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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
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
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
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
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
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