We are in the throes of this massive drought/heat wave thingy in Texas and like all good critters, we are going underground. Actually, we are steadily amassing the songs for our new record and letting Odie enjoy his visit with his son, Kenji.
So we will be off the beaten path for a few weeks. In the meantime, stay cool and we’ll keep you posted on how the record’s shaping up. A big thanks to Jon, Claire, Marc, George (Paraguay) and Sally Crewe for coming down and sharing the night with us at Boneshakers. We had a great time listening and playing. Also, thanks to everyone at Boneshakers. We are always treated so well there. Thanks guys.
See you all soon!
Le Cup

Here’s what’s up. You guys are the best ever.
Thank you ,Joseph, for driving to my house, bringing me presents and playing at my party!
I wanted to send a hand-written thank you letter to all of you, but I was afraid of coming across as creepy.
And even though this email cannot suffice in gratitude, I hope you guys get the main idea, which is–

thanks! for: making great music, emailing my persistent mother, playing music for my party, giving me a hand-written card, your demos, and a guitar strap (I’m wondering; is it Joe’s?), and for being genuinely kind, successful musicians.

I’m especially grateful to Joe, but I know if guys could of been there you would have; and that blows my mind.

I’ll be at future shows, but I wanted to write out a brief summary of my gratitude towards all of you.

so, gracias.
You made my party “superior”.

sincerely,
-selena puente

We are pleased to announce that we’ll be playing the Pearl Amphitheater on July 3, 2011, from 2 to 5 PM.

The stage stands a stone’s throw away from, Tacoland, and so we may throw some test stones just to say “hey p***y” to our old friend.

The irony of these shows for us and others who used to hang out or play at  Tacoland is quite palpable. But it will be nice to be near where we many of us used to play, back when this part of the San Antonio River was a little more treacherous.

So please help us celebrate the Fourth of July holiday at this new/old place for music.

Love,

Buttercup

Buttercup at the Pearl Amphitheater

Sunday, July 3, 2011 from 2 to 5 PM

Near the intersection of Grayson and Elmira

Free Admission

We are gussying up the new songs for our next record. It’s going to be a loud one or we need hearing aides or both. And as always we are grateful for your support. As individuals, we all have families and friends, but as a band we exist in a vacuum (except when we’re working) until a fan’s Mom asks us to visit her daughter Selena’s graduation party and we visit for a bit, chat about the music biz (bad), summer jobs (worse), play a song (better) and then let the fajitas continue to flow (best). Congratulations Selena! Congratulations also to Joseph for winning the Phil Collins cassette at our Trinity U show!  And thanks again to Angela for the invitation!

Tuesday, June 7 in Main Plaza (San Antonio, 78205) from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM.

Friday, June 17 at Club Deville (900 Red River, Austin, TX 79701) with The Service Industry from 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM.

Saturday, June 18 at Club Dada (2720 Elm St, Dallas TX 75226) with The O’s from 9:00 PM to 2:00 AM.

Thanks again. We hope to see you all soon.

Love,

C U P

We are performing in Austin this weekend at the quarry-like club called Club Deville (900 Red River) this Saturday. It’s a great lineup featuring our pal and producer Salim Nourallah from Dallas and our friends from Austin itself, Leatherbag.

Salim kicks things off at 10 pm and as an added treat, our good friend and drummer extraordinaire (Apples in Stereo, Phil Collins, Modern Drummer) John Dufilho will be pounding the skins for both Salim and The Cup. He will also be conducting a drum clinic at the back bar. Make your reservations now!

Thanks and please excuse our inactivity on this site. We will strive to serve you better in the future.

Love,

Buttercup

The show will feature performances by the Great 85, Nicolette Good and Buttercup, along with free drinks courtesy of Red Bull, free CDs, dirt-cheap Indie Overnight shirts, and all sorts of give-aways for those who come out early.

Trinity Art Collective will also be displaying art work and selling prints, come early for your chance to snag some cool digs for your pad.

More information, including maps to the show, and full event details, are available at facebook.com/krtuindie or at 210-990-8053. Help us close out Local Music Week with a bang, and join us for killer music, free stuff, and classy folks.

Tickets are 15 dollars at the door and are payable by cash or check that evening.
To reserve a seat please send requests to: danette.schweers@gmail.com

John and Paul will begin the show at 8 pm, followed by a potluck dinner and then Buttercup will perform at 9:30. So if you could bring a small dish of some sort, that would certainly add to the evening.

We hope you can join us in this intimate setting. John Lefler is an amazing singer/songwriter who’s latest recording was produced by our other good Dallas friend, Salim Nourallah.

If you need more information please click on the link below or contact us at band@buttercult.com

Love,

Buttercup

River Road House Concerts presents Buttercup

The collage on the wall of Tacoland

We will be playing Boneshakers on April 9 with The Mechanical Walking Robot Boy and our friends from Austin, Wiretree. Cover is 5 dollars and music starts at 9 pm. Come out to what we think is the nearest place in look and feel to our old home, Tacoland — a place where we played with Robot Boy many a time. This night we will do our best to re-create one of our Tacoland performances for those fans that never saw us there on that two inch high stage.
Thanks as always for your support. We hope to see you there!

BTW, can you find the picture of Joe and Erik together in the collage? It’s a flattering photo.