“Green River Ordinance” (GRO) is a 5-piece pop/rock band hailing from Fort Worth, TX. Their name refers to Green River Ordinances, laws which prohibit door-to-door sales unless the house’s owner gives permission to do so. GRO is not like other bands on the rise. Negativity isn’t their thing so you won’t find stories on them about trashing hotel rooms or being arrested for living a drug-crazed life. Shaped by frontman Josh Jenkins, along with bassist Geoff Ice, drummer Denton Hunker, and guitarists Josh Wilkerson and Jamey Ice, the band recorded its first EP in a church basement. They supported its release with a grassroots campaign, selling over 20,000 copies between their two independent releases, which led to shows alongside the likes of Bowling For Soup, Blue October, Simple Plan, and Mutemath. Their debut release for Virgin Records, “Out of My Hands,” was released in February and garnered them comparisons to Matchbox 20, Augustana, and The Fray. “Out of My Hands” peaked at #10 on the Billboard “Heatseekers” chart with their single “Come On” reaching #19 Billboard’s “Adult Top 40″ late in 2009. Several of their songs have been featured on shows like “So You Think You Can Dance” and “MTV’s The Hills.”
This song will shortly be added to my iPod and will be stuck on repeat for hours on end. Great song! You can watch their video “Come On” above, then head on over to iTunes to pick up their album.
