The Builders and the Butchers
melophobe saw The Builders and the Butchers seven times between September 2008 and February 2011, in Cambridge, Portland, Seattle and New York.
- 7 concert reviews with 63 photos of the band
- 2 fifty-word reviews
- 1 song battle
Every show, in order
September 18, 2008
The Walkmen, Golem and The Builders and the Butchers
Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge, MA
Words by Beth Freeman Doreian, photos by Joshua Bean
18 photos
4 of The Builders and the ButchersJune 18, 2009
Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
Words by Nicci Boots, photos by Steve Benoit
September 19, 2009
Blind Pilot, The Builders and the Butchers and Langhorne Slim
Crystal Ballroom, MFNW 2009, Portland, OR
Words and photos by Joshua Bean
40 photos
12 of The Builders and the ButchersApril 11, 2010
RX Bandits and The Builders and the Butchers
El Corazon, Seattle, WA
Words and photos by Katie Gregory
32 photos
9 of The Builders and the ButchersJuly 15, 2010
Heartless Bastards and The Builders and the Butchers
Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Words and photos by Chris Barth
17 photos
7 of The Builders and the ButchersSeptember 10, 2010
The Builders and the Butchers and Richmond Fontaine
Berbati's Pan, Portland, OR
Words and photos by Carrie Johnston
12 photos
7 of The Builders and the ButchersFebruary 15, 2011
Murder By Death and The Builders and the Butchers
Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
Words by Carrie Johnston, photos by Colin McLaughlin
23 photos
9 of The Builders and the Butchers
Fifty-word reviews
If Tom Waits and Johnny Cash took over a southern church choir, littered it with mandolins, banjos, acoustic bases, hand-made drums, and summoned a dance party, they might call the whole phenomenon The Builders and the Butchers. No other band will make you feel so blissfully compelled to make deals with the devil.
“In the midst of this chopping sea of civilized life, such are the clouds and storms and quicksands […] to be allowed for, that a man has to live […] by dead reckoning, and he must be a great calculator indeed who succeeds.” I say, The Builders and the Butchers have succeeded.