This is a live recording of Los Angeles band Northern Strangers performing Us And Them from Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon

Us And Them - (Live Pink Floyd Cover)

This track is from the album Where the River Goes and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/northernstrangers3

The End Is the Beginning

Miles and Miles

Dan and Rebecca pull a prank and replace the Little Shop of Horrors closing night intro with Alan Rickman-style delivery,

Little Shop of Horrors à la Alan Rickman

This track is presented as a loving tribute to David Bowie. The track is available for free download or pay what you want at https://northernstrangers.bandcamp.com/track/as-the-world-falls-down-tribute-to-david-bowie.  If you choose to pay for this track all proceeds will be donated to a great nonprofit organization championed by David Bowie during his life. Keep a Child Alive is an organization that works to rid African children of AIDS and poverty-induced restraints.

keepachildalive.org/upgrade-your-world/

With each download, you will also recieve a special edition David Bowie coloring page via email!

Music and Lyrics by David Bowie

Dan Graul: Guitar; Vocals
Rebecca Graul: Accordion; Vocals

Recorded at Manhattan Studios; Montrose, CA

Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Bohemienne Recordings

Produced by Northern Strangers 

As The World Falls Down (Tribute to David Bowie)

Northern Strangers newlyweds Dan & Rebecca Graul had a psychedelic experience on their honeymoon while listening to Simon and Garfunkel.  They were inspired to branch out as a duo called Richard Cory & Co. - playing and releasing more traditional folk music but still keeping their psychedelic edge and injecting a bit of their own sense of humor.  Fast-forward six months and their fantasy has become a reality with the release of their cover of "Richard Cory" (Simon and Garfunkel).  Dan and Rebecca had a clear vision for the video they wanted to create for the track - a silly, slapstick, silent film style romp.  They enlisted the help of director Lee Harcourt to bring the idea to fruition; and the trio really put together something hilariously unique.  Dan and Rebecca begin performing as a duo with their first show coming during New Orleans Jazzfest on 5/2/16 at Neutral Ground Coffee House.  The two live to prove that fantasy can truly become reality with hard work and persistence.

Check out the video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnsxkKFafCk

www.northernstrangers.com

Song Credits:

Music and Lyrics by Paul Simon

Dan Graul: Guitar; Vocals
Rebecca Graul: Accordion; Vocals

Recorded at Manhattan Studios; Montrose, CA

Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Bohemienne Recordings

Produced by Northern Strangers

Richard Cory ISimon and Garfunkel Cover)

The Youth Academy of Dramatic Arts performs the opening number from "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" (Gesner).  Sax: Adam Chavira.  Drums: Tom Zygmont.  Upright bass: Will Norris.  Piano: Rebecca Norris.  West Hollywood, CA

YADA's "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"!

Northern Strangers performed Pink Floyd's Animals live at Black Mountain Family Reunion 7 in Guffey, CO 0n 9/10/16.

Dogs (Live Pink Floyd Cover)

What are you waiting for?!? Northern Strangers want you to know that you have the power to make your fantasies come true! The Los Angeles based psychedelic folk band are sick and tired of the divisive state of society and have set out to sing the praises of you with the music video for their new single "The Waiting Song" -- check out the music video streaming Thanksgiving 2017!

What do a hapless king, a hopeless prisoner, a wanting princess and a meddling sorceress have in common with you? We all get that feeling that we're stuck in a story that's far out of our control from time to time. In Northern Strangers' whimsical new music video, through a strange twist of fate that intertwines them, each of these fairy-tale characters find their power to create change - the same power that we all possess.

Take the love from your heart and put it into action! Take that chance! Make that new friend! The ride of your life starts now - and you are in the drivers seat. Where do you want to go next? Check out Northern Strangers' new music video this Thanksgiving!. Download or stream the track at iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google, Bandcamp and all other major outlets.

Northern Strangers are:
Dan Graul - Guitar/Bass/Vocals
Rebecca Graul - Keyboard/Synth/Vocals
Will Norris - Bass/Guitar/Vocals
Jonathan Santin - Drums/Percussion 

lyrics

Where is the moment I've waited for
All of my life it's all strife til that moment arrives
A waiting game gathering dust on the shelf
While the story I'm living keeps writing itself
Oh no no no no don't turn the page
I've got time I'm young for my age
Deep down in my soul I'm afraid
Of Now

We're all waiting
For our lives to begin
But the truth is
We started it the day we came in
To this world
It's no wonder
We're fearing the end
But the trouble
Starts when you let the fear win
Just begin
(But the songs say...)

