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Robbers on High Street are an indie rock band from New York, New York. They began playing in public, and building a buzz on the NYC scene, during the summer of 2002. But the band’s roots stretch back much farther. Ben Trokan and Steve “Sparky” Mercado have been friends since their preteen years growing up in the upstate New York town of Poughkeepsie. After high school, Ben moved to New York, where he met and began playing with Tomer Danan. Back in Poughkeepsie, Steve reconnected with noted virgin, Jeremy Phillips, an old school friend. Robbers on High Street—the name came from the lyric of one of the band’s early, discarded compositions—was officially born when the four began playing together.

Jeremy left the band in 2005 and was replaced by Florida native Morgan King. In addition to playing bass, Morgan is proficient in horns and brass instruments, and hasn’t been afraid to use them on stage. The band also added a full-time keyboard player in early 2006. Those duties are sometimes fulfilled by downtown New York impresario Matt Trowbridge (Rana, The King of France, Sam Champion) and Dave Sherman (Goodbye Girl Friday). Tomer left the band in August of 2006 and live drum duties have been taken over by Mikey “Big Stax” Post (Sonny Oakes).

“Tree City,” the band’s first full length album, was released in 2004. It received critical acclaim in the United States (in places pigeonholing the band in the “Lower East Side” indie rock scene) and they toured for most of 2004 and 2005.

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MetalSabe wrote:
last month

I don't know, I listened to these guys recently and didn't think spoon at all.

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sparrow1970 wrote:
October 2009

Have not listened to the Robbers in quite some time, forgot how great they are :-) They are supposed to be working on getting a new album out.......hope so.

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makeshiftsilo wrote:
October 2009

how is spoon not a top similar artist

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no_suprises_ wrote:
August 2009

amazing all over :)

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sun_and_trees wrote:
June 2009

I like everything I've heard, but it's hard to find some of their music

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n0isehazard wrote:
March 2009

Oh RoHS. I loved your "Opal Ann" track so much that I actually BOUGHT Fine Lines a few years back. :']

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sparrow1970 wrote:
March 2009

I hear that 'fake Spoon' & cringe. That's just plain wrong. RoHS are a talented bunch of guys with their OWN sound.

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mermaidman wrote:
November 2008

they are fake spoon, but still good.

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infurno1991 wrote:
November 2008

They definitly need more attention! They are great!

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allyinthealley wrote:
October 2008

I wish the band pic would be updated already!

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Siouxlex wrote:
September 2008

check them out at daytrotter.com. nice live set free download

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thebigshakuna wrote:
July 2008

really diggin on "Love Underground". I really need to get this album

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sillyya wrote:
June 2008

Just found them! Why are they not listened to more? ):

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sparrow1970 wrote:
May 2008

I agree. RoHS is a seriously under-exposed, underrated band. I have everything they released and listen to their music all the time, and no one I know has heard them.

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prosopagnosia wrote:
May 2008

Come on y'guys! This band needs more attention! Seriously. T___T

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shaloser wrote:
March 2008

Yessss they sound a lot like Spoon. Good stuff.

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ieathotcoals wrote:
January 2008

robbers on high street stole my car, ran my cat over with it before phoning my grandmother pretending to be the council saying that they were going to evict her. i will never forgive them.

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YControl755 wrote:
December 2007

I really like their Christmas tune, Seasons Greetings, which they put up for free download on MySpace!

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nikkioli wrote:
October 2007

RoHS was going to buy me a drink... but they didn't have any cash.

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j-pk wrote:
August 2007

ace :)

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