The Builders and the Butchers

The Builders and the Butchers

From Zig At The Gig podcast by Zig at the gig

April 22, 2026 · 46 min · Episode 312

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Ryan Sollee of The Builders and the Butchers, discussing their music and live performances.

Interview with Ryan Sollee of The Builders and the Butchers. The band has had over 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify for years now. Several of their videos have millions of views on You Tube - including “Bringin’ Home the Rain” with 19 million views. They are well known for their energized live performances and have dedicated fans that travel long distances to see them play. “As our lives become more digital, people are sharing physical spaces less and less. The creation and performance of live music is an ever crucial, consistent, and communal space. In these spaces people can share the sounds, sights and smells of what its like to be moved in unison and feel connection,” says Sollee. With glowing album and show reviews coming from Pitchfork and The Wall Street Journal, among others, their brand of folk-rock is best served live. Audiences can look forward to lively performances, where fourth wall is broken and the audience is able to participate in call and response sing-a-longs. Sometimes the band will hand out instruments for fans to play, and they’ll even get down off stage to perform right on the floor. “The songs for No Tomorrow were written with our cultural changes and…

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Organizations: The Builders and the Butchers, Pitchfork, The Wall Street Journal

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