Rock The Royal 100th Anniversary
Come celebrate The Royal and McPherson Theaters’ 100th Anniversary with 10 great local artists performing songs from the past, present, and future, highlighting Victoria’s rich rock music scene. Get your tickets from: TicketWeb
Arctic Air features Bright Lights
Popular CBC produced television show Arctic Air starring Adam Beach will be featuring several Acres Of Lions songs in their upcoming season. Bright Lights will be featured in Season 3 – Episode 2. February 25 @ 9 PM. Better Luck Next Year will be featured in Season 3 – Episode 9. March 18 @ 9 PM.
Western Canadian Tour
Acres Of Lions is back on the road this fall with a short run of tour dates in Western Canada. The tour includes showcase performances at BreakOut West in Calgary, as well as headlining performances in Victoria, Vancouver, and Edmonton. The dates are as follows: Oct 3 – Edmonton @ Filthy McNasty’s Oct 4 – Calgary @ The Palomino (9 PM) Oct 5 – Calgary @ The Republik (10 PM) Oct 10 – Victoria @ Upstairs Cabaret Oct 11 – Vancouver @ The Media Club For more info, check out the TOUR page.
Home(s) Released Worldwide
Acres Of Lions latest album, Home(s), is available now for purchase around the world. The album features 10 tracks, including the hit single “Bright Lights” that has been climbing the rock radio charts in Canada for the past few months. Links to international digital releases: US: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/home-s/id702893729 UK: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/home-s/id702893729 Japan: https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/home-s/id702893729?l=en Germany: https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/home-s/id702893729?l=en
Canada Day in BC Capital City of Victoria
Join Acres Of Lions this coming Monday for Victoria, BC’s CANADA DAY 2013 celebration. The band will be appearing on the Main Stage in front of the Legislative Buildings at 7:40 PM sharp. Other notable acts include Kathryn Calder, The Odds, and Hey Ocean! More information about the event can be found on the victoriacanadaday.ca website. Also, for those of you tweeting about the day long festivities, the hash tag this year is: #yyjcanadaday
3rd place in International Songwriting Competition
Acres Of Lions “Reaction” has beat out thousands of song submissions to place 3rd in the International Songwriting Competition’s Pop/Top40 category. For more information about the competition visit: http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners
Home(s) Album Released in Japan
Our brand new album, titled “Home(s)”, is available now in music stores throughout Japan. Thanks to Daisuke and Bullion Records for helping Acres Of Lions find an audience in Japan.
Breakfast Television Edmonton!
Hi friends! We just wanted to let you know that recently we were featured on Breakfast Television Edmonton! Thanks to all who tuned in to City TV last Friday morning at 8:00 am to catch the performances! For those of you who would not dare to wake at such an early hour, please check out the following videos of our songs PRAIRIE FIRE and an acoustic version BRIGHT LIGHTS online!
Home(s) Album Released in Canada
Acres Of Lions third album Home(s) is available now on iTunes and in stores across Canada. The album was produced/engineered by Brian Moncarz (Moneen, Circa Survive) and features 10 brand new tracks: 1. Bright Lights 2. Old Town 3. Prairie Fire 4. Great Escape 5. Never Let Me Go 6. Better Luck Next Year 7. Miserable Together 8. Writing From The Heart 9. Home(s) 10. Signs And Wonders To purchase the album on iTunes… Canada – https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/home-s/id611318329 To purchase a CD via Mail Order… http://www.maplemusic.com/product.asp?dept_id=6191&pf_id=6190-03&lang=EN Copies will also be available from the band as they tour across Canada in April / May.
Vans Warped Tour 2013
We are pleased to announce that Acres Of Lions will be performing Friday, July 5 in Toronto, ON at the 2013 Vans Warped Tour. There is an amazing roster of bands this year including: Motion City Soundtrack, The Used, Goldfinger, Hawthorne Heights, The Early November, and many more. Check out the full list of bands here.
