This was written about me in “The Big Shiny Prison”, by Ryan Bartek.  I felt some need to post it.  I dunno. BRIAN BOTKILLER, AT YOUR SERVICE “Someone tried to kill me once. My car broke down 15 miles outside Albuquerque one night, like 3am. I used a phone at a hotel off the highway, [...]

Dear Wal-Mart, I write to ask you to please help conserve energy.  Many WalMarts leave all their presentation TVs on all night – this makes no sense.  No one is watching them.  you could turn off half of them, save millions of hours of energy, and be more “green”.  I have been in some stores [...]

Hi everyone, Awesome live show this saturday! This saturday the 16th, I will be sharing the stage with Burlesque Noir (http://www.burlesquenoir.com) at the Launchpad (613 Central Ave. SE, Albuquerque, NM), for their Halloween show, “Titty Terror”: The show starts at 8pm, is 21+, and you can purchase your tickets early at the link below, and [...]

Which is why I don’t blog very much.  But here’s the gist.   In July I released two CDs.  One of which, “SOS”, I released with my band, Vertigo Venus.  It dropped on July 9th, 2010, with a CD release at The Launchpad in Albuquerque.  The Strand, from Arizona (one of my favorite Industrial bands), [...]

I’m giving posting from my android phone a try. The wordpress app is great!

As part of the “holiday spirit”, I’ve made all of my music freely downloadable via reverbnation.com. All I ask is that you consider joining my mailing list. Get it all here: Music Join the Mailing list Happy Holidays!

(full disclosure: I am the drummer in Diverje, and I got into this show for free, and opened the night. Yeah, live with it.) On December 5th, one of Industrial’s most Iconic bands took the stage of the Sunshine Theater in Albuquerque, NM. Skinny Puppy, on their “In Solvent See” tour, made their way through [...]

TONIGHT, Dec. 5th, I will be drumming with Diverje, opening for one of the greatest and longest standing Industrial bands of all time, Skinny Puppy, on their “In solvent See” tour! The show is all ages, bar with ID, Tickets are $20. This is one of the biggest shows I’ve ever done, so I’m pretty [...]

TONIGHT! Vertigo Venus opens for Captured! by robots at the Launchpad (ABQ), we’re the ONLY opening act! Doors @ 8pm, 21 . we expect to see you there.