THE CARROLL NEWS: Welcome back concert is a success

Welcome back concert is a success
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Holly Duns on 05 February, 2008 02:38:00
 
Kulas Auditorium was the place to be this past Friday night. One of John Carroll
University’s own, junior Jenny Eden, set the stage for a fabulous night of
music and entertainment. Eden’s amazing voice and shining personality made
the campus community proud.
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, a rising rock band from Massachusetts,
entertained students with their original music and sound. Their diverse genre
and upbeat personalities made the audience excited to be there.
Regardless of your taste in music, whether it be country, rock, folk or
alternative music, you would have been pleased with the outcome of Friday
night’s show. The band members’ amusing jokes and enthusiasm had
everyone on their feet dancing and singing along to their music.
The band showed great talent as they used many different instruments and sounds
in order to get the most out of the performance.  Instruments varied from
guitars, a slide guitar, keyboards, to harmonicas, kazoos and mandolins.
Since the band members easily switched instruments throughout the night, the
audience could tell how talented and dedicated they are as musicians.
Many students from the audience commented on how they enjoyed the part of the
performance where the four band members gave quotes from recent popular movies.
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers also reenacted an eighth grade dance. They
pulled three lucky girls on stage to dance with as they shared jokes and funny
college humor with the audience.
Several students also said they really felt like the band connected with the
JCU students. Mentioning the Blue Streaks, the Boler School of Business and how
Stephen Kellogg himself went to a Jesuit high school made spectators feel linked
to the band.
The band’s passion for music and performing was displayed in the lyrics
of some of their most popular songs. Pieces like “4th of July,”
“Sweet Sophia” and “Sweetest Goodbye” really grabbed the
audience’s attention and kept them listening.
The SUPB spring and winter concert chair  Colleen Cavanagh, a junior, said
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers came to JCU because they have a strong fan base
here. “They are so fun to watch, and you can tell that these guys
absolutely love what they are doing,” she said.
By the end of the show, the audience was not ready to leave as they clapped and
yelled for more.  The band came back for two encores and played a mix of famous
songs including Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name.”
Overall, both Jenny Eden and Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers made the Welcome
Back concert a success. Cavanagh said, “It really makes a difference who
you work with. My committee, and especially Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, made
the day so much fun. I think it was hands down the best concert that Carroll has
had in my years here.”