FARREN BUTCHER, INC. NEWS

 

FBI NEWS

 

12/18 | Charlie sat in with the Mohegan All Stars at The
Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA, for the annual Rock and
Soul benefit for The Toys for Tots Foundation. Charlie
and The All Stars ripped through a rocking rendition of
the The Free's "The Stealer"

 

 

12/14 | Jon and Charlie performed together
and individually at the Holday Buzz concert
at The Palace Theater in Manchester, NH.
Broadcast live on FM stations across NH,
the annual event featured leading musical
and comedy performers, as well as members
of the cast of A Christmas Carol, which is
playing at The Palace through December

 

12/09 | FARREN BUTCHER, INC. joined
Robert Cray on a bill at The Music Hall in
Keene, NH. FBI brought the house down
with selections from their recent CD, 'FBI'
and from songs drawn from their storied
careers

12/09 | Charlie and Jon joined Greg and
the Morning Buzz team, broadcast across
southern NH, to sing, play, joke, and talk
about the upcoming Holiday Buzz concert
at The Palace Theater in Manchester, NH.
The annual concert event will be broadcast
live!

12/03 | FARREN BUTCHER, INC. joined
Gary Hoey and Lita Ford at the Lowell
Memorial Auditorium for a packed house
and rollicking show. Their performance of
MULE DRIVER, a song from their new
CD, 'FBI', was twice interrupted by
vigorous applause, and raised the
roof for the show finale, joining
Gary and Lita for Led Zeppelin's
ROCK AND ROLL!

11/27 | Charlie and Jon were at The Berklee
Performance Center in Boston for a taping
of the Emmy Awards-winning Community
Auditions. Charlie explains "It's a long
day, but it's a fun time hanging with
folks like A&E critic Joyce Kulhawick,
Magic 106.7 personality Candy O'Terry,
Boston Pops pianist Brad Hatfield, and
the guys in the terrific CA house band.
Watch for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
listings for the show on WBZ and
WSBK in Boston MA, WPXT in
Portland, ME, ENAC in Providence RI,
and WWLP in Springfield, MA.

11/26 | Charlie and Jon sat in with
bluesmaster James Montgomery &
Friends at The Amazing Things Center
for the Arts in Framingham. FBI's mini
set brought the house down, and they later
sat in with the band for a rocking rendition
of I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU

11/19 | See FBI at TCAN, The
Center for The Arts in Natick 14
Summer St Natick MA, NOV 19
8:00pm, the performance featuring
Joe Holaday on bass, John Muzzy
on drums, and the dynamic duo
ensemble !

Wait Until Next Year-Go Sox!

Check out the NOVEMBER issue
of Vintage Guitar Magazine featuring
the Doobie Bros, Johnny Winter, Jon
Butcher and George Thorogood with
news about Jon Butcher gear and
guitars, Farren Butcher Incorporated
plans for world domination and more!
On newsstands now

FBI Sizzles! Click below to see the clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeTZMHzEAXc

 

10/1 | FBI @ Franktoberfest! Charlie
Farren and Jon Butcher rocked
Holman Stadium in rare form for
the 2011 Franktoberfest
Celebration in conjunction with
106.3 FRANK FM. US Guitar Kits,
Inc., and Scott Dixon awarded one
of their fine US Guitar Kits acoustic
guitars to a lucky winner. The crowd
in attendance were treated to a rare
electric duo performance by FBI LIVE!

Watch for new music in the soon to
be released feature film, BENDING
THE RULES, produced by WWE
Studios in Hollywood CA, the film
currently in post production

Work continues on the new
FARREN BUTCHER, INC. film
documentary with producer
G.Calvin Berry for Vertex
Entertainment. The focus of the
70min doc will be all things Farren
Butcher Inc., tour and recording
histories, upcoming and ongoing
projects!

9/17 | The Freedom Rally on the
Boston Common featured Farren
Butcher Incorporated with John
Muzzy, Jon Butcher, Joe Holaday
and the irascible Charlie Farren.
The concert for the 10,000
attendees left no one unsatisfied as
the band rocked their hits old and
new, including those from the new
CD, FBI! 

9/16 | The Portland ME State
Theater show with Jonny Lang/ FBI
was cancelled due to illness. A
February reschedule is planned.

8/26 | The Blue Ocean Music HalI
was packed for a FARREN
BUTCHER, INC.-hosted bill
that included David Hull performing
songs from his debut solo CD, as
well as the original lineup of
FARRENHEIT and, of course FBI
doing selections from their new CD,
songs from throughout their career
including Jon Butcher Axis, and The
Joe Perry Project. Watch for more
dates with this lineup!

Watch Charlie and Jon of FBI on
the Emmy Award winning
Community Auditions in
NOVEMBER, New Englands
longest running television broadcast
shot live at the Berklee
Performance Center in Boston MA.
Check TV listings in your town !

