Indie-Rock Comes Back to Boston via Easy Honey
Boston, Massachusetts - April 17, 2026
Indie lovers from all around Boston smushed into Cambridge’s packed music venue, The Lilypad, on Friday night to witness the indie-rock musical magic show of the South Carolina-based band, Easy Honey.
Easy Honey is a four-piece indie-rock group composed of vocalists and guitarists Darby McGlone and Selby Austin, vocalist and bassist Webster Austin, and vocalist and drummer Charlie Holt. This show was one of 27 on the band’s “Plaid Tour,” in support of their new EP, Plaid, which will be released on April 30. Boston-based Americana rock musician Brady Dallas Jones opened up the show.
The band had the audience hooked from the get-go. Immediately after the guitar notes of the set’s opening song, “Catching Lightning,” sounded, an audience member rang out, “Oh, this is a good song!” By the song’s last chorus, with the whole band harmonizing, the nearly 80 people packed into The Lilypad were hooked and ready for the rest of the show.
Before the next song’s lyrics had a moment to leave McGlone’s mouth, fans shrieked their approval at the song choice of “Orbiter,” which is one of the band’s most popular songs.
Without letting the fans finish cheering at the end of the third song, “Copenhagen,” the band launched right into “DJAM,” a five-minute jam song that exclusively let the band show off their technical musical prowess. For the entire jam, the bass and drum held a steady groove and grounded the tune while the guitars battled it out with funk rhythms, whammy-infused solos, and a harmonized ending melody. “DJAM” proved to the audience that Easy Honey isn’t just a fun time; they’re also skilled musicians who deserve your attention. Easy Honey would continue to spotlight their jamming and soloing skills during the show with songs “Moncloa” and “Gotta Get Back.”
Introducing the next song, “Basement Kissing,” Selby dedicated the song to all the “freaks and geeks out there.” He continued to say that the song is about “all the shit that’s happening right here. Just all of us crammed into a room with a couple of vocal mics, and that’s it.” The Lilypad’s intimate setting— with a lack of a stage, people chatting among themselves, and vibing out to an indie band— was the perfect place for Easy Honey jams. Adding to the rustic and homey feel of the song and adding to the band’s instrumental expertise, Webster played a harmonica while maintaining his role on the bass.
While the last song on the setlist was “Gotta Get Back,” that was not the last song of the night. After finishing “Gotta Get Back” and inviting the crowd to sing along in the chorus with the band, Boston clearly didn’t have enough of Easy Honey as they started chanting for an encore as the band got ready to pack up. They finished out the night strong with another fan favorite, “Homesick.” This upbeat tune is a perfect indie song with its catchy lyrics, earworm guitar lick, and head-bop-ibility, and was a great encore choice by Easy Honey.
While during the set, the band did not interact with the audience much as they smoothly moved between songs throughout their 45-minute setlist, they made up for that in spades after the show as they spent upwards of an hour talking with, getting to know, and selling merch directly to fans. Despite the show being at a known venue in Cambridge, the band’s energy and desire to get to know each of their fans in the room made it feel like a fun house show in a Boston basement.
If Easy Honey can be confident in one thing, then that should be their ability to put on a phenomenal indie show that objectively leaves their audience wanting more.
Keep up with the rest of Easy Honey’s North American tour here.
