Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 16 · column 4 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved
together off and on forever,” said Van.
All three of the brothers are graduates of Wakefield Country Day School in Flint Hill, and that was where they formed their first bands. Together, Van and Jennings even played the now defunct Mountainside Market on “Thirsty Thursday.”
“We were like a jam band, we sounded like all high school bands,” said Van. They did it for fun, and because “chicks always dig guys that play guitar.”
Baltimore bound
Van, Lain, and Jennings left Rappahannock for different colleges in succession (Van is the oldest at about 27, Lain is the youngest at around 23, Jennings is in the middle) and each played in a series of bands in college and afterwards. Van even spent some time playing in England. In 2004, the three regrouped and became Pontiak, moving to Baltimore to pursue their music.
“Baltimore is pretty cool. You can make $8.00 an hour and still afford to live there, and it has a great music scene,” said Jennings. Van and Lain work at restaurants to make ends meet, Jennings works in computers. In their off time, they play clubs and bars in Baltimore and D.C, and rehearse, perfecting their music.
What about that music? As I said above, getting Pontiak to describe their
96.6%