Local Traffic

Genre: Classic Rock
Secondary Genre: Cover Band Gainesville, Florida USA Contact

We're a Southern Rock Revue, including 45 min. of originals at present. Think Jacksonville, Tampa, Macon, Houston, Austin, and all points in between. Throw in a little British sound for good measure. Mix it up,you get"Swamp Metal".For more video, check out: Local Traffic Band on facebook

Artist Information

Biography

Started in West Palm Beach, Fl. Moved to Gainesville area 19 years or so ago. We are a guitar driven Southern Rock Revue, not a tribute band, but true to form and very heavy.Our format is 5 piece:3 Lead Guitars,Bass,& Drums. We're well known for our live performances, and are well suited to headline, or the slot right before the headliners.
We play originals, and the best covers. We have more original music in the works. Our covers are true to form, and of an uncommon variety, with plenty of standards for those that don't know the "Deep Cuts".
We do big stages whenever we can, while bars and clubs keep our chops up . We've opened for Blackfoot three times. Also Molly Hatchet, the Charlie Daniels Band, Blacberry Smoke, the country band Heartland, and regional favorites Big Engine and SoulSwitch. We're the only band to play all four Starke FL Bikefests, and the Starke Fall Jam, and we've won 2 "battle of the bands" type events, one in Jacksonville FL, and the other in Dunnellon FL.

In the clubs we play regularly, we have a very good following and steady repeat business. We have finished in the top 10 several times on OurStage.com Southern Rock Channel. http://www.ourstage.com/profile/localtraffic

Instrumentation

Jim "Duke" Halonski, Bass Guitar & Vocals, founding member
Walter Halonski, Lead Guitar & Vocals
Jim Chaplin, Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, & Vocals,
Brian Palka,Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, & Vocas, Kevin McGhee, Drumsl

Discography

We have three songs uploaded, and as of 1/30/2011, we are in the process of recording for our first release!!!
A more in depth press kit will be made available at the request of interested parties. We have more songs and videos on the way.

Links

Audio

Lyrics

Video

Somethin' Goin' On

Photo Gallery

  • French Quarter(Battle of the Bands),Jax FL photo by Ed Davie

  • The Brothers,Starke Fall Jam'06 photo by Ed Davie

  • Starke Fall Jam,Opened for Charlie Daniels Band, photo by Ed Davie

  • Duke,Starke Bikefest'07 Opened for Molly Hatchet, photo by Ed Davie

  • Walter,French Quarter Battle of the Bands(Jax FL) photo by Ed Davie

  • Jimmy Chaplin,Backstge Lounge G'ville FL photo by Norine Dinsmore

  • Brian, Kevin, Jimmy, Duke,Walter

  • Brian, Jimmy, and Walter

  • Kevin

  • Brian, Jimmy, Walter, and Duke

Press

Setlist

We do shows ranging from evening bar/club shows spanning 4 hours (four 45's or two 90's) to 2 hour big stage shows. Our catalog currently includes 45 minutes or so of originals, which can be included or not, depending on what the promoter requires.

We try to pick covers that you don't hear everyone play, but are still easily recognized. In addition to Southern Rock, we've been known to play blues, hard rock, and whatever else we happen to be listening to at the time. As long as it rocks!!!


Our song List includes, but not limited to:

Originals, Zero to Gone, Something Goin' On, Harmless Game, Short Side of Time

Allman Brothers: Statesboro Blues, Trouble No More, You Don't Love Me, One Way Out, Southbound, Whippin' Post

Lynyrd Skynyrd: What's Your Name, I Know a Little, Workin' for MCA, T for Texas, Mr. Breeze, Poison Whiskey, Curtis Lowe, Three Steps, Sweet Home,Saturday Night Special

Blackfoot: Road Fever, Highway Song, Wishing Well, Train Train

Molly Hatchet: Whiskey Man, Flirtin' With Disaster, Dreams I'll Never See, Bounty Hunter

ZZ Top: Waitin' for the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago, La Grange, Cheap Sunglasses, Fool for your Stockings, Tush, Thank You, Blue Jean Blues, She Loves My Automobile, Driving While Blind, Just Got Paid

SRV: Pride and Joy, Crossfire, The Sky is Cryin', Cold Shot, Texas Flood

Outlaws: There Goes Another Love Song, Green Grass and High Tides, Hurry Sundown

Marshall Tucker: This Old Cowboy, Heard It In a love Song, Can't You See

Also: Folsom Prison Blues, Young Lust, White Room, Crossroads, Voodoo Chile, Red House, Can't Get Enough, Movin'On, Rock n Roll, Wish You Were Here

This is just what comes to mind, but you get the idea......

Basic Requirements

Calendar

There are no upcoming dates at this time.