Performing recent songs and premiering the music video for the new single "Billie Ray"

To celebrate the release of the single “Billie Ray,” Andy Ditzler will play a short set of recent songs and premiere the music video for “Billie Ray” at Buteco on February 18.The set begins at 8:00 pm sharp. 

Buteco is an appropriate venue for this debut – owner Rafael Pereira (Janelle Monae, Sonny Emory) played percussion on “Billie Ray,” which also features appearances by Atlanta music luminaries Adron, Robby Handley, Eliot Eidelman, Colin Bragg, Ben Price, and others. Tracks for “Billie Ray” were recorded in Atlanta and in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The music video, directed by Ditzler, was shot in Brighton, UK, Prague, Poland, Atlanta and numerous other locales. 

Andy Ditzler’s songwriting combines catchy melodies, complex harmonies, and rhythmic propulsion, influenced by Brazilian Tropicália’s spirit of lyrical experimentation and radical beauty; 70s AM/FM radio; avant-gardes and pop of all eras; the tradition of collective shape note singing; and many other things. 

We are bringing back the Feijoada. $15 all you can eat. Live Samba.

Cody Matlock has already been paying his dues on the Atlanta blues scene for nearly a decade. A chance encounter with Jonny Lang when he was 12 took him from a kid with a passion for guitar and put him on the path to being a professional musician. A year later his dad was carting him around to local blues jams. The novelty of a 13 year old kid joining his elders on stage in smoky bars was soon replaced by a real appreciation for Cody's hard work, dedication, and talent. Since then, Cody has grown into a killer guitarist with a voice and stage presence that are intensely captivating.

Mike Zarin plays records from Brazil + Beyond 

Anna Trodglen, known to many as singer/songwriter/guitarist Grace Braun, and her husband and drummer Dugan Trodglen have reactivated DQE in the classic duo format that brought them notoriety in the nineties Atlanta music scene and around the country. During their time as a duo, DQE evolved from Half Japanese/Beat Happening primitivists into proud exponents of early rock & roll, rhythm and blues, country, and gospel music, highlighted by a timeless approach to songwriting and a rambunctious energy. The 1995 album Jump On In captured the duo at their finest.

After recording an album with Half Japanese frontman Jad Fair, DQE went back and forth between rock n roll trio format (now with a bass player) and folk/country acoustic material performed under the Grave Braun moniker. Following the 1998 Grace Braun solo album It Won’t Hurt, and  DQE’s Queen Of Mean, both approaches were combined on 2001’s double album I’m Your Girl. All of these albums are rich with Anna’s classic songwriting. 

Anna took an extended hiatus from music to focus on her painting and illustration career, but was inspired to pick up the guitar again while working with children at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. It wasn’t long before she decided to plug that guitar in, call Dugan into the room and bash out some DQE classics, and their unique chemistry returned instantly. The only thing left to do was start playing in front of a room full of people again, which brings us to 2019 and the surprising return of an Atlanta legend.

Join Musette Nouveau for a swinging soirée at Buteco The unique, acoustic instrumental group specializes in Parisian-style jazz standards, Django Reinhardt songs, romantic ballads, and waltzes. Enjoy the alluring ambiance and let the music transport you. Bon appetit!

Marshall Ruffin is a Georgia based guitarist, songwriter, and singer.

Ruffin has recorded two E.P.s under the Lagrange GA label Jammates, Rich Man’s Dime (2007) and Morning Glory (2009). He also wrote and recorded an E.P. with the band King Lincoln, and is the featured vocalist on five others with collaborator Alex Gordon Hi-Fi.

Ruffin has performed and recorded as the guitarist and backing vocalist for Lonnie Holley, with whom he recently toured Europe. His song Light The Way was featured during their session in London at BBC Radio 6.

Ruffin was the winner of the 39th Eddie’s Attic Songwriter Shootout in 2013.

Ruffin has performed gospel music at COGIC and AME churches in Georgia.

Charlie Wooton was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, with his four older brothers, who were all exceptional musicians, including Dr. John Wooton, head of percussion at USM. As a teen, music was Charlie’s life; studying Classical and Jazz during the day, then playing gigs at night with his brother David, or Bobby Brooks, or spending 6 straight hours playing Zydeco at the LaLa with Grammy winner Chubby Carrier. Charlie soaked it all in, learning how to put on a show, manage a business, and continue to hone his craft.

Come samba with us. Live music and dance.

Stefan Cashwell aims to tell the whole story of his life-the joy, the pain, and the moments between-and as his songs unfold he invites us to learn, alongside him, that the work of being truthful is a holy vocation.

Terminus Horns, Kelly McCarty, Kevin Leon, and Paul Miller are a collective of like minded musicians from Atlanta.  In between touring with other groups, this crew of musicians come together to play their original music and cover some of their favorite music from artists like Lettuce, Soulive, Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove and more.  They are wrapping up the recording of their debut EP which will be released later in the year.

