Hayden Lilak

On August 21st 2021 I slide into this girls DMs while she was drinking a Mai Tai in Waikiki. Yesterday her and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary over the same Mai Tai at the same spot. 4 amazing years and more to go! 🥰

💜🎱EIGHT YEARS IN AISLE EIGHT 🎱💜 Today makes EIGHT YEARS since the release of our self-titled debut album!!! 🎉 We love each and every one of you who has supported us over the years, thank you!!! 💜 If you’ve ever been to one of ours shows, shared our music with a loved one, or even just streamed a song, you have been a critical part of our journey. The band started as a trio of @evngeo @tstonesmalones and @jason_abbott 👨‍👨‍👦 Our debut album was written and produced by those three, with the legendary @epicd99 (Evan’s dad) handling bass duties and the guru @seanwalkermusic on engineering! In early 2017, Hayden @masterbasser69 and Ariel @arieldeanda were added to the lineup. The chemistry between us all was instant and undeniable. It was then that In Aisle Eight came into its full form and we set off together. Please help us celebrating by listening to some tunes off our debut album! 💜 @evngeo 🦉🥁 “Creating the first In Aisle Eight album paved the way for the rest of my life. Getting thrown into the fire and learning the intricate techniques of creating professional sounding music was the first step in what would become a full blown mindset shift on what it takes to be great in this competitive music industry.” @tstonesmalones 🦗🎤 “Idk what to say about the album lol ‘it’s very important to the story but the plot got so much thiccer’” @jason_abbott 👓🎸 “1. It was a great learning experience but boy have we improved 2. I can’t believe we’re all still friends” @masterbasser69 🌻🎸 “If you had told me 8 years ago that the fellas I met up with working on their debut album would not only end up being my future band mates, but some of the best friends I could ever ask for, I wouldn’t have believed you. So thankful to still be playing and perfecting some of the great tunes off our first album. “ @arieldeanda 🥑🎸 “This debut album completely blew me away the first time I heard it when I was 17. It was the declaration of a creative force that was not to be underestimated from a few of the most talented musicians that I grew up admiring in our small Silver Firs community. CONGRATS TO THE OGs!!! 🫶 “ IA8 Forever 💜🎱

3 whole trips around the sun and I can’t imagine it with anyone else ☀️ I Can’t wait for the many many more years with you and our fuzzy children 🤎🩶 I love you Madelyn 😘

After 2 sets, 5 days, and over 1000 miles traveled, my first run at @treefortfest is officially in the books! 🌲 • Infinitely thankful for this community, the people in it, and the opportunities I’ve been given🤘 • ◼️◻️📸: @nash.pearson

Long time no see, Instagram 👀 • Just stopping by to announce the awesome series of shows I’ll be playing this Month! 🎉 🎊 🎈 •12/15 @tractortavern (12/16)with @sunflower_band @moosealmightyband & @manontv_ •12/16 @blueroombham with @sunflower_band @moosealmightyband & Tropic Theater •12/23 @inaisleeight is playing the friggin @emeraldcitygala with a monster lineup! 🕺 💃 🪩 • If you can make it to these shows I would really appreciate the support and hope to see some folks out at these next few gigs. Cheers 🍻 • 📸: @matthewrygh • #music #localmusic #seattle #seattlemusic #seattlemusicscene #bellingham #bellinghammusic #bellinghammusicscene #rockmusic #discomusic

Valentine’s Day was alright I guess 🥰

A nice shot of the last show before Omicron Persei 8 came and gut punched us back into isolation🥸 • Hopefully we can get back at it in the spring 🐝🌻🌱 • 📸: @freelanceflame • #music #localmusic #pnw #pnwmusicscene #seattlemusic #seattlemusicscene #localmusicians #bassplayer #denim #denimtuxedo

🔱 When I picked up a bass for the first time over 15 years ago I didn’t think I’d be rocking at the legendary Neptune Theater. This is a huge milestone in my music career and I’m so thankful for all my bandmates and friends who made it possible for me to get here 🔱 • 📸 @freelanceflame with the pure gasoline ⛽️ his best pics to date • #localartist #localmusic #seattle #seattlemusicscene🎸 #seattlemusician #pnw #pnwmusic #neptune #neptunetheatre

Got a lovely set of @sunflower_band shows coming up for the month of November! 🍁🍂🦃 • November 6th at Hug house in PDX with @bodhi.mojo (RSVP with a band member) November 19th at @jjsjunction in Bellingham with @thefirsmusic @inaisleeight and @simplemindedsymphony (RSVP with a band member) November 28th at Lucky liquor. In Tukwila with @sweetnjuicymusic • Hope to see lots of smiling faces at all of these ☺️ • 📸 @freelanceflame • #music #pnw #pnwmusic #localmusic #seattlemusicscene🎸 #portlandmusic #bellinghammusicscene

POV: We got the wrong kind of mushrooms on our pizza 🍄 🍕 • List of upcoming shows coming soon • 📸 @freelanceflame • #pnw #pnwadventures #pnwmusic #seattle #seattlemusicscene #insta #instagood #instadaily #mushrooms #pizza

Fremont Friday had me feeling some type of way. 🏖 🍹 🌴 Rate the fit?👀 • After all this time without gigging it was magical to have a huge crowd to play for 🎵 • 📸: @freelanceflame • #pnw #pnwartist #pnwmusic #seattlemusicscene #seattlemusic #localmusic #freemontfriday #livemusic #startactingstrange

Around 6 years ago my dear friend @sunflowerhansen asked me to come over to check out a new song he was working on called Night Time. Since then Walter has become one of my closest and dearest friends who I’m so honored to have in my life and to make music with. • • Flash forward a few years we linked up with my long time friend and the best drummer on this side of the Mississippi @dr.neebs for to play a little festival in BFE and from then on Sam was our full time drummer boy. • • Not long after that the ever so versatile guitarist/vocalist/harmonica god @tylerwanke joined up with us and really spiced up our sound. A true gentleman I’m thankful to have met in my musical journey. • • Last but certainly not least we completed our little family with certified bongo master and educator of small humans @patrickmcconahy who not only helped teach me how to play MTG many moons ago but has been a joy to be around since I’ve known him and makes our sound truly unique. • • I love these guys to death and I’m so proud to announce all of our hard work has finally paid off and you an stream our new single “Night Time” on all platforms now. There will be more content coming very soon! • • • 📸 @nicoleclark_photos you the best • • • #music #localmusic #localartist #new #single #artist #seattlemusicscene #sesttlemusic #portlandmusicscene #rockmusic #jammusic #folkmusic #keyboard #guitar #bassguitar #drums #bongos