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An interview with the Jenna Stone Band

TAMPA - Two months ago, in September, I had the pleasure of interviewing The Jenna Stone Band for an article I was writing for my other flagship publication, Mayhem Magazine.

The Jenna Stone Band delivers modern, danceable party rock with a twist: predominantly male-vocalist material delivered by a powerhouse female singer. The setlist covers modern rock from bands like Nickelback, Foo Fighters, Buckcherry, and Shinedown, to rock favorites from groups like Whitesnake, Billy Joel, Guns n' Roses, and the Black Crowes.

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The band has quickly developed a reputation for their musicianship, presentation, and quality live sound. Club owners consistently compliment the band's attention to detail for delivering a great sounding mix at a volume that is always appropriate for the venue.

Formed in the Spring of 2010 as a joint venture between two separate acts, the current lineup brings both power and grace to the stage in a format that appeals to a wide variety of music fans.

The following is my unedited interview with The Jenna Stone Band, originally published in last months debut issue of Mayhem Magazine:

Keith Wilkins:

“First of all, I would like to thank you for taking the time to do this interview with me for Mayhem Magazine.”

Lonnie West:

“Thank you for inviting us, it’s an honor to be involved with this. I think I can speak for everyone here that supporting the local music scene has always been a big priority for us. There are a lot of amazing bands and artists here, and I think this is a great forum to let people know some of the really impressive stuff that is happening right in their back yard.”

Kevin Bohling:

"I'll second that."

Will Combs:

“It's nice to be a part of this and being featured in issue #1.”

Keith Wilkins:

“I’d like to start out by getting a little background on the band first. Can you tell me how and when The Jenna Stone Band formed?”

Lonnie West:

“Well… Jenna kinda stole THIS particular band!” [laughs]

Jenna Stone:

“Hey, I didn’t steal the band, it was an ‘acquisition’!"

Will Combs:

“It started about 2 years ago when I was in a band called Gunn Hill Road. We were going through some personnel changes and that's when I met Lonnie and Kevin.”

Lonnie West:

“This version of the band got together in early 2010. Will put out an ad looking for musicians, and I answered it. The first audition went well, and he called me back and said he’s got this guitar player coming down… Would I mind coming back to jam?”

“Kevin walks in the door, sets up his shit, and well… Have you ever seen one of those old cheesy movies where a bunch of people want to put together a band and they play for the first time and it sounds amazing? That’s phony as hell, of course. But that’s what it was like. We jammed a few tunes, then broke into an improve groove that lasted nearly a half an hour, then ended it as if we’d been doing this for years. We just looked at each other and laughed, and I knew then that I’d found the right chemistry.”

“That impromptu jam is something we still do, and often at shows we’ll break into something when it hits us.”

Kevin Bohling:

"I'll never forget that night. It was so cool. Everything we played went off without a hitch. The 3 of us feeding off what each of us were playing. Then the free style jam was insane. It really sounded like we had been playing together for years. Oh yeah Brother....the fuckin’ vibe was there!"

Lonnie West:

“After that, we started looking for a singer. We didn’t want just a good voice, we knew we needed someone that would fit the chemistry that was already brewing… And that is a very tall order.”

Keith Wilkins:

“Yes, it usually is.. That’s always a hard task to accomplish!”

Lonnie West:

“Truth be told, we didn’t want a female vocalist. We were a hard rock band, and didn’t see how that would fit. We debated on whether or not to audition female singers –and there are a LOT of amazing female vocalist in Tampa!— but in the end we decided that as long as the voice and personality fits, then that’s all we needed.”

Will Combs:

“Like Lonnie mentioned, we were planning on going with a male vocalist. Jenna called up one day wanting to audition, and I'd met her before at some earlier shows. It was actually that call that led us to talking about the possibility of having a female lead vocal.”

“She walked in, picked up the mic and held it about 2 feet away from her and just knocked the shit out of it! We looked at each other and went ‘wow...’ “

Lonnie West:

“I remember that day like it was yesterday. Right from the first song, I literally got goose-bumps. She had power and tone and feel: it just clicked.”

