Butch Walker: Summertime Blues

Well, Eddie Cochran sang it right:  there ain't no cure for the summertime blues...and no Butch Walker on the road.  Making do with clips from Live from Daryl's House.  Just love this one!

Sweethearts

Bibi just can't do the Chicago date on August 1--too little Butch and already been to Chi-town.  Only a few tickets left for the London show, but Bibi is admitting that London is way too far away, even for a chance to see Butch.

Still love ya, Butch!

Butch Walker: London Calling!

Guess Butch could no longer ignore the calls from London!  He'll be playing The Borderline there on August 7.  Hmmm....is this a lead up to the announcement of US dates?  Hope so!  Bibi is SO pumped!

Hope there's follow-up news soon.

Love ya, Butch!

Butch Walker: Will He Get on the Road Soon?

Seems like a long time ago that Bibi saw Butch in concert, although it was only in March. (sigh)  

Lacking any more recent videos or pics Bibi took herself,  enjoy this clip of Butch at Stones Fest, singing Honky Tonk Woman in LA recently:

Butch Rocks it in LA 

Thanks to Grimy Goods online music news for the pic of Butch!  Here's a cut from her comments about the event, germane to a blog that idolizes Butch Walker: 

Some very memorable highlights from Stones Fest L.A.:
Babe Walker, oh excuse me, I mean Butch Walker … He’s always a highlight at the Best Fests. The man killed it on “Honkey Tonk Woman,” and while taking the lead on the show’s closing song, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” where all the performers took part on stage.

Just love that the writer seems as taken with Butch as Bibi is!  Quick disclaimer to the casual reader:  Bibi intends all this gushing as a compliment to Butch, no weirdo/stalker shit, okay?  Just so you know.

While anxiously, fervently, impatiently, longingly awaiting the summer tour, no cure like listening to the Butch Walker Mixtape X in the car and watching/listening to videos on the internet. 

Butch Walker Mixtape X

Bodegas and Blood
Summer of '89
Sweethearts
Synthesizers
Closest Thing to You
Bullet Belt
Sucker Punched
She Likes Hairbands
Mixtape
Race Cars and Goth Rock
The Weight of Her
Here Comes the ...
Ponce de Leon Ave.
Oooh..Aaah...
Hot Girls in Good Moods
Bethamphetamine (Pretty Pretty)
Stripped Down Version
Maybe It's Just Me
Pretty Melody
When Canyons Ruled the City
The 3 Kids in Brooklyn

Driving to San Antonio this weekend for the Texas Folklife Festival and plan to listen to Letters, I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart, Sycamore Meadows and the Hey! Album instead of the mixtapes.  Just to get to the deeper cuts of Butch's music.  How could the drive get even better?  Looking forward to it!

Love ya, Butch!



Butch Walker: Top Shelf--of course!

Always SO cool to see Butch's name in print/on the web/really, anywhere!  Mentioned in Rolling Stone recently in the context of his work with the singer from Sugarland: 

For the new album, Nettles wrote songs on her own, or collaborated with top-shelf songwriters like Sara Bareilles and Butch Walker.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sugarland-singer-jennifer-nettles-teams-with-rick-rubin-for-solo-debut-20130517#ixzz2TZKJAW4S

Whoa!  "Top-shelf" from the self-proclaimed leaders in internet music news.  Bibi is so impressed!

Although, the story would have been vastly improved if a picture of Butch would have been included.  Just saying.  Something like this one: 

That good ol' Butch Walker Ameliorative Effect--I feel better already!

Love ya, Butch!  AND, congrats on the RS mention!  You deserve even more!

Butch Walker: Lost Dog Alert!

So sad to report that Butch's French bulldog, Frank, is MIA.

If you're in the Malibu area and see this dog or hear of a dog like this one for sale, Butch Walker wants to know.  If that picture didn't melt your heart, this one will:

Butch's son is devastated that his dog is gone.
Bibi feels their pain.  As Butch has tweeted:  hope someone has the humanity to give Frank back to his grieving family asap.

Fingers really and truly crossed for a happy family reunion soon!
Love ya, Butch!

Butch Walker, Chart Whisperer

Bibi--and her vast following--already know that Butch Walker is a fantastic musician, song writer, singer, total rock star on stage, and a remarkable music producer.  A recent online review of Fall Out Boy's new Butch-produced album,

Save Rock and Roll, also gives Butch a thumbs up.

The production, by chart-whisperer Butch Walker, polishes everything until it's in your face and gleaming: the apocalyptic strings of "The Phoenix," the louche bottom-feeding of "Where Did the Party Go," the Adele-aping intro of "Just One Yesterday."

http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/74544/fall-out-boy-returns-trying-to-save-rock-and-roll

Believe it or not, Bibi had pondered the producer/artist relationship while listening to the cd.  For Bibi, this partnership that results in enjoyable/salable/resume-building output is part of that whole creative process that fascinates the outsider (me).  Given that Butch is so talented on his own, the process by which he works with FOB--Butch is not a focus or a player in and of the work, only a participant at a certain level--for the end product is so ineffably mysterious.  Not something that easily lends itself to explication.  Even if Bibi were present while it was going on, would she really understand how the generation of a finished record comes about?  Combining the raw written lyrics, sounds of the instruments, the abilities and personalities of the artists, the way in which everything is put together and voila:  a new album now exists?  Just makes Butch seem so much cooler than ever.

One of the new staff members told me he and his friend were talking about the new FOB album (they really like it) including the more technical areas of who did what.  Butch's name came up as the producer and the staff member thought, wait, isn't that the guy Bibi talks about?  Bibi feels so satisfied with the level of fervor she puts into getting Butch's name and work out there for others when she hears stuff like this.  It's what fans do--talk about the star, their abilities, talents, existence--but still, just made the day go that much better, hearing that Butch is known and appreciated by others.

Love ya, Butch!

Butch Walker: So easy to look at

Recently started following Butch Walker Australia on fb.  They often post great pictures of Butch, some I've seen, some are new to Bibi.  Here's one they posted today

It's from that really funny video of Brendan Urie as a besotted fan who paid $25,000 for a BW pre-order and to spend time with Butch.  It's a spoof on American Psycho with Butch doing an EXCELLENT take on another of Bibi's faves, Christian Bale.  OK, ok, here's the video: 

Won't speak on Brendan's future acting role opportunities, but I have always thought Butch would do better than just okay if he decided to act for a living.  He's definitely got the face and in the music videos in which Butch has played a role, he's shown a well-developed confidence, a flair for expression and timing sense.  Not sure about the tie in this video, but otherwise, Butch is very effective, exceedingly watchable. 

Fan question:  Do y'all think Butch wears these clothes in any day-to-day setting? 

Love ya, Butch Walker!