flatts), and Michael Lords (American Idol) on new material for Joes album. Songs are currently being pitched to television networks and Joe looks forward to television exposure. Joe continues to perform throughout the United States at several colleges and universities, festivals, and night clubs. He has expanded into such major cities as Chicago, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Boston, Houston, and Philadelphia. You can hear Joes radio interviews broadcasted on local and regional radio stations as well as on the Internet. Listeners have said Joes sound penetrates deep within the heart an electrifying and powerful voice which reminds us of classic rock at its finest, a mix of Rod Stewart, Don Henley, and Steve Perry for 2007, soulful and timeless.

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