Butch Walker is a man who wears many hats. As a recording artist, he’s been in several bands including 80s rockers Bad Boyz and Byte the Bullet (SouthGang), Floyds Funk Revival, The Floyds, and the Marvelous 3. Flying solo he released two albums, 2002’s Left of Self-Centered and Letters in 2004. Most recently, Butch put out an album with his backing band titled The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let’s-Go-Out-Tonites. On top…

MONDAY >> Everyone, we’re stumped. We’ve been scratching our heads for weeks now, trying to figure out why three bands with as much buzz following them around as Cold War Kids, Midlake, and Sound Team (pictured) would be playing the Black Cat’s back stage, especially when nothing else is booked upstairs. We loved Cold War Kids when we saw them last month. Midlake is winning fans left and right, including a very hyperbolic Jason Lee….

Three Stars is back! This month we’ll take a look at Timothy Bracken Complex, The Whips, and kick things off with Rome In A Day. This past Saturday, DCist trekked out to end of the Orange line to catch two bands from Northern Virginia that have been causing quite stir with their infectious, radio friendly pop rock anthems, and a third previously unannounced group that was added to the line-up last minute. While Welbilt and…