Back in 2002, I attended a concert here in Chicago. The band playing was Our Lady Peace, a group I have been a fan of since their first release 1994. It was a great show for sure and I also happened upon an unknown band that struck me as pretty good as well.
They were the first opening band of the night and their name was Greenwheel. Hailing from St. Louis and having undergone multiple name changes, Greenwheel has a good catchy sound that is part pop, part hard rock with maybe a little proto punk feel thrown in as well. Although they have a few releases out (one through Universal Records and two independent I believe) I’ve only heard the first one so far and only a few tracks from the new release.
Their music is best described as power pop, but unlike most power pop bands in my opinion, they have a feeling of authenticity that comes through well and lets you know that these guys like their music and put a little (maybe even a lot) of their soul into it. They also have som
