GIGANTIC CLOSED

CLOSED

2011-03-29T09:15:00.000-07:00

We don't post here anymore. This site will remain intact as an archive.

Go to one of our many other social media sites below for up to date news:

WEBSITE - http://www.themorningbenders.com
TUMBLR - http://themorningbenders.tumblr.com
FACEBOOK - http://facebook.com/themorningbenders
TWITTER - http://twitter.com/ohchu

Love,
The Morning Benders

We're going down under!!!

2010-12-26T18:49:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow we leave for our first ever trip to Australia!!!! Can't wait!!

Tour dates here:
AUSTRALIA TOUR DATES

love,
the morning benders

Free mp3 of The Golden Filter remix of "Excuses"

2010-11-17T09:45:00.000-08:00

AMERICA: BUY TICKETS NOW

2010-09-28T07:13:00.000-07:00

HELLO MY BEAUTIFUL FRIENDS,

THE MORNING BENDERS ARE TOURING AMERICA IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.

WE ARE COMING SOON TO A CITY NEAR YOU.

ITS BEEN A HELLUVA YEAR AND THIS WILL BE OUR LAST TOUR FOR A LITTLE BIT

SO, BUY TICKETS NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
(ALL LINKS ARE BELOW)

WE LOVE YOU XO

Upcoming North American Tour Dates w/ TWIN SISTER, CULTS, OBERHOFER, HOLIDAY SHORES:

October 9^th || Kessler Theater presented by Gorilla Vs Bear! || Dallas, TX*#

http://palladiumdallas.frontgatetickets.com/choose.php?a=1&lid=46678&eid=53895

October 10^th || Austin City Limits || Austin, TX ||

http://www.aclfestival.com/

October 12^th || Clubhouse Music Venue || Tempe, AZ*#

http://www.myeasytix.com/orderticketsarea.asp?p=774&a=44&backurl=%2Feventperformances%2Easp%3Fevt%3D182%26SearchMonth%3D%26monthsubmit%3D%26SearchText%3D%26Go%2Ex%3D%26Go%2Ey%3D%26pg%3D%26spg%3D1%26c%3D

October 13^th || Belly Up Tavern || Solana Beach, CA*#

http://bellyupsolanabeach.frontgatesolutions.com/choose.php?a=1&lid=46386&eid=53565

October 14^th || The Music Box || Los Angeles, CA*#

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/090044C4AE6465F7?artistid=1263526&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

October 15^th || Rio Theatre || Santa Cruz, CA*#

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=2553505&REFERRAL_ID=tmfeed&crosssite=TM_US:1263526:229654

October 16^th || The Fillmore || San Francisco, CA*#

http://www.livenation.com/event/1C0044CAF2BA70EF?crosssite=TM_US:1263526:229424

October 18^th || Neumo’s || Seattle, WA*#

https://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/onlineSale?action=selectPerformance&performance_id=1288201&cobrand=neumos

October 19^th || Doug Fir Lounge || Portland, OR*#

http://ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3aTWS%3aPDFL10:PDFL1019%3a&linkID=twspok

October 20^th || Venue || Vancouver, BC*#

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/11004519A887C010?artistid=1263526&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

October 22^nd || Neurolux || Boise, ID*@

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3084305&REFERRAL_ID=tmfeed&crosssite=TM_US:1263526:337568

October 23^rd || Urban Lounge || Salt Lake City, UT*@

http://www.24tix.com/event.html?show_id=KT1501025384150099773617

October 25^th || Bluebird Theater || Denver, CO*@

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/2C0044F6DF5E19FF?artistid=1263526&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

October 27^th || The Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs) || Fargo, ND*@

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3160185&REFERRAL_ID=tmfeed&crosssite=TM_US:1263526:338899

October 28^th || The Varsity Theater || Minneapolis, MN*@

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/06004513BD8D953B?artistid=1263526&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

October 29^th || Turner Hall Ballroom || Milwaukee, WI*@

http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=TURNER_HALL&pid=6838201

