LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (The Wyld Stallyns & Soundcheck), Plus Jonesy Land Updates!!

This weekend is shaping up to be relatively quiet as heavier bands go (it being the Easter long weekend doesn't help), but we do have LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS to address, including SHORT NOTICE ones for this weekend, plus updates on an upcoming punk album. With all of that said, here's what you should know!

Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will return to Shooters Downstairs Lounge for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT, as well as a standard concert at Jay's Piston Broke Pub TONIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, the Shooters gigs were only announced via the venue's Facebook event pages (linked here & here) on Saturday, while TONIGHT'S show at Jay's was only confirmed on the band's Facebook page yesterday. Yes, TONIGHT is typically jam night hosted by Soundcheck at the former Reggie's West, and while the band explicitly said that jam night is cancelled this week, they said that they were still playing a normal concert there TONIGHT. Why, I have no clue, but keep in mind that singer/guitarist Cameron Oliver doesn't typically take part in jam nights, so if this is a traditional cover gig for Soundcheck, will the full lineup be present TONIGHT?

With the debuting Generations playing at Jay's this weekend, Soundcheck will return to Shooters TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT for their first gigs there since mid-February, so whether you're available on a Thursday night TONIGHT or want to head downtown over the weekend, Soundcheck's hard & classic rocking party covers should be an apt soundtrack! Expect 9:00 PM start times, no cover charges, and 19+ age limits across the board. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Soundcheck live!

Next up, while this is another quiet heavier concert weekend, there is more on the horizon at Shooters, and as the above poster indicates, local funk/hard rock cover sextet The Wyld Stallyns are returning there for one night only on Friday, April 21st! This show comes less than a month after The Stallyns' last appearance at the Dennis Street nightclub, and it should be another fine opportunity for fans to take in their crowd friendly & often heavy array of covers, so don't miss the Speers' and company then! Like on March 25th, this is a one-nighter, this time due to or resulting in pop rock cover band L!me's show there on Saturday the 26th. Like with Soundcheck above, The Wyld Stallyns will be on at 9:00 PM on the 21st with no cover charge and a 19+ age limit. Should be a good time for fans, "no repeat" theme or not, so visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and stay tuned for more updates!

Let's close with some overdue updates (as far as normal SMS posts go) on online page-less local punk/folk solo project Jonesy Land's upcoming debut album "Zoom - Out"! While project leader Dustin Jones has posted a lot about the album on his personal Facebook page, public updates have been limited to teasers on his label Tidal Records' Facebook page as of late. On February 21st there, Dustin shared a "Reel" of local folk musician Shannon Moan tracking vocals for an unidentified song from "Zoom - Out", complete with lyrics for her verses on the screen. I can't embed "Reels" here, but it's nicely sung and it'll be interesting to hear how Shannon factors into the full track! Dustin has previously said that Jonesy Land has a fluid come-and-go musician makeup, and while a guest list isn't out yet, note that aside from "Sunshine Parades", their initial singles had credited guest bassists & drummers.

Note that there is a picture on Dustin's personal Facebook page showing what appear to be eight song titles for "Zoom - Out" (if accurate, the one with Shannon is named "Old Man"), though note that the project's initial three original songs are not among them. Regardless, the image is not public (yet?), but if you are Dustin's friend on Facebook, you can see it thusly. On March 29th, another "Reel" (cross-posted from Dustin's personal TikTok page) revealed that "Zoom - Out" will be released on Wednesday, May 31st (my birthday!) and features a very Tool-ish image set to a new song clip, likely "Shine On" if the image with the track listing is anything to go by. I'll hold comments on the sample pending our eventual review of the whole album, but it is a folksier song on average. Interesting stuff all around, and while I again can't embed "Reels", follow Jonesy Land above to see how "Zoom - Out" is coming together!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site over the holiday weekend! Thanks everyone!