Indie spotlight for August 23, 2015 (Show 72)

Jonathan Tyler and 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 '". For his newest release, "Holy Smokes" Jonathan has left The Northern Lights behind. The album was released August 7 of 2015.     @Jonathan_Tyler

Bad Bad Hats is an indie rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kerry Alexander (vocals, guitar, wisdom), Chris Hoge (drums, courage), and Noah Boswell (bass, power) met while attending Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minn. Kerry and Chris began writing songs together in 2010, recording a collection of demos that would later become their first EP. Their bold debut LP, "Psychic Reader", was released on July 17th.     @BadBadHats

Black Mountain is a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band is composed of Stephen McBean, Amber Webber, Matt Camirand, Jeremy Schmidt and Joshua Wells. The band formed in 2004 and has released 3 LPs and several EPs. Their debut self-titled album has just been re-released for its 10th anniversary.      @_blackmountain_

Low Cut Connie formed in 2010 when singer /songwriters Adam Weiner (New Jersey USA) and Daniel Finnemore (Birmingham UK) got stuck in a freight elevator together for four hours and decided to join forces to create their own brand of righteous rock and roll. Low Cut Connie played 100+ shows in 2013 and ended the year by recording their third album with renowned producer Thomas Brenneck. This soulful effort was released Spring 2015.      @LowCutConnie