EP Recording Update
Well friends, we finally finished the tracking our new EP and are now in the final stages of mixing the record. Our recording engineer, Mike Battle, has done an amazing job an we can’t thank him enough for helping us put together what will be our first release in a decade. The release timeline is still in the early planning stages, but what we know so far is that it will feature four brand new tracks and it will likely get released in fall of 2024. Follow us on social media if you want to find out more.
Sweet Guitarmony
Having a blast this summer finishing off guitar and bass tracking for the new EP. We’ll be posting regular updates to our social media stories, but here’s a few pics of the guitarmony in action.
Live on the Zone 91-3 FM
Our friends at The Zone 91.3 FM were kind enough to have Jeff live on the radio to debut an acoustic version of a new Acres Of Lions tune. Photo credits to our pal Webmeister Bud.
Dialing in the drum vibes
Took our first baby steps towards recording a new EP this weekend. Tyler Ennis on the drums with Mike Battle dialing in tones using some killer gear.
New Merch Designs
Printing new shirts and totes for our February shows with Carpenter! What colour should we print? Help us pick using the poll in our Instagram stories/highlights. Acres Of Lions ‘Sun’ Logo circa 2011 courtesy of the amazing Joey MacDonald. Fun fact: Joey was also the mastermind behind the album artwork for Working (2009) and Home(s) (2013).
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Paddy’s Day to you all, friends! Please enjoy this acoustic cover of “St. Patrick” by Pvris. It’s sassy and intoxicating, like we all should be on this wonderful day every year. Please oh please, drink safe, get a cab and spew green stuff in the sink, toilet or bathtub… Anything with running water, really. Talk to you soon, people… Very soon… we shall live again… Like the Leprechaun…
FREE Rock The Royal tickets
As part of the performances for the 100 year celebration of the Royal and McPherson Theaters, the bands involved have been asked to select and perform a song written by another local artist. Jeff has worked out acoustic versions of a few of our favourite locally written songs, and we’re hoping you can help us choose which one to perform with the full band. In return for your help, we have some free tickets to give away. Just surf on over to the contest page and let us know what you think!
Hey! Hi! Hello! Over Here! No, Over Here!
Well Hello again, folks! My, it has certainly been awhile since the last entry, hasn’t it? We have had a slightly unsettling feeling you all might have thought the worst of our fate… that one or all of us must have perished off the map somewhere undesirable and desolate, vultures circling, bones bleaching, face down in a drained pool, rolled up in a carpeet and thrown off a bridge, or maybe had an unfortunate mishap in a freak gasoline fight accident… But we would like to assure you fine people that we are alive and well and residing on Vancouver Island, our hometown of Victoria flourishing this time of year and anticipating the bright and bustling summer we always do. We have had a good bit of a coffee break
West Coast shows were amazing!
We reached the end of our short little tour last week with a hometown gig in Victoria at Upstairs Cabaret, and the finale in Vancouver, a classic, intimate gig at The Media Club! Here’s a spicy scene from the gig at Upstairs… we think we’re so funny sometimes: We had an excellent time sharing the stage with our friends in Aegis Fang, Freedom Pony and Sharks! On Fire!, and it was sure a shame that the tour could not continue on through the entire month of October… sad faces all around… but this fall is a time for us to reconnoiter the musical region we exist in and discover an all new approach in which to deliver some sweet new jams straight into your thirsty ear-gullets. In proper English: we
Solid hangs at BreakOut West!
It’s been a spell since we’ve had a good long hang in Cow-town, but thanks to BreakOut West, we were able to spend 3 magical days in a blur, roaming the streets downtown, being naughty in hotels, seeing some excellent bands in action and literally swimming in Big Rock Pilsner. And not at all to worry about us boys from Victoria… we survived with only a few scars… some physical, but mostly emotional… it hurts so good! We spent a night in Edmonton playing a gig at Filthy McNasty’s the night before the festivities began… of course, we needed to warm up to this onslaught of festival behaviour and build up our tolerance a little bit… and make sure our set was spot on for the oncoming storm of performances
