Rock for the ages

The Paul Green School of Rock Music is breeding a younger generation of talented musicians. Students ages 8-18 can join and no experience is necessary. With individual lessons and supervised band rehearsals, the musicians are ready to perform real rock concerts at music venues in front of large audiences.

The Baltimore branch has performed music from bands such as Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, and the Beatles just to name a few. The students have hit the stage at the 8x10, Cancun Cantina, and soon will be seen at Lucky's Tavern at Power Plant Live.

To learn more about the nation's premier performance - based rock music program click here to listen to the School of Rock audio story.

Band of brothers

The Lake Effect hits the music scene

Elliot Glotfelty drinks tea from his Sheetz mug and meets his twin brother Darryl in a room to sing together before hitting the stage. Then, the band plays its set and when it comes to an end the crowd shouts, “One more! One more!” It doesn’t get any better than this for local musicians.

"I like seeing people have a good time when we're playing," Elliot said.

The band's excitement and energy created an atmosphere where everyone wanted to be on a Saturday night.

"I was surprised. Usually I'll go to a show and be less than impressed, but they were really good," Matt Webster, 21, said. "I'd like to see them again."

Elliot, lead vocalist and guitarist and Darryl, lead guitarist and vocalist, join older brother and bass guitarist Rob Glotfelty and drummer, David Valenta, creating The Lake Effect (TLE).

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Audio Story

I have two ideas for the upcoming audio story.

1.) My first idea is an interview with a thirteen-year old musician in the Baltimore School of Rock. Much like the movie the members of S.O.R. range in age 8-17 and learn to play music and sing. They perform in real music venues. I could also interview an adult involved in running the school and record natural sounds as they practice.

2.) I interviewed an audio production teacher before and really liked what he had to say about music. I thought it would make for a great audio story. I could also interview his students and the listener could learn more about sound and the audio track in EMF.

Friday Night Live with Matt Nathanson

In the Towerlight article, 'Getting Higher' in Paws, Lauren Slavin reported on musican Matt Nathanson's performance in Paws on a Friday night.

The venue was packed with 500 fans, who might otherwise have fit better in the Towson Center. However, it wasn't available due to basketball season. The Campus Activities Board (CAB) sponsored the event and CAB programming chairs Medallada and Ryan Grasso worked together to book the more well known artist for Friday Night Live.

Danni Rosner was the last minute opener replacement for Erin McCarley, who was unable to make it. She received positive responses from the audience although she was lesser known.

Nathanson reflected on the college aged audience and was unsure of why he was so popular. The concert atmosphere in Paws was unlike that of most venues.

"I feel like college-aged kids are so wide open, that's when music is really effective, no matter if it's me or whomever [singing], you're wide open and ready to receive a soundtrack to your life," Slavin quoted Nathanson.

The student body showed great enthusiam for the Matt Nathanson concert.

My Opinion

I agree with this article. My two roommates attended the concert and one of them was quoted in the story. They described it just like Slavin reported. The concert generated big buzz around campus and provided a inexpensive and fun thing to do on a Friday night. Nathanson was the clutch source in this article and added important depth to the story. The only thing I can think that should have been included is any upcoming events that CAB will be organizing. It would serve good advertising for the group.

PHOTO BY: BLAKE SAVADOW IN THE TOWERLIGHT