Thursday, November 3rd, 9:00 am, Kamloops I wake up beside Dan Ball, a spectacle only a few people will witness in a lifetime. I take a cold shower against my will and head out into the morning to get a coffee and a paper. I return to find the boys heading to the Howard Johnson “Breakfast Room” where it seems all of the guests in the hotel have migrated to for free cereal and home-made waffles, a true gift. The room is more like a dimly-lit underground, poker-room than a breakfast nook, but the people are much friendlier. I eat bran flakes and Lewis questions the integrity of the waffle batter, convinced it was originally for pancakes. We cram ourselves into the van with our new honorary member, Kelly “Big >> read more

Wednesday, November 2nd, 7:00am, Victoria The tour starts off like every other Acres tour; hungover, operating on one hour of sleep, the band itself is prepared but as individuals IN the band, we are positive-thinking wrecks and we always seem to leave all our shit to the very last minute. It’s kind of one of those things that makes a tour what it is from the beginning; that rushed, groggy state of mind where you are pretty much a zombie with an expressed purpose, like being late for class. You barely function, but somehow manage to get everything in order in a matter of minutes. In my morning panic of last minute packing and preparation, I realize I have misplaced my wallet during last night’s celebration with friends, pop-punk sing-alongs >> read more

We are super excited to announce that Acres Of Lions has been selected as the 5th place Finalists ($5000 prize) in the 2011 Peak Performance Project! Congratulations to the other winning bands! Thanks so much to Jim Pattison, MusicBC and 100.5 The Peak FM for making the Peak Performance Project a reality. >> read more

Tune in to 100.5 The Peak in Vancouver today at 3:15 PM to hear the announcement for the Top 5 winners in the 2011 Peak Performance Project! The winners will receive: 1st place – $100,500 2nd place – $75,000 3rd place – $50,000 4th place – $10,000 5th place – $5,000 The Top 3 bands will also be performing at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on November 17th. >> read more

Acres Of Lions cross Canada tour with Ten Second Epic starts next week! Dates are as follows: 11/2 Kamloops, BC – Heroes Pub * 11/4 Edmonton, AB – The Starlite Room 11/5 Lloydminster, AB – Phunkin Gruuve 11/9 Calgary, AB – The Republik 11/11 Victoria, BC – White Eagle Hall 11/12 Vancouver, BC – The Media Club 11/16 Saskatoon, SK – Walkers Night Club 11/17 Regina, SK – Riddell Centre 11/18 Yorkton, SK – Ukrainian Orthodox Hall 11/19 Winnipeg, MB – West End Cultural Centre 11/22 Toronto, ON – Sneaky Dee’s 11/23 Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa 11/24 London, ON – London Music Hall Note: Dates marked with * are not with Ten Second Epic. For more information about tickets, etc visit our Tour Dates page. >> read more