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Dangerbird will have a few great artists at this year’s annual South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX. If you’re headed to SXSW, mark your calendars for some great new music from Royal Teeth, Butch Walker, Psychic Friend, T. Hardy Morris, and Sea Wolf.

TUESDAY, MARCH 12
6pm PSYCHIC FRIEND / Acoustic set at Noisepop Covers: A Culinary Tribute / The Swoop House (302 Gonzales St). Reservation Required

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13

12:00pm BUTCH WALKER / Out of Focus Film Screening + Q&A / CTC Garden (1102 E Cesar Chavez St)
8:00pm PSYCHIC FRIEND / IFC Crossroads House / Vice Bar (302 E 6th St)
11:00pm ROYAL TEETH / BMI Showcase / Bar 96 (96 Rainey St)

THURSDAY, MARCH 14

3:55pm PSYCHIC FRIEND / Homeslice Pizza (1415 S Congress Ave)
6:00pm ROYAL TEETH / DeliRadio / Brew Exchange (706 W 6th St.)

DANGERBIRD SHOWCASE / Central Presbyterian Church (200 E 8th St)
11:00pm T. HARDY MORRIS
12:00am SEA WOLF (solo/acoustic)
1:00am BUTCH WALKER

FRIDAY, MARCH 15
1:00pm ROYAL TEETH / Sonic Bids / Maggie Mays (323 E 6th St)
2:00pm PSYCHIC FRIEND / Explorer Films / The Avenue (408 N Congress)
2:45pm ROYAL TEETH / InGrooves Frye Days / Buffalo Billiards (201 East 6th Street)
6:00 pm ROYAL TEETH / ATN Showcase / Bayou Lounge (500 E 6th)
10:00pm BUTCH WALKER / Crush Management / Vice Bar (302 E 6th St)

The legendary Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates) invited Butch Walker to his upstate New York home to jam on some songs from Butch Walker and The Black Widows’ latest album, The Spade, plus a couple of Daryl’s tunes.

Watch the 6-song set & interview on Live From Daryl’s House.

Download The Spade on iTunes for $7.99.

Butch Walker and his motorcycle gang were recently featured on Harley Davidson’s “The Ridebook.”

Check out the video above, and ready the full story and view photos at harley-davidson.com.

Pick up Butch Walker and The Black Widows latest release The Spade now from the Dangerbird webstore.

Out Of Focus follows songwriter/producer/singer Butch Walker through his life and the recording process of his most-recent release, The Spade.

Directors Shane Valdes and Peter Harding capture rare and intimate moments with Butch’s family and band members, acquainting new fans with the musician’s music and introducing old fans to a side of him rarely seen by the public.

As an official selection of the Nashville Film Festival, Out Of Focus premiered on April 24th to a sold out audience that included Shane Valdes, Peter Harding, and Butch Walker.

A third screening of Out Of Focus has been added for tomorrow (April 26th) at 2:45pm in Nashville. Click here for details and ticket information.

Download The Spade – Butch Walker’s latest album with his band, The Black Widows.

Watch Butch Walker and The Black Widows perform “Synthesizers” from their current album The Spade on The Late Show with David Letterman. Original air date was February 17th 2012.

Butch Walker and The Black Widows will be performing live on The Late Show with David Letterman on Friday, February 17th at 11:35p (or 10:35p for you CST folks).

Set your DVR, TiVO, iPhone or whatever newfangled device you use to record television programs.

If you haven’t set seen Butch’s music video for “Synthesizers,” starring Matthew McConaughey reprising his role as Wooderson from Dazed & Confused… curl up with some popcorn and watch!

The band’s new album The Spade is now available everywhere music is sold.

Butch Walker has announced two solo shows this week opening for Ryan Adams in Kansas City and Denver.

Both shows are already sold out, but fans can try their luck getting second-hand tickets online.

Last week, Butch Walker and The Black Widows music video for “Synthesizers” (directed by Shane Valdes) premiered on VEVO. The video stars Matthew McConaughey reviving his character of “Wooderson” from the 1993 film Dazed and Confused.

