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The Autumn Defense
The Autumn Defense
The Barns at Wolf Trap
1635 Trap Rd
Vienna, VA 22182
Oct 24, 2025
7:30 PM EDT
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Multi-instrumental duo The Autumn Defense bring their “timeless pop songs” (NPR) and “warm and radiant” energy (The New York Times) to The Barns this fall. This Wilco side project, featuring John Stirratt and Pat Sansone, gathers inspiration from the classic pop and rock melodies of the ’60s and ’70s akin to The Beach Boys, The Byrds, and the Bee Gees. Experience the moody grooves and harmonies of “Feel You Now,” “This Thing I’ve Found,” “Silence,” and more in an intimate setting well suited to the group’s Wolf Trap debut.
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Built from two restored 18th-century barns, The Barns at Wolf Trap is a popular spot for music lovers in the greater Washington, D.C. area. The intimate 382-seat theater ...
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The Autumn Defense Biography
The Autumn Defense began as a side project for John Stirratt, who is best known for his work as bassist for alt-country bands Wilco and Uncle Tupelo. Stirratt collaborated with Pat Sansone, who had been known for his work with Joseph Arthur and Josh Rouse, to produce a 1960s-style rock/pop album. This album, The Green Hour, was released on Stirratt's own Broadmoor label, with Stirratt doing the bulk of the writing while Sansone focused on the technical recording aspects. The band did some light touring around the United States in between other projects.
The duo reconvened in 2002 to begin work on a follow-up. This album, Circles, was released to critical acclaim in 2003 on the Arena Rock Recording Co. label. The band received press in the Chicago Tribune and the magazine No Depression following its release, and the band had a successful club tour behind it.
Broadmoor Records released the band's new self-titled record on January 16, 2007.
Read MoreThe duo reconvened in 2002 to begin work on a follow-up. This album, Circles, was released to critical acclaim in 2003 on the Arena Rock Recording Co. label. The band received press in the Chicago Tribune and the magazine No Depression following its release, and the band had a successful club tour behind it.
Broadmoor Records released the band's new self-titled record on January 16, 2007.
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