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lasshouse, a
local four-man
alternative
rock band,
was on the rise last year.
Five years after the group’s
formation, they had devel-
oped a healthy touring sched-
ule and name recognition
within the Pali community.
The band graduated from
its successful run as a Bar
Mitzvah act harboring high
hopes of entering the big
leagues. Then COVID-19 hit.
“We had big plans for
the summer, [then] March 13
slapped everyone in the face,”
lead vocalist and bassist Olórin
Cheydleur said. “We were
going to record a legitimate
project but we had to put the
band on hiatus... due to the big
ol’ COVID floating around.”
Now, after a year of iso-
lation and hardship, Glass-
house is back on track and
ready to rock once again.
They will be record-
ing their debut EP in the
coming weeks, hoping to
release it later this spring.
In addition to Cheydleur,
Glasshouse members include
guitarist and backing vocalist
Mateo Mazariego-Halpern,
drummer Charlie Ziman and
keyboardist Nathan Tsunoda.
Ziman and Tsunoda are Pali
seniors, Mazareigo-Halpern is
a Pali junior and Cheydleur is
a senior at Pasadena Waldorf.
The band carved a niche for
themselves in the West LA highWORLD STOPS, GLASSHOUSE ROCKS ON
school band scene, performing
most weekends pre-pandemic.
“What makes us noteworthy
is that we’ll be playing ’70s classic
rock guitar riffs and basslines,
but mixed with Nathan’s
more bubbly, pop influences,”
Mazariego-Halpern explained.
“It creates a very unique sound.”
Cheydleur added, “We
have a lot of creative over-
lap, which is what makes it
easy for us to work together.”
Glasshouse began around
2015 as a cover band, perform-
ing everything from doo-wop
to 2000s indie rock. After
three years of covering other
artists’ music at local clubs and
events, Mazariego-Halpern
said that “we came to the real-
ization that we were ready togo to the next level creatively
and write our own material.”
As Glasshouse’s popular-
ity increased, the band began
making original demos, book-
ing gigs and performing at
charity events around the city.
Gearing up to record their de-
but album, Glasshouse entered
2020 on a high. Come March,
they couldn’t even practice.
During the early months of
the pandemic, the four Glass-
house members were abundant-
ly cautious about COVID-19,
forcing the band into a sev-
eral-month-long hiatus.
By December, Glasshouse
finally reunited in the practice
studio. In an effort to boost
fan engagement, the band
began livestreaming perforTidelineTidelineCourtesy of Mateo Mazariego-HalpernCourtesy of Mateo Mazariego-Halpern