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Greenwheel Is An American Alternative Rock Band Formed By Friends Ryan Jordan Brandon Armstrong Andrew Dwiggins Douglas Randall And Mark Wanninger In 1999. A Close Friend/relative Jamison Clifford Kane Would Also Play Intermittently From The Band's Formation Until 2006. The Band Was Formed In St. Charles Missouri In A Local Record Shop. This Group Of High School Bandmates Were Originally Called Hindsight Before Changing Their Name To Soma Holiday. They Released A Self Titled Album That Same Year Which Garnered Them Local Attention. After This Brief Period They Went Underground Performing Only Occasionally. In 2000 The Group Renamed Themselves Greenwheel And Released A Four Song Demo And Began Performing At Various Venues In New York City Before They Were Signed By Island Records. Greenwheel Worked With Producer Jim Wirt In Early 2004 On 16 New Songs For A Second Full-Length Release On Island Records. The Tentative Name Of The Record Was Electric Blanket But It Never Came Out Since The Band Parted Ways With The Label In 2004. The Band Made The Unreleased Tracks Available Through A Media Player On Their Official Website. The Band Has Expressed Interest At Their Shows That Fans Distribute The CD Amongst Themselves If They Don't Have A Copy And The Band Provides Burned Copies Of The Disc For Free At Their Shows. After Parting Ways With Island The Band Remixed And Remastered Their First Independent Self-Titled Release And They Re-Released It To The Public In 2005. While It Shared The Same Name As Their First Major-Label Release It Actually Consisted Of A Completely Different Track Lineup With The Exception Of "Drowning Man" And "Louder Than Words " Which Appear On Both Releases. In Addition To Parting Ways With Island The Band Also Parted Ways With Long-Time Drummer Doug Randall And Drew Bailey Joined The Band To Fill The Vacant Spot Behind The Drum Kit. Long-Time Guitarist Marc Wanninger Also Departed The Band Resulting In The Current Four-Member Lineup. On March 28 2006 The Band Released A Brand New Five Song EP Entitled Bridges For Burning. The New Release Was Accompanied By Greenwheel's Five Month Long "Bridges For Burning Tour". In 2007 The Band Announced That They Were Creating A Side Project Called Go Van Gogh And Releasing A New Album Ruby And The Starlight Ballroom. Greenwheel Had Taken Some Time To Focus On The New Project But Has Recently Performed At I-Fest On August 16 2008 Put On By Ichannel.Fm As Well As Play St.L On September 22 2008. There Is Rumors Of A Reunion Show With All Five Original Members. Discography Soma Holiday- Indie 2000 & 2004 Soma Holiday- Island Record 2002 Electric Blanket- Unreleased 2004 Bridges For Burning- Indie 2006 You Can Listen All Tracks Here Band's Website
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