Produced as part of our ongoing series with Vinegar Syndrome.
Available with and without limited edition slipcase.

BLU-RAY FEATURES

- Interview outtakes
- Butch Willis & The Rocks - Live at the 9:30 Club, 1985
- This is Proof Speed Works: 8 min short film on The Rocks’ guitarist, Ray Wallace
- Compilation of live and in-person performances 1985-2005
- 32 page booklet with Butch Willis interviewed by Phil Milstein with assistance by Jeff Krulik

Catalog No.: FTF-088
Length: 73 minutes + 96 Minutes of Extras

Butch Willis is a Washington, D.C. rock legend. Born and raised in 1960s suburban Maryland, Byron Henry “Butch” Willis came of age in the late '70s post-hippie subculture. After sharing an apartment with infamous music icon Root Boy Slim, Butch was inspired to become a rock’n’roll  star himself. The unique and unusual brand of “outsider music” that Butch Willis & The Rocks created captivated the mid-80’s local music scene. Amateur on Plastic chronicles Butch’s life and career from the beginning all the way through to present day. It features a host of Butch-appointed band managers Joe Lee (Joe’s Record Paradise), Jeff Mentges (No Trend), Jeff Krulik (Heavy Metal Parking Lot), and director Mark Robinson (Unrest/Teen-Beat).

Appearances by: Butch Willis, Jeff Krulik, Mark Robinson, Al Breon, Joe Lee, Jeff Mentges, Phil Milstein, Karl Hendricks, Phil Krauth, Princess Superstar, Guy Picciotto, and Brendan Canty.

PRESS

“DC legend Butch Willis is a bit difficult to explain. The long-lost child of Daniel Johnston and Bob Seger, raised in a basement by John Waters.”
- OSCAR GOFF, BOSTON HASSLE

“Butch Willis’ quavering bleat evokes a herd of mistreated sheep.”
- JOE SASFY, WASHINGTON CITY PAPER

“Butch Willis is a psychopath.”
- ROOT BOY SLIM

“Butch Willis has a certain psychotic appeal.”
- CMJ

“Unbelievably inspired rockin’ dementia.”
- FORCED EXPOSURE