Billy Wylder/Emily Haviland

Schedule

Fri Dec 06 2024 at 08:00 pm to 11:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Lizard Lounge | Cambridge, MA

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Billy Wylder live at the Lizard Lounge with special guest Emily Haviland!
About this Event

Event is 21+
$20/$25 door GA

$50 reserved tables

Doors at 7

From the front-lines at Standing Rock to the archaic streets of Jerusalem, the Sahel Desert to Carnegie Hall, music has been the source of strength for Billy Wylder. The band features Avi Salloway (Bombino/Hey Mama) joined by an inspired cast of singular artists who have performed across five continents including concerts at Coachella, Newport Folk Festival, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Montreal Jazz Fest, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center.


Billy Wylder released their seminal third album, Trying to Get Free (Sand & Gold Records), on August 25, 2023. The music weaves together American folk and rock with sensibilities from the Sahara Desert, exploring new musical space akin to Devendra Banhart, Beck, and Tinariwen. Billy Wylder’s new recordings evoke musical evolutions built on grooves informed by ancient African rhythms, art-rock textures, expansive guitars, violins, synths, and drum machines. Salloway’s lyrics flow with inspiration from mythical songwriting hero Leonard Cohen, while threading together more abstract imagery reminiscent of Thom Yorke.


On the new record, Billy Wylder grapples with some of the most critical questions of our time. What is freedom? Has the American dream died? What is truth and what is truly important to us? The band knows that it takes courage to follow your dreams, to create your own sense of purpose and meaning while living in a society where the media and politics relentlessly project fear, hatred, division, and consumerism. Billy Wylder’s live shows are known for bringing together diverse audiences and building community through uplifting performances, movement, and a sense of universal goodwill. The global band includes musicians from Vermont, Cuba, Peru, and Chicago.


Billy Wylder has toured extensively, performing and collaborating with renowned artists including Jack Johnson, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Bombino, The Low Anthem, and Pete Seeger.

“A sense of mystery and majesty.” –No Depression

“Songs that sound impossibly up-to-minute while remaining steeped in tradition.” –PopMatters

Touring band:

Avi Salloway (vocals, guitar), Rob Flax (violin, synth, vocals), Jennifer Giammanco (bass, vocals), Ricardo Guerra (drums, vocals)

billywlder.com



As a graduate of Berklee College of Music with a double major in fiddle performance and music therapy, Emily Haviland studied everything from American Roots and its rocky history to how music can alter brain chemistry. Throughout her career, Emily has shared the stage with some of the greats, like Darol Anger, the late Emy Phelps, Bruce Molsky, Aoife O’Donovan, Margot Price, Abigail Lapell, Twisted Pine and Cold Chocolate, and has been showcased on records released by Alisa Amador and Kaiti Jones, among others. Emily released her debut solo album, “Not Who You Think”, in February 2024, showcasing her vast musical repertoire—modern folk music with roots in jazz and americana. World-renowned fiddler Darol Anger aptly describes her as the "Realest Deal in a long time," praising her genuine voice, profound reflections, and songs that boldly articulate the unspoken truths we all harbor. “Real voice, real thoughts, real songs that say - with pungent power - what everyone’s really thinking. Glad to welcome her work into the world."

https://www.facebook.com/emilyhavi/

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