Hot Buttered Rum w/ Matt Butler (from Everyone Orchestra) on Drums w/ Smooth Kentucky June 19, 2009

Hot Buttered Rum, one of the hardest-working and fastest-rising stars in the musical firmament, has become, over the last five years, a group that is infinitely greater than the sum of its parts. It began with a core of uniquely talented musicians, writing and singing songs on the mountaintops and city streets of Northern California; musicians who, on the night they realized they loved playing together too much to ever stop, were sipping a warm buttery drink from which the group derived its name. Since that fateful night, the organization has steadily expanded to include a rich tapestry of fans, friends, and family, reaching from coast to coast.
Often described as a rock band playing bluegrass instruments, the band melds blues, folks, bluegrass, jazz, and rock, and the members’ varying degrees of classical training lead them to invest heavily in group composition. The widespread appeal of HBR’s music stems not only from the band’s musical versatility and prolific songwriting, but also from the magnetic chemistry the group creates onstage together. It is this chemistry that is propelling the band to ever greater success.

MATT BUTLER:
Known primarily as the driving force behind The Everyone Orchestra, MATT BUTLER’s long and colorful history in music includes eight years and over 1,000 shows as the drummer for Jambay, one of the preeminent jambands on the scenes in the 90’s. He has recorded two solo CDs. The Redwood Project is an award winning ambient and jamming walk through the forest. Good Options features Matt’s catchy songwriting and vocals.
Matt has scored several films and acted as producer on a number of albums, including two children’s records. He teaches drumming and conducting workshops and lives by the reduce, reuse, recycle motto.

Official Website: http://www.walther-productions.com