Daddy's Junky Music Memorial Page

01/14/2026

Attn Guitar players! Nuno Guitars is now LIVE and taking orders! Congrats NB!!
Nunoguitars.com

10/26/2025

14 years today. We miss you all. 🥺💔

09/30/2025

Attn guitar players!!! HUGE news! Congratulations Nuno!

10/25/2023

Congrats Mike Portnoy!!!! Welcome Home ❤️

DREAM THEATER ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF DRUMMER MIKE PORTNOY

GRAMMY®-winning, progressive music titans Dream Theater are announcing the return of drummer Mike Portnoy to the group. Portnoy will reunite with guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung – the trio formed the band at the Berklee College Of Music in 1985 - along with longtime members, vocalist James LaBrie and keyboardist Jordan Rudess. Dream Theater will be going into the studio to begin working on their 16th studio album and the first with Portnoy since 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings.

“I understand Dream Theater’s decision to get Mike Portnoy back at this time,” states Mike Mangini. “As was said from Day 1, my place was not to fill all the roles that Mike held in the band. I was to play the drums in order to help the band carry on. My main role of keeping our live show working tightly on a nightly basis was an intense and rewarding experience. Thankfully, I got to experience playing music with these iconic musicians, as well as some fun times laced with humor. I also really enjoyed spending lots of time with the crew. And then there’s the GRAMMY® win, which was amazingly satisfying. To the fans: thank you so much for being amazing to me. I cherish the pictures I have of you all losing your minds and having fun. Finally, I really love the band, crew and management and wish them and the entire organization all the best.”

“Mike Mangini’s drumming is otherworldly and I’m extremely grateful for the time he spent with us in Dream Theater. I’m very proud of all the amazing music we made together that culminated in our first GRAMMY win last year and the countless magical moments that we’ve shared on stage over the past 13 years. I wish him all the best of success in his future musical endeavors,” explains John Petrucci. “I’m incredibly excited to welcome Mike Portnoy back into Dream Theater! As an original founding member, longtime friend and incredibly talented and creative drummer, I know that his return will bring a renewed spirit, passion and energy into DT that all of us, including our fans, will joyfully welcome. I can’t wait to roll up our sleeves and get back into the studio together!”

"It's great to be back true to form with our original drummer Mike Portnoy. We started playing together as Majesty almost 40 years ago and I am excited to see what this next phase of Dream Theater creates for the future. I wish nothing but the best for Mike Mangini for all the blood, sweat and tears he put into DT during his 13-year tenure with the band," adds John Myung.

“Having Mike Mangini with us all these years has been, quite simply, a terrific ride. He is one of the most amazing and naturally gifted drummers I have had the pleasure of working with. Thank you Mike. Life is a very strange ride and I guess that’s what makes it all the more interesting and forever engaging. Having Mike Portnoy back in the band is exactly where we and things should be. Things have a way of going full circle and in this case, it makes perfect sense. I am excited with the prospects of this classic DT lineup being reunited. I can say with absolute confidence this will be the final incarnation of DT with many chapters still to be written well into our future. Onward and upward guys!! Welcome back MP,” states James LaBrie.

“Mike Mangini is one of the most exceptional drummers on earth and I feel privileged that we got to create a whole body of work with him. I will always be grateful for the time we shared in the Dream Theater Universe,” Jordan Rudess continues. “We are so excited to reunite the core Dream Theater family. There is a resonance of spirit and vision that is unique and goes beyond words within our relationship with Mike Portnoy. On the stage and off there is no denying the magic that happens when we are together. I’m thankful we have the opportunity to work together again as Dream Theater and am looking forward to sharing our excitement and passion with our amazing fans for a long time to come.”

“I am overwhelmed with joy to be returning home and reuniting with my brothers! There is so much shared history between us all…so many memories, so much music…to think we’re coming up on 40 years since this journey began! The idea of creating new music together is so exciting and I absolutely cannot wait to hit the road and get to play live for a whole new generation of fans that weren’t ever able to see this lineup before…There’s no place like home!!” exclaims Mike Portnoy.

09/29/2023

Its that time of year again where all my uber talented in-laws get together in Hudson, MA for THE Holiday jam of the year! It always sells out quickly, so get your tix while you can by clicking here -> https://bitly.ws/W2oc

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Well… it’s that time of year where the massive Bettencourt Clan get together for Thanksgiving.

And somehow in between the Hudson vs Marlborough football game, lots of booze and all the holiday family arguments… we manage to put together a setlist we can all agree on… jam packed with Rock and Rock classics !

We humbly sell out this jam night quickly every year!

So grab your tickets right away at:
EVENTBRITE.COM
TURKEY JAM

GO HAWKS !

06/09/2023

New Album just dropped and its AMAZING! Congrats!! 🤘

05/16/2023

This Sunday at 1p. ❤💔🙏

01/11/2023

RIP Jeff Beck.

On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck’s passing. After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday. His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss.

10/24/2022

We started getting messages about this yesterday - Adam Sandler name dropping Daddy's at his hometown show in Manchester, NH. I wish there was video

I loved every singe minute.

09/26/2022

THE most fun night of the year is back! The annual (ish) TURKEY JAM (aka Bettenfest) at the Hudson Portuguese Club in Hudson, MA the Sat after Thanksgiving, where my incredibly talented in-laws fly in from everywhere and get together for an amazing night of music and ridiculous amounts of fun! It sells out every year, so get your tix fast here -> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/turkey-jam-2022-tickets-422600989937?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

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We’re Baaaaack!

You don’t wanna miss this years Turkey Jam 2022!

The Bettencourt Clan are cooking up quite the musical feast including a set you’re not gonna wanna miss with a 40 piece Brass and full Philharmonic.
Banda Harmonia Mosteirense… coming in all the way from the Azores, Portugal.

What happens when a full blown portuguese philharmonic collides with a rock and roll band ?!?!

You’ll soon find out … explosive.

It all goes down Saturday November 26th at 7PM in our hometown of Hudson, Ma.
At the Hudson Portuguese Club.

Warning… The hall is small and tickets will go fast !

Go to EVENTBRITE.COM to purchase.

Just type in TURKEY JAM and get all the details you’ll need.

See you there for all the holiday festivities.

09/25/2022

Hi! Anyone live near Worcester that has a Daddy's gig bag (with logo) I could borrow for a few hours in the near future? 🙏 Candi

09/10/2022

A note from my Dad on the would be 50th Anniversary of Daddy's. We miss you all.