Kevin Bohling:

"If remember right, we had to stop to turn her down!” [laughs] “She has such raw power. Lonnie and I looked at each other thinking......HOLY SHIT!!!!”

Jenna Stone:

“It was pretty damn cool to walk in, belt out a few songs and see the looks on their faces, Will had already been familiar with JSB because he and Gunn Hill Road had played a few of the same venues, but Kevin and Lonnie had never heard me before. I just remember how natural it felt to play with them, from the first song.”

Lonnie West:

“Out of the blue Will made the executive decision that we’d be the ‘Jenna Stone Band’ instead of having a different name…”

Will Combs:

“...Well, we did talk about different band names, but since people already know her and she had a following, we just went with being the Jenna Stone Band. It was a band decision in the end: I just was putting in my two cents...”

Lonnie West:

“...and THAT’S when she stole the band!”

Will Combs:

“And about this 'acquisition' bullshit, I don't know... Off the record, she stole the shit outta the band!” [laughs]

Kevin Bohling:

"We practiced our ass’s off for 2 months, all while hosting the Open Rock Jam at Grass Flats. When we got our first gig, we didn't even have enough material to get through a full night. The last 2 weeks before the gig, we added 26 songs to our setlist. When gig night came, FUCKIN' A... we played our ass’s off with no train wrecks. We've been runnin’ hard ever since!

Keith Wilkins:

“Can you give me a little musical background on each of you? Before the Jenna Stone Band, where did each of you come from? What other bands did you all play in before the Jenna Stone Band, Have any of you played together in any other projects before the Jenna Stone Band?”

Jenna Stone:

“I, of course, was one of the many starry eyed girls in middle school and high school who joined chorus and drama club in the hopes of being a star, which then morphed into middle aged woman singing karaoke in the local bars.  But I loved it, and its in these karaoke bars like Mugs n Jugs and Niagara Tap where I first started to discover I could sing.  Not just average, but big powerful songs like Janis Joplin and Joan Jett.  I gained confidence, won some contests and decided to try out for a band.”

“I looked on a local musician’s exchange type of website where ads are posted and auditioned for several.  What I quickly discovered is that many of these bands had this fear of having a female vocalist.  I couldn’t understand it, as I am not what you would consider the typical female vocalist, but alas I would receive call after call rejecting me based on my sex.  Finally I auditioned for an original band called Alluress.  This band was billing themselves as progressive metal, and had a distinctly 80’s hair band sound.  I auditioned with them and they hired me, I spent the next year playing little clubs, getting comfortable on the stage and making some great new friends.”

“After a year of spending more than I made, I decided to try again for a cover band.  I spent the time auditioning once again and was fortunate to find a group of guys in Bradenton who wanted to build a classic rock and blues band around my voice and style.  Contrary to popular belief, they named the band The Jenna Stone Band, because they thought I had a cool name.  I spent the next year playing clubs mostly in Bradenton/Sarasota area belting out Allman Brothers, Janis Joplin and Marshal Tucker. “

“Long story short, and several versions of JSB later, I found Lonnie, Will and Kevin.  I will always be grateful to those who came before them for helping me get to where I am, but personally this version of JSB, is simply the BEST there has ever been.”

Will Combs:

“I've been in Florida since 2001 and I'm from Dayton, Ohio. I told myself I'd be in a band within 5 years of moving down to FL. I bought my first Pearl out of the showcase window from Ace Music in Dayton, and started playing along to CD's.”

“My first band here was Raising Jane, and I was with them for about 2 years. After that, I started Gunn Hill Road. That was a classic rock band with some excellent musicians out front. That was a great band! Unfortunately, our bassist had back surgery and wasn't able to play much anymore, and ultimately everyone started drifting in different directions. That's when I started looking for other musicians and got together with these guys.”

Lonnie West:

“Whew… OK. I’d been out of the music scene for over 20 years, and have not been onstage since 1987 when I was a guitarist and songwriter for a progressive rock band called “Cyrus.” I’d gotten married, had kids, and was doing the whole career / house with white picket fence and 2.5 kids / planning retirement thing.”

