Candy Butchers

Infobox musical artist
Name = Candy Butchers

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Origin = Boston, Massachusetts
Genre = Pop Rock, Power Pop
Years_active = 1994–present
Label = Blue Thumb RPM
Associated_acts = Mike Viola L.E.O. The Major Labels
URL = [http://www.mikeviola.com MikeViola.com]
Current_members = Mike Viola Todd Foulsham
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Candy Butchers (formerly Mike Viola and the Candy Butchers) are an American band headed by singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist Mike Viola, featuring a rotating cast of musicians. The band plays upbeat Beatles-inflected pop rock.

The group was formed in the 1990s in Boston, Massachusetts by Viola and drummer Todd Foulsham, with other performers. Viola and Foulsham moved to New York City and the pair began appearing as a stripped-down acoustic duo. Viola has since kept the band name alive with various lineups and recording projects. Foulsham left the group in the mid-90s when the band's future was uncertain, but returned to perform on 2004's "Hang On Mike". The pair have also begun playing as an acoustic duo again in the mid-2000s.

Discography

*"Live at La BonBonniere, EP" (1996)
*"Candy Butchers" / "The Blue Thumb Album" (1996)
*"Let's Get Serious, EP" (1999)
*"Falling into Place" (1999)
*"Let's Get Christmas" (1999)
*"Play with Your Head" (2002)
*"Hang on Mike" (2004)
*"Making Up Time" (2006)

External links

* [http://www.mikeviola.com/ MikeViola.com]