Butch Walker

[bucklind17]

Any fans round these parts?

I just saw him live for the first time tonight. Relatively, I haven't been into him that long (six months or so) but it's been a pretty quick sell and I love his solo albums, Sycamore Meadows most still at the moment. Just starting to go back a little further, after getting his live album and song-crushing HARD on "Cigarette Lighter Love Song" (which he played tonight, ahhhh!). He puts on such a good show, so full of energy and stage presence and awesomeness. And for the last song, he came off the stage for a dance party and was just a few people away! I'd go see him again in a second.

[mylittledemon]

I liked "Left of Self-Centered" and really liked "Letters"... Never got to see him live... but he played quite often in Atlanta when I lived there. I don't know why I didn't go see him. :rolleyes:

[hayley]

I like Butch! I used to get teased about him, I worked at his record company when Letters was released and he came in to our office to perform for us in our conference room. Even though he looked like he hadn't washed his hair in about six days, I thought he was dreamy.

By the time picture time came, everyone kept shoving me up to the front - "Hayley, stand next to Butch! Oh, Hayley needs another pic. No, take four more. Butch, can you grab her butt for this shot? Lick her face!"

I like Letters a lot but I really love the Rise and Fall album. Where was he playing in NYC? Glad you had fun :)

[bucklind17]

I like Butch! I used to get teased about him, I worked at his record company when Letters was released and he came in to our office to perform for us in our conference room. Even though he looked like he hadn't washed his hair in about six days, I thought he was dreamy.

By the time picture time came, everyone kept shoving me up to the front - "Hayley, stand next to Butch! Oh, Hayley needs another pic. No, take four more. Butch, can you grab her butt for this shot? Lick her face!"

I like Letters a lot but I really love the Rise and Fall album. Where was he playing in NYC? Glad you had fun :)

Aww! Can't say I find him all that attractive myself yet as the night wore on and he got sweatier and the leather jacket went away and the tattoos came out, I still kind of found myself attracted to him? I think it's just as much the energy and the presence as the look!

He played at Webster Hall, which was a pretty perfect venue aside from the fact that it's also a dance club. Butch spent the whole show worrying that they were going to get cut off by dance music penetrating the floor and I think they actually played a shortened set because of it before finding out they had more time than they thought and coming out and playing a few more and having the aforementioned dance party.

[rbs3676]

Butch is amazing. I have pretty much everything that he has commercially released. His live shows are mesmerizing - more energy than I can describe.
Sycamore Meadows was my favorite release that year. His new one with The Black Widows, "I LIKED YOU BETTER WHEN YOU HAD NO HEART" is fantastic.

Butch Walker is one hell of an artist. And a nice guy, too. :xoxo:

rbs

[bucklind17]

I'm really stuck on his live album "Leavin' the Game on Luckie Street" right now. I'm kind of working backwards as far as the solo albums go so I've gotten to know the earlier solo songs in their live versions and they are so explosive. The energy of his shows transfers amazingly to record and through the speakers!

I also can't get enough of his Queen medley from "Cover Me Badd", aaaaah.

[Livia]

I'm probably the biggest Butch Walker fan on the Ledge. He's amazing - just saw him in Madison and Chicago. I raved about him plenty in the various Taylor Swift/Stevie/Grammy threads. :thumbsup:

[Livia]

Time for a resurrection (it breaks my wild heart to see Bruce's post in this old thread...)

Tour Ticket Pre-Sale 8/16 3PM EST:

Two (2) ticket options for most shows:

1. Regular Event Ticket

2 . The Butch Walker Enhanced Early Entry Bundle is $25 on top of the ticket price. Each package includes:

- A General Admission ticket with Early Entry
- One limited edition, signed & numbered Butch Walker Screen Print
- One Commemorative VIP Laminate

http://tixx1.artistarena.com/b​utchwalker/

:thumbsup:

[bucklind17]

Very excited about the tour! He's playing two shows here in NYC (one in Manhattan, one in Brooklyn) so I'm probably going to plan on both of those. Seriously can't wait, his live show is one of the best I've been to!

[Livia]

He tweeted that he promised there will be west coast dates and he'd tell us later. But I'm not waiting for that...

I'm freaking the eff out because I can't find or figure out my artistarena password. I clicked the "forgot my password," link and all they sent me was my password clue, which didn't help. I emailed their customer service last night and still haven't heard back from them. I'm so mad at myself for this, I'm usually very organized about this sort of thing, passwords and user names... :mad:

ETA: Never heard from artistarena- had to create a new user account with my work email. I bought the VIP package for Orlando (on Halloween!) and a regular ticket for Ft. Lauderdale. A lot of the presales sold out in less than 15 minutes, so you might wanna get on it asap.

