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The Steel Wheels: bike to work.

The title here is a bit of a bait and switch.


I'm talking about a band. Acoustic band. "Americana".


I saw them in a house concert in Regent Square last night. No amplification, just the pure instruments and singing.


It's hard to describe just how good these guys are. A peak experience.


Coming back to this "Wheels" stuff:


In the midst of this great concert, they talked about a previous 7 day concert tour of Virginia BY BICYCLE! And an upcoming 10-day tour of Michigan by bike.


Regular readers here might guess tht excited me.


http://www.thesteelwheels.com/media/


The top video is bike tour stuff.


"7 Shows in 7 days, 3 instruments, 2 bicycles, nearly 300 miles"


(Courtesy call for Lolly: you might want to check out their michgan tour for your trip to Detroit.)


I'll be getting more info on their upcoming Michigan bike tour dates. I understand they are working on a bike trailer for the upright bass


I talked to the guys. They seemed really happy to talk to a biker with Bike Busker aspirations.


Had i realized they bike toured, I would have spammed this board about the house concert pretty heavily.


Mick


PS I think they are BSing us. I think they use *aluminum alloy* wheels.


mick
2010-04-09 18:30:18

Kudos for:

1. Good music, album bought

2. Cycling inspiration. Road trips on two manual wheels are the best.

3. Inspiration for the video editing I'm doing this weekend.


Its a win-win all around, and those are some rad dudes.


robjdlc
2010-04-10 01:46:59