October 30^th || Lincoln Hall || Chicago, IL*%

http://www.lincolnhallchicago.com/Shows/10-31-2010+Morning+Benders

November 2^nd || The Historic Southgate House || Newport, KY*%

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3077335&REFERRAL_ID=tmfeed&crosssite=TM_US:1263526:180765

November 3^rd || The Basement || Columbus, OH*%

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/050044EFF680C3DB?artistid=1263526&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

November 5^th || The Mod Club Theatre || Toronto, ON*%

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/10004512DA16B3DA?artistid=1263526&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

November 6^th || Cabaret du Mile-End || Montreal, QC*%

http://www.admission.com/html/artist.htmI?l=FR&artist=THE+MORNING+BENDERS

November 7^th || Higher Ground-Showcase Lounge || South Burlington, VT*%

http://higherground.frontgatetickets.com/choose.php?a=1&lid=45409&eid=52392

November 9^th || Paradise Rock Club || Boston, MA*%

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/010044F3EA82C2C8?artistid=1263526&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

November 10^th || Iron Horse Music Hall || Northampton, MA*%

http://www.nbotickets.com/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=9

November 11^th || First Unitarian Church || Philadelphia, PA*%

http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/11489/tfly

November 12^th || The Black Cat || Washington, DC*%

http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/12261.aspx

November 18^th || Webster Hall || New York, NY*#

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/000044D5C2AF9AC7?artistid=1263526&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

Echomix 2 / 'Ram On' Paul McCartney (Chill R&B) Cover!

2010-09-15T00:18:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone

Here is another Echomix I made while on the road. I think it's more of an Autumn mix this time. I hope you enjoy it. It includes a cover of a kind of R&B-ified 'Ram On' by Paul McCartney. You can download the full mix below and an mp3 of just the cover from the little widget thingy.

ENJOY!

Echomix 2

Nino Rota "Amore Per Tuti"
Fur "Polybreak"
Parsley Sound "Ease Yourself and Glide"
R. Kelly "Exit"
Teen Inc. "Fountains"
Paul McCartney "Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey"
Jai Paul "BTSTU (Demo)"
The Morning Benders "Ram On (Paul McCartney Cover)"
Four Mints "You're My Desire"
Harry Nilsson "Early In The Morning"

Love,
Chris &
The Morning Benders

Fall US Headline Tour + Big Echo $3.99 TODAY ONLY

2010-08-19T10:25:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

*Very exciting news today! We have just announced another full US headline tour for the Fall. It will start at Austin City Limits in October, continue through November, and will surely be coming to a city near you. All dates, as well as ticket links, can be found on our website here. Tickets are on sale as of NOW.

*For TODAY ONLY, Amazon is selling BIG ECHO for $3.99. This is ridiculously cheap, so grab it quick while you still can! Contrary to what you may have read on a blog somewhere, record sales do help us quite a bit, and we really appreciate your support. Have we told you lately that we love you?

BIG ECHO- $3.99 are you out of your mind?!
$3.99 LINK: http://amzn.to/dABUc7

*Our first album "Talking Through Tin Cans" is also on sale at Amazon, all this month, for only $5. Damn, August is a good month for buying records. Grab it here.

*Also insanely exciting, come winter we will be going to AUSTRALIA for the first time.... and wouldn't ya know, it's actually summertime over there! What a lovely place. We will be playing Falls Festival, and some headline dates as well. All dates are here.

Much love,
The Morning Benders

MORE Europe/UK Dates announced + AUSTRALIA!!

2010-08-10T00:38:00.000-07:00

We are very excited to announce another trip to Europe in September.

Dates can be found at the link below (ticket links will be updated as we get em):
http://themorningbenders.com/tour.html

AND

We will be making our Australian debut at Falls Festival. Very excited for this.

More info on Falls here:
http://www.fallsfestival.com.au/

love,
the morning benders

"Stitches" Yours Truly video!

2010-06-27T17:18:00.000-07:00

You probably didn't know that on the same day we filmed the "Excuses" video with Yours Truly we also filmed a version of another Big Echo track, "Stitches," with the same group of friends (aka The Echo Chamber Orchestra).

