Friday night, Orlando's Matt Butcher debuted his new album, Me and My Friends, with a perfomance at Ybor's New World Brewery with support from Will Quinlin and the Diviners and North Carolina-based Bombadil.
The diminutive troubadour Butcher (who sounds more like a young Neil Young with each listen) and crew of six knocked out some great harmonies, especially on the title track. Lead guitar and pedal steel work filled things out nicely. As a friend commented, "it's just enough country, but never too much country."
Bombadil overcame some questionable wardobe choices to knock out really tight set of twee pop/Indie/Irish sea chanties for children.
Matt Butcher:
Will Quinlin and the Diviners:
This article appears in Dec 3-9, 2008.