New Bike Video Chronicles 2011 Bike Adventure

The official release date for the new album, Lay Down Lay Low, is rapidly approaching and the excitement is building! There is always a bit of nervous anticipation and relief in releasing a new project. How will it be received? Does it stack up to previous projects? Have we thought of all the details before it goes out?! As an independent band we handle so many things in house but with this being our 8th album we’ve had our hand in we have learned a few things and somehow it gets more complicated and easier all at the same time. Being independent doesn’t mean we do everything ourselves and we have an incredible team of people working very hard on our behalf after this album is released. Lisa Grey and Pete Knapp are handling the radio promotions that start March 5th and Emilee Warner is taking on the publicity campaign. Lot’s of other people have been hard at work to bring this project together on time and we couldn’t have done it without them.
We have a lot of pride in this latest album and are also very excited to have it pressed to 12” Vinyl for the first time! We can’t wait for you all to let us know what you think!

-The Steel Wheels

There are few things that musicians and fans love more than a well run music festival. It’s gives everyone a chance to meet amazing people and see a variety of styles all in one place. As a touring musician you would think that we get a chance to hang out and watch other bands play all the time but unfortunately, that is hardly ever the case. You get to see other posters hanging up in the same venues as we play and we all know each others names from the circuit but rarely get a chance to be in the same place at the same time. That is just one of the many reasons we love to play as many festivals as possible! It also usually means that warm weather is here!

We are very excited about the 2012 lineup of festivals we have on our schedule and there are still more pending. We would love to see all of you out at one (or more) of these! If you have never been to a music festival you’ll get hooked! Here is where we are playing so far:

We are happy to offer a FREE pre-release download of the song “Rain In the Valley” from the upcoming album “Lay Down Lay Low”! Go to www.noisetrade.com/thesteelwheels to claim your download and please share this with all your friends!

We are excited to give a little sneak peek off the new album “Lay Down Lay Low” with an acapella song called “Rain In the Valley.” It was launched on the American Songwriter website today which is pretty sweet. We love the American Songwriter magazine and website and are super honored for them to premiere this video for us!