Everyone's favorite hairy-footed friend, Elijah Wood, is coming to San Francisco next week. However, instead of reprising his notable role of hobbit Frodo Baggins in the recent film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's work, the 5' 6' celebrity will be performing in another manner altogether — as DJ.
The actor has for some time been running his own record label, notes the Chronicle, and five years ago he started spinning vinyl with established Los Angeles DJ Zach Cowie under the name Wooden Wisdom. The two are booked to play a set at San Francisco's Harlot on Friday, January 15.
If you're inclined to throw down for a $30 ticket to catch the duo in action, don't expect Wood to sign any Lord Of The Rings memorabilia that you bring along.
"I suppose most people are familiar with me from the work that I do in films," celebsplained Wood to the Chronicle. "I guess sometimes when we play there are a certain group of people who come for that reason, but the hope that I always have is that they walk away having let go of that sort of preconceived relationship, from what they're familiar with, and kind of take away the musical aspect of what it is that [Zach and I] do together."
The performance is the penultimate stop in a five-city tour for the duo. As to what you should expect to hear should you attend the show? Wood explained to the paper the one element connecting everything they play.
"It's not easy to quantify," he noted regarding his artistic vision. "I think the sort of major through line to anything that we play is that it has to be danceable. That's the only consistent thing."