“In 2009, life took a nose dive. I found out I had cancer. I lost my job of 10 years. Got divorced.  Lost the house.  Lost the car. Lived off my retirement savings until it was gone. Filed bankruptcy. For a year and a half I was unemployed. Honestly, looking back, I’m surprised that I didn’t end up with a drinking or drug problem, or just jumped off the Skyway bridge.”

“Just to give me something positive to focus on --to stop me from eating up myself from the inside because that’s what I do when I have too much time on my hands—I decided to join a band. These guys helped me keep it all together, and along the way became the best friends I could ask for, and I owe them everything for that.”

Kevin Bohling:

"I was one of the original members of ReCoil. Thats the first band i was in that played regularly and made money. I had alot of great times with those guys. I left ReCoil in February 2010 and that's when I first met Will and Lonnie, then Jenna shortly after.”

“Being in ReCoil and now, the JSB, really opened my ears up to a lot of different styles of music. My catalog is ever expanding. I'm grateful to both bands for that.”

“I moved down to Tampa when i was 14, and had a cousin who had just moved down one month prior. He was into heavy rock big time. As for me? Well... I was just coming out of my Rap/Breakdancing phase. And yes, I can still do the worm.” [laughs]

Keith Wilkins:

“Oh Hell,I have got to see you do that at a Jenna Stone Band show!!!” [laughs]

Lonnie West:

“Dude! I’ve seen him do it! I about pissed myself laughing one night after a show when they put on some old school rap, and he starts breaking out these moves right there and we are tearing down gear! Wish I had video of that...”

Keith Wilkins:

“So do I!” [laughs]

Kevin Bohling:

“Yeah, I wouldn't be able to walk for a week, but I can do it. Anyway, my cousin Donny got me listening to Motley Crue. That first Crue album blew me away. I've been into the heavier stuff ever since.”

Keith Wilkins:

“I’m glad you mentioned that Kevin, that touches on my next question for you guys... What are each of your musical influences?”

Lonnie West:

“Mine are fucked up!” [laughs] “Seriously, if you listen to my MP3 collection, it’ll give you an aneurism. Not recommended at all, unless you are half nuts. Straight from Waylon Jennings into Disturbed.”

“My Mom was a Georgia girl, so I grew up listening to country, bluegrass, and folk music, because she did not want her kids to listening to “that rock and roll music.”

“At 14, I heard Aerosmith and Kiss for the first time and was hooked. From there I got into more progressive rock like Rush and Queensryche, and absolutely fell in love with cheesy 80’s feel-good party music.”

“As a writer, that leaves me in a unique place: I love music that has honesty and really melodic structure, and I like the power, dynamics, and rhythm of progressive rock.”

Jenna Stone:

“I have always enjoyed all kinds of music and was raised much the same as Lonnie with country and bluegrass music.  My Mom sang in a country band, so the music being played in our household was usually Loretta Lynn or Alabama. “

“I loved Elvis, mooned over Shaun Cassidy, and played my Anne Murray albums until they wouldn’t work anymore.  But having two teenagers has exposed me to new music as well.”

“But my biggest influences will always be those powerhouse female vocalists, who sing with their heart and soul, and leave you breathless…Janis Joplin, Melissa Etheridge, Susan Tedeschi.”

Kevin Bohling:

"With me it goes from Pantera to Eminem to Chet Akins.... Yep my shit’s all over the place.”

“One of my main influences is and always will be Dimebag. I've learned so much from listening to those Pantera CDs. There are so many sick guitar players out there: Paul Gilbert, Nuno Bettencourt, Rusty Cooley, Guthrie Govan, Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, and Yngwie. I can play like these guys but listening to them wail pushes me to play harder, faster and most importantly...cleaner.”

“I like anything that sounds good. I’ll crank a Pantera CD and then turn around and throw in a Brad Paisley CD. I know it's country and twangy, but that dude is a fuckin' monster on the guitar!”

“My biggest influence is my father. He's a country guitar player. The way he plays things sounds like 2 guys are playing! He's got a finger picker style that is just so cool. I can do it a little, but he's the master! My ol' man first put a guitar in my hands when I was just 9 years old. Showed me how to tune it, and how to play chords and even though he's not big on rock music; he never held me back! He encouraged me to learn different kinds of music. I owe so much to him. He passed the gift of music to me  and my 2 older brothers. It's one of the best gifts I've ever gotten!”

