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With ‘Girls, Girls, Girls,’ Norbert Leo Butz Uses a Frivolous Title To Ease Us Into a Serious, Highly Personal Journey

Butz and his excellent band offer a wide-ranging panoply of songs written from the female experience.

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Norbert Leo Butz at 54 Below. Lorelei Edwards Design Co.
WILL FRIEDWALD
WILL FRIEDWALD

Norbert Leo Butz
‘Girls, Girls, Girls – Live at 54 Below’
Center Stage Records

At the start of the evening, Norbert Leo Butz announces, “I hope you all didn’t come here to be entertained tonight, because you’re not going to be, because I need to talk about an issue I’m having … with women.” 

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WILL FRIEDWALD
WILL FRIEDWALD

Mr. Friedwald writes about music and popular culture for The New York Sun and other publications. The host of the radio show ‘Sing! Sing! Sing!’ on San Diego KSDS on Saturday mornings, he also is the author of 10 books. He has written more than 600 liner notes for compact discs, received 11 Grammy nominations, and appears frequently on television and in documentaries.

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