Shows
2026-10-0703 min
KGNU MusicLocal Gold: Elephant RevivalDJ Jules welcomes Bonnie Paine of Colorado’s Elephant Revival into the KGNU Boulder studio for a conversation and live performance. Paine discusses the release of her first solo album, her experience collaborating with artists including T Bone Burnett, Gregory Alan Isakov, Rising Appalachia, Brittney Haas, and Ben Sollee, and the evolution of her music alongside Elephant Revival. The conversation also looks ahead to Elephant Revival’s upcoming Colorado shows in Aspen, Dillon, and Denver, including an intimate benefit performance for Swallow Hill Music. Paine performs “Ashes” and “More To It” live before being joined by Ryan Dart for a final perfor...
2026-09-1821 min
That Record Got Me High PodcastFugazi 'In On The Kill Taker' with Ryan SolleeThis week's guest, songwriter, vocalist and guitarist for the Portland, Oregon-based band The Builders and The Butchers' Ryan Sollee, brings us Fugazi and their third full-length record, 1993's 'In On The Kill Taker'. Raw, visceral and at times raggedly beautiful, it's the sound of a band that - true to their DIY ethos - refused to compromise. Songs discussed in this episode: Facet Squared (Live, Los Angeles CA 03-08-99) - Fugazi; Cold Fire Hymn, Blood/Death, Bringin' Home The Rain - The Builders and the Butchers; Bad Mouth - Fugazi; Boilermaker - The Jesus Lizard; The...
2026-05-091h 05
You, Me and An AlbumRyan Sollee Discusses No Knife, Fire in the City of AutomatonsSend us Fan MailOn this episode, The Builders and The Butchers frontman Ryan Sollee joins Al to introduce him to No Knife’s 1999 album Fire in the City of Automatons. Ryan shares why he chose to talk about this No Knife album for this episode, and he explains what is special to him about this band and this album. He delves into his favorite tracks from Fire in the City of Automatons and talks about the rare encounter he had with another No Knife “mega-fan.” Ryan also talks about the new Builders and The Butchers album, No Tom...
2026-05-0749 min
Zig At The Gig podcastThe Builders and the ButchersInterview 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 so...
2026-04-2246 min
Into MusicInto Music: Ryan SolleePortland, Oregon's The Builders and The Butchers return with their first album in four years, Hell & High Water.
2026-04-0424 min
Music Matters with Darrell Craig HarrisThe Builders and The Butchers: Portland Indie RockMusic Matters host Darrell Craig Harris interviews The Builders and The Butchers frontman/lead vocalist Ryan Sollee from his home in Portland Oregon to talk about the bands new releases, upcoming shows, and more in this new interview!
About the band
The Builders and the Butchers were formed in the fall of 2005 in Portland, Oregon. The band's first two years consisted of busking, playing house shows, and showing up unannounced anywhere around Portland where people were gathered.
Folks began to take notice and the band transitioned slowly, going from playing on the floor o...
2026-03-2524 min
The Jim Motavalli Interview PodcastThe Weary Ramblers: An Americana Wealth of Experience Iowa-based Americana duo, Weary Ramblers bring years of experience to the stage with award-winning songwriting and chemistry. Chad Elliott (Woody Guthrie Song Contest & Kerrville Finalist) and Kathryn Severing Fox (DownBeat winner & international touring artist) showcase multi-instrumental performances with tight harmonies and great storytelling. Fox has played, toured or recorded with George Benson, The Beach Boys, The Eagles, Pharrell Williams, Gloria Estefan, Natalie Cole, Osmond Brothers, Gloria Gaynor, Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin, Kenny Loggins, The Marley Family, Mark O’Connor, Ryan Montbleau, Seth Walker, Ben Sollee, Edgar Meyer and Joshua Bell. Chad Elliott, known as "Iowa's Renaissance Man," has written 2,000 son...
