Concert Gallery: Butch Walker and the Black Widows at Royale in Boston, MA

Butch Walker and the Black Widows
October 22, 2011
Royale – Boston, MA
Photos by:  Mary Ouellette

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TWRY Video of the Week: Butch Walker & The Black Widows / Summer of ’89

Butch Walker & The Black Widows released their new album The Spade last week.  Check out our review here.

If you need another reason to fall in love with The Spade watch out video of the week for ‘Summer of ’89″.  That should do it.

CD Review: Butch Walker and the Black Widows / The Spade

Butch Walker and the Black Widows
The Spade
Dangerbird Records

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Reviewed by:  Ryan Labbe

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Butch Walker & The Black Widows Announce Tour Run

When we get this kind of news, it feels like Christmas around here!  Butch Walker & The Black Widows have a new album coming out later this month you can pre-order “The Spade” Album here and and in follow up, they’ve announced tour dates.  There goes my bank account!

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

Daily Download: “Newermind” – SPIN’s Nirvana Tribute Album Featuring Butch Walker, Foxy Shazam, Amanda Palmer & More

SPIN hit up 13 artists to cover the songs on Nirvana’s Nevermind (for its 20th anniversary), in their original order. The download is called Newermind, and it’s a free download so grab it here.  (You have until July 25th!)

So what’s the line-up you ask?  Well…there’s some Butch Walker in it so that makes it MIGHTY FINE if we do say so ourselves.  Even if you weren’t a big Nirvana fan, this is worth checking out:

Meat Puppets – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Butch Walker & The Black Widows – In Bloom
Midnight Juggernauts – Come As You Are
Titus Andronicus – Breed
The Vaselines – Lithium
Amanda Palmer – Polly
Surfer Blood – Territorial Pissings
Foxy Shazam – Drain You
Jessica Lea Mayfield – Lounge Act
Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band – Stay Away
Telekinesis – On a Plain
Jeff The Brotherhood – Something in the Way
EMA – Endless Nameless

Videos: Butch Walker Performing “Cecilia” & “Song Without A Chorus” At Guy Fieri’s NYCWFF Closing Party

This past Sunday, October 10th, Butch Walker joined Guy Fieri at his sold out Closing Party for the NYC Wine&Food Festival. The event was sold out.  Check out the videos below of Butch Walker performing a cover of the Simon & Garfunkel classic  ”Cecilia” and his own “Song Without A Chorus”.  More please.

Butch Walker Debuts “Pretty Melody” Video

Kung Fu, Ninjas & Butch Walker – Oh My!  Butch Walker debuted his new video for Pretty Melody today over on Spin.com.  Check it out here.  You’ll be glad you did.

The video, directed by Shane Valdes, begins with a young girl watching a black and white crime-fighting flick starring Butch Walker as a mustachioed action hero battling an evil ninja and his cronies on a city rooftop. The ninjas come to life, steal the girls’ TV and take it to their hideout. Butch has to morph from TV character to robot in order to escape captivity and save the day. Panic! At The Disco’s Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith guest star as evil ninjas. Urie also starred in a Shane Valdes directed spoof of ‘American Psycho’ that Walker released earlier this year.

Kung Fu, Ninjas & Butch Walker – Oh My!  Butch Walker debuted his new video for Pretty Melody today over on Spin.com. 

Kung Fu, Ninjas & Butch Walker – Oh My!  Butch Walker debuted his new video for Pretty Melody today over on Spin.com. 

Butch Walker Stops By Rolling Stone For An Acoustic Performance

Rolling Stone recently posted a video of an acoustic performance  by Butch Walker (&  Black Widow Fran Capitanelli).  Songs include Trash Day, Pretty Melody, & Temporary Title from the new release  ”I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart”.  Check it out here.

Day, Pretty Melody, & Temporary Title from the new release  ”I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart

Day, Pretty Melody, & Temporary Title from the new release  ”I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart

TWRY Video Of The Week – Panic At Butch Walker’s

Okay so this isn’t a music video per se but this video deserves to be seen by the masses!  Check out Butch Walker and Brendon Urie’s take on a modern day “American Pyscho”.

Video – Butch Walker & Brendon Urie Go “Psycho”

Butch Walker got together with singer Brendon Urie and video director Shane Valdes to film a spoof on the cult film, American Psycho. Brendon Urie plays the super-fan who purchased the $25,000 preorder of Butch’s forthcoming album ‘I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart’ to spend a day with Butch Walker. Urie’s dream day turns into a nightmare as Butch does his best impression of Christian Bale, polyurethane suit, ax and all. Check it out here.

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