Butch Walker and The Black Widows new music video for “Synthesizers” features an unlikely guest… Matthew McConaughey portraying his infamous character “Wooderson” from the 1993 film Dazed & Confused.

“To commemorate the 20 year anniversary of the filming and inception of this amazing movie,” Walker says, “we brought a little someone from the film back to be the life of the party for our new video for the song ‘Synthesizers.’ The song lyrics really relate to just about anyone who has a hard time moving on with the changes that life throws at you.”

Butch Walker and The Black Widows new album The Spade is now available everywhere music is sold.

Acclaimed musician and mega-producer Butch Walker will headline this year’s annual Milwaukee benefit concert for The Pablove Foundation on January 28th at Turner Hall Ballroom.

Tickets go on sale today at noon.

Other artists performing to support the charity include Canopies, Crime Family, El Oso, Fatty Acids, Herman Astro, Ragadors, Testa Rosa, and AUTOMatic.

Donate to The Pablove Foundation.

This Saturday, August 27th from noon to 6pm we’re opening the Dangerbird backyard to welcome local bands originally scheduled to play the suddenly cancelled Sunset Junction Festival.

See Dangerbird Records & Management bands The Fling (2:15pm), Useless Keys (3:45pm), and Butch Walker and The Black Widows (5:15pm), plus great local bands Milo Greene, Chasing Kings, Vanaprasta, Francisco The Man, and Holly Conlan.

Dangerbird, Buzzbands LA, 98.7 FM, and The Hotel Cafe present…

Local Love Sunset Junction
Saturday, August 27th, 12pm – 6pm
Dangerbird Records
3801 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Google Maps

FREE, but donations accepted at the door to benefit The Pablove Foundation.

12:00pm – Holly Conlan
12:45pm – Francisco The Man
1:30pm – Chasing Kings
2:15pm – The Fling
3:00pm – Vanaprasta
3:45pm – Useless Keys
4:30pm – Milo Greene
5:15pm – Butch Walker and The Black Widows

While in our ‘hood make sure to check out the great local businesses around the area. Grab a coffee at Intelligentsia, buy some records at Vacation Vinyl, and grab some food at Forage, Flore, Good Microbrew, or El Conquistador.

Our friends at Paste Magazine and Rdio have teamed up to give you an advance listen of Butch Walker and The Black Widows’ upcoming album The Spade before it’s released in stores on August 30th.

For a limited time, stream The Spade for free at Paste Magazine.

Subscribers of Rdio can stream an unlimited amount of music – including The Spade and all previous Butch Walker albums – completely ad-free on their mobile devices and desktops. Try Rdio free for 7 days (no credit card required).

Pre-order The Spade on CD or vinyl from the Dangerbird webstore.

Butch Walker and The Black Widows have lined up their fall touring schedule in support of The Spade (pre-order / out August 30).

Keep an eye out for ticket information, and a new video for “Summer of ’89” directed by Shane Valdez that should be emerging soon!

10/6 Athens, GA at 40 Watt
10/7, Atlanta, GA at Variety Playhouse
10/8, Nashville, TN at Exit/In
10/12, Minneapolis, MN at Fineline
10/13, Chicago, IL at Double Door
10/14, Detroit, MI at Magic Bag
10/15, Cleveland, OH at Beachland Ballroom
10/16, Columbus, OH at The Basement
10/18, Buffalo, NY at Tralf Music Hall
10/19, Toronto, ON at Mod Club
10/20, Pittsburgh, PA at Club AE
10/21, Asbury Park, NJ at The Stone Pony
10/22, Boston, MA at Royale
10/24, New York, NY at Gramercy Theater
10/25, Brooklyn, NY at Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/26, Philadelphia, PA at Union Transfer
10/27, Baltimore, MD at Ramshead Live
10/28, Raleigh, NC at Lincoln Theatre
10/31, Orlando, FL at The Social
11/2, Ft. Lauderdale, FL at The Culture Room

Entertainment Weekly is premiering the new Butch Walker and the Black Widows song “Synthesizers” today.

