Five Firsts: Jesse Calhoun of the Ameros

NAME: Jesse Calhoun
BAND AFFILIATION: The Ameros
INSTRUMENT: Guitar / Vocals

1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS … Boyz II Men’s “II”

2. THE FIRST CONCERT THAT I EVER SAW WAS … the Brian Setzer Orchestra, Riverfront Amphitheater, Cleveland, Ohio

3. THE FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT I EVER OWNED OR PLAYED WAS … a brown sunburst Silvertone guitar. One of those $100 packs with a little amp included.

4. THE FIRST SONG THAT I EVER PERFORMED IN PUBLIC WAS … “Stray Cat Strut” by the Stray Cats

5. THE FIRST BAND I WAS EVER IN WAS … Delusions of Grandeur

Jesse Calhoun and the rest of his bandmates in the Ameros will be playing at Bogie’s in Albany on Saturday (December 5) along with Nixon’s Spirit, D.E.A.D. Stuff and the Rejects.