Michael Butler (born December 24, 1961) is an American musician and podcaster from San Francisco, California, United States.
Butler plays bass guitar and performs vocals with his own band, American Heartbreak.
In July 2009 Butler joined Ginger from the UK band Wildhearts, as well as former Cult bass player Billy Morrison, for shows at Los Angeles El Ray Theater and The Viper Room.
In his spare time he makes "Photo Quality Inkjet paper" custom buttons featuring pictures of bands (such as The Babys), and '80s adult movie actresses and actors.
In 2008 he started another podcast, The Good Clean Fun Show, in which he discusses the details of his week with his co-host Jasper Plan9.