Canadian Blog NxEW Reviews ‘Working’
David Yazbeck, a contributing writer to the new Canadian blog collective North By East West, was kind enough to write a review of Acres Of Lions debut album “Working”. He also included a short interview he did with the band via email. Check it out on the NxEW website… http://www.nxew.ca/2009/12/cd-review-acres-of-lions-working-is.html We also recommend to those of you who are interested in Canadian music that you consider either subscribing to the NxEW rss feed or just follow them on Twitter. With over 100 staff writers from cities across Canada, they do a great job of reporting on the latest happenings in the Canadian music scene.
‘Closer’ charts on Galaxie Rock’s Top 50
The first single ‘Closer’ from Acres Of Lions debut album ‘Working’ charted at #19 this year in the Top 50 Most Played Songs Of 2009 on CBC’s Galaxie Rock Radio. See the full chart below… Galaxie Rock Top 50 Most Played Songs Of 2009 1. Kings Of Leon-Use Somebody (885 spins) 2. Krome-Turn It Up (847) 3. Chickenfoot-Oh Yeah (787) 4. Our Lady Peace-All You Did Was Save My Life (770) 5. Kings Of Leon-Notion (756) 6. The Gaslight Anthem-Old White Lincoln (714) 7. Billy Boy On Poison-On My Way (706) 8. White Lies-Death (705) 9. Nickelback-If Today Was Your Last Day (697) 10. Jet-She’s A Genius (692) 11. Nickelback-Burn It To The Ground (675) 12. Thornley-Make Believe (659) 13. The Tragically Hip-Love Is A First (656) 14. Shinedown-Second Chance
YouthInk Free Download Promotion
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!
Acres Of Lions Holiday Postcard
Want to receive a personally written postcard from the guys in Acres Of Lions this holiday season? It’s easy! Just be one of the first 100 people to send an email to postcards@acresoflions.com with your name and mailing address and we’ll send you one of our new holiday postcards absolutely free!
Cordova Bay Records Party!
Wanna party with Acres of Lions? Come to the Cordova Bay Records 10 Year Anniversary Holiday Party! A faithful supporter of independent music on the West Coast, Cordova Bay Records has been making records for 10 years. With a constantly evolving music market, selling records hasn’t always been easy and we never would have made it this far if it hadn’t been for the fans and supporters of our artists. So this year, CEO Michael Burke is showing his appreciation by expanding the annual Cordova Bay Records Holiday party. The party will take place on Saturday, December 5th in Victoria. Normally a very exclusive event, this year we are moving to a larger space and making it possible for you – the fan, the supporter, the enthusiast – to receive
Dance Sequence Featured on Capital Rock City – Episode #80
We forgot to mention that the new Acres Of Lions single “Dance Sequence” was featured last week on The Zone 91.3 FM DJ Jeremy Baker’s Capital Rock City Podcast. Jeremy also featues some other great artists, including: Said The Whale, Hannah Georgas, Missing Starla, and Ted from Tegan and Sara’s old band Porchlife. Download : Capital Rock City – Episode #80
Free Double Dance Fall Sampler
Acres Of Lions song “Let’s Get Sentimental” is featured on alternative music/lifestyle magazine Double Dance‘s brand new Fall Sampler. To download the free sampler that also inlcudes tracks from Aidan Knight, Jon and Roy, A Textbook Tragedy and more, visit: http://doubledance.ca/artists/fall-sampler/
Zone Show #192
Our friends in the Victoria band Armchair Cynics are throwing a CD Release Party next Saturday (Nov 14) at Sugar Nightclub and they were nice enough to invite us and Vince Vacarro to share the night with them. Armchair cynics new album is called “Starting Today”, and it’s available now online and in stores across Canada. Local radio station The Zone 91.3 FM are presenting the show as Zone Show #192 so tune in next week for your chance to win some free tickets! For those who want to buy tickets the old fashioned way, tickets available at Lyle’s Place (Yates St) for $12.
New Music Video for Dance Sequence!
The music video we shot this past September for the song Dance Sequence is finished and has been added to the Much Music library! You can watch it on the Much Music website at the following link… http://watch.muchmusic.com/video-playlists/video-playliststhe-wedge/clip229244#clip229244 The video was shot in an abandoned building in Vancouver’s lower east side, and features some amazing breakdancers from the Now or Never Crew. If you’d like to help us get it played on Much Music, please email or call in (1-800-265-6824) your requests! Special thanks to Brian Dutkewich and Angela Kendall from Transmission2 for making this video happen.
Hallowfest – All Ages Halloween Bash!
It’s less than two weeks until Halloween, so we wanted to remind everyone that this year Acres Of Lions is part of a super fun all-ages Halloween Party called Hallowfest that’s happening at Saanich Commonwealth Place. The doors will be open from 7 PM – 11PM on October 31st, and in addition to bands there will be a bunch of fun games to play: Horizontal Bungee, SUMO SUITS, BIG SCREEN Rock Band, Wii GAMES room, etc. There will also be a bunch of amazing free prizes given away – some of the stuff the promoters gave away at last years’ event included an iPod Touch, skateboard decks, and a Nintendo Wii – so some of you are definitely going to get hooked up! Tickets are available for $10 presale (available