Keith Wilkins:

“And you Will...?”

Will Combs:

“I used to skate-dance [Roller-Disco]. I'm the original white boy disco king!” [laughs]

“When I was a kid, my brother had an acoustic guitar, a nice Washburn, and I'd pick up and start beating on the back of it. We'd kind of kick around and jam like that, so I always knew I had a sense of rhythm.”

“But I really never did anything until I got that drum set and moved to FL. I guess I'm a late bloomer in that regard. A lot of musicians have been playing since they were kids; it's been less than 10 years ago that I first sat down in front of a drum kit.”

“I'm totally self taught. Listened to a lot of Molly Hatchet, Grand Funk, Judas Priest, Ratt, Jackyl... Pretty much anything I could think of that had a good groove.”

“My first sit-in was with Rebel Pride, and we did Whiskey Rock and Roller, and just nailed the shit out of it. That got me hooked, right there! I knew I had something special in me, and haven't let go of it since.”

Keith Wilkins:

“Like so many older fans & musicians here in this area, I can remember 20 years back when the Tampa Bay music scene was at it’s high-point.... it was like a mini L.A. Regardless of some people claiming that the scene is now dead, there definitely has been a resurgence and renewed interest in the local music scene taking place within the last year or two it seams. I’m curious, What are your thoughts on the current local Tampa Bay music scene?”

Lonnie West:

There is a LOT of great talent out there! Aside from the major bands that everyone knows, there are a ton of great artists that no-one has even heard of. And unless you are willing to drive off the beaten path, you won’t.”

“Last year was interesting for me, because I got to see this from the other side of the fence. If you asked me where to go to see a live band, or what some of the better bands are… I couldn’t have told you. I tried looking online, but the information out there is so… noisy… it was hard to tell what was accurate and what wasn’t.”

“This is why I like working with other bands when I’m not busy with my own. Whether it’s filling in as a bassist, running sound, or engineering and recording someone’s demo, I’d really like to see these bands connect with people that are just looking for some good music.”

“And I’ll admit it’s sad to see some of the competition and in-fighting that sometimes occurs. I know whenever you get a bunch of artists in a room, you’ll get a hot mess. You gotta be a little fucked up to be a musician, you know?”

“But, personally I’ve never viewed any other band as competition. I never will. To me, we are soldiers on the same battlefield, working for the same goal: we just wanna play. Get our moment in the limelight, do this thing we love to do, and do it well. And yeah… get paid to do it. I think more opportunities come from helping each other out than will ever come from trying to shoot each other down.”

Keith Wilkins:

“I couldn’t agree more with you on that Lonnie!”

Kevin Bohling:

"You know, it’s funny because I heard people say that the music scene in The Tampa Bay Area is dead. I'd have to disagree. Sure, it's different than it was 20 years ago. These days there are more cover bands playing around this area than original bands.”

“Now I can't speak for everyone out there but most of us are in our 30's and 40's and wanna get paid to do what we do. We have families and commitments. Most of the guys and girls in original bands are a lot younger and their primary focus is makin' music and gettin' signed. Which is cool.”

“In my case, I get to play in a cover band and have an original project on the side. The local music scene can sometimes get cut-throat. That sounds kinda harsh. Like Lonnie said, we don't look at the whole cover band thing as a competition. We're just looking to play, have a good time, and make a few bucks while we're at it.”

“I stay away from all the drama and bullshit that goes on in this business, especially on Facebook. Mainly because I don't know the whole story and there are always two sides to every story. For me, life is too fuckin' short to get wrapped up in other people’s bullshit.”

“Don't get me wrong, most of bands out on the local scene have some of the coolest people I've ever met! I've been pretty fortunate to meet, hangout, and jam with a lot of the bands in the local circuit and look forward to meeting and jammin' with more of them."

Jenna Stone:

“I really love that I have had more of an opportunity to see some local talent that I had not been exposed to before.  There are a lot of really great bands out there, awesome vocalists, screaming guitar players, and awesome stage performances.  I have found myself aspiring to be like some of the seasoned bands that take the product they are putting out there seriously, and it shows.”

