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The Northern - SAN ANTONE JUNE 6

About Me

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The Short:

We're The Northern. Me (Jimmy Chalk) and my brother David Chalk played together for years in Texas and then we moved to New York City where we met our friend and bassist Jonathan Seale, who's from Macon, Georgia and Maracaibo, Venezuela. Now we live in NYC, studying at NYU's Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music and NYU's Music Business Program, making music and touring across the US. We hope you enjoy and hope to see you soon.

The Long:


Tastefully blending Chris Thile's lyrical sincerity, Ryan Adam's introspective wordplay, and Coldplay's unabashedly hopeful anthems, The Northern was formed in the woods of Garden Ridge, Texas as brothers Jimmy and David Chalk began recording their debut release "If I Could Meet the Architect" in the summer of 2007. Weeks later, The Northern recruited Venezuelan-bred multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Seale from New York University's "school of rock", the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music.
The Northern rapidly generated a strong following in New York City's Greenwich Village with high profile shows such as Barack Obama's Washington Square Rally in September of 2007. Their unforgettable live performances and songs have garnered coverage from National Public Radio , NYU's Washington Square News , and St. John's University's Torch newspaper.
The Northern is now recording their first full-length record to be released in April 2009 - Watch them in the studio!
Booking: [email protected]
General Inquiries: [email protected]
Watch Us in the Studio
NEW SONG The Northern plays Julia Live at Galuminum Foil Studios 10-4-08 with BGV's from Whitney Kessler
if you're not the one - the northern style
on the road tension

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/4/2007
Band Website: sonicbids.com/thenorthern
Band Members: Jon Seale
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Electric Bass, Piano, Udu, Vocals

Jason Burger
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Drums
David Chalk
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Vocals, Guitar
Jimmy Chalk
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Guitars, Keys, Melodica, Vocals
Influences: "[The Northern]'s polished yet down-to-earth ethereal pop gets has a way of getting inside your heart and opening up your head. Blame it on the power of their melodies or the intensity of their performances, in the end it doesn't really matter. They get to you, that's what matters"

- Nicholas Sansano (Producer/Engineer: Sonic Youth, Public Enemy)


Sounds Like: "...all the talent and personality it takes to break out in the music industry... Strong vocals, arrangements and musicianship make them a unique artist these days... I expect big things out of this up and coming group!"

Coke Johnson - Engineer (Prince, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Motley Crue)


Record Label: None
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Album? Stay tuned... for a while

My friends... you all are wonderful people, and if you're a fan of the band you've probably been hearing us tell you for the last six months or so that a new album is in the works, due by what would n...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:44:00 GMT

The Northern on NPR

Check it out!"All The Greatest Things" was played on NPR this weekend!
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:47:00 GMT

CMJ/Washington Square News/Recardin

Phew... it's been a crazy few weeks. Just finished the INCREDIBLE week of CMJ... saw some great shows (Jukebox the Ghost, Pela, The Low Anthem, Sara Watkins) and made some darn good music at the 194 ...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:14:00 GMT

Moving to NYC, Shows in Georgia

We're all pretty tired after our nearly 19 hour drive from Dallas, Texas to Macon, Georgia. In that time span we stopped for gas about 7 times to fill up our 22 foot long Penske truck that we could no...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:15:00 GMT

new tunes, shows in NYC, etc.

HEY everybody... just uploaded the tracks directly from the record for Signal Flare and Just the Way You Are. Enjoy!Also, the date of the show with Captain Coconut and The Middle 8 has been switched t...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:37:00 GMT

scout bar in san antonio, tx - TONIGHT!

HEY!! we're playing tonight in San Antonio at the brand spanking (spanking?) new Scout Bar with the most entertaining band in Texas, Nothing More!THe official address is 19314 Hwy. 281 78259. But Goo...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:31:00 GMT

Keith Green/The Dean - New Shows in TX, GA, and NY

Do u like music? R u an amerrcan? Thn come c the northern!! We've got shows in just about the coolest places in the country... the great states of Texas, Georgia, and New York! June 28 - Scout Bar...
Posted by on Sat, 31 May 2008 18:19:00 GMT

waltz you my darlin’ across texas tonight...

So here we are.... about 7 days ago we packed up all our stuff from Harlem, NY and jumped in a u-haul with some tell-tale black marks on the front and headed for the great state of Texas. Now Jon an...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 16:32:00 GMT

it’s here.

Not one, not two, but three boxes arrived at The Northern headquarters last night. What did they contain, you may ask?THE RECORD!After we giddily (yes, we were in fact giddy) opened 27 of them just to...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:26:00 GMT

Check us out on Facebook!

Hey, if you’re bored...CHECK US OUT AND BECOME OUR FRIEND ON FACEBOOK!!!http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Northern/193196 73120Tell your friends...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:04:00 GMT