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Buttercup, Buttercup, wherefore art thou?
When Buttercup kicked off their day party set at East Austin’s Hot Mama’s Espresso Bar at the Pedernales Lofts, the quartet was missing a member — lead singer Erik Sanden. Where was Erik?, everyone wondered after the first song sans Sanden. Members of the San Antonio band, playing in the Pedernales courtyard, seemed irritated. Could he be in one of the lofts over the coffee shop, taking a nap? The band urged the audience to shout “Erik! Erik!” Suddenly, the disheveled blond singer appeared from a loft’s third-floor balcony, dressed head to toe in pajamas.
Then he pulled out a microphone and sang along with his bandmates from the balcony, at one point facing Sixth Street and seranading curious drivers. 
After one song, he joined the band back on level ground.
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