We are excited to announce Long Play Mondays! Join Mike Zarin and guest selectors each month for a slow listening experience, showcasing music from all around the globe. Juan Pablo (Juampasoul) sits in this month for a fine selection of Cuban music. Starts at 7pm. $3 Toñas and food specials. It’s time to listen.

Over the past decade, guitarist Trey Wright and vocalist Laura Coyle have established themselves as first-call musicians on the the Atlanta jazz scene. They joined forces in 2017 to form the Laura Coyle and Trey Wright Duo. United by their love of classic jazz pairings including Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald and Tuck and Patti, the duo performs a unique repertoire of jazz standards, Brazilian music and contemporary songs by their favorite songwriters. On any given night, the duo plays an entertaining and eclectic mix of music by Cole Porter, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Hoagy Carmichael, Dolly Parton and Joni Mitchell

Buteco brings the traditional Roda de Samba to Atlanta.

Based in the humid indie-rock haven of Athens, Georgia, Kenosha Kid has supplied the world with their own unique blend of modern-jazz-meets-college-radio for over a decade. In 2004, after several weeks study and improvisation at the Banff Centre for the Arts, bandleader Dan Nettles emerged with a flame of inspiration, a host of new collaborators and an invigorated sense  of purpose: Build a scene, write for people you know, and listen to your creative heart regardless of music idiom. Returning to Athens, Nettles did just that, which became the beginning of Kenosha Kid.

Buteco is delighted to announce a limited-seating intimate solo performance by Adron, the tropical songbird whose enchanting melodies and tranquil guitar mastery will heat up another chilly evening in the ATL.  Don’t miss Adron’s rare visit home after relocating to California last year. 

We are bringing back the Brazilian vibes back to Buteco. Don’t forget your dancing shoes.

We are bringing back the Brazilian vibes back to Buteco. Don’t forget your dancing shoes.

Sam Burchfield is a southern folk / soul artist out of Atlanta, GA. Lyrical depth paired with a soulful vocal delivery and catchy melodies drives home the message. Burchfield transports listeners into a wide array of musical truths, commanding the stage with a joyful honesty.  His latest EP, Unarmored, digs a few layers deeper into a genre-crossing career that has only just begun. From folk, to funk, to southern soul — Sam and his band of 'Scoundrels' capture it all. The rowdy crew puts on a show that is electrifyingly entertaining and yet full of Burchfield's lyrical honesty and depth.

Casey Harper is an Atlanta-based artist specializing in potent lyrical

storytelling. Through her music, Harper marries the human experience

with the human desire for connection and fun. She communicated serious

depth of feeling and flame-refined strength with colorful and animated

melodies. Harper has created music for a culture and community of her

peers that craves and thrives off of juxtaposition: connection and

solitude, depth and light-heartedness, philosophy and memes.

Coley High is a modern take on the small jazz combo, bringing energetic music to the intimate setting. They reinterpret  music from many genres; jazz, bossa nova, reggae, funk, hip hop, blues, and rock ’n’ roll. A venerable and vivacious band to get you and your closest friends out of your seats and moving your feet.

Sander brings the best of brazilian music to Buteco.

Buteco brings the traditional Roda de Samba to Atlanta.

Over the past decade, guitarist Trey Wright and vocalist Laura Coyle have established themselves as first-call musicians on the the Atlanta jazz scene. They joined forces in 2017 to form the Laura Coyle and Trey Wright Duo. United by their love of classic jazz pairings including Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald and Tuck and Patti, the duo performs a unique repertoire of jazz standards, Brazilian music and contemporary songs by their favorite songwriters. On any given night, the duo plays an entertaining and eclectic mix of music by Cole Porter, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Hoagy Carmichael, Dolly Parton and Joni Mitchell

Heart Hunters' music might sound delicate on first listen, but it packs a heavy punch. Born of the American zeitgeist, as well as the personal experiences of Brianna Blackbird and her husband No River City founder Drew de Man, American Eclipse is simultaneously a deeply personal and overtly political album.

"The Bonaventure Quartet’s SoPo Playboys featuring Charles Williams and Nick DeSebastian on guitars with Mike Beshara on bass faithfully recreate the sound and ambience of a French nightclub in Montmarte in the 1930s. The repertoire is primarily the music of Django Reinhardt, the great French gypsy guitar virtuoso of the 1930s-50s. Django was an illiterate, gypsy guitar virtuoso who combined his mastery of European classical and ethnic music with the American swing style as exemplified by Louis Armstrong. The result is a unique acoustic music known as gypsy jazz, ranging from gypsy swing to French waltzes and gypsy bossas.