Les Savy Fav Archives | Talkhouse

Marnie Stern and Syd Butler (Les Savy Fav) Catch Up

By Marnie Stern | November 9, 2023

By Marnie Stern | November 9, 2023

Marnie Stern and Syd Butler (Les Savy Fav) Catch Up

The friends (and former 8G Band-mates) on why people hate creative people, and more.

Talkhouse Weekend Playlist: Twenty Years of Frenchkiss Records

November 1, 2019

November 1, 2019

Talkhouse Weekend Playlist: Twenty Years of Frenchkiss Records

Syd Butler of Les Savy Fav recaps some of the highlights in his label's two decades worth of releases.

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks with Syd Butler (the 8G Band, Les Savy Fav, Frenchkiss Records) for the Talkhouse Music Podcast

By Craig Finn and Syd Butler | February 21, 2017

By Craig Finn and Syd Butler | February 21, 2017

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks with Syd Butler (the 8G Band, Les Savy Fav, Frenchkiss Records) for the Talkhouse Music Podcast

The duo talk a memorable run-in with Joe Strummer.

Tim Harrington (Les Savy Fav) Talks Whatever Brains’ Whatever Brains

By Tim Harrington | July 18, 2013

By Tim Harrington | July 18, 2013

Tim Harrington (Les Savy Fav) Talks Whatever Brains’ Whatever Brains

There is a longstanding tradition in counterculture music of naming your band something so off-putting or so inane that it dares the world to dis...