Juicebox, is a “funky, jazzy-type, rappy group,” vocalist Jacob Hartman, a junior, said. In a dimly lit living room on Hyde Street, the seven student musicians that make up Juicebox crowded around a coffee table. Some sat on couches, some sat on the floor. Juicebox, the SpringFest opener, was about to start rehearsal on a snowy April 9 night.
Skis were packed into a back corner, several opened jars of peanut butter spilled out of cabinets and ripped newspaper and postcards were scattered around the living room. Juicebox is made up of junior Thaya Zalewski and graduate student Tim Foley on saxophone, junior Michael Dunham on bass, junior Julian Lathrop on drums and senior Sam Atallah on the keyboard. Kevin Slafsky ’18 and junior Jacob Hartman are the group’s vocalists. The band lives together in Rathaus, a student apartment with a tradition of hosting local music, located on Hyde Street. To perform at SpringFest, Juicebox had to win UVM Program Board’s Battle of the Bands, which consisted of two rounds, Lathrop said. “Honestly, SpringFest is such a wild opportunity. Zalewski said the band originally went by the name “In the Workflow.” At least for me personally, Joey Bada$$ and Flatbush Zombies are the people that when I would listen to them as a kid I was like, ‘I want to rap, I want to make hip hop music,’” Hartman said. “I was at Jacob’s house before a show and I was sitting on his couch, and Jacob and I were like, we need another name,” she said. I like the idea of a juice box because everyone’s had a juice box. I feel like you don’t have any negative associations with a juice box. They’re fun.”Įventually, after receiving approval from Zalewski’s 13-year-old sister, the band became Juicebox. “I like the idea of a juice box because everyone’s had a juice box,” Hartman said.
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