2026-01-1915 min
Hex and MuseWitches on Screen - From Celluloid Shadows to Cinema’s SpellFrom silent trick films to technicolour queens, from broomsticks to suburban sitcoms, from horror’s hysteria to feminist reclamation - cinema has never stopped conjuring the witch.In this episode of Hex & Muse, we trace her journey through a century of film: the haunted illusions of Georges Méliès, the fevered beauty of Häxan, the vanity of Disney’s mirror-obsessed queen, the domestic rebellion of Bewitched, the dread of Rosemary’s Baby, the velvet defiance of the 90s, and the reflective power of modern cinema.The witch has worn many faces - monster, muse, sca...
2025-10-1335 min
Tour PunisherTour Punisher UPDATE - Human Shaped Body PillowRyan and Ray chat about their experience playing a show on the Portland Spirit river cruise ship, recording a new record, and some other random HORSESH*T !!
2025-05-2454 min
Welcome to the WoodshedWelcome to the Woodshed - Ryan SolleeI talk with Ryan Sollee, the lead singer of The Builders and The Butchers. From Alaska, residing in Portland, Oregon. Ryan and I talk about his creative process, he gives a fantastic 2 minute TedTalk(sorry for springing this on ya'll). Follow these links to support Ryan and The Builders and The Butchers:https://www.patreon.com/TheBuildersandtheButchersHere's the link for tickets for the 20th Anniversary show in Portland:https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/thebuildersandthebutchers/the-builders-and-the-butchers-20-year-anniversary-portland-sprit-cruise-and-concert https://www.thebuildersandthebutchers.comhttps://www.facebook.com/thebuildersandthebutchers/...
2024-07-2451 min
Tour PunisherTour Punisher - Update (and an interesting fact about a rattlesnake)Ryan and Ray sit down and catch up about the podcast with the intention of plugging the new Patreon page, but they end up doing 20 min of bad improv and fucking around instead. VISIT OUR PATREON PAGE: www.patreon.com/thebuildersandthebutchers
2024-06-0523 min
Tour PunisherS3 Ep8: "We went to Germany and all we got was punished" - But a bunch of cool stuff happened too.The Builders and the Butchers and Autopilot is for Lovers, talk about food poisoning, airport madness and more from their recent tour in Germany!
2023-06-161h 06
Tour PunisherS3 Ep7: Raymond Mullin (Ray Rose) Venue Punisher - "Glitter is the venereal disease of decorating"Ray Mullin who is an OG of running Portland venues including Davy Jones' Locker, Solid State, Satyricon, Mississippi Studios, Revolution Hall and more! Talks about Acid Perdiems, Macaulay Culkin's rider, and what causes "venue paste".... This is Venue Punisher!
2023-02-221h 06
Tour PunisherS3 Ep6: Domestics - Leo London "You ever stay at the clown motel?"Leo London talks with us about clown motels, windows of pain, big cringe energy and being big as a kite.
2022-11-2951 min
Tour PunisherS3 Ep5: Aan - Bud Wilson Jr. "What's up with those socks dude?"We have Bud Wilson Jr. from the band Aan, and discuss growing up in rural areas, culture deserts, not having bananas in the van, and crashing with problematic fans of the band.
2022-10-041h 05
Tour PunisherS3 Ep5: Help - Bim Ditson "We played a little bit of music and a lot of dice"Help! ( I fucking need it ), Bim Ditson talks about touring with Red Fang, playing dice, awkward border crossing, some politics, and just doing everything DIY.
2022-09-131h 06
Tour PunisherS3 Ep4: Sunbathe - Maggie May Morris, Adria Ivanitsky, "I'd Rather Have my Nudes Leaked than my Dry Vocals Played."Maggie May Morris and Adria Ivanitsky from Portland based band Sunbathe, talk about a recent tour with Built to Spill, tour hacks, drag names, pooping in bags, slutty chips, dog paws and of course... punishers.
