Houston Calling posts a recommendation for GN & ROHS

If you're not going to Spoon this Thursday, instead go check out Great Northern and Robbers On High Street at The Mink's Backroom. Great Northern's debut, Trading Twilight for Daylight, has gotten the band a lot of attention this year and their live show is …

Triangle Music live review

Robbers On High Street and Great Northern have hit the road for a month of shows together that kicked off Tuesday night at Chapel Hill's Local 506.

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http://trianglemusic.blogspot.com/2007/10/robbers-on-high-street-and-great.html

8/10 Los Angeles, CA

...Of particular note was the chemistry between Solon Bixler and Rachel Stolte, Great Northern's dueling vocalists/songwriters, which comes across in more ways than songwriting alone. Watching them onstage nothing feels fake or forced, contrary to what often happens …

8/9 San Diego, CA

...By the time they played "Home" (which everyone in the crowd knew), they had hit their stride and finished their set strongly with "The Middle" and "Into The Sun". Andy and Nicole came out of "Into The Sun" and played percussion and sang much like Solon and Rachel did …

8/6 Denver, CO

...The small details are what really caught my attention. I love seeing bands play that have a glow that is evident to everybody standing around in the venue. They have an amazing repoire that I have never seen in any other group. Their sound is unique with their …

8/4 Oklahoma City, OK

...Rachel Stolte and Solon Bixler's vocal combination is even more beautiful in person and paired with the lights and dreamy haze of the keys creates a mood unparalleled by many bands (especially at a live show)...

8/2 Austin, TX

...the band's vocals were as smooth and dreamy as ever. Their male/female vocal combination is one to be envied. Ambient feedback and heavy percussion saturated all of their performance, leaving raw nerves to be scintillated by the waves of keyboard and guitar...

Notes from Great Northern

austin is really an amazing city..
the birds are very agressive. they will attack you for food..
we took off our shoes and had contests for who could slide accross the floor the farthest and the fastest..
davey and i put on our white robes and did a facial mask that …

7/30 Atlanta, GA

"This band has two hot chicks that know exactly how to lull you into a Xanax-like state that commands attention and love. The crowd at tonight's show proved that when I looked around and noticed everyone just staring and listening as intently as a group of people being …

Road Photos

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7/28 Chapel Hill, NC

"Great Northern took the stage with an amazing set full of songs from their debut album Trading Twilight For Daylight. The vocals of Solon Bixler and Rachel Stolte blended beautifully throughout the set on "Just A Dream" and the band rocked out on the anthematic tune, "Home."

7/26 Washington, DC

"Songs like "Telling Lies" and "Home" were fan favorites that had a lot of people singing along. Many of the songs had great solos and the lyrics blended so well with the music, that everyone was just swaying back and forth while enjoying a great night. When you listen …

7/24 New York, NY

...Their abbreviated set included heartfelt and energetic tracks from Daylight. While songs like "Home," "Into the Light," and "Telling Lies" had the crowd swooning for more, the musical subtleties were the true highlights. For instance, watching drummer Davey Latter, …

Notes from Great Northern

if they only knew ..what they missed
harvard and geese ....
oh..
and by the way..
the middle east where we played was awesome....
and the virb guys came out again and they ruuuuuuuule.
the show was good! thanks to everyone that came out..
can't wait to play nyc..

7/ 23 Boston, MA

...Everything was coming up nipples at Great Northern's show at the Middle East in Cambridge: singer/guitarist Solon Bixler was worried about showing his off to the crowd thanks to an extremely low-cut v-neck t-shirt, so he tried covering them up with a pair of black …

Notes from Great Northern

If you walk 2 feet into Canada, you better have that passport and an alibi once you turn around. after being hassled for 10 minutes for not having one, the security guard told us, "if you're going into Canada, GO INTO Canada."

7/ 19 Ann Arbor, MI

...I loved Low is a Height which featured Rachel banging a Kettle Drum in one hand while swinging some jingle bells in the other...fun stuff. Home was a tight song that rocked live. Pack your bags and climb on board with this band...a great trip...

Notes From Great Northern

Hey! Your ol' pal Ashley here to tell you that last night was another smashing round of rock awesomeness. The Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, Michigan is littered in history with its wall to wall resume of rock n' roll royalty; everyone from Nirvana to Jimi Hendrix has played …

7/18 Chicago, IL

Radio Free Chicago has all the details on the Chicago show from last night:

...the dark setting of this night actually provided a great backdrop for the performance, which was further accentuated the more intimate confines of Subterranean and by all the Christmas …

Notes From Great Northern

Hey! It's Ashley, here- writing from our hotel about an hour outside of Chicago. We played the Subterranean lastnight, and had a fabulous time. The sound there was great and the audience seemed to really respond to the performance. I think we all feel pretty good …