Thursday, January 29, 2009

the morning benders tour kicks off today

new EP to be released on February 24th 

the morning benders' North American tour, co-headlining with The Submarines, kicks off today. Their cross-country travels will take them through 23 cities, concluding with high profile shows at the Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco and The Troubadour in Los Angeles. 

 
Artwork by The Kyle : 
http://www.thekyle.net 

01.29.09 San Diego, CA - The Loft 
01.30.09 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar 
02.01.09 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress 
02.03.09 Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ 
02.04.09 Dallas, TX - Pontiac Garage 
02.06.09 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn 
02.07.09 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 
02.08.09 Washington, DC - Black Cat 
02.09.09 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's 
02.10.09 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge 
02.11.09 Brooklyn, NY - Bell House 
02.13.09 Boston, MA - Middle East 
02.14.09 Montreal, QC - Il Motore 
02.15.09 Toronto, ON - Drake Hotel 
02.17.09 Chicago, IL - Schuba's 
02.18.09 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club 
02.20.09 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive 
02.21.09 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court 
02.23.09 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret 
02.24.09 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey 
02.25.09 Portland, OR - Doug Fir 
02.27.09 San Francisco, CA - Slims (Noise Pop) 
02.28.09 Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour 

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In March, the morning benders will be headed down to SXSW in Austin… 

03.19.09 || 
The Bay Area Takeover @ The Beauty Bar || Austin, TX 
03.20.09 || The +1 House Party @ The Legendary Hank Sinatra's || Austin, TX 

**stay tuned for further SXSW announcements** 

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In conjunction with this tour, the morning benders covered a track by The Submarines...and The Submarines returned the favor by covering a benders song. Both songs were given away to fans for free;
they can be downloaded here.

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On February 24th, the morning benders will be releasing a brand new EP, ‘grain of salt,' which will feature the title track, one of their live staples, and three previously unreleased b-sides. For those who purchase the bundle on iTunes, a 5th bonus track will be included for free: an alternate version of ‘grain of salt' 

The track listing is as follows: 

grain of salt 
a song (don't think so hard) 
morning fog
your dark side
BONUS TRACK: grain of salt (big echo version) 

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In other news, The Submarines will roll out the first of 2 new remix EP's on Feb 17th digitally. The first EP includes remixes by AmpLive, Morgan Page, Alaska in Winter, and Tonetiger, and focuses on You Me & the Bourgeoisie (as heard in the Apple 3G ads). The second EP, focusing on Submarine Symphonika, will follow soon - it features remixes by Ra Ra Riot, Wallpaper, Styrofoam, and others. 

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Check the morning benders out on 
imeem or myspace.

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