Friday, August 7th/09, The Pawn Shop, Edmonton AB I am very surprised at us this tour, about our musical tastes and the arrangement of songs we have selected for our own personal tour mixes, another ritual in which we share. I went pretty mellow this time around, choosing bands like The Decemberists, The Format, Attack In Black, Mother Mother, Wilco, Get Up Kids, as well as many others (indiefuck) Dan firmly adheres to metal and rock n roll, something he’s done for years, but still manages to sneak in “Life is a highway” before any of us get a hold of the stereo, within the first 5 minutes of driving. I don’t know though, somehow we decided to listen to a vast selection of R&B, Rap and hip-hop, something we >> read more

Thursday, August 6/09, The Taphouse, St.Albert, AB Everyone eventually forgets to bring something when they are going on a trip, especially a long one. I am notorious for putting things down and leaving them there.  Anything, really. The items could be very small or very large, I would still forget where I left them. We were tempted to name this tour the “Keys? Wallet? Phone?” tour, due to the amount of times I’ve already left my shit in random places… let’s just say I found my keys on the front lawn this morning and I was stone-cold sober last night. Now, I don’t think we have forgotten anything. What I own is minimal, a bed, a desk, a tv, a bookshelf, everything else usually comes with me, items I store >> read more

Want to help us spread the word about our summer tour? All you have to do is invite all your friends on facebook to our summer tour event, then send an email to facebook@acresoflions.com with the subject “SUMMER TOUR CONTEST ENTRY” and you’ll be entered in a contest to win a free Acres Of Lions “Sun” t-shirt and a free copy of our debut album “Working”! Hope to see you and your friends on the road this summer! >> read more

Tuesday, August 5/09, The Road, BC And the tour begins, like always, with a ferry-ride! Yes, that’s right! We have paid our $66 Canadian dollars to cross a body of water, which has always been $112, but thanks to the spectacular summer sales, the greatest of promotional tools, we were spared the injustice and boarded on what was the most excellent ride to the mainland we have ever experienced (no, really) The ritual continues, the spritz to the cafeteria, the over-priced meal, the complaining about the over-priced meal, the half-conscious walk around the inner and outer decks, the search for something captivating, anything at all, and inevitably ending up in the van after setting a couple of car alarms off in the process. I don’t know why we even bother >> read more

For the second time in 2009, we’re getting in the van and driving across this great country of ours in hopes of making some new friends, playing some fun shows, and basking in the summer sunshine. We’re fortunate to be sharing the stage with some amazing bands on the first part of the tour, so here’s a couple links you might want to check out before coming to see us in your hometown: Mapping The Escape, The Artist Life, Brights, The Ripperz, Making Waves, Immaculate Machine, Maurice, Vince Vaccaro. The following is a list of the first bunch of dates taking us from Victoria to the nation’s capital in Ottawa… July 31 – Sidney, BC @ Charles Dickens Pub w/ Immaculate Machine Aug 3 – Victoria, BC @ St. Ann’s >> read more