New Jack's Mannequin Bassist Announced and Update

Mikey "The Kid" Wagner has been announced as the new bassist for Jack's Mannequin.

A full update from the band, can be read by clicking read more.

"As many of you know we recently brought on a new mannequin named Mikey "The Kid". I'm sorry it has taken so long to get you all up to speed on the new addition, but the studio has been an all consuming event for the last couple of months, so thank you for your patience.
Searching for a new band member is no easy task, especially when you've been as lucky as I have to share the stage with players who have always been good friends first and foremost. When we found ourselves putting auditions together the list was long on talent but short on a connection back to that idea of an initial chemistry. Rewind a few months to Bob and Jay looking for a bass player to join them for future Bikelock shows. A friend from sound city where we've recorded for many years, suggested his roommate, Mike, sit in with them. As we got closer to bringing people into Jam, Bob mentioned this "kid", they had join them for a rehearsal. He said they really loved playing with him, adding that he was a great singer, so we put him on the list to try out. On the audition days Bob commented a few times that he was looking forward to seeing how Mike stacked up to the guys we were playing with, most of the time referring to him simply as "The Kid". Needless to say playing with Mike felt really natural and we asked him to join us for the upcoming gigs, nickname and all. Through the first couple of shows we've played together as well as the time we've spent in and out of rehearsals we've really come to enjoy having him as a part of the band. The fact that he has a pet pig would be reason enough to afford him some respect, but he's also an intelligent, gentle kind of guy that is very pleasant to have around, not to mention he throws a pretty radical house party. "Kid" may be a bit of a stretch being that he's 24, but somehow it seemed to fit. One way or another we think you all are going to enjoy what he brings to Jack's Mannequin and look forward to seeing you on the road.
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P.S. The records coming along nicely. We've recorded basic tracks on 10 tunes so far with another 5 or 6 to go. There's a tune called hostage that we worked up in the last week or two that I'm really digging at the moment.

Be well and DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!!!"