AhoY THERE!!!

We haven't updated any of our thingies in a while, ye old blog, that good (face)book, tHE SPACE, maybe even TWEETING a little less, etc. we do apologize for this. and i hate to interrupt the silence with even more silence, BUT, there is some pretty god damn exciting stuff happening over here. can't say exactly what YET, but...

we've been working on a new album called BIG ECHO. we are pretty sure we are going to be quite proud of it when it's finished (getting soo close). we have been working on it with a pretty rad/oustanding dude, that we'll talk more about later (here's a hint)...

we're planning trips to some really amazing places, maybe even some we've never been to(?!) **hint hint**

we just found out we are doing some awesome shows with our buddy john vanderslice, he's got an amazing new record coming out that we can't wait to hear live (we suggest you do the same):

5.17.09 The Partisan (w/ John Vanderslice)
5.27.09 Velour (w/ John Vanderslice)
5.28.09 Kilby Court (w/ John Vanderslice)
5.29.09 Hi-Dive (w/ John Vanderslice)

been becoming obsessed with cass mccombs (A is so brilliant). also, been listening to this band GIRLS http://www.myspace.com/girlssanfran a lot, they put up some new jams.. can't wait for the record!

more real announcements with cold hard facts later.

love,
the morning benders

US TOUR 2009 -
startinggggg............ NOW!!!

whoa.

1. we are touring the country with the good lads and lassies in the submarines. fun fun fun. buy tickets now on ticketmaster or your town's venue, etc... DO IT NOW while you still can, you big crazies!! see calenduuurrr below for when we come to your town.

2. to kick off this partay we decided to cover each other's songs. we covered the sub's 1940, and they covered our song, waiting for a war. i think they turned out just super swell. you can check out the songs at our myspaces, or download them off RCRDLBL.
http://www.myspace.com/themorningbenders
http://www.myspace.com/thesubmarinesmusic

PS: NOISE POP IN SAN FRANCISCO IS NOW ON SALE. THERE ARE LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE, SO BUY THEM NOW:
noisepop tickets link : http://noisepop.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=31161&

1/29 San Diego, CA @ The Loft UCSD
1/30 Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
2/1 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
2/3 Austin, TX @ Stubbs BBQ
2/4 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues-Pontiac Garage
2/6 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
2/7 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
2/8 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
2/9 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas
2/10 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
2/11 Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House
2/13 Boston, MA @ Middle East
2/14 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
2/15 Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel
2/17 Chicago, IL @ Schubas
2/18 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
2/20 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
2/21 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
2/23 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
2/24 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
2/25 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
2/27 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ SLIMS NOISE POP!!
2/28 LOS ANGELES, CA @ THE TROUBADOR!

love,
the morning benders
www.myspace.com/themorningbenders

friends,

today is a glorious day!!!! not only is it 11/11 (coooooollll), but it also happens to be the day of our exclusive iTunes session release! that's right, brand new music that you can get right NOW. it has 5 songs - 1 brand new track, a cover of our favorite song from the jungle book, and 3 completely rearranged takes from tin cans (seriously, you might not even recognize them). oh, if you are one of those skeptical types who has to try before you buy, you can get a preview of a couple of these tracks over at our myspace. we are quite proud of this lil ep, we hope you enjoy it.

here's the tracklist:

damnit anna (supersoul version)
i wanna be like you (jungle book cover)
back and again (big echo preview)
i was wrong (nico version)
doctor doctor (alt version of 'patient patient')

and here's the direct link to the session in the itunes store:
iTunes link

...and if for some insane reason you don't have our album, grab that too:
album link



**LAST BUT NOT LEAST, if you still haven't gotten tickets to our LAST SHOW OF THE YEAR (sf, rickshaw stop, all ages), please do that now. we don't want any of you to be left out, so buy tickets early! here's the link and info:

last show of the year:

