In Tune by Gary Angelo 2014

 

Jonny Locomotive and The Engineers

 

Jon Locketti, vocalist and guitarist of Jonny Locomotive and The Engineers, is proud of the band's late 2013 release, "Not Yet Perfect." He said the band, which also includes Edward "Pokey" Pokrivnak and Eric Tharp, will continue its momentum into the new year.

 

"I plan to post a link for a free download of our album on our Facebook page," Locketti said. "That, coupled with our recent saturation, should create some type of a following, I imagine. The band just came together in February 2013, so I can't exactly speak about 'over the years,' but I can say that I've certainly matured since I first picked up a guitar. I'm finally finding a comfort level with my voice, that I'm happy with.

 

"First of all, the structure of Jonny Locomotive and The Engineers is based upon an agreement between myself and my bandmates. We gather approximately once every six months, learn a new set of songs, record those songs and play one show locally. Not a very daunting task for any one of us and not exactly a normal band structure. We played a show in November and released a full-length album and performed at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown (UUYO). Now, I'm in the stage where I'm writing new songs so that we can do the same in the spring.

"Thus far, my only concrete plans for the next full length album are that we'll be recording and practicing at UUYO, which is a wonderful church on the north side. I want to capture the acoustics of that space."