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Concert Fri Sep 12 2008
The Builders & The Butchers
The music and imagery that Portland's Ryan Sollee is able to conjure up has the feel of an old southern saloon, a gospel church, and a nursery rhyme all at the same time. Where Colin Meloy wallows in tales of the sea and fictional bird people, Ryan focuses on coal miners, bodies at the bottom of the lake, and blood on the train tracks. In both cases, they are building lore, creating eloquent pieces of fiction and setting them up top music filled with acoustic guitar, accordion, and so on. Yet, The Builders and The Butchers bring an added element of sing-a-long gospel choruses, audience participation, and don't forget the old bullhorn. The Builders' thrive on the audience often distributing tambourines and washboards to get the crowd involved.
Originally intend to be a band that performed funeral music, Sollee started writing and singing songs about dead relatives, coal mines and the creepiest bodies of water, lakes. As he played these songs for friends they decided to join in and the tempo and mood began to elevate to the level that is today. On June 10th, Bladen Country Records rereleased the bands self-titled debut album that was original released in 2007. They are on tour all month, and a band that should not be missed.
[MP3] The Builders & The Butchers - When It Rains
The Builders & The Butchers will be playing at Schubas with The Broken West on Monday (9/15). The show start at 9:00pm and is 21+. However, tickets are only $5
Seitz / September 16, 2008 6:09 PM
I really like the Broken West, so I went to see them, but I thought these guys were great. Never heard of them before this show. Really interesting stuff. Kind of a light crowd, but Monday isn't a great night for less popular acts.