Young musicians “Monkee” around
(Steve Shay, 2 Feb 2009, West Seattle Herald)
Seattle’s Paul Green School of Rock, better known as “The School of Rock,” featured nearly 20 area musicians to perform 22 songs popularized by the popular 1960’s band, The Monkees, on stage at the West Seattle Admiral Theater Jan. 31.
The school, now a national phenom, was established in 1998, five years before the hit movie of the same name was released. The Seattle school’s music director, Benjamin Barnett, who himself sings and plays several instruments and records his own music, seemed as big a hit with his students and audience as the songs they performed.
It was a sell-out crowd, and many came to watch their kids, or neighbor’s kids, perform. But some attended just because they loved The Monkees and wanted to hear the 7 to 17 year olds take a whack at the old numbers.
And since I got a nice little handheld digital recorder thing for Christmas…
School of Rock Seattle plays “I’m a Believer”…
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