It turned out really beautiful and we are super excited to share it with you now:

Love,
The Morning Benders

COLD WAR Lyrics

2010-06-07T09:33:00.001-07:00

A lot of you have been requesting lyrics for 'Cold War' so here they are:

Don't forget to check out the remix, too:

COLD WAR REMIX by Wallpaper.:

NEW song 'Go Grab A Stranger' + 'Cold War' REMIX

2010-06-01T19:52:00.000-07:00

NEW song 'Go Grab A Stranger' from limited tour 7" + 'Cold War REMIX' by Wallpaper FREE MP3!

Go Grab A Stranger by themorningbenders

COLD WAR REMIX by Wallpaper.:

UK and European Dates Announced!!

2010-05-19T15:12:00.000-07:00

VERY VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE JUNE/JULY UK/Europe Dates!!!!!

BIG ECHO is released overseas on JUNE 28--
Pre Order from Rough Trade -- http://bit.ly/bigechoroughtrade

JUNE 26
UK, Brighton - Freebutt

JUNE 27
UK, London - Hyde Park Calling (with paul McCartney)

JUNE 28
UK, Manchester - Night & Day

JUNE 29
UK Glasgow - King Tuts

JULY 1
UK, London - Barfly

JULY 4
GERMANY, Berlin - Magnet

JULY 5
GERMANY, Hamburg - Molow

JULY 6
NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam - Paradiso

JULY 8
FRANCE, Paris - Nouveau Casino

JULY 10
SPAIN, Vigo Galicia - Vigo Transforma Festival

JULY 14
ITALY, Marina di Ravenna - Hanna Bi

JULY 16
ITALY, Naples - Neapolis Festival

JULY 18
PORTUGAL - Super Bok Super Rock Festival

JULY 21
NETHERLANDS, Nijmegan - Festival De Affaire Festival

JULY 22
SPAIN, San Sebastian - San Sebastian International Jazz Festival 45 Edition

love,
the morning benders

'Promises' Lyrics!

2010-05-10T09:54:00.001-07:00

Hey friends,

Here are the lyrics to 'Promises.' Sorry it took me so long to get them up, as I know a lot of you were asking for them. It's been tough to find a time on the road... Enjoy!

(click to zoom)

love,
the morning benders

U.S TOUR DATES w/ Black Keys & Broken Bells!

2010-05-04T06:11:00.000-07:00

Hey yall,

First off, we just finished our first headline tour in support of BIG ECHO, and it was absolutely incredible. Such amazing shows. Thank you for coming and rocking out and singing and dancing with us!

Here are some photos/write-ups from the last 3 shows in New York, in case you missed em:
http://www.themodernage.org/2010/04/27/the-morning-benders-big-echo-swelled-and-soared-at-mhow/
http://www.weallwantsomeone.org/2010/04/26/the-morning-benders-at-the-music-hall-of-williamsburg-424
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/04/the_morning_ben_2.html
http://poptartssucktoasted.com/?p=1124

Second, we are quite excited to announce our two U.S. tours with the Broken Bells in May/June and the Black Keys in July/August. All dates are below. Looks like we are going to be on tour FOREVER. Yayyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!! You may notice a gap between those two tours, well.... we'll be filling that in soon.....stay tuned for that....

North American Tour Dates:

