For the second year in a row, Victoria’s weekly arts and entertainment publication, Monday Magazine, has nominated Acres Of Lions in their annual M Awards!
We’ve been nominated in the “Favorite Band” category, and you can help us win by either filling out a paper ballot in this week’s Monday Magazine or voting for us online at the link below…
We’ve got a few Vancouver Island shows coming up at the end of the month to report. Next weekend we play two bar shows with our Vancouver friends Carpenter, and the following weekend we’ve got an all-ages show with Everyone Everywhere and Along Way Home.
Friday, January 22
Victoria @ Lucky Bar (517 Yates St)
w/ Carpenter, Counting Hertbeats, Physician
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=187407258998
Sunday, January 24
Nanaimo @ The Queens (34 Victoria Crescent)
w/ Carpenter, Christopher Arruda
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=220315319663
Friday, January 29
Victoria @ Dab Studio (602 Esquimalt Road)
w/ Everyone Everywhere, Along Way Home, The Kickoff, Promises
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=392842160590
Check out the facebook events for more info.
2009 has been a great year for Acres Of Lions, so we thought over the holidays that we should take a moment to look back and celebrate a few of our more noteworthy accomplishments!
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February 10, 2009
Released our debut album ‘Working’ to stores across Canada.
February – March, 2009
First time touring across Canada.
March 11, 2009
First time performing at Canadian Music Week.
March 27, 2009
Tyson scores in the JunoCUP overtime shootout.
March 28, 2009
First time performing at JunoFEST.
April, 2009
‘Working’ charts at #177 on Earshot Top 200 college chart.
June 23, 2009
First music video added to rotation on Much More Music.
August – September, 2009
Second time touring across Canada.
September 21, 2009
First time receiving a MuchMusic VideoFACT Grant.
September 24, 2009
Second time performing at Rifflandia Festival.
December 23, 2009
‘Closer’ charts at #19 on Galaxie Rock Top 50 Of 2009.
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Special thanks to all the fans, friends, and industry folks who helped make this past year a success!
We're running an ad in this month's issue of YouthInk Magazine called "Like it? Take it." where we're giving potential fans the opportunity to listen to our debut album in its entirety and then choose to get a free copy of any one of the ten songs on the album.
Surf on over to www.acresoflions.com/youthink to check it out!