The Communicator • A Student Voice

The Neutral Zone, an Ann Arbor youth center located on Washington St., hosted a Lot Party on Friday, May 7th, 2010 from 7-11 p.m. The night was filled with eating contests, food, slushies, live music, break dancing, face painting, and shirt-printing. The music lineup for the evening included local bands Space Cadet, Kaustikutt, Sole Transit, Space Based Adventure, and Celsius Electronics.
A moon bounce was scheduled to be a part of the Lot Party, but wasn’t set up because of the pouring weather. Regardless, “The Lot Party was one of the most exciting Neutral Zone events I’ve ever been to,” says CHS freshman Erez Levin. “There was just this level of excitement that built up over the course of the night.” The turnout was great, with over 300 Ann Arbor teens who attended.
Earlier that week, many feared that the Lot Party and Dance Body Concert being scheduled at the same time was going to result in a lack of attendees in one of the events. On the contrary, it was not an issue for most students because the Dance Body Concert ended around 9 p.m., while the Lot Party ended at 11 p.m., and teens were able to drive to the Neutral Zone after the concert and enjoy both.

On a grey, chilly Saturday morning in Burns Park, a muffled, soul-fueled tune echoes along Westminster Road—as if someone is playing a record in their house. To a passerby, the sound would be almost identical to that of a record, but after a short while, it stops somewhat abruptly and the different instruments fizzle into silence separately. This is no record– this a band. This is Sole Transit. And if they hadn’t stopped the song in the middle, you would have been fooled.

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Jordan Siden: The Guitarist

Jordan Siden, a sophomore at Community High, has been playing guitar for five years. He enjoys playing jazz at school, but Funk and Rock n’ Roll are his passion. He plays with the band he co-founded, Sole Transit, and teaches guitar in his spare time. Jordan expresses himself using his guitar when words aren’t enough.

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