John Butler Trio

Butler and company deliver 14 songs that connect the dots between Ben Harper, Dave Matthews and G. Love. You can try to avoid memorizing and singing along, but the fact is, you will fail. Butler's lyrical interests tend towards an earthy wisdom, and he is no slouch when it comes to playing bluesy beach-jam guitar.

You've seen this guy before -- the dreads, the beat-up guitar, spare-changing somewhere
downtown with a mutt lying dolefully next to his open guitar case. You don't doubt that his
dog can catch a Frisbee, but you wonder if Rover gets enough to eat. You also find
yourself thinking, "Man, if that dude ever gets his shit together. . . ." Well, that's John
Butler. The John Butler Trio are big stars in Australia, Down Under's answer to D... More >