TMR 19 Band Bio: Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights

Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights was formed in January 2007 in Dallas, Texas by Jonathan Tyler, Brandon Pinckard, along with Oklahoma natives Nick Jay, and Jordan Cain. The band immediately went into the studio with local producer Chris Bell to record their first independent record Hot Trottin ’​. After playing nearly every venue in Deep Ellum the band began to venture outside of Dallas into Austin, Houston, and other surrounding cities. Emotion Brown joined the band in May 2007.

By 2008, the band began garnering regional and national attention by supporting major national acts including Erykah Badu, Leon Russell, Deep Purple, The Black Crowes, Kool & the Gang, Chicago, Heart, Cross Canadian Ragweed, among others. The band was discovered at SXSW 2008 by an A&R representative from Atlantic Records, and was soon signed to F-Stop Music/Atlantic Records. The band was awarded “Best Blues Act” by the 2008 Dallas Observer Music Awards.

Their show at Steamboat MusicFest was one of the most-talked about performances, and you can witness it firsthand at TMR 19! Join us at Southfork Ranch on Saturday, March 21st!