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Wednesday ~ 12-12-2012 – 8:00-11:00 pm

You really do not want to miss this one.  I am not asking why or how, just glad that it’s so. I personally got to hear Jon Butcher play at a benefit for Morgan Huke at The Regent in 2011. Talk about being thrilled.

Please note that he has some shows in the area. Maybe you might want to make it to one before hand.

Fri 12/7- w/ ROBERT CRAY, Blue Ocean Concert Hall, Salisbury MA

Sat 12/15- FARREN BUTCHER INC , Chan’s, Woonsocket RI

Tues 12/18- CHRISTMAS BUZZ BALL, The Palace Theater, Manchester NH

Fri 12/21- FARREN BUTCHER INC , Voices, Lowell MA

JON BUTCHER bio

Bio provided from http://www.jonbutcher.com

Grammy-nominated Jon Butcher is one of a select handful of influential recording artists comprising the legendary Boston music scene. MTV vids and hit songs, “Life Takes A Life” ,”Wishes”, “Holy War”, “Goodbye Saving Grace”, “Miracles”, “Send Me Somebody” comprise the underpinnings of a recording/ touring career that continues today. Two critically acclaimed CD’s, “Positively The Blues” and “Electric Factory” mark Jon’s enduring love affair with all things Americana- blues, jazz, Dixieland, folk, swing, Cajun and more.

Recorded with colleague and longtime friend Charlie Farren, “FBI”, the self-titled Farren Butcher Incorporated CD continues the relationship Jon has had with earthy, guitar drenched R&B. Including two re-written/ re-recorded hits from their respective early careers, the songs on “FBI” are explosive, cinematic and deftly recorded at Farren’s Boston-based FMansion Studios. Additionally Jon and Charlie appear as celebrity Judges on the Emmy Award-winning tv broadcast, Community Auditions.

Jon’s ELECTRIC FACTORY provides film score, soundtrack and music licensing services for television and film companies looking for something decidedly unique. With it’s launch at FOX in 1991, ELECTRIC FACTORY has provided music for all of the major network/cable television carriers through shows like; the currently running hit show, Shameless (Showtime), United States of Tara (Showtime), Ugly Betty [ABC], The Simpsons (Fox), Six Feet Under (HBO), Deadwood (HBO), My Name Is Earl (NBC), and many more.

2012 is already a busy year for Jon Butcher and ELECTRIC FACTORY. With a discography of 17 international CD releases, international critical and Guitar Press acclaim and a hit TV show preparing for its third season it’s hard to argue the point. Share the Vision.

For discography and other information about Jon Butcher, please visit:

www.farrenbutcher.com 
www.jonbutcher.com 
www.facebook.com/jonbutcher

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Dave says,

We’ll be gavin’ a blast this Thursday as I welcome back my favorite musical goons, the likes of which include Mr. Ricky “King” Russell on glitar, Mr. Edd “Duato” Scheer, on drums, and cutie-pie saxist, Mr. Mario Perrett on tenor. Everybody sings and everybody plays musical chairs as we toss around vocal duties and jokes. Musical chestnuts roasting on an open fire will be com in’ at ya from all directions. Wear a helmet.

Ricky” King” Russell

http://www.rickykingrussell.com/

Mario Perrett

http://69.89.31.183/~marioper/

Ed Scheer

Dave says,

We’re shifting into high gear this month to counter-attack the onslaught of the xmas holidaze. I’ve got some really great goodies for your mental stocking, so swallow your Prozac® and pop your clutch. Let’s get goin’!

This Thursday welcome back Ms. Lisa Marie, that knuckle bustin’ jet engine of the blues and beyond. She’s gonna rattle your cage with the finest of unhealable deep-cut  tunes to make you wriggle with joy. She’ll be backed up by the inimitable rhythm section of Mr. John Cameron, pinky wiggler, on keys, Mr. Larry, “Lawrence of Ipswich”, on Gootar and vocals, Mr. Andrew “andydextrous” Jones, on eggbeaters, and myself, on bass. Where else would you go??

http://www.zyworld.com/lisamarie13/

By Chris Langathianos

Chelsea Berry, one of the the New England area’s finest musicians, will be performing in Manchester on December 1st at the Crowell Chapel in the Rosedale Cemetery. This special holiday performance, aptly titled “Holiday’s & Wintertide: An Evening with Chelsea Berry & Friends” will feature the musical talents of Rockport’s, John Rockwell, and the husband and wife duo of Joe Cardoza and Renée Dupuis of Rowley.

The evening’s program, presented by Single Tree Music and The Historic Manchester Trust, will feature holiday songs and some original material guaranteed to resonate with guests in the acoustic brilliance of the Crowell Chapel. The event’s producer, Chris Langathianos, said, “I’ve lived in Manchester for 12 years and hadn’t been into the Crowell Chapel. I decided to take a look and the second I stepped into it, I was blown away by the acoustics and the beauty of the venue itself. I immediately called Chelsea, and said, ‘you have to check this place out!’ From there, the idea for a holiday performance blossomed.”

Chelsea Berry, an Alaska native who moved to the Boston area to attend Berklee College of Music, is a fixture on the live music scene having performed all over the country and often opening for world-class musicians like Chris Isaak, Marshall Crenshaw, Livingston Taylor, and Cheryl Wheeler, to name a few. Last summer, she headlined the Festival by the Sea’s finalé concert in Masconomo Park.

When asked about the holiday performance, Berry said, “The whole holiday music thing is actually a bit of a secret indulgence of mine – it’s an excuse to step outside the box and perform classical music, orchestrate crazy vocal harmonies, and pretend I’m in the elementary school choir again. To me, the time of year itself means family, skiing, reading next to the woodstove, decorating the tree, and Mom’s Christmas morning sticky buns – all happy memories for me.”

With Rockwell and Renée & Joe slated to kickoff the evening’s performance, the audience will almost certainly be treated to some vocal and musical collaboration later in the evening’s program. The audience might expect Dupuis’ throaty, alto harmonies to perfectly compliment Berry’s powerful, smooth vocal leads, Cardoza’s passionately executed guitar skills, and Rockwell’s baritone voice and humorous stage presence to make the evening unforgettable. The four musicians are not strangers to collaborating with each other, so the onstage chemistry will undoubtedly be magical for this one-time performance.

The December 1st concert will take place during Manchester’s Christmas by the Sea weekend and is slated to start at 7pm. Tickets are $20 each, or guests may reserve an entire pew which will accommodate 6 to 8 guests comfortably. Tickets are available at www.attendstar.com or by calling 617-694-6892.

A portion of all ticket sales will go directly to The Historic Manchester Trust to support its programs.

http://www.hoodoorev.com/fr_home.cfm