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!

Back in the studio today! We are very excited to be getting closer to the end of tracking….

Yes, and Yes. The Albino Skunk Fest rocked through and through…true and true. Thank you to all of our fans how showed up to support us for our last festival of the season. We got to catch up with some old friends as well as make some new. Some of our favorite acts included, Caravan of Thieves, The Gourds, The Gibson Brothers, and Seven Handle Circus to name a few. My highlight of the night was when Oliver and myself joined The Gourds for their killer version of Snoop Doggs “Gin & Juice” to end the night! We are off the road for the rest of the month to finish our upcoming album and spend time at home so check out our November schedule to see if we are coming to your area….Jay