The Restoration Songwriter Series @ Lyric Hall: Adam Ezra w/ Special Guest Frank Viele

Name: The Restoration Songwriter Series @ Lyric Hall: Adam Ezra w/ Special Guest Frank Viele
Start: 2025-03-09T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Lyric Hall Theater

Schedule

Sun, 09 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Lyric Hall Theater | New Haven, CT

Bigger Beast Records & All Boats Rise Entertainment Present The Monthly Restoration Concert Series Presenting New England Artists that are strengthening and revitalizing the regional songwriter community.
This month's headline performer is New England's own Adam Ezra! Adam will be performing a solo acoustic show in this intimate 50 seat room that is an expertly restored theatre from 1918.
The opening set will be performed by Frank Viele!
Tickets are very limited so please reserve yours as soon as you're able.
-------- About The Artists --------
Adam Ezra:
If you haven’t connected with Adam Ezra Group yet, these are just a few examples to help you understand how this underground, Americana songwriter and his bandmates seem to have popped out of nowhere, establishing a connection with their fans unlike any other, and are suddenly selling out theaters throughout the Northeast.
Adam Ezra will joke with you that while the “nowhere” part might be accurate, nothing has ever just “popped” for this folk musician, activist. Without resources, connections, or any kind of clue how the music world works, Ezra began playing shows over 20 years ago. When music venues wouldn’t hire him, he played bars, bookstores, fields, and parking lots, often raising money for causes he cared about; a practice that grew into his nonprofit organization RallySound.
“We’d play 5 hours a night,” Adam reminisces, “more often than not, in danger of outnumbering the audiences we were playing for…”
So how did this band operating so far outside the traditional music world come to win New England Music Award’s “Americana Act of the Year” in 2023? What could have happened to inspire John Oates to call Adam and invite him to begin a songwriting friendship that would lead to John producing their latest release and co-write, “Hold Each Other Now”? What happened to catch the attention of The Wallflowers, who recently invited AEG to join them on their spring tour, or SPIN Magazine who recently proclaimed, “This Independent Underground Folk Band Is Blowing Up Without Selling Out”?
If you ask Adam, he’ll tell you:
“One person at a time, over many years and thousands of shows, decided to turn their heads to listen. One person at a time decided to share our music with folks they care about. That’s always been our story. It’s no fairytale, but it sure makes me proud and humbled when I look out from the stage to watch theaters full of people singing along to our music.”

Frank Viele:
Dubbed by Root New England in 2024 as "One of New England's Most Beloved Singer/Songwriters" - Connecticut musician Frank Viele’s authenticity and road-tested storytelling is redefining and revitalizing heartland rock.
Raised in a single-parent household and inspired by America’s greatest rock n’ rollers like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger, and Tom Petty, Viele composes songs that tug at the heartstrings. His music pulls the listener in with poignant lyrics, soulful guitar playing, and an expansive vocal range that segues between gravelly digs and high-stamina belt-outs. Viele is the rare artist who is not afraid of wearing his heart on his sleeve, blending elements of folk, blues, and rock into a unique sound that feels relevant and relatable.
2023 Winner of the New England Music Award for Act of Year and 2024 Winner for Song of The Year, the last 12 months have marked a banner year for Viele landing him coverage in American Songwriter, Americana UK, No Depression, Chorus FM, and more as well as finding him checking off his 37th, 38th, 39th, and 40th state in his tour history!
With the remainder of The Trouble With Desire album set for release on 2/7/25 with another EP and full length album slated to follow shortly after, Viele shows no signs of slowing down.
------- About The Venue -------
- This is a seated performance with 50 available seats setup in a historic landmark theatre from 1918.
- This is a BYOB venue so please feel free to bring your own beer & wine. There will be a $15 corkage charge per bottle of wine or 6 pack of beer.
- Non-alcoholic beverages and an assortment of snacks will be available for purchase prior to the show and during intermissions.