James Case

in other news, big wheel and the spokes' song "may", from our "barley soup for the funky ass soul" EP has been chosen by midnight special blues radio for airplay.  midnight special is broadcast on live365 internet radio...check out this great tool for tuning into new music!! 
who said radio was dead?  oh......we did.  but this is different!!

cheers,

bws

well, after one week on the charts at garageband.com, the song "buttah buttah" off our recently released EP "barley soup for the funky ass soul" is doing well.  it has received several reviewer's choice awards including "overall best beat, overall grooviest rhythm, overall best drums, overall best guitars and overall best bass" for the week ending 15jan07...this includes every song in every genre on the active charts across the whole website.  it has also garnered the following awards in the "blues" category:

Best Guitars in Blues, week of 15Jan2007
Best Drums in Blues, week of 15Jan2007
Best Bass in Blues, week of 15Jan2007
Best Production in Blues, week of 15Jan2007
Best Melody in Blues, week of 15Jan2007
Best Beat in Blues, week of 15Jan2007
Best Mood in Blues, week of 15Jan2007
Most Original in Blues, week of 15Jan2007
Rocking Track in Blues, week of 15Jan2007 
Grooviest Rhythm in Blues, week of 15Jan2007

it was also chosen as "track of the day" in the blues category on 9jan07.


that's a lot of action in one week on the charts!  check out what reviewers have to say about "buttah buttah" here.

for those of you who aren't familiar with garageband.com, it is a website that allows bands to upload their songs for review by their peers.  their peers then rate them on a 5 point scale and songs either climb, or fall on the charts based on it's reviews.  it's a great tool for the indie band trying to get advice on certain aspects of their songs, to see what works and what doesn't.  try it and you'll love it, it's a great way to find new hot talent on the web.

you can now purchase "barley soup for the funky-ass soul" from the itunes store.  just download itunes for free from the internet and search "big wheel and the spokes"...the songs are a buck a piece, but you don't get the album art, or cd quality....but the ease of it is almost impossible to pass up!!  what are you waiting for??

thanks for your continuing support,

bws

hey kids,

we have a few shows coming up, we'll add them once they're confirmed...stay tuned.

also, we wanted to make sure you didn't think we fell off the face of the planet...yet.
jay is back from his european vacation, mr. clifton is still hard at work in teacher's college, and frank is busy watching a lot of t.v. (soaps, mostly).

again, there will be shows throughout the holiday season at various places, so keep your eyes peeled!

ciao for now,

bws

well, here we are....after a lengthy break in the action (marriages, school commitments, honeymoons, laziness) we will be playing a show tonight at loplop lounge.  we can't wait to get back in the swing of things and lolops is the best place to do it! 
plenty of updates to come, but until then...see you at loplops!

bws

hi guys,
just to let you know, we have been hearing of troubles with our email....people sending email and getting an error message, or people sending email and us not getting it.  we are currently looking into the problem, but for now, please send any emails to jay@jamescase.ca if you have any questions, comments or requests.
take care,

bws

click here to pick up an advance ticket for the july 14th event mentioned below.  they're going fast!

big wheel and the spokes will be having an official cd release party for our ep "barley soup for the funky-ass soul" on july 14th at loplops lounge.  we will play our 1 hour set at rotary fest and head over to loplops to jam the rest of the night away with some of our closest friends.  slated to appear are al wood, lindsay pugh, ed young, chris belsito, craig west, the economy studz and more....basically if you want to watch the people who were playing the rotaryfest second stage, come to loplops.  tickets are $5 and are available for sale at loplops lounge (online sales later this week - check back often), thomas walls school of music, or by contacting us directly using the contact form on this website (or email info@bigwheelandthespokes.com).  the ticket price is redeemable for either a cd or merchandise (t-shirts, stickers, buttons, etc.), so the admission is basically free!  there are only 100 tickets being sold and it's sure to sell out, so get your tickets early!
peace,

bws

p.s. - keep your eyes peeled for a big wheel story in the sault star next week in the city section....

good day spokes!
the very lovely and very talented miss donna hopper has created a "myspace" page for big wheel and the spokes.  for those of you who aren't sure what myspace is, find out by clicking here and having a browse around our new space.  leave comments, listen to music, look at pictures, etc.  it has completely different content than this site....giving you one more place to find out what's happening with big wheel and the spokes.  thanks again, donna....you kick arse!
ciao for now,

bw&s

hey y'all,
big wheel and the spokes are going to be performing at the dragonboat festival this saturday afternoon from 3:15 - 4:15 pm.  other performers include source code, startlefish and jay case solo acoustic.  there will be sunshine, food, drink, music and dragonboats....what more do you want on a saturday afternoon? 
be there to lend your support to the rotary commitee, or your favorite dragonboat team.  rumour has it that jay and frank are rowing for the loplops squad.....or at least sitting in the boat holding a paddle.  this should be interesting....
cya there,

frank, jay and cliff