Aeronaut Allston: Reynaliz Herrera, The Late Risers, Amy Kucharik [07/25/18]

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

FEATURED MUSICAL ACTS for WED JULY 25

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

Ideas, Not Theories. By Reynaliz Herrera. (5pm)
IDEAS, NOT THEORIES Is a theatrical percussion show. The performance features original music which explores the use of unconventional instruments such as: bicycles, tap and body percussion, water, brushes, as well as traditional percussion instruments such as marimbas and drums. All of the musical works are linked together through a storyline, physical theatre and comedy, and original characters making the complete performance a unique, quirky and creative artistic experience.

Reynaliz is a mexican born musician, percussionist, composer and educator. She has performed in U.S.A, Mexico, Cuba, Canada, Spain, Italy and Germany, and has collaborated with many renowned ensembles, orchestras and artists around the world. She has won competitions and awards including Mexico’s National and State’s Youth Awards, The PERCUBA International Percussion Competition in Cuba, The NACO Bursary Competition, and the MTV Latinamerica “agent of change award”.

In 2012, Reynaliz created “Ideas, Not Theories”, which has been performed regularly in U.S, Canada and Mexico. Highlights of the show include: At NY International Fringe Festival 2015, NYU/KoSA/HLAG Day of Percussion 2016, The Flea Theater NY 2018, The National Arts Center of Canada, MIT, Outside The Box Festival, Boston Children’s Museum, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, World Maker Faire in NY and Boston Maker Faire, ILLUMINUS Festival, ArtBeat, Lower East Side Girls Club of NY, Festival de Musica Nueva de Monterrey.

https://www.ideasnottheories.com/

The Late Risers (6pm)
The Late Risers specialize in Traditional Jazz and Swing music from the 20s, 30s and 40s. Their repertoire of Classic and "Hot" Jazz evokes memories of a bygone era in American music. As a quartet or a larger ensemble upon request, they always bring the good times!

http://www.ofanoak.com/thelaterisers.html

Amy Kucharik (7:30pm)
Amy Kucharik is a ukulele-slinging singer-songwriter based in Somerville, MA. The 2015 Kerrville Grassy Hill New Folk winner explores the full range of her instrument's capabilities as a tool to convey a complex array of subjects and moods: Whether humorous, topical or intense, she steers listeners away from the ukulele's perception as a twee novelty. At the same time, Amy wants her audience to have a good time, and her performances are infused with Vaudevillian charm and an infectious, danceable swing. Her music draws from a range of influences including blues, ragtime jazz, folk, pop and country... as well as aesthetics garnered from film and literature. Amy's catchy, sexy, sometimes haunting songs recount tales of reluctant love, heartbreak, revenge, and grit.

Originally from Southern IL, Amy grew up playing classical piano and studied french horn from the 6th grade through college. At Southern Illinois University, Amy studied art and creative writing, ultimately earning her MFA in poetry, meanwhile playing horn in the University Wind Ensemble. However, it was after moving to Boston and through a swing dancing friend that Amy first became interested in the ukulele, the instrument that ignited her songwriting. In 2012, she put together her band, Friends With Benefits.

Amy's band features a revolving assortment of talented musicians who perform regularly in New England. Their 2013 EP, "Dance Crush Blues," was created as a tribute to their mutual love of the swing and blues dance community. The band was selected to perform at Montreal Bagel & Blues 2014 dance exchange and Boston's Sweet Molasses Blues exchange in 2013 and 2015.

Amy's full-length debut album, "Cunning Folk," was released in 2014. It contains 10 of Amy's originals arranged for a diversely instrumented band featuring luscious vocal harmonies and swirling New Orleans brass. "Cunning Folk" was nominated for Red Line Roots Album of the Year in 2014.

In 2015, Amy was a winner of the Grassy Hill Kerrville Newfolk competition, an honor given to six songwriters selected from a pool of 800 applicants. She toured central Texas with the other five winners, and has been collaborating with several of the Newfolk finalists on future musical endeavors. Amy has also shared bills with Denver, CO-based YouTube ukulele sensation Danielle Ate the Sandwich, as well as Samantha Farrell and Boston Music Award Folk Artist of the Year 2014 Dan Blakeslee. Her song, "Creepy Dead Bug," co-written with Klyma, was covered by Trout Fishing in America (who NPR call "the Lennon and McCartney of kid's music") on their 2013 release, "Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers." Amy also performs as a vocalist with the Dan Fox Foxtet swing band, and her own vintage blues band, Tiger Moan.

http://www.amykucharik.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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