Bootlegs and Beers

02/06/2026

There is some pretty cool news relating to BAB on the horizon. In preparation, I wouldn't mind a few extra followers.

Bootlegs and Beers has 263 followers on our page. If you aren't following us yet, head on over and give it a click...

Butch | Almberg | Audio is where I park all of my live music recordings and is the home for the podcast, as well. We have 742 followers and I can't wait to break to 1K followers threshold. Ask your friends who like live music to give it a gander, kick the tires and join in on the fun.

If you haven't created a Mixcloud account, well... you should. It's free! It only takes a minute and you can join using your FB account. Or... you can do the email/password thing if you'd prefer. I am paying $15.00 each month so that you can listen to my content in HQ.

Thanks all for your continued support. BAB Episode 21 is in production and will be dropping soon. As they say in the industry, this is gonna be a good'n.

(psst... feel free to share this)

02/01/2026

Ukulele Russ and Brandon Putzke

12/05/2025

Bootlegs and Beers - Episode 20 - December 5, 2025

11/12/2025

Something Olde, Something New, Welcome back, Souljam!

Souljam @ Sebastian Inlet (Melbourne Beach, FL) 11/8/2025

11/04/2025

On November 8th of 1971, David Bowie began recording the album Ziggy Stardust. The studio he chose for this project, Trident Studios in Soho, London, was starting to ride a long wave of #1 hits for artists like Manfred Mann, The Beatles and Elton Johns. The list of songs that came afterwards, songs now recognized as classics, is even more impressive.

In Episode 20 of Bootlegs and Beers, I dive into the history of Trident Studios and showcase the artists and their songs, the engineers on the other side of the glass, and the gear that they all had at their disposal to create such iconic music.

Be on the lookout for BAB Ep. 20, due out in the coming days.

09/25/2025

09/09/2025

So, this is going down and I said to myself.. wouldn’t it be cool to get the band over to Sound Stage Studio for an episode of BAB? Email sent. Fingers crossed.

Give this a like and a share. I think that’s how it works.

08/25/2025

Another feature filled episode of Bootlegs and Beers. Get on in and take ‘er for a test drive. Mileage may vary.

Bootlegs and Beers - Episode 19 - August 25, 2025 This episode includes special guests Chris Ellison, Mike Malone and Dezmond Moss, and spotlights musical guest Joey Ferris.

07/28/2025

The crusade against Spotify from different artists continues.

Recently, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard released a statement on Instagram, informing their fans that they would remove their music from the streaming service.

“Hello friends. A PSA to those unaware: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek invests millions in Al military drone technology. We just removed our music from the platform. Can we put pressure on these Dr. Evil tech bros to do better? Join us on another platform,” the group writes.

07/16/2025

Mixcloud analytics gives me a pretty good idea of who is listening to Bootlegs and Beers. For example, I can tell you that bputzke was the #1 listener this past week, followed by hillbillyjed and kootlove69.

Y'all have tuned in to BAB Ep.18 for over 42,000 minutes so far, and we have 6 new followers. This episode has been re-streamed at least 6 times and we have captured listeners from all over the world including Marugame Japan, Pohiheim Germany, and Invercargill New Zealand. Here in the US we've reached Columbus, Newark, Tulsa, Roslyn, and HOLLYWOOD.

Lastly (and I just love this), I had 14 people favorite one of my Phish recordings from 2016. I can only guess how something like that happens.

Anyway... thank you all for your support and feel free to tell your friends what they're missing.

07/07/2025

If you like it big, I’m here for ya. Over 4 hours of old skool bootlegs, music from the tapers section and an incredible studio session with Victoria Cardona. What are you waiting for?

Bootlegs and Beers - Episode 18 - July 6, 2025