Five Firsts: Buck Malen of the Staynz

NAME: Buck Malen
BAND AFFILIATION: So many bands! Currently the Staynz
INSTRUMENT: bass, guitar, vocals

1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS … The Beach Boys’ “Live in Concert”

2. THE FIRST CONCERT THAT I EVER SAW WAS … The Beach Boys, Yankee Stadium, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

3. THE FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT I EVER OWNED OR PLAYED WAS … ukulele

4. THE FIRST SONG THAT I EVER PERFORMED IN PUBLIC WAS … “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”

5. THE FIRST BAND I WAS EVER IN WAS … the Draft Board

Bassist Buck Malen teams up with his old bandmates – guitarist Million $ Dollar Bill and drummer Brian Goodman – to revive the Staynz for an evening of vintage rock ‘n’ roll at Pauly’s Hotel in Albany at 9pm on Friday (June 8).