2022-08-091h 24
The Marinade with Jason EarleRyan Sollee (The Builders and the Butchers) | The Marinade Episode 109The Marinade with Jason Earle, a free-flowing conversation about the creative process, welcomes Ryan Sollee. Ryan is the principal singer and songwriter for The Builders and the Butchers. The Builders and the Butchers came into my life at a very formative time with their debut self-titled record in 2007. I was in my 20s, trying to figure out what adult me would look like- a little angsty, disillusioned yet hopeful, and curious about the world. Ryan Sollee's tunes seemed to capture what I was feeling. All these years later, The Builders and the Butchers have a wonderful new r...
2022-05-2355 min
Tour PunisherS3 Ep3: The Shivas - Party JailThe Shivas discuss tour hacks, how to advance shows, and times they've felt unsafe.
2022-04-071h 11
Tour PunisherS3 Ep2: Portugal. the Man - Jason Sechrist - The best/worst time of your lifeJason Sechrist, drummer of Portugal. the Man shares tour stories from being punished to becoming the reluctant punisher.
2022-03-081h 03
Tour PunisherS3 Ep1: Coughin' Charlie - Pandemic Check-inNoah, Ryan, and Ray check in with each other after months of no tours, and no Tour Punisher. Discussions include sadness, anger, frustration, sadness, and anger. Tour Punisher! the podcast about everyone being punished now apparently...
2021-01-131h 03
The Haute Garbage PodcastFast Food Hungry Man with Ryan SolleeRyan Sollee is back! We talk with him about his podcast, Tour Punisher, and he plays us some songs from the upcoming Builders and the Butchers album. We absolutely love his music, and it’s always fun to have him on. We talked about bad driving, home made wine, sad songs, trying to trick our kids into liking good music, and we answer some listener questions. Songs this week from Ryan, Jodie Faster, and The Trash Bats.
2020-02-061h 16
Tour PunisherS2 Ep16: Jared Mees - "The Original Comfy Boy"Jared Mees talks about touring, owning a record label, and robes on this episode of Tour Punisher.
2019-08-141h 02
Tour PunisherS2 Ep15: Michael Thomas Howard - "People Listen to this Sh*t?"Michael Howard talks about touring solo in a Toyota Corolla with no home to be found. Trying to be "on" all the time vs. sleep on this episode of Tour Punisher!
2019-07-3051 min
Tour PunisherS2 Ep14: Loch Lomond - "Taco Money"We sit down with Richie Young from Portland band Loch Lomond and talk about drug coins, taco money, hot bananas, and being addicted to people giving a sh*t about you occasionally.
2019-07-161h 06
Tour PunisherS2 Ep13: Shook Twins - "Taking an Emotional Sh*t"Shook Twins offer up feelings of panic, and gratitude on this enlightening episode of Tour Punisher.
2019-07-021h 09
Tour PunisherS2 Ep12: Alex Falcone - "Talk About Loneliness"We are thrilled to have Portland's Funniest Person Mr. Alex Falcone on the podcast! Good shows, punishy shows, and the loneliness of traveling alone.
2019-06-191h 20
Tour PunisherS2 Ep11: The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Collin Hegna "And THAT'S Not Even the Worst Thing that Happened..."It's our first episode of season two and we're thrilled to be joined by Collin Hegna of Federale and The Brain Jonestown Massacre. Collin's stories of punishment are sure to shock, awe, and amuse you. Enjoy! We're glad to be back!
2019-06-051h 17
Tour PunisherS2: "Five Minutes to Flush" - Our Season Two PreviewWe're back! Have your earholes felt a little empty without stories of wrongs and woe from the road? Fear not, Tour Punisher is here with a brand new season of interviews with your favorite artists. Check out this preview, which in classic Tour Punisher fashion, starts out with us rambling about stuff that has nothing to do with being on tour!
