He’s been called a prolific songwriter with a creative mind and a modern day truth teller but whatever you call him, one thing for sure is that Butch Castetter is never boring. His songs pack a one-two punch. Hooking you with melody lines that grab your ear and then painting high definition pictures with lyrics. With his rare combination of wit and insight, the lyrics are always engaging and range in topic from the light and humorous to poignant. In a day of mass produced and formulated music, raw honesty with visceral shorthand, painted against a backdrop of Midwestern optimism is a nice change

Butch grew up in Indianapolis during the glory days of rock and once described Indianapolis as true Americana, a city halfway between the big city blues of Chicago and the country sounds of Kentucky. You can still hear those influences today in his music. He started playing on the same 1972 Martin D28 guitar that he still owns today. Some things just get better with age.

Although he only started writing songs in 2000, how many artists get their first CD mentioned by Rolling Stone Magazine? His first CD (Swim Real Fast) released in 2005 received positive reviews including the song It’s a Dog’s Life being named track of the day on Garage Band and culminating with the title track being picked as one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s Playlist of the Day on March 28, 2007.

His CD 419 North, released in 2007, was produced by and recorded with several members from John Mellencamp’s band. It includes the song Please Call Me, an all too familiar story about the struggles of a man dealing with being unemployed.

His latest single No Rewind Button, may be his best work yet. The song starts soft builds in intensity and goes out on top of the mountain with amps blaring, sweat dripping and guns blazing. Butch is currently in the studio working on a new CD.