Aeronaut Allston: Strangers By Accident, Honeysuckle

AERONAUT Allston is back!!!

We've been packing crowds into the awesome new outdoor community program and performance space at Zone 3's hub of activity, 267 Western Ave in Allston. It's an upgrade from the blacktop parking lot of the past two years – but it still feels like home!

Our 3rd season showcases the best in local bands and musicians, fantastic local food trucks, and great beer!

AERONAUT Allston takes place every WEDNESDAY (5-9:30pm) and FRIDAY (5-11pm), June 1 to September 28 at Zone 3 (267 Western Ave). See our full season lineup here: http://www.zone3westernave.com/aeronaut/

Zone 3 is a Harvard-sparked initiative to further activate and energize Western Ave with creative programs, events, and retail. More info: Zone3WesternAve.com

These events are family-friendly, however, please note that under 21s are allowed in only with a parent or legal guardian.

Read below for details on this evening's featured acts and other details. Bring your friends, neighbors, kids, and your dog, and we'll see you under the string lights!

Cheers,
the AERONAUT Allston team

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FEATURED MUSICAL ACTS for FRI JULY 27

We're sure to have a packed crowd so get there EARLY for the best seats on the lawn.

Strangers by Accident (7pm)
Hailing from the same dirty-water city that birthed favorites like Aerosmith, The Pixies, and Guster, and new indie heroes like the Ballroom Thieves and Honeysuckle, Strangers by Accident are an authentic, energetic indie-folk act with an old-school respect for songwriting. Their debut EP, recorded at BearTone Records in 2016, was released less than two years after Brian Sousa and Amy Wynne met as strangers on a rainy day in Boston, played a song called “Accident,” and started playing open-mics as an acoustic duo.

Brian had grown up playing violin and guitar, and started writing and performing songs in college. He played in a few different indie-rock bands from California to Colorado, before the sudden end of a relationship and a move back to Boston in 2014 inspired the spare, bare-bones songs that Amy first heard online.

Amy was a classically trained vocalist who taught herself to play guitar in high school. In 2015, during the early stages of Strangers by Accident, she was busy taking medical school prerequisites at Harvard University, when suddenly her apartment burned to the ground. She took this as a sign from the universe, quit school, and made music her focus.

Two years later, the two singer-songwriters have become a powerful live act, adding Justin Bartlett on vocals and electric guitar, and Heidi Crampton on drums and background vocals. The foursome’s sound has evolved, with lyrically-driven, powerful songs that feature three and four-part harmonies and veer from suitcase-stomping acoustic, to snare-pounding electric, with stops everywhere in between. The band has stayed true to their influences: Nirvana, Ryan Adams, The Head and the Heart, Big Thief, Deer Tick, strong beer, and cheap bourbon; and focused on writing moving, honest, original songs. Vocal harmonies have remained the hallmark of the Strangers' sound, which were once described by an audio engineer as "able to cast a spell over the room."

http://www.strangersbyaccident.com/

Honeysuckle (9pm)
Honeysuckle is a progressive folk act that blends older influences and traditional instrumentation with modern effects and inspiration.

Comprised of Holly McGarry, Benjamin Burns, and Chris Bloniarz, this Boston based band can frequently be found performing across the country, playing alongside bands like The Ballroom Thieves, The David Grisman Sextet, Boy & Bear, Sam Moss, The Western Den, The Novel Ideas, Shook Twins, John Craigie, Damn Tall Buildings and others.

Honeysuckle has performed at Newport Folk Festival, Lollapalooza and CMJ, was chosen as a Converse Rubber Tracks artist, and has been nominated for Best Folk Artist of the Year, and Best Americana Artist of the Year three years in a row at the annual Boston Music Awards. They were also put in the Top 10 bands of 2016 So Far list compiled by NPR.

Honeysuckle recently released their sophomore album, "Catacombs." They also have two previous titles: "Honeysuckle" (full length 2016) and "Arrows" (EP 2015).

http://www.honeysuckleband.com/

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

FOOD TRUCKS

GUEST TAPS

ADDRESS
267 Western Ave, Boston (street parking available; MBTA bus: 70, 70A, 86)

SOCIAL HANDLES
@AeronautAllston @Zone3WesternAve

WEBSITE
http://www.zone3westernave.com/aeronaut/

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST of featured acts
https://aer.co/spotify

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