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About Me

The Farleys were born in 1996 when Mike Mitchell (aka "Rasta Farley") and his brother Mark (aka "Musta Farley") began performing at an open-mic hosted by J.L.Smith (aka "Jimmy Danger") on Thursday nights at Scalici's Underground Lounge in Allen Park, MI. Musta played guitar and Rasta sang and recited poetry. As they prepared to go on stage for the first time, they realized that they had no name. On the floor was a candy wrapper with the manufacturer's name plainly evident - "Farley". They adopted the name, and although others have been suggested and discarded along the way, "The Farleys" has stuck. Eventually the duo picked up drummer Chris Thibodeau (aka "Chris Farley") and Jimmy began to play bass. By 1999 Musta retired and Jimmy moved to guitar, and the search for a bass player began. In August 2000, the band recorded some tracks with drummer Scott "Rock Action" Asheton of Stooges fame. A follow up session in January 2001 produced additional tracks, and a final session in January 2002 resulted in four more songs. These recordings went on to become the first three Farley CDs "Youth in Asia", "Meet the Stooges" and "Pincushion Sue" (4 song EP). By the spring of 2001, Mark Kaster (aka "Strato-Kaster") had replaced Chris Farley and bassist Kraig Collett (aka "Kraigory Peckary") joined the band. In 2003 The Farleys recorded "96 Eyes", another 4 song EP. The band played regularly at The Old Miami, 313jac and Scalici's from 2001 to 2004, including gigs at the Majestic Theater. In the spring of 2005 Rasta took some time off for the birth of his son. The band reformed in the spring of 2006 and recorded "Germs". The Farleys played a few gigs in 2006 at The Old Miami and The Elbow Room before finally disbanding. Thanks to everyone who ever came out and supported us!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/9/2006
Band Website: ruimusic.com
Band Members: Rasta Farley - Vocals, incantations and self-abuse ****** Jimmy Danger - Guitar, rude gestures and smart remarks ****** Kraigory Peccary - Bass, Drums and chronic mooning ****** Strato-Kaster- Drums and verbal assaults
Influences: The Stooges, Mudhoney, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Frank Zappa
Sounds Like: See influences
Record Label: RUI Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Another One Bites The Dust

The Farleys played their last show Friday, November 24, 2006 at the Elbow Room - well, 3/4 of the band did anyway. We would like to thank everyone who ever came out and supported us, it was a good rid...
Posted by The Farleys on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:08:00 PST

The Farleys Return To The Stage

The Farleys triumphant return to live music mayhem is Friday June 30, 2006 at The Old Miami in Detroit. Opening the show are the Rebel Devils and Manics Rage. See you there!
Posted by The Farleys on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 07:38:00 PST

More New Sh*t!

The Farleys have recorded another new song called "FTW". We also recorded a cover of The New York Doll's "Pills" and a new version of "Stan The Whiskey Drinking Man". Look for this stuff on the upcomi...
Posted by The Farleys on Tue, 23 May 2006 08:48:00 PST

New Farley Tunes

The Farleys have recorded two new tunes, "Germs" and "Solitary", as well as a cover of "California Dreamin'". Look for the mp3's here in a couple of weeks.
Posted by The Farleys on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:42:00 PST

Master of our domain

The entire Farleys catalogue has finally been mastered. "Youth In Asia" and "96 Eyes" were mastered at Talent Live Studios, and "Meet The Stooges" and "Pincushion Sue" were mastered at Rock City Studi...
Posted by The Farleys on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:32:00 PST

The End of Western Civilization

The Farleys on MySpace: www.myspace.com/rastafarley www.myspace.com/jamesdanger www.myspace.com/thefarleys Collect all three, trade them with your friends!!...
Posted by The Farleys on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 08:46:00 PST

The Farleys Hit List

1) Crooked Bitch 2) Road Called Hollywood 3) Now They're Dead 4) So What? 5) A Few Bad Men 6) Everything Is Just Blah 7) The Wurm has Turned 8) Bus Trip 9) Pincushion Sue 10) 49 Knucklehead 11) 96 Eye...
Posted by The Farleys on Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:33:00 PST

Welcome to Farleyland!

Welcome to Farleyland, where the animatronics sing "Everything Is Just Blah" and the popsicles have a distinctive Jack Daniels flavor.
Posted by The Farleys on Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:27:00 PST