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John Buterbaugh and Friends are an acoustic rock band that evolved from a band named Sugar Crash that formed on April 4, 2008. The band consists of John Buterbaugh on all instruments. He is influenced by artists such as The Beatles, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Oasis, Coldplay, and The Stone Roses and writes originals that feature on the band's first album Resolution and its upcoming album John Buterbaugh and Friends.

Background
This band started as a fusion between John Buterbaugh of Young Halogen, Colin Wentworth and Shiva Sharma of Knee Deep in Corpses, and Sean Cooper and Mitch Lucas of solo acts. The band was formed on April 4, 2008. John saw Colin's band on My Band called Knee Deep in Corpses and John was interested because his band was on hiatus. As soon as Sean Cooper was mentioned as a member of the band, John officially dissolved Young Halogen and joined this new group. John lobbied to change the name of the group from Knee Deep in Corpses to its current name Sugar Crash. Mitch Lucas was recruited for his ability to play guitar, keyboards, and ukelele. The band was not a stranger to realignment. Shiva Sharma quit the band so he could focus on his other band Framing Chris. Colin Wentworth was removed from the band because he did not sing when asked. At the same time as Colin's departure, Jake Simmons was added to the band for his multi-instrumental abilities in guitar, bass, drums, mandolin, and piano. Mitch left the band to become the manager; Nick Simmons took his place but left shortly thereafter. With the departure of Sean Cooper, a vetting process took effect regarding the positions of bass and drums. During this vetting process, however, the band lost contact with Jake Simmons. Mitch Lucas was asked to be bassist/keyboardist as well as be manager. As the Skaneateles All-School Show approached, Dan Lemp, Kartik Sharma, and Shiva Sharma were removed. Scott Bruening, Mark Cannucciari, and Tanner Scarr took their place. As John realized that Scott and Mark wouldn't play at the talent show, he hired Mitch Lucas and Andrew Ebert to play bass and drums, respectively. Kartik and Shiva left the band. The band went on a short hiatus with John recording a few originals. Eventually, John asked Kartik and Shiva to join the band again. However, Nick eventually suggested that Jake Simmons and Ryan Sayko should play guitar and drums, respectively. John, however, ended the group status of the band, making it a one-man operation instead. He later renamed the band John Buterbaugh and Friends on October 5, 2009.

Resolution (2008-9)
The band's freshman album, Resolution, exists mainly as a digital album available through their ReverbNation account, although twenty CDs of the album have been released. Many of the songs are attributed to Buterbaugh/Cooper although John wrote a great deal of the songs by himself.

The band has received critical acclaim and their music has been described as "refreshing," "original," "a different way of looking at things," and "living up to its word." Many have stated that with some practice and better recording quality, the band will go far. Those who criticized the album were mostly those who disliked the keyboard drums on many of the tracks; a few criticized the band for its lack of technical skill. Nevertheless, many have praised the album for its originality and concentration on making good songs.

Track listing
All songs are written by John Buterbaugh except where noted.


 * 1) "Resolution" - 3:00
 * 2) "Mystery River" – 4:00
 * 3) "Forget the Night" – 3:35
 * 4) "Dharma" – 6:30 (John Buterbaugh, Sean Cooper, Jake Simmons)
 * 5) "Lonely Clouds" – 2:20 (Sean Cooper)
 * 6) "Vocal Minority/Silent Majority" – 4:30
 * 7) "Red Rose Princess" - 1:14
 * 8) "Deethang" – 1:49 (John Buterbaugh, Mitch Lucas, Dan Lemp)
 * 9) "Huluna" – 3:37 (John Buterbaugh, Sean Cooper)
 * 10) "School" – 7:55 (John Buterbaugh, Sean Cooper)
 * 11) "In My Trace" – 3:39
 * 12) "Today's Today" – 4:45
 * 13) "Vox Demos" - 3:51 (John Buterbaugh, Sean Cooper)
 * 14) "Voxfree Demos" - 3:38

Flannel Fridays (January-October 2009)
John Buterbaugh is currently working on the group's second album John Buterbaugh and Friends, which is slated for release on December 1, 2009. It will be produced by John Buterbaugh and Marcellus resident Phil Grimshaw of Wavemaster Studios. Two songs from Resolution will appear as well ten new tracks. This album will feature more laid-back drums and a more cohesive album structure.

Track listing
All songs are written by John Buterbaugh.


 * 1) Resolution
 * 2) Mystery River
 * 3) Something There
 * 4) Out of Here
 * 5) This Is How It Ends
 * 6) Pickup Song
 * 7) It's You I Can't Get Enough Of
 * 8) Want You
 * 9) Nothing Can Erase This Moment
 * 10) One of These Days
 * 11) Stand
 * 12) Red Rose Princess

Timeline
There have been several changes to the band's lineup. As such, it seems fair to represent those changes with the chart below.

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