Artist description Intimate and soulful acoustic pop.

Music Style Pop/Acoustic/Rock

Musical Influences Fleetwood Mac, Paul Weller, The Who, Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, & Sly Stone

Similar Artists Edwin McCain, SEAL, Jeffrey Gaines, Jewel, Hootie and the Blowfish, Duncan Shiek

Artist History Soulful acoustic pop has never hit quite so close to home. Butch Rice writes of what we can all identify with, Love and Loss. With every tune the heartstrings resound as if the guitar has been in the hands of too many, slightly bruised and worn, but stronger in character.Butch, hailing from his hometown of Louisville, KY, is no stranger to the music scene. Having opened for and played with several local and national acts such as About Us, TUESDAY SUN, DAYS of the NEW, the WHY STORE, Charlie Mussellwhite, and Jeffrey Gaines. With recent appearances at the NASHVILLE ENTERTAINMENT ASSOCIATION’S EXTRAVAGANZA 99’ and the ATLANTIS MUSIC CONFERENCE 98’&99'. He has stripped himself down to a one-man act to become one of the most unique sounding voices of our time.

Group Members Guitar + 1

Instruments Martin Acoustic

Albums Butch Rice/Acoustic Pop Ear X-tacy Records

Press Reviews "Lush with sweet heartbreak, the raw emotions and romantic vocals of Butch Rice's ACOUSTIC POP will make you remember why you fell in love with the music in the first place. "VICTORIA MOON/LMN" "Rice's honesty and vocal inflections make it clear he feels every single word on his album; consequently, so does the listener. " KEVIN GIBSON/LOUISVILLE ECCENTRIC OBSERVER"I get dozens of demos and CD's in the mail weekly…This disc grabbed my attention in a big way. The simplicity is what makes it so perfect. I would recommend this disc to anybody." DAVID HOOPER/KATHODE RAY MUSIC www.kathoderaymusic.com"Butch Rice explores emotions heart first, honestly with conviction." TREY MITCHELL - EDITOR OF SENSORED MAGAZINE/NASHVILLE, TN"This album is living proof that some of the best music out there today is not coming from the big monolithic mega-labels, but instead from the smaller independent labels like ear X-tacy…Butch Rice is the real thing. Do yourself some good and buy this CD." JOEL TIMOTHY/BROADCAST MUSIC"…a strong presence on Louisville's original-music scene as a solo acoustic performer. His angst-prone songs, many of which center on love that is troubled, lost, or otherwise screwed up, are naturals for such intimate conditions." JEFFREY LEE PUCKETT/THE COURIER-JOURNAL"There are honest, mature pop songs available with lyrics strengthened with true emotions, sung with a richness that flows like warm silver under your skin. You'll find a baker's dozen of such tender mercies in ACOUSTIC POP…it's not the kind of recording you simply listen to. You languish in it." TIM ROBERTS/CD REVIEWLOUISVILLE MUSIC NEWS

Location Louisville, KY - USA

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