SoundCheck Music is in Downtown!

SoundCheck Music Center on Maltman Drive in Grass Valley recently opened a Second Location in Downtown Grass Valley at 214 W. Main Street in Grass Valley! Our new location is located at the end of the Holbrooke Hotel on the corner of S. Church Street and W. Main Street. We have added even more vintage guitars, vintage amps, ukuleles, strings, sticks, accessories and more! SoundCheck Music Downtown also offers Collectibles and Gifts as well! We have T-Shirts, Hats, Tin Signs, Jewelry, and even pint and shot glasses for Fender lovers!

We still offer all these great items at our Maltman Store location too! Go there for repairs, lessons, and an even bigger selection of guitars, basses, amps, accessories and gifts.

Stop by soon! We look forward to your visit.

Home Store

671 Maltman Drive

Grass Valley, CA 95945

530-272-7236

New Downtown Location

214 W. Main Street

Grass Valley, CA 95945

530-274-2009

 

Elvis Presley | Comes Back!

Elvis Presley, a legend in Rock n Roll. The artists who had it all, music, arts, film and the looks to carry him through a long remembered career. On this Day in 1969, Elvis Presley comes to Vegas! Making his first live concert appearance since March 25, 1961, he plays the International Hotel in Las Vegas, the first of 57 shows that will help revive his career and earn him $1.5 million! A far change from Elvis’ first monetary earnings which was $5 in Carnival Rides at the tender age of ten. His first performance, featuring Elvis standing on a chair to reach the microphone, he the ole’ song “Old Shep” in a Talent Show for the Youth at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show, held in Tupelo, Mississippi. He won 5th place!

Here you can see the video of Elvis actually walking with the contractors during the signing of his contract to work the International Hotel before the hotel is even finished being built!

a Youthful Elvis Presley

James Brown | Rock History

James Brown, one of the most renowned artist of our time for his bluesy tones and lyrical lines, leaves before Mayor Sam Yorty gives his proclamation. In 1969, James Brown performed at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles for a sell out concert which Mayor Sam Yorty was late too. When the concert was over, Mr. James Brown abruptly leaves before he has a chance to give his gratitude when Mayor Sam Yorty announces this day in history, July 23rd, “James Brown Day” Earlier the famous artist was featured on The Mike Douglas Show playing songs all in a row, I Got You (I Feel Good), I Can’t Stand Myself, Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag, I Got The Feeling, and There Was A Time.

James Brown the artist of 1970’s

a Young James Brown

John Fogerty | Day in Rock History

1945 : John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival) in Berkeley, California.
John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

John Fogerty depicted his experiences from Putah Creek near Winters, CA in the Song “Green River” while vacationing from his hometown in Berkeley, CA. He was born and raised there attending El Cerrito High and practicing with others who would other band together and create the famous band “Creedence Clearwater Revival”

Their teacher Barry Olivier was the producer & creator for the Berkeley Folk Festival which was held annually from 1958 to 1970.

John Fogerty JPG

Get Teens Music | Community Instrument-raiser

SoundCheck Music Center partnered with On the Bus Productions to Sponsor the “GiveTeensMusic” Community Drive. The drive is asking for Donations of Instruments for the Music Department at Park Avenue High School in Grass Valley. Greg Zaller and recently awarded, “Principal of the Year”, Marty Mathiesen are determined to get the Music Department up and playing by end of year. This Project needs your support! Visit the website page for FAQ’s and How you can support your community today!

Park Avenue Alternative Education is a Second Chance High School continuation program. The mission of the school is to recognize the individual talents and abilities of our students, promote academic and social competency, and develop productive citizens. In addition to an emphasis on core curricular subjects, They offer a wide variety of elective and vocational classes. Students may enroll in ROP, as well as, earn elective credit if they are employed. Click on our Logo Above to Visit our Website.

Give Teens Music is a Community Drive to Bring Instruments to a Youth Music Program

Music Store Jam Session

Well… they have done it! Patience and Bill got together on the sidewalk in front of the store and offered some beautiful acoustic sounds to a beautiful spring day. We decided this would be an event to promote! So… Starting in May, SoundCheck Music Center will be hosting a Monthly Unplugged Sidewalk Jam for those of you who want to get together with acoustic guitars, bongos, hand drums, acoustic basses, and just about any other instrument that plays “unplugged” and jam with others!

Our first Unplugged Jam Session will happen on Thursday, May 15th when we will be announcing the winner of our Guitar GiveAway Contest! Starting at 11am till 1pm, the sidewalk in front of our store will be open for unplugged musicians to come play, celebrate music and relax! Bill will be hanging out with us as well!

Text Now to Join in order to get notifications on Contests, Promotions and More!

 

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DISCLAIMER : No Music Equipment from the store will be used for jam session! Musicians must bring their own instruments!

 

Musicians Support | Women Representing Rock

As we take a closer look at the music that is all around us, we thought it would be very cool to get a closer connection with all the fabulous women that support our local musicians and feed the music industry! The moms, wives, girlfriends, rockers and even the besties! The fact is, is that there is a strong influence by today’s women in the music industry. And more and more women are starting bands, producing music, engineering and hold a strong suit when it comes to rocking out.

There are many legends in the day that we could name including Joan Jett, Janis Joplin, Pat Benatar, Joni Mitchell… the list goes on and on. But we know about all of them… We want to know more about you!

We want to see pictures of “Women Representing Rock” for our Pinterest Board! Whether your performing or supporting, Share it on our Facebook Page! We appreciate your support and want to show you off for a change!

Women Representing Rock

Rock History | Van Halen

1985 : It’s no joke: David Lee Roth officially leaves Van Halen to start a solo career.

“http://calendar.songfacts.com/events/April/1/”

Did you know this! Crazy! And on April Fools Day! David Lee Roth started his solo career and left Van Halen on April 1st, 1985 only to rejoin the group in 2006.

Roth released Crazy from the Heat, a popular solo EP of off-beat standards. Singles for “California Girls” and “Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody” succeeded largely due to their innovative music videos (produced by Jerry Kramer and co-produced by Glenn Goodwin and Bobby Diebold), which featured ridiculous characters created by Roth and his Creative Chief Director, Pete Angelus, who’d previously directed Van Halen’s Roth-era videos. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_Roth

David Lee Roth

 

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No April Fools Joke | Free Guitar

Starting May of 2014 SoundCheck Music will be Hosting a Free Guitar Give Away Contest!! Now is the time to Join our Text Club!

Simply Text CHECK to 25827 to Join our Text Club and Get Notifications on Contests, Promotions & More!

The Prize will be a New Fender Squier Jazzmaster – 3 Tone Sunburst – With Free Gig Bag!

3 Tone Sunburst Fender Squier Jazzmaster

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is No Joke! We will be sending you a reminder with the Secret Word to Text in order to Enter the Contest on May 1st, 2014! Watch your phone for your prompts! We wish you the Best of Luck!

 

Rock History | Bob Dylan Defines Artistry Crossover

Wonder Boys makes an impression on the movie industry as well as the music industry

No matter how you look at it, Bob Dylan has won the hearts of America through years of devotion to the music industry and his passions for song. The artist even has made a difference in the movie industry when in 2001, Bob Dylan won the Best Original Song Academy Award for Things Have Changed from the movie Wonder Boys.

“The movie is about an English Professor trying to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.” IMDb