--RICKSHAW STOP--

DECEMBER 5

830PM

ALL AGES

W/ THE MUSLIMS AND MINIATURE TIGERS

BUY TICKETS NOW BEFORE IT SELLS OUT:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C00413913555F43?camefrom=AFF_ILIKE&brand=tm

*oh yeah, UK PEOPLE. tin cans available now exclusively at rough trade, link here:
talking through tin cans UK*

love ya,
the morning benders

hey kids,

here are a couple sweet festival dealies we are playing next month (see us in that tiny tiny font at the bottom of the fliers?!?!!? yeah, that's us!!!!)... no, seriously, we are honored to be playing these with so many great bands. we will be playing early (noon) at both, so be sure to make it on time!!

MONOLITH FESTIVAL 9/13:


TREASURE ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL 9/21:


love,
your friendly neighborhood morning benders

friendos,

we just got back from LA today. thanks to everyone who came out to the gibson show and the el rey show with airborne. that was a ton of fun. we got some cool stuff coming up, check it!

-we're going to be recording at different fur next week for a special iTunes session. it should be a lot of fun. stay tuned for when that is coming out!

-our song "worth the fight" is finally available on the accidental rhythm compilation put together by jason eldredge (kcrw) and jeremy wineberg (invisible dj). check out more on that here:
http://www.myspace.com/accidentalrhythm

-check out tank farm's future sounds #32, you'll find a track by us on there. more info here: http://www.futuresounds.blogspot.com/

-'boarded doors' is on the foundtrack compilation as well. there's a cool ra ra riot track on there, and some other good stuff... check it: http://www.foundtrack.com/mix

that's all for now folks.

much love,
the morning benders

hey guys,

so glad everyone liked the bedroom covers, maybe we'll do another free album again some time? what do you think? yea, that's what i thought, you buncha freeloaders. just playing, we like free stuff too.

here's some stuff that's been happening that we haven't had a chance to post about until now:

-we are playing LA next week. at the el rey theatre. august 7th. airborne toxic event's cd release show. we play 2nd. doors at 8pm. it's sold out on the site, but i think there may be some tickets available at the venue. (**and if you can't get in to this show, we're playing another the night before, SCROLL DOWN**)

-live 105 homegrown weekend is running all this weekend (you guessed it). we were one of the few local bands selected to be a part of it. tune in to hear some songs off our album, and maybe if you're lucky, a little interview. oh yeah, call in and request us you chumps:

REQUEST A SONG
Request Line 415.478.LIVE
Toll free 1.800.696.1053

TO TEXT US
send messages to FM105 (that's 36105)
or #105 from your Sprint phone

-we announced a bunch of FREE puma in-stores. we did the last one acoustic, without a set list, and just took requests. maybe we'll make a habit of doing em this way... maybe we'll do something completely different. come on by and check it out! there are a few free college shows too, all the dates below:

Oct 20 2008 8:00P
*FREE* Puma In-Store (Acoustic) Boston, Massachusetts

Oct 21 2008 8:00P
*FREE* Puma In-Store (Acoustic) New York, New York

Oct 22 2008 8:00P
*FREE* Case Western (STUDENTS ONLY) Cleveland, Ohio

Oct 28 2008 1:00P
*FREE* UCSB Santa Barbara, California

Oct 29 2008 8:00P
*FREE* Puma In-Store (Acoustic) Santa Monica, California

-we did a really cool session for limewire, which you can get exclusively from them. we did them right at the end of the kooks tour. some versions of songs like you've never heard them before, fo shizzle:

LIVE @ LIME LINK

-we will also be playing the Accidental Rhythm CD Release party, which takes place on Wednesday August 6th at the Gibson Guitar Showroom in Beverly Hills. The showroom is located at 9350 Civic Center Drive, Suite 130. The evening begins at 8pm and we play at 9pm. this shit is FREE, and anyone can come, SO DO IT.

from their page:
"Accidental Rhythm is a new collection of up-and-coming innovative artists from around the world that bends all genres and showcases an eclectic and diverse mix of music that is on the forefront of what is next. The CD, which hits streets on August 19th, features the exclusive physical release of the morning benders' track 'worth the fight'.

