| JONATHAN TYLER
& The Northern Lights
Creating a fusion of
rootsy rock n’ roll, blues
and soul combined with
compelling rhythms and
powerful, tasty guitar
playing, Jonathan Tyler
& The Northern Lights
is an up-and-coming
band that is creating
jams that “Mmm,
Mmm” make you want
to groove.
With the untamed
spirit of bands like The
Rolling Stones and
Jimi Hendrix, it’s as
if the 70s rock n’ roll
scene has come back
to life.
Jonathan Tyler &
The Northern Lights
includes: Jonathan
Tyler (lead vocalist,
guitarist and mean
harmonica player),
Nick Jay (bass and additional vocals), Kansas
(rhythm guitar), Beau Bedford (keyboard), Jordan Cain (drums), and Mo
Brown (additional vocals and tambourine).
You won’t be able to keep your feet from tappin’ or your body from
groovin’ while listening to the band’s first album, Hot Trottin’ (Jonathan
Tyler Music/Indie). The album’s single, “Gypsy Woman,” is fueled by Tyler’s
raw, impassioned vocals as he spits,
“I ain’t down for no crazy games and your downright gypsy ways. So, take your lies and all your things and take ‘em right back from where ya came now.”
The band slows things down with a mix of soul, jazz and roots in the
groove-infused “Time For Love,” which delivers the classic message,
“If everyone in the world could all finally see as one, we wouldn’t have to
be alone.”
The bluesy soul doesn’t stop at the album. Onstage, it pours out in gritty,
hard-driving, blues-based rock n’ roll. The band members know how to
rock the audience’s world with their ability to put passion, energy and soul
into every song they play.
Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights stays true to its roots and has
creatively mixed the feelin’ good, shakin’ hips grooves of the past with the
rock n’ roll of today, producing a captivating sound that makes a listener
of any age want to jam right along with them.
The band signed with Atlantic Records in September and plans to release
a debut CD for Atlantic next year. The band is now touring and will begin
a tour with O.A.R. in November. In December, they have scheduled a
performance in Oklahoma with the Stillwater band Taddy Porter at Rok Bar
in OKC.
You can check out the band’s music on Myspace at www.myspace.com/jonathantylermusic.
Ashley Grinols, Contributing Writer
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