My first full-length solo saxophone and laptop album “Carousel” is coming out in the next few weeks- when we have the specific release date, I’ll be sure to post it. In the meantime, here’s a a little taste of what’s to come. As always, this song, along with the rest of the album, was recorded straight in one take with no overdubs. Dig…
FREE DIGITAL DWNLD: Momma Bear.mp3
Check out this promotional video for my postrock shoegaze group Dak Dies with Alex Topornycky, Jesse Forest, and Chris Yetner. Our new album is being released digitally Nov. 23rd, the day before my birthday, and I can’t wait for you to hear it. Video by Jesse Forest.
Leave the first comment ▶Check out my solo saxophone (sans laptop) performance of a piece called “Theme/Variations” recorded live at Cafe Orwell 8/10/11. I have a few more pieces I’ll be posting the next few weeks of songs I’ve been working on recently (or was working on before I left BK on tour). I hope you like it.
FREE DIGITAL DWNLD: Theme:Variations.wav
Our van broke down last week in the Arizona desert and we had to get towed to Durango to rent to minivans to make our shows this weekend in CO. Since Sunday, we’ve been camped out back in Durango waiting for the van to get fixed and get back to the road. It sounds like it should be fixed by this afternoon, so we should be able to make the Norman, OK show at The Deli nearby Aidan’s hometown of OKC. In the meantime, its been a beautiful stop here in Colorado. Here’s just a little taste:
and here we are having a little van war. (That’s Phil driving the opposing van.)
Oct 5 Sebastopol, CA @ Hopmonk Tavern – w/ Rebirth Brass Band
Oct 6 Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s – w/ Rebirth Brass Band
Oct 7 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent – w/ Rebirth Brass Band
Oct 8 Los Angeles, CA @ The Mint – w/ Lubriphonic
Oct 12 Phoenix, AZ @ Compound Grill
Oct 13 Durango, CO @ Derailed Saloon
Oct 14 Denver, CO @ Quixote’s True Blue
Oct 15 Winter Park, CO @ Ullr’s Tavern
Oct 16 Evergreen, CO @ Little Bear Saloon
Oct 20 Norman, OK @ The Deli
Oct 21 Fort Worth, TX @ Bass Performance Hall
Oct 22 Austin, TX @ Momo’s – w/ Pimps of Joytime
Oct 23 Houston, TX @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Oct 25 Little Rock, AK @ Stickyz Rock’n'Roll Chicken Shack
Oct 28 Tuscaloosa, AL @ Rooster’s Blues House
Oct 29 Oxford, MS @ Rooster’s Blues House
Nov 1 Roanoke, VA @ Awful Arthur’s
Nov 3 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
Nov 4 Knoxville, TN @ The Square Room
Nov 8 Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Theatre – w/ Ryan Montbleau Band
Nov 10 Live Oak, FL @ Bear Creek Music Festival – Spirit of the Suwanee Music Park – w/ The Funky Meters, Soulive, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, & Lettuce, MMW & Scofield, Dr. Lonnie Smith & George Porter Jr., Anders Osborne, Trey Anastasio
Nov 11 Live Oak, FL @ Bear Creek Music Festival – Spirit of the Suwanee Music Park – w/ Medeski Martin & Wood & The Funky Meters & Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
Nov 12 Tampa, FL @ Skipper’s Smokehouse – w/ Ryan Montbleau Band
Nov 14 Charleston, SC @ The Pour House – w/ Ryan Montbleau Band
Nov 16 Charlotte, NC @ Double Door Inn – w/ Ryan Montbleau Band
Nov 17 Vienna, VA @ Jammin’ Java- w/ Ryan Montbleau Band
Nov 18 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live – w/ Ryan Montbleau Band
Nov 25 Kerhonkson, NY @ Rock n Roll Resort 1.5 – Hudson Valley Resort & Spa – w/ Zach Deputy & Jeff Bujak & Nephrok All Stars
Nov 26 Kerhonkson, NY @ Rock n Roll Resort 1.5 – Hudson Valley Resort & Spa – w/ Ryan Montbleu & Sauce & Sam Kininger
For more details, visit: www.sistersparrow.com. New dates are getting added all the time, so please check back soon.