The disc is curated and produced by KCRW DJ, Jason Eldredge and Jeremy Wineberg, President of Invisible DJ Records. Jason has been named by Billboard Magazine as one of the "Top 30 Under Thirty" in the music industry and Flaunt Magazine calls Jeremy "The Purveyor of Cool." The release will be available in such retail outlets as Fred Segal, Urban Outfitters, Hear Music and Best Buy."

-we're playing SAN JOSE with our good homies THE MUMLERs, on August 22. not to be missed...

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that's all i can think of for now. more soon!

love,
chris / the morning benders

LA TOMORROW at the Avalon w/ Supergrass. We play 2nd. 8PM. ALL AGES.

AVALON - ALL AGES
1735 N VINE/HOLLYWOOD
SAT JUL 12 2008 7PM DRS

....and next week... our first bay area show in a couple months, and the last one until treasure island. BE THERE PEOPLE!!


next BAY AREA show!!:


love,
the morning benders

hey kiddies,

quite excited to let you all know that we are doing another full US tour come october. this time with the homies in ra ra riot. we have a few more surprise dates for you as well, so if you don't see your city on there, don't get too upset. send us a message and let us know you want us to stop by though, those things really do count...

RA RA dates below and the rest of the dates this month:

Jul 1 2008 8:00P
EL REY THEATRE (w/ we are scientists!) LA, California
Jul 2 2008 8:00P
[rock] the CASBAH (w/ we are scientists) San Diego, California
Jul 3 2008 8:00P
glass house (w/ we are scientists)!!!! Pomona, California
Jul 5 2008 7:00P
Blue Lamp (w/ We Are Scientists and Cut Off Your Hands) Sacramento, California
Jul 8 2008 7:00P
Berbati’s Pan (w/ We Are Scientists and Cut Off Your Hands) Portland, Oregon
Jul 9 2008 7:00P
Neumo’s (w/ We Are Scientists and Cut Off Your Hands) Seattle, Washington
Jul 12 2008 8:00P
Avalon (w/ SUPERGRASS!) Los Angeles, California
Jul 20 2008 1:00P
GOOD Magazine BLOCK PAR-TAY @ 111 Minna SAN FRANCISCO, California
Sep 13 2008 1:45P
MONOLITH @ RED ROCKS!! Morrison, Colorado
Sep 21 2008 12:00P
TREASURE ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL (hell yeahhhhhh) SAN FRANCISCO BAY, California
Sep 29 2008 7:00P
Modified (w/ Ra Ra Riot) Phoenix, Arizona
Sep 30 2008 7:00P
Plush (w/ Ra Ra Riot!@! yea!@) Tucson, Arizona
Oct 2 2008 7:00P
The Loft (w/ Ra Ra RIOT!) Dallas, Texas
Oct 3 2008 7:00P
Stubb’s (w/ Ra Ra Riot) Austin, Texas
Oct 4 2008 7:00P
Rudyards (w/ Ra Ra Riot) Houston, Texas
Oct 7 2008 7:00P
The Social (w/ Ra Ra Riot) Orlando, Florida
Oct 8 2008 7:00P
Club Downunder (w/ Ra Ra Riot) Tallahassee, Florida
Oct 10 2008 7:00P
Drunken UNICORN (w/ Ra Ra Riot!@$) AtlantA, Georgia
Oct 11 2008 7:00P
Local 506 (w/ Ra Ra Riot) Raleigh, North Carolina
Oct 12 2008 7:00P
Black Cat (w/ Ra Ra Riot) washington DC yo, Washington DC
Oct 14 2008 7:00P
Ottobar (w/ Ra Ra Riot) Baltimore, Maryland
Oct 15 2008 7:00P
Johnny Brenda’s (w/ Ra Ra Riot) PHILLY, Pennsylvania
Oct 18 2008 7:00P
Middle East Downstairs (w/ Ra Ra Riot) Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 28 2008 1:00P
UCSB Santa Barbara, California

Numero uno: we will be playing a FREE acoustic show at the Puma store on Market Street, on Friday, June 27th (Tomorrow!@!@@!). You heard right… enjoy all your favorite morning benders tunes without it costing you a penny. Click on the flyer below for more info.



