Stillshot
Last Updated on Monday, 29 November 1999 16:00 Thursday, 04 March 2010 18:52
Stillshot
Rocking the Tent!
By: Rob Atkinson
Stillshot is a an alternative rock and pop cover band from the South Bend/Elkhart area. The band formed in 2006 after the break-up of another popular local band, 2 Northwest. The band is made up of Rob Yocom on vocals, guitars, bass, and drums;
Joe Leichtman on drums and vocals; Garner Wrisley on vocals, guitars, bass, and drums; and Jason Staples on bass and vocals. Rob plays Gibson, Fender, Alvarez and Martin guitars, Mesa Boogie amplification, Audio-Technica wireless, Boss, Line 6, Dunlop and Ibanez effects. Joe performs on Orange County Percusion, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks and Rolland sampling. Garner uses Ibanez guitars, Randall amplification, Audio-Technica wireless, Boss and Morley effects. Jason plays Ibanez bass, Ampeg amplification and Boss effects. All four members have been friends for many years and have been playing in various bands throughout the Indiana scene. Their influences and sound come from some of the top rock and pop bands, ranging from 3 Doors Down, All American Rejects, Weezer, Sublime, Fall Out Boy, Lenny Kravitz, Staind, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Beck, The Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against the Machine, Radiohead, Maroon 5, Incubus, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Creed, Cold, Nickleback, The Doors, Steppenwolf, and many more.
Stillshot will be taking the stage along with Take Aim at the St. Paddy’s Tent Party and Pub Tour on March 12th in downtown South Bend, sponsored by the Downtown South Bend, Inc. (DTSB). The Tent Party is $5 for 21 and up, and will be at 350 S. Michigan St, in the parking lot across from One Michiana Square. Stillshot and Take Aim will rock the tent from 5pm to 11pm.
