TODAY: Jumping Jack Flash rocks Rolling Stones hits as Summer Wednesdays continues

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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Jumping Jack Flash, a world-renowned Rolling Stones tribute band, will be featured at Cal State San Bernardino's Summer Wednesdays concert series today, July 8.

Jumping Jack Flash's show will begin at 7 p.m. and last approximately two hours. The group will perform in CSUSB's Lower Commons Plaza. Admission is free, and parking is complimentary in Lot D. Bring your picnic baskets, lawn chairs and a love of music.

The band has toured worldwide and developed the reputation of being one of the most authentic Stones tribute bands.

The group is comprised of Todd Loweth as lead vocalist Mick Jagger, Young Hutchinson as guitarist/vocalist Keith Richards, Pat Hennessy in a dual role as guitarist Brian Jones/Ron Wood, Gary Roach as drummer Charlie Watts, and John Burton as bassist Bill Wyman.

These "lads," as the British would call them, are considered one of the most accurate and authentic representations of the Stones in appearance, dress, mannerisms and especially in concert.

In concert, Pat Hennessy pulls off the dual role of two of the Stones' members, Brian Jones and Ron Wood. The dual roles stem from the band's two versions of the Stones' shows, one as their early incarnation from 1962-1969, and then as the group's latter version from 1970 to the present.

Brian Jones was a member of the original group until his untimely death from a drug overdose in 1969. A member of another band when Jones died, Wood joined the Stones in 1975, and has been their guitarist, along with Richards, ever since.

Following Jumping Jump Flash:

July 15 -- The top hits of the 1980s are on tap when Members Lonely takes the stage. A cover band from Orange County, the group specializes in recreating the musical acts of '80s mainstays that include Cheap Trick, Devo, Billy Idol, Rick Springfield, The Stray Cats, The Clash and The Ramones. The band has performed throughout Southern California. The band members are known simply as Tony, Djrik, Greg 1 and Greg 2 and dress up in Members Only jackets, jeans, checkerboard Vans shoes and various pompadour hairdos of the '80s.

July 22 -- The Best of Everything Band is San-Bernardino-based and plays numerous classic R&B hits, such as "Night Train," "Sway," "You Rascal You" and "I'd Rather Go Blind." Beanie Chacon is the band leader and drummer, with the rest of the band members being Jesse Marquez (bass), David T. (guitar), Richard Ramos (sax), John Aleman (keyboards), Alex Cabrera (trumpet), Al Gonzales (vocals) and Ella Faulk (lead vocals).

July 29 -- Closing the Summer Wednesdays music series is a perennial favorite. The Latin Society is a classic Latino music ensemble. The group plays Big Band Latin standards and has been performing and touring since 1972. Based in the Inland Empire, the band tours throughout Southern California and plays Latino classics such as "Oye Como Va," "Guantanamera" and "Hot, Hot, Hot."

For more information on the Summer Wednesdays concert series, call (909) 537-7360.

Jumping Jack Flash, a world-renowned Rolling Stones tribute band, will be featured at Cal State San Bernardino's Summer Wednesdays concert series on July 8.