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20 | April 12, 2018 | The Northbrook tower News
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GBN grad’s band releases first EP, returns to perform in Chicago
Martin Carlino, Editor
Glenbrook North graduate
Phil Levine and his band Stone
Arch Isles have spent the last
two years writing songs. The
hope of the two-year endeavor
was simplistic in nature, one that
countless bands have worked to
achieve and one that was embedded
with the desire of finding the
perfect compilation of music that
represents its sound.
On March 9, 13 months after
recording commenced, Stone
Arch Isles released “Kingdoms,”
a six-song EP showcasing the
band’s work.
“[Kingdoms] is such a beautiful
cumulation for us of the past
two years of our life,” said Carlos
Kelley, the band’s drummer.
The band consists of six members:
Levine, Kelley, Alex Chapdelaine,
Matt Gleason, Daniel
Chapdelaine and Trevor Stroschein.
After Alex and Daniel Chapdelaine
became friends with
Gleason in high school, the trio
decided to head to the University
of Minnesota, where they met the
Northbrook native Levine. The
addition of Kelley shortly thereafter
added the final piece to the
puzzle and the rest is history.
Now, the band will return to
Chicago for its third live performance,
this time through Sofar
Sounds, a company that specializes
in presenting music in an
intimate and respectful setting.
Stone Arch Isles will play on
April 14 in Logan Square, to a
sold-out crowd.
The band’s performance will
be videotaped live, a characteristic
of the show it highly anticipates.
“We want to bring something
special to that taping as well,”
Kelley said. “The more we can
expose people to all the different
ways we can sound, the more
important it is.”
Per Levine, the band will
even showcase a unique element
for the show. All vocals will be
“straight from their mouths”
paired with a mixture of an
acoustic and “very clean sounding
electric guitar,” according to
Levine.
Although it will be the third
time the band has played Chicago,
the show will still hold
special meaning.
“We’ve been to Chicago twice
and we’ve really enjoyed it with
the band,” Daniel Chapdelaine
said. “It’s always a ton of fun.”
The performance will hold a
little extra sentiment for Levine,
who considers Chicago shows a
homecoming of sorts.
“What I love about playing
Chicago is that it’s an opportunity
to show the people that gave
to me and showed me lessons
that I’m using what they gave me
... that I’m growing and using the
lessons that I’ve learned from
them,” he said. “It’s a way of
getting to say thank you and it’s
really special for that reason.”
Levine mentioned GBN educators
Julie Ann Robinson and
Chad Davidson as two of the
people who taught him great lessons
while at GBN and helped
him refine his craft.
After its Chicago show, time
on the road is something the
band envisions more of.
“We’re going to try and make
touring more of a thing in the future,”
Daniel Chapdelaine said.
Phil Levine (right) and his band Stone Arch Isles perform during a 2017 show. Stone Arch Isles recently
released “Kingdoms,” a six-song EP. Photos Submitted
Pictured are
band members
(top row, left
to right) Alex
Chapdelaine, Matt
Gleason, Daniel
Chapdelaine and
Carlos Kelley, and
Trevor Stroschein
(bottom left)
and Phil Levine
(bottom right).
The band will
perform on April
14 in Logan
Square to a soldout
crowd.
From the Village
Plan Commission recommends approval of
two special permits
During its regular meeting, the Plan Commission
conducted two public hearings.
The first hearing was an application filed
by Northshore Car Center, LLC, requesting
special permit approval for an automotive
repair business with accessory outdoor
automobile storage and an automotive detailing
facility. The Commission will vote
on a resolution at its April 17 meeting.
The second hearing was on an application
filed by Wiss, Janney, Elsner Associates,
Inc., requesting special permit
approval for two wall signs, with a total
height in exccess of 20’ from grade. The
Commission adopted a resolution recommending
approval and an ordinance approving
the wall signs appeared on the
April 10 Village Board agenda.
Fire Department welcomes 5 new
firefighters
Five firefighters were sworn in on April
2. The Village of Northbrook welcomed
Daniel Leszka, Eric Brouilette, Thomas
Longaker, Jack Trimble and Robert Heroux.
From the Village is information submitted by
the Village of Northbrook, www.northbrook.
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