John Butler Trio – Terminal 5 – July 27, 2011
July 28th, 2011
(John Butler Trio again plays Terminal 5 tonight.)

(John Butler Trio again plays Terminal 5 tonight.)
As you can probably imagine, a guy named John Butler fronts the John Butler Trio. The other two members have changed over the years, but with the singer-songwriter-guitarist remaining constant, the Australian band’s penchant for roots rock and jamming has never subsided. Butler’s group has been cranking out plenty of new music over the years—five studio albums and three live ones, including the just released Live at Red Rocks (check out the trailer, above). So tomorrow night at Terminal 5 expect to see a talented, road-tested band playing plenty of original material and doing what it does best: Laying it down live.
As you can probably imagine, a guy named John Butler fronts the John Butler Trio. The other two members have changed over the years, but with the singer-songwriter and guitarist remaining constant, the Australian band’s penchant for roots rock and jamming has never subsided. They’ve been cranking out new music over the years—five studio albums (including this year’s April Uprising), three live ones, two EPs and 10 singles. So expect to hear plenty of the back catalog when the John Butler Trio (above, playing “Treat Yo Mama” at Wave Aid) hits The Wellmont Theatre tomorrow night.

(Photo: Elizabeth Lippman for The New York Times)
Seeing a cool show on a beautiful night at Central Park’s SummerStage can be one of the great joys of living in NYC. But the food there? Not so much. Good news, though, because when you head to the park this summer to see bands like John Butler Trio and State Radio (6/15), the Flaming Lips (7/26), the Black Keys (7/27) and Hot Chip (8/4), new culinary treats will await you. According to The New York Times, the Brooklyn Flea will be curating the food this summer. So you can ditch the lame chicken sandwiches and not-so-soft pretzels and embrace the warm offerings of Asia Dog, Pizza Moto and the Red Hook Lobster Pound. A good thing just got better.