Listen to “Synthesizers” at EW.com.

Pre-order the new album The Spade before it hits stores on August 30th:

PRE-ORDER PACKAGE #1 ($25)
– CD or vinyl + t-shirt

PRE-ORDER PACKAGE #2 ($35)
– CD or vinyl + t-shirt + custom playing cards

PRE-ORDER PACKAGE #3 ($50)
– CD or vinyl + t-shirt + custom playing cards + autographed lithograph

Or pre-order the MP3 album, CD, or vinyl individually from the Dangerbird webstore, starting at only $8.99 and get an immediate download of “Summer of ’89.”

Starting today fans can pre-order the new album from Butch Walker and the Black Widows, The Spade, before it hits stores on August 30.

PRE-ORDER PACKAGE #1 ($25)
– CD or vinyl + t-shirt

PRE-ORDER PACKAGE #2 ($35)
– CD or vinyl + t-shirt + custom playing cards

PRE-ORDER PACKAGE #3 ($50)
– CD or vinyl + t-shirt + custom playing cards + autographed lithograph

Or pre-order the MP3 album, CD, or vinyl individually from the Dangerbird webstore, starting at only $8.99 and get an immediate download of “Summer of ’89.”

Stay tuned for Butch Walker and the Black Widows fall tour dates to be announced shortly. In the meantime, catch them performing live on August 27th at The Sunset Junction Festival in Los Angeles, CA.

Butch Walker and the Black Widows have posted a nostalgic “dancing flower” video for their single “Summer of ’89”

Download “Summer of ’89” on iTunes or find it on the upcoming album from Butch Walker and the Black Widows, The Spade (out August 30).

Butch Walker and the Black Widows have posted the first single “Summer of ’89” from their upcoming album The Spade.

Listen to “Summer of ’89” and look for The Spade to be released in stores and online August 30.

Dangerbird is thrilled to welcome two incredibly talented artists to our ever-growing roster – acclaimed singer-songwriter Ben Lee and in-demand songwriter/producer/solo artist Butch Walker.

Lee and Walker are now currently preparing separate releases that are each expected to be released in fall 2011 on Dangerbird Records.

“Neither Ben nor Butch needs an introduction – their individual track records in the music business speak for themselves,” said Jeff Castelaz, CEO and Co-Founder of Dangerbird. “Besides being a big fan of both of their music, they are great to work with and each brings something unique and valuable to the Dangerbird family.”

Ben Lee is an award-winning musician who began his career at the age of 14 with the Sydney, Australia band Noise Addict. After releasing that group’s material on the Beastie Boys’ Grand Royal imprint, Lee pursued a solo career that has included seven solo studio albums to date. The breakout success of 1999’s Breathing Tornados paved the way for 2005’s Awake Is the New Sleep, which went double platinum in Australia and won Lee that year’s Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) awards for Best Male Artist, Best Independent Release, and Single of the Year (“Catch My Disease”). While he continues to tour and record, Lee recently began a stint as leader of the house band for Three Minute Talk Show with Barry Sobel, an online feature produced by Tom Hanks that debuted in January 2011 at www.lstudio.com. Lee is also the subject of a forthcoming feature documentary, Catch My Disease, set to premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2011.

Singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Butch Walker started out as a member of acclaimed band The Marvelous 3 and has since embarked on a solo career, with equal successes as both artist and producer. In addition to five studio albums released since 2002, he was named Producer of the Year by Rolling Stone in 2005. Many of his songs have been hits for other artists, including Weezer’s #1 Modern Rock smash “If You’re Wondering if I Want You To…(I Want You To),” as well as Pink, Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, Panic! At the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and many others. In 2010, he accompanied Taylor Swift for her live duet with Stevie Nicks at that year’s televised Grammy Awards, and also released his latest artist record, I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart, under the name Butch Walker & The Black Widows.