Another Big Benefit Show In NYC

[Frank Giaramita]

Butch Walker (www.butchwalker.com) posted an update on his website regarding a Hurricane Benefit Show in New York City:

this just got confirmed, over a beer with my buddy Jesse Malin in a nyc bar last night.. i am going to be playing at a benefit for the hurricane disaster at IRVING PLAZA in NYC on SEPT 18th. this will be a very special night of anything goes, with a lot of other cool artists (Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Ted Leo, Jesse Malin, and many others)... please get tix in advance and make this a special night to help out all of the unfortunate... let's make a difference.. plus, it will be a riot!!! then, its back in the studio to record a new album.. or make that 2... i've got big plans for y'all next year, bitches..
i love ya!!!
butch

[LMB]

Two albums? Hell and yes.

[RockVocalPower]

Yeah, two albums sounds like a good deal to me.

<3 Butch.

If you haven't seen him live, you're missing out on one of the most impressive performers of our time.

[YourLatestVicti]

I would kill to be able to go to that show.

[invincibleXL]

he posted this a couple days ago, but my jaw is still open

[I.O]

How much are tickets?

[writethewrxng]

aaaah, best live show ive seen, next to coldplay

[aminorthreat55]

I would kill to be able to go to that show.
Seriously. Holy shit.

[StrikeAnywhere9]

i just thought, according to tates theory about hating kelly clarkson, shouldnt he be hate butch walker

[YourLatestVicti]

i just thought, according to tates theory about hating kelly clarkson, shouldnt he be hate butch walker
Butch Walker writes his own music, thus he doesn't hate him.

[StrikeAnywhere9]

Butch Walker writes his own music, thus he doesn't hate him.
he hates people who support kelly clarksons music. Walker used to right for pop stars, so walker is part of that same game of producing that kind of music. Tate hates labels, fans, involved with clarkson. he should be hating walker

[YourLatestVicti]

From what I've seen he hates people who call her talented. I didn't really follow those threads with people arguing of her too much but I don't recall Tate hating the people who wrote her music.

[Plaidical]

every time I hear his name I am sad becuase I wish I hadn't lost my Marvelous 3 CDs...
too bad he hates on his hometown and plays here only rarely

[albatrossxivy]

best show EVER

[Johnny Confirm]

..

[YourLatestVicti]

What do you have against Butch Walker?

[RockVocalPower]

Butch Walker has been signed and subsequently dropped by four major labels (I think that number it right...it's either three or four), yet you will be hard pressed to find a more passionate performer out there today.

Go see him live. Then tell me Fall Out Boy puts on an amazing show.

[YourLatestVicti]

Butch Walker has been signed and subsequently dropped by four major labels (I think that number it right...it's either three or four), yet you will be hard pressed to find a more passionate performer out there today.

Go see him live. Then tell me Fall Out Boy puts on an amazing show.
Two of my friends got to see him last year and they both agreed he put on one if not the best live shows they've ever seen.

[RockVocalPower]

I've seen him three times now and I've been blown away every single time.

Funny story:

I saw him back in May, first show of the tour. The band he had only knew the setlist, which was basically everything off of Letters plus "Last Flight Out." So they ended the set, and we just wouldn't leave. So Butch came back out, strapped on his acoustic guitar and played for like 35 more minutes. Left of Self-Centered songs, M3 songs, all of it.

He was busy tuning his guitar, so I figured it would be cool to request "Song Without a Chorus," which he had just put on his MySpace page a few days before. So I shouted it out, and he stops tuning his guitar, thinks for a few seconds, and says "Shit...I actually don't even know the words. My lyrics are on the bus. But I'll try it. If I fuck it up, I'm sorry." So he played it, and did it almost perfectly.

It was awesome.

[YourLatestVicti]

I've seen him three times now and I've been blown away every single time.

Funny story:

I saw him back in May, first show of the tour. The band he had only knew the setlist, which was basically everything off of Letters plus "Last Flight Out." So they ended the set, and we just wouldn't leave. So Butch came back out, strapped on his acoustic guitar and played for like 35 more minutes. Left of Self-Centered songs, M3 songs, all of it.

He was busy tuning his guitar, so I figured it would be cool to request "Song Without a Chorus," which he had just put on his MySpace page a few days before. So I shouted it out, and he stops tuning his guitar, thinks for a few seconds, and says "Shit...I actually don't even know the words. My lyrics are on the bus. But I'll try it. If I fuck it up, I'm sorry." So he played it, and did it almost perfectly.

It was awesome.
That's awesome. He did the same thing when my friends saw him, played with the full band and then played solo acoustic for about 40 minutes. I'm still bitter they got to see him and I haven't had the chance yet.

[lbc182]

one of the best live shows, hands down! You feel like you know him after the show.

[jcmoney]

he hates people who support kelly clarksons music. Walker used to right for pop stars, so walker is part of that same game of producing that kind of music. Tate hates labels, fans, involved with clarkson. he should be hating walker
I could have sworn ive seen the boys from yellowcard praising kelly clarkson.

[RockVocalPower]

And Fall Out Boy.

[brokenfocus]

Is anyone planning on going to this? I can't seem to find tickets anywhere and there's nothing about it on Irving Plaza's website.

[Raistlin]

You know.....I hate to sound insensitive, but if bands like green day etc. donated

a small amount of their income to the cause instead of playing benefit shows, and everyone who
goes to the shows just donated money off their own bat, I'm betting they'd raise more cash.
Of course, then green Day wouldn't make MTV again.....

I can see why smaller artists like Walker do it though.

[JohnnyG]

everyone should check out Jesse Malin. Great guy with great tunes

[notetoxself]

I am conciedering on going since I love Irving Plaza and it is only like 10min from my job

[frankpistol]

Benefit tours are awesome