Goodbye Jobfest, Hello Wint-ober Tour!
Jeremy Baker: “Wow. Dan, man, your beard has really grown since the last time I’ve seen you. Gnarly, man!” Dan: “And I hope to never not inspire anyone and everyone with it. Thank you.” The tour began on a rainy Thursday evening in Victoria. The Balconies came to town and we performed together in what is only to be described as a classic Lucky Bar setting: sweaty, gritty, sexy and with the volume turned up all the way. It was a great night with all of our closest friends and colleagues out with us, and a proper introduction and warm welcome to our new Toronto rock’n’roll friends in The Balconies. Hometown shows are always the most exciting and nostalgic, and quite often the drunkest, but unfortunately not this particular night.
Winter Tour Is Coming…
Dan: “The hardest part about touring Canada for the millionth time in the winter is probably the roads.” The rest of us: “OH.” For those of you who don’t know it, but would like to, we are on tour right now against all odds that come along with the impending great Canadian winter; the pits and perils, the beautiful frozen north and the great selection of seasonal beverages in every town to keep our spirits warm. Check out the dates, and the TOUR section of our website to join the FB events! Oct 24 – Prince George, BC – Artspace Oct 25 – Dawson Creek, BC – Rockwells Pub Oct 26 – Dawson Creek, BC – Rockwells Pub Oct 28 – Edmonton, AB – Wunderbar Oct 31 – Calgary, AB
Acres Fall Tour Blog #7
“A bad day on the course is better than a good day in the office is what I always say.” – Dan Ball, golfing for the first time ever So this last week the “I’d rather be on tour” tour with The Harbour Sound came to an end, and much too early we might add. Thursday night was the final night of the rather short island tour, in which we were graced with the presence of our old friend Liam Glaim (formerly of The Perfect Trend) performing solo and our pal Lindsey Blane, who snapped some pretty killer shots of the event. It was a quiet, rainy night at The Cambie in Nanaimo, but had an amazing time playing for our friends and fans who came out on a Thursday
Acres Fall Tour Blog #6
Dan: “I would love it if Morgan Freeman told me a bed-time story. His voice is perfect.” Tyson: “There’s something about his laugh, too. I love it. It’s like he laughs with his whole body, and it’s rare.” Jeff: “What the fuck are we talking about?” – One of our many van conversations on the topic of the timbre of Morgan Freeman’s voice Well hello there again, friends! It has been a steady week for us on Vancouver Island, that’s for sure! We are still with Jobfest until the end of the month, visiting and performing in some long lost and lovely regions of the island we live on, and in between shows and all the bally-hoo, we have been working on a couple demos out in Metchosin, at our
Acres Fall Tour Blog #5
“FRESH POOOOOOOTS!” – Said, all of us always, and forever So it has been a rather busy last two weeks, and we have been running solely on energy drinks. protein bars and about 5-6 fresh pots of coffee a day. It is more than an addiction this time around. We have been averaging about 3-4 hours of sleep, and the occasional narcoleptic lapse in the van. But, you know, that’s just how she goes when you’re straight giggin’r and working on the road for months on end. Fresh pots are hard to come by, but you take what you can get, fresh pot or not. Fresh pots. This past week, we had the distinct pleasure of opening for an inspiring band from Vancouver called “Limblifter.” The show was at Venue,
Acres Fall Tour Blog #4
“The new word for ‘Awesome’ should be ‘Scientific.’” – Billy The Kid, raising a good point, as always You know when you return home after being away for so long you can’t remember when you left and you have that one day and night off from everything to just simply exist and contemplate, eat a home cooked meal with your friends, slowly sip a few fingers of some finely aged fire, listen to some truly brilliant tunes and walk up and down the streets of the town you’ve grown to love so well, for all it’s faults, greatness and beauty? That’s exactly what I got the chance to do this weekend upon my Greyhound bus return to Vancouver and Victoria, while simultaneously playing a couple great solo shows with one
Acres Fall Tour Blog #3
“How ’bout you go get me another juicebox, Juicebox!” – Shane, screaming in Tyson’s continuous juicebox drinking face You know how sometimes you get bummed out a little bit because you want summer to continue so badly; the warm weather, the barely dressed good-looking people walking around everywhere unashamed with their parts out, the summer treats like iced coffee and slush puppies easily consumed due to your brain being on fire, the boat rides out on the lake for fun and not just fishing or getting rid of cruel mistakes? Well, we were truly blessed for our time in Kelowna. We got to spend 4 magically scorching days in the sun with friends, wake-boarding on lake Okanagan, playing a couple amazing gigs and drinking a seemingly endless supply of delicious
Acres Fall Tour Blog #2
“Jesus Christ, that’s a big fucking bear!” – Shane, imitating Gord Downie So, the handle broke off of our van’s sliding door.. again, leaving us to work as a team, those sitting in the front seats to kindly let everyone out of the back seats lest ye want to make the awkward climb over and out through the passenger door (which makes you look stupid, and you should feel stupid). It is also leaving us to wonder in which cheap-and-easy manner we shall re-attach the handle. Drill it out and screw it back on? Use a screwdriver as a handle? (It works) Tack it on with a welder ala Shane Deyotte welding skills? Decisions, decisions. We will keep you updated on our rolling, soon-to-be flaming, watery prison-grave, but for now,
Acres Fall Tour Blog #1
“I hope we get the ‘Spider-Man’ room!” – Shane Deyotte, as he walks by all of the themed rooms in a Prestige Inn We are back on the road again with Jobfest 2012! It’s so nice to be back. As you may or may not know, earlier this year (April – July, to be exact) we toured the northern communities of British Columbia with a BC government funded program called Jobfest 2012, bringing online career applications and options to young people all over the province. We were the hired entertainment, and it was just fantastic to be able to connect with so many awesome people along the way, and also, to be able to perform in so many areas of the province, places like Haida Gwaii and northern towns along
Acres Demo Blog #1: #4dudes1house
“I have 4 stage-moves when playing the bass: ‘The Swoop,’ ‘The Dan Ball 1-2-3,’ ‘The Bobble-Head’ and I always like to finish with ‘The Final Stroke.’” – Dan Ball, a man of many charms The magic is definitely happening, and depending on what your interpretation of “magic” is, it’s a good thing and not gross at all! For those of you who are not aware, we have been living in a house located in South-East Edmonton for the past two weeks writing new songs and recording them in demo format for a brand new album. Hazeldean, the locals call the area, and so far so good. The songwriting magic is bright, the creative energy is flowing, the murder-spasms are slight, and what’s more, these are our first ever writing sessions
