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SOUNDCHECK LIVE Relaunches w/ DOUG ALDRICH! – Lucky Strike Live – Hollywood, CA 10/18/2023

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October 21, 2023

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SoundCheck Live Take 94 – The Relaunch

Guest Curator: Doug Aldrich

Lucky Strike Live, Hollywood, CA – Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

Recap/Pics: Will

Video Courtesy of Ann Sunde

After a LONG, Three and a Half Year+ hiatus, Steve Ferlazzo’s (Avril Lavigne, Orianthi), SoundCheck Live returned to Lucky Strike in Hollywood, CA.

As a reminder: SCL features 3 Acts that includes a Special Guest Curator or theme as well as some of the best touring musicians from around the country (This month including members of Vixen, Daughtry, L.A. Guns, Dorothy, Filter to name just a few!).

The evening is kicked off with a local spotlight opening band, which for Take 94 saw the return of The Darbies. This month’s guest curator was none other than the Great Doug Aldrich (The Dead Daisies, Whitesnake, Dio, Burning Rain).

SCL 94 Musicians:

AL BERRY, JIM McGORMAN, ANDRE COMEAU, JULIA LAGE, ANNETTE FRANK, KAITLIN WOLFBERG, ASHLEY REEVE, KYLE HUGHES, AUGUST ZADRA, LEAH MARTIN-BROWN, BRANDON BAUMANN, LISA MARGAROLI, BRIAN TICHY, MARC SLUTSKY, BRITTANY DeNARO, MARTY O’BRIEN, CARL RESTIVO, MICHAEL O’GRADY, CHAS WEST, NATE DAWSON, CHRIS REEVE, NICK MAYBURY
CHRISTIAN HOGAN, NICO CASTRO, DAN KALISHER, PAVEL VALDMAN
DAN WISTROM, PEYTON LUTTE, DAVE MORENO, RAANAN BOZZIO
DOUG ALDRICH, RANDY COOKE, DRE DiMURA, ROBBY LOCHNER, DUSTY BO, RONNIE DAVE CASTRO, ELIOT LORANGO, RUDY CARDENAS, ELIZA JAMES, SHAWN DUNCAN, FRANKIE LINDIA, STEVE FEKETE, HAILEY WALTERMAN, STEVE FERLAZZO, IZZY PRESLEY, STU HAMM, JANI JAAKKO, TED RUSSELL KAMP
JEAN-PAUL BARJON, YOHAI PORTAL

Local Spotlight Opener: The Darbies

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Act I:

Act I kicked off in familiar “Feels Like the First Time” fashion with the SCL Resident Band. This month the band included Carl Restivo (vox/guitar), Steve Fekete (guitar), Marty O’Brien (bass), Chris Reeve (drums) and Steve Ferlazzo (keys). As always backed up by the harmonious background vocals of Annette Frank and Lisa Margaroli.

FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME – Foreigner
RESTIVO(lv)(g2)/REEVE(d)/O’BRIEN(b)/FEKETE(g1)/FERLAZZO(k)/ANNETTE/
LISA(bv)

PHOTOGRAPH – Def Leppard
RESTIVO(lv)(g2)/REEVE(d)/O’BRIEN(b)/FEKETE(g1)/FERLAZZO(k)/ANNETTE/
LISA(bv)

YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE – The New Radicals
MCGORMAN(v)/SLUTSKY(d)/BERRY(b)/FEKETE(g)/FERLAZZO(k)/ANNETTE/
LISA(bv)

HEAD OVER HEELS – Tears for Fears
MCGORMAN(v)/SLUTSKY(d)/BERRY(b)/FEKETE(g)/FERLAZZO(k)/ELIZA(v2)/
WOLFBERG(v1)/WALTERMAN(Va)/BARJON(c)

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LIVING THING – ELO
CARDENAS(lv)/COOKE(d)/HAMM(b)/KALISHER(acou)/FERLAZZO(k)/ELIZA(v2)/
WOLFBERG(v1)/WALTERMAN(Va)/BARJON(c)

TINY DANCER – Elton John
CARDENAS(lv)/COOKE(d)/HAMM(b)/ZADRA(acou)/KALISHER(pedal)/FERLAZZO(k)/ELIZA(v2)/WOLFBERG(v1)/WALTERMAN(Va)/BARJON(c)

FOOLIN YOURSLEF – Styx
ZADRA(lv)(g1)/VALDMAN(d)/A-REEVE(b)/FEKETE(acou)/FERLAZZO(k)/ANNETTE/
LISA(bv)

DON’T TELL ME YOU LOVE ME – Night Ranger
ZADRA(lv)(g1)/VALDMAN(d)/A-REEVE(b)/LOCHNER(g2)/FERLAZZO(k)/ANNETTE/
LISA(bv)

LET’S GO CRAZY – Prince
RESTIVO(lv)(g2)/REEVE(d)/O’BRIEN(b)/FEKETE(g1)/FERLAZZO(k)/ANNETTE/
LISA(bv)

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Act II: Doug Aldrich

An amazing set by Doug that touched on his stints in Dio and Whitesnake as well as his own take on his The Dead Daisies song, “Roll On“. As an additional surprise, right before Doug took to the stage, the great Kings X bassist and vocalist, dUg Pinnick showed up at Lucky Strike and was immediately recruited to handle vocals on the Jimi Hendrix classic, “If 6 was 9“. Later in the set Doug welcomed his old Whitesnake and current The Dead Daisies drummer, Brian Tichy, to the stage.

OH WELL – Fleetwood Mac
ALDRICH(lv)(g1)/HUGHES(d)/WILSON(b)/FERLAZZO(k)

IF 6 WAS 9 – Jimi Hendrix
ALDRICH(g1)/HUGHES(d)/WILSON(b)/FERLAZZO(k)/PINNICK (lv)

ROLL ON – The Dead Daisies
ALDRICH(lv)(g1)/HUGHES(d)/WILSON(b)/FERLAZZO(k)

THE WONTON SONG – Led Zeppelin
WEST(lv)/TICHY(d)/O’BRIEN(b)/ALDRICH(g1)

SLIDE IT IN – Whitesnake
WEST(lv)/TICHY(d)/O’BRIEN(b)/ALDRICH(g1)/FERLAZZO(k)

STILL OF THE NIGHT – Whitesnake
WEST(lv)/TICHY(d)/O’BRIEN(b)/ALDRICH(g1)/FERLAZZO(k)

LAST IN LINE – DIO
WEST(lv)/TICHY(d)/O’BRIEN(b)/ALDRICH(g1)/FERLAZZO(k)

I DON’T KNOW – Ozzy
WEST(lv)/TICHY(d)/O’BRIEN(b)/ALDRICH(g1)/FERLAZZO(k)

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Act III:

A bunch of SCL regulars returned to the stage for Act III that included Leah Martin-Brown,(Evol Walks) a couple of Vixens in Britt Lightning and Julia Lage, the annual Birthday inclusion of an Izzy Presley (SCL and Monsters of Rock Host) tune and a very welcome return to the Lucky Strike stage for guitarist Yohai Portal (In The End) who over the past few years has endured 3 brain surgeries.

AND SO IT WENT – The Pretty Reckless
MARTIN-BROWN(v)/HUGHES(d)/LORANGO(b)/DiMURA(g1)/O’GRADY(g2)