Numero Dos: we're playing the GOOD Magazine block party on July 20th. Deets:
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS!!@

Y Tres: We are pleased to announce that we will be a part of the 2008 Treasure Island Festival on Sunday, September 21st. tons of amazing bands are playing this, we really are VERY EXCITEd. YAYYYYYY!!!

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also, a big hearty thank you to everyone who bought our album from itunes this past week. and big ups to itunes for the editor's choice love. we can't believe it but we just got this info from them:

‘talking through tin cans’ was just selected last week as iTunes ‘Editors Choice’, which led to the album breaking the iTunes Top 20 album charts (#18) and Top 10 alternative album charts (#8) and put the band on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart (#8) and Indie Album Chart (#30). Pretty crazy stuff…

yowzas!

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here's all the dates mentioned above. and if we aren't coming to your city in the next couple weeks... don't fret. big update on MONDAY.


Jun 27 2008 7:00P
Puma FREE In-Store SAN FRANCISCO, California

Jul 5 2008 7:00P
Blue Lamp (w/ We Are Scientists and Cut Off Your Hands) Sacramento, California

Jul 8 2008 7:00P
Berbati’s Pan (w/ We Are Scientists and Cut Off Your Hands) Portland, Oregon

Jul 9 2008 7:00P
Neumo’s (w/ We Are Scientists and Cut Off Your Hands) Seattle, Washington

Jul 12 2008 8:00P
Avalon (w/ SUPERGRASS!) Los Angeles, California

Jul 20 2008 1:00P
GOOD Magazine BLOCK PAR-TAY @ 111 Minna SAN FRANCISCO, California

Sep 13 2008 1:45P
MONOLITH @ RED ROCKS!! Morrison, Colorado

Sep 21 2008 12:00P
TREASURE ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL (hell yeahhhhhh) SAN FRANCISCO BAY, California

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love,
the morning benders

talking through tin cans was selected as editor's choice this week on itunes! it's quite flattering, but what does this mean for all you kids out there? well, you see the album listed on the homepage of the itunes store? ...and guess what, it's $5.99!! yes, we know it's crazy. your eyes aren't playing tricks on you, you can buy the ENTIRE album for $5.99. so go do it!

click below to go to the itunes store:


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on another note, the tour is over, which is a bit of a bummer. we're all a bit tired, but it was so much fun playing for you all, we can't wait to get out again. that should be very soon (note: that's really very soon for you west coasters, check out the july we are scientists dates below). and, we're keeping pretty busy.

we're swinging by the Daytrotter Studios in Iowa and HearYa HQ’s in Chicago this week on our drive back home to record some sweet sessions. then we'll be back for a performance and interview with Aaron Axelsen on Live105 ‘Soundcheck’ on the evening of Sunday, June 22nd. then we're shooting a video for ‘damnit anna’ in SF on June 24th with the homies at nylon tv and will be doing a FREE acoustic show at the puma store in SF (free and all-ages) on friday, june 27th.

here's all those dates:
Sunday, June 22nd LIVE 105 Soundcheck Tune in at 6pm PST

Friday, June 27th San Francisco, CA Puma Store In-Store

July 5th Sacramento, CA Blue Lamp (with We Are Scientists)

July 8th Portland, OR Berbati's Pan (with We Are Scientists)

July 9th Seattle, WA Neumo's (with We Are Scientists)

July 12th Los Angeles, CA Avalon (with Supergrass)

July 20th San Francisco, CA GOOD Magazine Block Party @ 111 Minna

September 13th Morrison, CO Monolith @ Red Rocks