And... hear the new Farren Butcher
Incorporated FBI CD Sundays on
Brunch By The River hosted by Lisa
Garvey on independent music
station 92.5 The River

8/6 | Another sold-out SRO show at
The Center for Arts in Natick with
FARREN BUTCHER, INC.
performing in support of Vanilla
Fudge. FBI brought the house
down, earning a standing ovation.
Here is a link to a clip of the show: 

 

8/5 |FARREN BUTCHER INC.
kicked off the annual Onset Blues
Festival on beautiful Onset Harbor
in Massachusetts

7/30 | FARREN BUTCHER, INC.
took the house down at The Center
for Arts in Natick (TCAN), receiving
a standing ovation after performing
an opening slot at The Smithereens
show! Click this link to see a clip:

6/18 | FARREN BUTCHER, INC.
was joined by drummer Joey
Pafumi to rock the WAAF
sponsored Laconia BIKE WEEK
concert aboard the Mt. Washington
on Lake Winnipisaukee

6/14-15 | FARREN BUTCHER, INC.
rocked INFOCOM in Orlando FL
with a two-night performance at the
packed Bose after-show reception.
Charlie and Jon performed using
the latest Bose technology.
Needless to say, FBI sounded HUGE!

6/11 | FARREN BUTCHER, INC.
was the feature performance the
2011 Lowell Riverfest, sponsored
by 92.5-FM The River

Later that same evening FARREN
BUTCHER, INC. performed at their
sold-out show at Tupelo Music Hall
in Londonderry, NH. Charlie and
Jon were joined by John Muzzy on
drums (Farrenheit), and Joe
Holaday on bass (The Fools).
Gibson signature artist Johnny A
also sat in for several numbers.

6/4 | Continuing their mini Phil
Vassar tour, Charlie and Jon
brought down the house at The
Lebanon Opera House, highlighted
by a Dads request that Charlie do
one song on a Pink Paisley
Telecaster which he was giving to
his daughter for her birthday.
Charlie performed YOU ARE THE
ONLY ONE, and gave the guitar to
the girl after the show. Here is a link
to the song:

 

6/3 | FBI performed at the packed
Palace Theater in Manchester NH
w/ Phil Vassar!

5/1 | Farren Butcher INC.
and KOMPOZ in Collaboration
Contest ! Roger McGuinn did it.
Rudy Sarzo did it. Now Charlie
Farren, and Jon Butcher have sent
KOMPOZ original studio guitar
tracks from East Coast West Coast
featured on the FBI CD. Hundreds
of entrants in turn sent their own
recorded spins on the song and the
results were fun, hysterical and
profitable for the lucky contest
winner ! This was a great time all
around with some incredibly clever
and original music choices and
some amazing prizes from
PreSonus, CakeWalk, and of
course Kompoz. Thank you Steve
Gardner, East Coast West Coast

4/28 | FARREN BUTCHER, INC
gave the featured guest
performance at The Regent Theater
in Arlington, MA in a benefit for
long-time N.E. radio personality
Morgan Huke. FBI was joined by
the legendary bluesman, James
Montgomery, and Grammy
nominated singer/songwriter.
Andy Pratt

4/9 | The Boston Legends Tour,
Part 2 Whamma Jamma!
The second leg of the BOSTON
LEGENDS Tour was a tour de
force on wheels as Jon and Charlie
packed venues up and down the
East Coast with long time mates
Jeff Skunk Baxter [Steely Dan, The
Doobie Brothers], Elliot Easton
and Greg Hawkes [The Cars],
Barry Goodreau [Boston], Magic
Dick and Danny Klien (The J. Geils
Band), Johnny A, David Hull, Marty
Richards, James Montgomery, The
Uptown Horns (Rolling Stones),
Gary Hoey, Desiree Bassett, and
Professor Doug Bell. The shows
were incredible, and provided more
than a few memorable moments
with Jon and Skunk, and Charlie
and Johnny A, and a showstopping
version of TAKING IT TO THE
STREETS!

Farren Butcher Incorporated,
Charlie Farren and Jon Butcher
want to thank all of the hardware
agents, gear merchants, guitar
makers and high tech support
received from a very dedicated
bunch of individuals who insure that
the FBI wheels stay on the road-
Craig Costigan from Blackstar
Amplification, Barry from
MojoPedals, Dean Campbell of
Campbell American Guitars,
DanStrain of Danocaster, Ellen
Surrey of JamHub, Revelator
Guitars, CrossTown Custom
Guitars, Custom luthier Neil V
Thompson, Matt,Craig and Justin,
Nesto of Guitar Center, Hirsh
Gardner of DADDYs JUNKY
MUSIC, Danny Hines, Danny
Murphy of D&M Guitars, Michael
DiRienzio, Wolf Ginandes of
Musical Instrument Service Center,
and Mr Music in Allston MA.