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Whiz Kids: Middle School Band Debuts Its First Single
The Northbrook Garage band is turning heads in the music business.
Name: Northbrook Garage (Elenna Sindler, Eric Doar, Sam Harkey and Eric von Holst)
Grade: Middle school students
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Accomplishment: This band out of Northbrook just recorded its first debut single “So What”, and these junior high students are already turning heads. After covering Sharon Jones’ “You Ain’t A Child No More” the singer herself and Paste magazine gave a shout out to the band via Twitter, telling listeners to keep an eye out for this group.
Key to Awesomeness: The talented youngsters pays homage to an older generation by covering music like Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love” and Freda Payne's "Band of Gold." Northbrook Garage describes their music as “real indie rock ‘n soul.” They play multiple instruments and have landed gigs around Chicago. The group even got to share the same stage as Lupe Fiasco at Dwayne Wade's "Chicago Has Talent Showcase." Not to mention the fact that one of their YouTube videos has more than 5,000 views--and that's all before high school.