-Johnny
I just uploaded a batch of photos from my travels over the last few months. Check them out on FB here: http://on.fb.me/qu47Ns
Check out my solo saxophone piece “Sonata” recorded live at Cafe Orwell on August 8th, 2011. I’ve been working on a series of accompanied solo saxophone pieces, which I plan to post over the next few weeks along with some other pieces that have been on the chopping block recently that I don’t plan to add to my upcoming album “Carousel”. I hope you enjoy. Shoot me a message or leave a comment if you feel inspired.
FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD!! —>> Sonata.mp3
I just added a SOLO showTuesday, June 28th at Cafe Orwell! I’ll be playing music from my upcoming full length solo album, as well as some new covers I’ve been working on. Good times to be had by all. More info to come soon.
Johnny Butler’s SOLO
TUESDAY, June 28th
Cafe Orwell
247 Varet Street
Brooklyn, NY
(347) 294-4759
www.cafeorwell.com
$5 Suggested Donation
Check out this beautiful piece by Jake Nelson (jakenelsonart.com). I had a great time collaborating with him on the idea for the image, but really his creativity took it in this direction. Check out the reflections curving around the contours of the saxophone’s bell. Amazing. Really captured the vibe of the music. The idea is to have this piece wrap around the outside cover of the album, both front and back, no text. I can’t wait to see it in print. Inner layout design and the finished album coming soon!
Super excited to be playing Jazzfest this year with Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds. Come on out to Breakbeat Jazzfest Series, Friday April 29th at the 12 Bar (608 Fulton Street) at 2am. We’re playing after Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes 12am & Mia Borders at 10pm.
We have a ton of performances coming up over the next few months. He’s what we currently have booked, although I’m sure we’ll be filling in a lot of dates in June, July, and August soon, so be sure to check back in here and at sistersparrow.com or our Facebook Page or our Twitter.
Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds Upcoming Shows
Rock N’ Roll Resort 4/2/11
Putnam Den, Saratoga Springs, NY 4/8/11
Jillians, Albany, NY 4/14/11
Sullivan Hall, New York, NY 4/15/11
Nectar’s, Berlington, VT 4/22/11
12 Bar (Backbeat Jazzfest Series) New Orleans, LA 4/29/11
The Main Pub, Manchester, CT 5/7/11
Camp Jam, Monroeville, NJ 5/13/11
Stone Church, Newmarket, NH 5/20/11
Sterling Stage Folk Fest, Sterling, NY 5/28/11
Stephen Talk House, Amagansett, NY 6/2/11
Oneonta Theater Too, Oneonta, NY 6/3/11
Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO 6/15/11
Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, KS 6/16/11
SummerSounds in St. Clair Park, Greensburg, PA 6/24/11
Bridge Street Live, Collinsville, CT 7/2/11
Bastille Days, Milwaukee, WI 7/14/11
Nateva, Oxford, ME 8/5/11
Catskill Chill, Hancock, NY 9/9/11
Bear Creek, Live Oak, FL 11/10/11
A little video of the Dirty Birds by BreakThru Radio TV. Enjoy.
Leave the first comment ▶My first full length solo saxophone and laptop album is on its way. I’m going to be going into the studio to master it on March 16th with Colin Marston at MENEGROTH: The Thousand Caves, where I mastered my first album. I’ve been working on and performing these songs for over a year, and I recorded the album the same way I play live: in real time, with no overdubs. I’m super excited for you all to hear my new music, and for those of you who enjoyed my pervious solo album, I think you will be delightfully enchanted by some of my new compositions.
I’m going to be posting some free digital downloads of both finished album tracks, and a couple songs that I simply don’t have space to fit on the album. So please come back and visit in the meantime.
-Johnny
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