“If I could change anything about what I see or have been exposed to in the Tampa Bay music scene, it would be the drama.  It seems it follows certain bands and people, and it’s like a plague that affects all of us who come in contact with it.  We are all out here trying to accomplish the same thing and you get respect because you earn it, not because you take it... “Okay, getting down off my soapbox now...” [laughs]

Will Combs:

“There's a lot of great talent out there, but as Jenna says, I just wish there were not so [much] drama sometimes.”

“I see a lot of bands getting uptight over other bands playing 'their songs.' It would be one thing if we were doing original music, but really... We're cover bands! Relax.” [laughs]

“We all just want to get out there, have fun, get the crowd to dance, and go home at the end of the night.”

Keith Wilkins:

“I have been checking out the Sarasota/Bradenton music scene a lot lately, and trying to give them some coverage as well. I believe that if some of these individual music scenes would start working together more, it would help strengthen all the scenes on a whole as well as individually. I believe team work equals strength in numbers! With that said, does the Jenna Stone band have any plans on branching out and performing shows outside of the immediate Tampa Bay area?”

Will Combs:

“Oh yeah. We're looking to expand our area more north and south, but it's kind of hard as we all have day jobs. It makes it kind of hard to travel too far.”

Lonnie West:

“I’d love to! In a perfect world, I’d quite my job and be totally happy being a broke-ass musician just getting by on playing gigs, writing, and recording.”

Kevin Bohling:

”Usually, when it comes to playing, I'm down for whatever. As long  we don't have [to] spend $700 in gas to get to a gig, I'm all for it.”

Jenna Stone:

“…that would be awesome, but real life gets in the way! But I do see us in the future taking a look at some of the larger festivals and events and taking a ROAD TRIP!”

Keith Wilkins:

“Tell me, has The Jenna Stone Band been working on any original material together? If so, do you have any plans on recording and releasing a CD in the future?”

Lonnie West:

“The Unison Page Project is the original music side of The Jenna Stone Band. This is Kevin and I, and my brother Vance West on drums. Vance is a machine: an amazingly technical percussionist. When you get a guy that grew up on Queensryche, Rush, and Dream Theater, you get a fucking MANIAC on your hands!”

Kevin Bohling:

“Yeah, we come out with some pretty crazy shit sometimes.”

Lonnie West:

“Check out "Victims of Circumstance" for a taste of this project… It features Ken Packett from ReCoil on vocals, and was written by Kevin. Or "Seize The Day’" for a more commercial sound, which I wrote. Stuff like "Teabag," and yes, that’s a working title...”

Kevin Bohling:

“The titles we come up with usually come from some twisted conversation we were having before we came up with the music.” [laughs]

Lonnie West:

“Yeah, it’s a little messed up! Anyway, "Teabag" is what collaborative writing between Kevin and I sound like. Jenna has decided to take this one on, and is writing lyrics for this now and I imagine we’ll be laying down vocal tracks soon.”

Will Combs:

“I've never done anything but learn songs from CD's and played them, so I have no idea how to even go about writing a song. We do pick up and just jam often at shows or rehearsal, and some of the stuff we do is kickin’. They could be original songs. But when we are jamming, I'm not thinking about it. I'm just playing. If we do put together some original music one day, it'll probably come out of one of those jams and we'll just kick it!”

Keith Wilkins:

“For my readers out there who may not have seen or heard The Jenna Stone Band yet, how exactly would you describe to them your style & sound?”

Lonnie West:

“Here’s a quote from our website..." ”If you are expecting something easy-going, classy, and respectable... This ain't it....If you are looking for a casual jam band, blues, southern rock, or lots of old-school typical female rock... Forget it... If you are looking for modern, in-your-face, sweaty, raunchy rock, and somewhat disreputable good time... That's what we do best!”

Kevin Bohling:

"I like how The Wild Indian put it... "The Jenna Stone Band? You might as well pour gas on a fire!’ I'm really proud of the way we sound and that’s pretty much because of Lonnie. He runs the board when we play, and has got the sound completely dialed in. Man....you just can't beat it!”

Will Combs:

“Jenna's got that whole 'sexy and angry' voice thing going on. We've got Kevin and Lonnie out there doing their thing, and they are wireless so they get out in the crowd a lot to get your ass moving.”