[bucklind17]

It seems like all his official pre-sales went SUPER fast, the NYC show was gone in minutes. I can't imagine that there aren't still tickets though, he's playing a 600 capacity venue in NYC. Hopefully I can grab some tix through the LiveNation pre-sale on Thursday.

[Livia]

Yeah, the internet presales go VERY quickly, but I'm guessing they only sold 50-100 tickets for each city yesterday. On his last tour, they did meet and greets with the first 30 people in each city who bought pre-sale tix.

Yesterday, I was online at exactly 3 PM EST for the Florida tickets. The venue in Orlando only holds about 250 - I love that place. Yeah, you should be fine for NYC. The general public sale is Friday.

[Livia]

And we thought the video trailer for In Your Dreams was good...this is just...wow! Watch the video first, and then read Butch's description. :D Reason #4,672 to love this man...


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[Livia]

GoMerch can suck it. They've never delivered a pre-order on time and this album is no exception. I got an email from them on Saturday, saying they were "prepping each order to begin sending out..." and are using Irene as an excuse for upcoming mail delays.

In order to insure deliveries by the street date (tomorrow), shouldn't they have already shipped them, before Irene was "born?"

I could always buy the CD tomorrow at Waterloo Records, but then I'd end up with 2...again. Not necessarily a bad thing, since I will be playing one at home and one in the car every day for at least a week. :) I just hope the vinyl that comes with my pre-order package doesn't melt on my front porch before I can get it inside.

[bucklind17]

Just finished my first listen after buying it on iTunes. Loving it so much! Such a great vibe to it, lots of energy and spunk. Can't wait to see him in a few months!

[Livia]

I downloaded the free digital version that also came w/ the pre-order - GoMerch emailed the link "early" to make up for the shipping delay. Didn't they realize we could've already been listening to the free stream last week? But, just like a new Stevie, FM or Lindsey album, it deserves the full ritual and the first play must only be through the giant stereo speakers in my living room. :p

[Livia]

Butch is gonna be on Carson Daly tonight, Wye Oak is performing. So, I wonder if Butch is performing too, or just talking, to promote his book and tour. ?? In any case, it's always good to see him getting some national exposure. :thumbsup:

[Livia]

*bump* The Carson Daly rerun is this Monday night, Oct. 24 -the book is out on Tuesday. It was just a sit-down interview, but they showed a lot of video clips and played bits of the new album. I'm glad it's back, I accidentally deleted the first one from my DVR. I pre-ordered the book back in April from Amazon. I hope I have it before seeing two Butch shows in a couple weeks. :blob2: I'm more of a picture taker than an autograph hound, but I want him to sign it, and write something witty just for me. :D

[bucklind17]

Seeing him on Monday! Can't wait. I am loving the hell out of The Spade and it's going to be so awesome live. Miiiight go on Tuesday as well, I'm at the end of a huge concert bender so I don't know if I'll have it in me. We shall see, if it's not sold out.

[Livia]

Do you follow him on Twitter? He's hilarious! Have a great time at the show - how can one NOT have a great time at a Butch concert? Yes, you should go to both. One's never enough for me - can't wait to see what he comes up w/ for Halloween. :D

[bucklind17]

Do you follow him on Twitter? He's hilarious! Have a great time at the show - how can one NOT have a great time at a Butch concert? Yes, you should go to both. One's never enough for me - can't wait to see what he comes up w/ for Halloween. :D

He is actually doing a book signing in Brooklyn before the show on Tuesday, so I'm thinking of planning to go to that to grab the book and an autograph and then see if there are still tix to the show. The signing is at 7, which is after doors for the concert, I believe, but either way, it will be worth the trip to BK!

I do follow him on Twitter! And Tumblr!

[bucklind17]

Sooo, I ended up going to both shows (obv). I brought a friend with me to the first one and she is totally sold. Butch is just a master at work at his live shows, it is unbelievable. I love how he essentially opens for himself, playing solo at the piano and then guitar for a bit before bringing out the band and rocking out. So much good stuff, including some Marvelous 3 tunes! And Tuesday was neat because I went to his book signing and got to meet him for a sec and now also have the book, which I am very much enjoying! Butch is awesome.