Where is the moment I've waited for
All of my life it's all strife til that moment arrives
A waiting game gathering dust on the shelf
While the story I'm living keeps writing itself
Oh no no no no don't turn the page
I've got time I'm young for my age
Deep down in my soul I'm afraid
Of Now

Grab the pages
Tear them out of the book
Light a fire
To lead you where you want to look

credits

released November 22, 2017
The Waiting Song was recorded and produced by the Voodoo Bear at Manhattan Studio in Montrose, CA.

The Waiting Song (Single)

The Waiting Song

Download on Bandcamp here: https://northernstrangers.bandcamp.com/

Northern Strangers are proud to announce our funky, psychedelic new single “Dreams/Love and Light.” The track began as a slow country/gospel type of tune, evocative of the Grateful Dead’s Brokedown Palace. Then, in a moment of inspiration, guitarist/lyricist Dan Graul started crafting an arrangement that calls on punky folk attitude, a la The Avett Brothers, Motown era soul and funk, with a touch of the 90’s alongside the usual suspects of influence (like Pink Floyd/David Bowie/Talking Heads).

The song is a personal testimony from Graul about the power of overcoming your most base fears and personal paranoia through the idea that, sometimes, the best answer is simply to abandon fear and seek out the love and positivity in the universe; the chorus touts “all things must change, we’ll never be prepared” and concludes with “the past is gone, when we move on and find the love and light.” The lyrics that speak to dreams of being chased and waking with a fright refer to actual recurring dreams Dan experienced as a child. and a tangible fear that only love could overcome.

“Dreams/Love and Light” will be available for download and streaming on iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp, Amazon, Google Play, etc. on Friday, April 27th. The track is the second release from Northern Strangers upcoming EP “Make America Love Again.”

I went to sleep last night with dreams of solar power
The ice was melting in my glass as the hands ticked toward the hour
My mind and soul filled up with light my heart rang with desire
The money burning holes in the hearts of men was the appropriate funeral pyre
Oh - don't be scared
All things must change
We'll never be prepared
Oh - the past is gone
When we move on
And find the love and light
The love and light
Try to love your life
Might be your only ride
When you dream at night is there someone chasing you around
You wake with a fright to see the light and find that silence is the loudest sound
Our hearts can tell us what to hear if we only choose to look inside
Security and wisdom will make you strong help you take it to the other side
Oh - don't be scared
All things must change
We'll never be prepared
Oh - the past is gone
When we move on
And find the love and light
The love and light

credits
released April 27, 2018
Dreams/Love and Light was recorded and produced by the Voodoo Bear at Manhattan Studio in Montrose, CA.

Dan Graul - Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Synth
Rebecca Graul - Vocals/Keys/

Dreams/Love and Light

Northern Strangers shaped their psychedelic sound playing Pink Floyd records live (in their entirety) throughout Los Angeles. Other folk rock influences (including David Bowie, Neil Young and Wishbone Ash) come together with modern synth wave/punk sounds like Talking Heads, Belle & Sebastian and Arcade Fire to form a funky flavor of psychedelic fun. Members Dan Graul (Guitar/Vocals) Rebecca Graul (Keyboards/Vcoals), Will Norris (Bass/Vocals) Chris Holz (Guitar) and Jonathan Santin (Drums) played some great stages in their hometown of LA including The Roxy and the viper Room, before taking their show on the road for fun adventures like Black Mountain Family Reunion Music Festival in Colorado and playing shows around New Orleans during Jazz Fest semi-annually. The band’s original record “Where The River Goes” (produced by Long Beach music staple Antoine Arvizu) received radio play and notice in the indie blogosphere (Folk Is Not Happy, GetMetal.org and Open Up and Say). At the end of 2017 Northern Strangers released “The Waiting Song.” The track received great critical praise “leaving the audience set fair in a brighter frame of mind than when they arrived” – emrgingindiebands.com. Rebecca and Dan pooled their creativity (and theatrical backgrounds) to craft their most ambitious and whimsical music video to date for the track. In 2018 they have released another new single “Dreams/Love and Light.” The funky new track is the latest in a series of releases making up Northern Strangers new project “Make America Love Again.”

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