2019-06-0410 min
Tour PunisherS1 Ep10: Murder By Death - "Wizard Staff"Our very first backstage show! We were so incredibly lucky to catch the notorious Murder By Death on their national tour stop in Portland. An episode about touring musicians while they are literally on tour? We couldn't think of a more appropriate way to end our first season! Big thanks to Adam and crew, you can check out their future dates and music at murderbydeath.com
2018-10-021h 08
Tour PunisherS1 Ep9: Autopilot is for Lovers - "Touchin' Cotton"A friend of the band, a friend of the show and a friend to everyone's ears, we were honored to have Adrienne Seely of Autopilot is for Lovers on the show. A staple of the Portland's early-mid aughts music scene, Seely has played with countless numbers of Portland musicians and has lived to tell about it. Enjoy! We've featured some of her tunes in this ep but find more here: autopilotisforlovers.bandcamp.com
2018-08-291h 14
Tour PunisherS1 Ep8: The Domestics - "Foods Class"On today's ep we interview not just one, not just two, three? Nope! We interview FOUR members of The Domestics! This rowdy bunch of road warriors have seen it all and have plenty to share. Find out more about them and give them a listen at www.the-domestics.com
2018-07-2457 min
Tour PunisherS1 Ep7: Skull Diver - "Nightmare in the Egg Aisle"Today we interview Skull Diver! This sister-act not only impresses with their musicality, but we were all but stunned at their grueling and guffaw-inducing tales of the road. Check out their music and tour info at skulldivermusic.com!
2018-07-1057 min
Tour PunisherS1 Ep6: The Decemberists - "Druid Urinator 420"It's our sixth episode of all time and it's a big one! We interviewed The Decemberists! Well, two-fifths of The Decemberists! the extremely talented and hilarious Jenny Conlee and Chris Funk. Visit decemberists.com for their summer tour dates and for more info.
2018-06-2655 min
The Peer Pleasure PodcastRyan Sollee (The Builders and the Butchers)This week Dewey sits down (literally) with the one and only Ryan Sollee from The Builders and the Butchers for a chat in Ryan's mancave to talk about the stories of old and new about the unique stigma of Alaskans in music and the current events in each others lives. Don't miss this episode and subscribe now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-06-171h 44
Tour PunisherS1 Ep5: Boone Howard & Ryan Neighbors - "Burps and Dad Jokes"On today's episode we interview two prolific, talented and admittedly profane dudes, Boone Howard and Ryan Neighbors. Both have been steeped in the Pacific Northwest sound for a long long time, playing in projects such as The We Shared Milk, Shepherds of Ontario, Hustle & Drone and Portugal. The Man! You can find Boone's tunes at boonehoward.bandcamp.com and Ryan's at hustleanddrone.com
2018-06-1439 min
Tour PunisherS1 Ep4: Dirty Revival - "Waffle Stompin"This week we interview one of the hardest working bands in Oregon. The amazing, the hilarious, DIRTY REVIVAL! Check out all their upcoming tour dates and peep their music at dirtyrevival.com.
2018-05-291h 03
Tour PunisherS1 Ep3: The Builders & The Butchers - "The ol' College Try"We sit down with the band that came up with the idea for the podcast, The Builders & The Butchers. Some of these band members also happen to be hosts/producers of the show... Lazy? Maybe. Convenient? Certainly. Hilarious? You tell us! This is TOUR PUNISHER. You can find out more about The Builders & The Butchers at thebuildersandthebutchers.com
2018-05-151h 07
Tour PunisherS1 Ep2: AndAndAnd - "Bragiii"Featuring Bim Ditson of AndAndAnd (andandand.bandcamp.com)!!!
2018-05-011h 03
Tour PunisherS1 Ep1: Jesse Bettis & Todd Fadel - "Mount Flushmore"Featuring Jesse Bettis of the band New Move (www.newmoveband.com) and Todd Fadel (founder of the Meow Meow)!!!
2018-05-0159 min
Tour PunisherTour Punisher TrailerIntroducing TOUR PUNISHER! The podcast about being punished on tour.
2018-04-3001 min
The Haute Garbage PodcastJuicy Sceathers with The Builders and the ButchersRyan Sollee stopped by this week to play us some music! We talk about swears, the meteoric rise of his band The Builders And The Butchers, growing up in Alaska, and we finally give a name to one of our favorite segments.
2017-11-091h 16
2017-05-1623 min