“Me personally, I wish I could roll out there with a wireless drum kit! I can't, so I just work on making sure the groove is there. We put on a great show, and we have a lot of fun doing it. That's the most important part.”

Keith Wilkins:

“Yes it is Will, I couldn’t agree more with you! And speaking of having fun, when you guys are not focusing on the Jenna Stone Band... rehearsing or performing... what do each of you like to do in your off time? We now know that Will likes to roller-disco & Kevin likes to do the worm, [laughs] but seriously, outside of that, are there any hobbies or interests that you would care to share with my readers?”

Kevin Bohling:

"I'm usually doing some kind of work to my guitars. I've been building, re-building,  modifying, and customizing my guitars for years. Usually because I'm too damned broke to bring it to a repair shop!” [laughs]

“I do enjoy it, though. It’s cool to be able to fix your own shit when you need to, and hotrod it when ya want to. I also have a home recording studio set up so when I get ideas for the original  project that Lonnie, Vance (Lonnie’s brother) and I are involved with I can just track the stuff right at home. It’s great to have that.”

“Besides that, I've been known to build to serious Potato Guns. That’s kind of a twisted hobby I suppose, but when you consider that these things are made out of PVC, hold 120 PSI, and kicks like a 12 gauge (and at close range is lethal) how can you not want to fire one?” [laughs]

“I screw around a little with homemade explosives too! I spend time with my wife, who's been so supportive of me over the years and my step-daughter. I don't really do much else. Truth is I never even went to bars before i started playing in them!” [laughs]

Jenna Stone:

“For the last 6 years I had been a full time student, recently earning my Masters degree.  I do volunteer work in the community and dedicate a lot of my time to supporting a local Human Resources group.  I dabble in web design and am an avid reader... OK, this sounds like my Match.com profile!” [laughs]

“I love hanging with my two teenage children and of course checking out the local music scene whenever I can.”

Lonnie West:

“I’m a freelance writer: primarily technical writing, some short stories, and a small amount of editorial stuff. Ironically, I’ve made more money writing graphic erotica under a pseudonym than I’ve ever made with any of my ‘real’ stuff.  I’m also a software developer, and the owner of LRWMedia who produces QwikChord guitar chord software. “Aside from that… um, I shoot pool and bowl. And suck equally at both…”

Will Combs:

“I work at Stetson College in Gulfport as a commercial HVAC Tech, so I end up doing a lot of side jobs working on AC for people. Other than that, I like to shoot pool, throw horse shoes, and go Washington Redskins!”

Keith Wilkins:

“Finally, what can someone expect from a Jenna Stone Band show?”

Lonnie West:

“Beer, boobs, and bar dancing.” [laughs] “I’m not kidding. Seriously, the most common comment we get is ‘We didn’t expect something like this from a female fronted band.’ I think that’s because everyone expects a female vocalist to do the typical blues / Janis Joplin / Heart kind of thing. We’re a hard rock band that just HAPPENS to have a female vocalist. That also seems somehow less threatening, and a lot more sexy.”

Kevin Bohling:

"You've got Will with the old school sense of groove, and Lonnie locking in with Will and playing that bass so hard he blows the fuckin' strings off... Yes that really does happen! I bring a bluesy, edgy kind of style with a hint of shred thrown in for good measure, and Jenna delivers enough raw vocal power to blow your head off... I'd say you would be in for one hell of a night!”

Keith Wilkins:

“Once again, on behalf of Mayhem Magazine, I would like to thank each of you for taking the time to answer my questions. I wish you all continued success with the Jenna Stone Band, and look forward to coming out and seeing you guys play at one of your shows again in the near future.”

Will Combs:

“Keith, I'd like to thank you for taking the time to interview us and including us in Volume 1 of Mayhem Magazine. We'll see you guys out there!”

Lonnie West:

“Thank you, it’s been fun! Now for the important stuff… Where’s the rum?”

Kevin Bohling:

"...yeah, where’s the Jager?"

If you haven’t yet caught The Jenna Stone Band, you need to check this band out. Keep an eye out for where they are playing next near you!

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