May 18th || Humphreys Concerts by the Bay || San Diego, CA*
May 19th || Henry Fonda Theatre || Los Angeles, CA || SOLD OUT*
May 21st || Regency Ballroom || San Francisco, CA || SOLD OUT*
May 24th || Wonder Ballroom || Portland, OR || SOLD OUT*
May 25th || Showbox at the Market || Seattle, WA || SOLD OUT*
May 26th || Commodore Ballroom || Vancouver, BC*
May 29th || Gothic Theatre || Englewood, CO*
May 31st || Vic Theatre || Chicago, IL || SOLD OUT*
June 1st || St. Andrews Hall || Detroit, MI*
June 2nd || Queen Elizabeth Theatre || Toronto, ON*
June 4th || Royale NightClub || Boston, MA*
June 5th || The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza || New York, NY || SOLD OUT*
June 6th || Electric Factory || Philadelphia, PA*
June 7th || 9:30 Club || Washington, D.C. || SOLD OUT*
June 10th || Center Stage || Atlanta, GA || SOLD OUT*
June 11th || 40 Watt Club || Athens, GA*
July 26th || DAR Constitution Hall || Washington, DC#
July 27th || Central Park Summerstage || New York, NY || SOLD OUT#
July 28th || Central Park Summerstage || New York, NY#
July 30th || Great Plaza at Penn's Landing || Philadelphia, PA#
July 31st || Bank of America Pavilion || Boston, MA#
August 3rd || Kool Haus || Toronto, ON#
August 4th || Kool Haus || Toronto, ON#
August 6-8th || Lollapalooza || Chicago, IL
August 8th || Val Air Ballroom || Des Moines, IA#
August 9th || Anchor Inn || Omaha, NE#
August 11th || Iroquois Amphitheater || Louisville, KY#
August 12th || Ryman Auditorium || Nashville, TN#
August 13th || The LC Amphitheater || Columbus, OH#
August 14th || The Fillmore Detroit || Detroit, MI#

* with Broken Bells
# with The Black Keys

BIG ECHO - UK/Europe/Australia

2010-04-16T09:03:00.001-07:00

Hello!

We are very pleased to announce that BIG ECHO will be released in UK, Europe, Australia (and the rest of the world) on ROUGH TRADE - JUNE 28.

It will be preceded by the 'Excuses' single, with a special b-side, so keep an ear out!

EXCITED!!

TOUR INFO TBA (we are coming!!).

LOVE,
the morning benders

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BIG ECHO Out Now!!

2010-03-09T09:10:00.000-08:00

HEYO,

BIG ECHO is out today!!! We are quite proud of this album, and we are so happy to be able to share it with you. We would be super thrilled if you listened to BIG ECHO how it was intended to be heard, as an album, from start to finish. So, get your copy now:

Itunes (Comes with exclusive track 'Oh, Annie'):
GET IT
Insound:
LP: GET IT CD: GET IT
Amazon:
GET IT
Deluxe Package (Straight from the band, comes with exclusive material, T-Shirt, etc):
GET IT

Thank you so much for your support.

Much love,
The Morning Benders

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BIG ECHO now streaming in its entirety!!

2010-03-01T19:38:00.000-08:00

Friends,

If you are reading this you probably already know that our new album BIG ECHO is coming out next week on March 9th. We wanted to give you tracks 1 and 2 off of BIG ECHO for free (see "Excuses" and "Promises"), to get your journey started, but now it's time to pick up where you've left off. For the next week leading up to the release we will be streaming BIG ECHO in its entirety on our webpage. We've put a lot of love into this album and we'd love for you to listen to it as it was intended to be heard, as an album, from start to finish. You'll notice that the music player on our site can be shared and embedded, so please feel free to share it with your friends, put it on your blog, etc.

BIG ECHO is available March 9 on Vinyl, CD, and digitally. You can pre-order the album now through Insound (with an exclusive free 7" of non-album track "Go Grab A Stranger"), Amazon, or directly from the Beggars site. You will be able to download the album instantaneously from Itunes on March 9 (with a non-album bonus track called "Oh, Annie"). We are quite excited for you to hear this album. Thank you for your support.

Much love,
The Morning Benders

TOUR in 2 weeks, BUY TICKETS NOW!

2010-02-24T09:23:00.000-08:00

Hey buddies!!

Our tour of AMERICA starts in a couple weeks on March 10. You know what that means, don't ya?! It's time to BUY YOUR TICKETS. Seriously though, it breaks our heart to see notes from you guys saying you couldn't get into the show cause it sold out. That sucks. OK? OK!

All tour dates and ticket links are here:
http://themorningbenders.com/tour.html

We will probably have some more show updates, as well as more SXSW info coming soon. Get it straight from ye olde horse's mouth:
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love yall,
the morning benders

"Excuses" Free Mp3

2010-02-16T23:11:00.000-08:00

“Excuses” is the opening track on our new album BIG ECHO.

Download it for free here:

**update: now with LYRICS**

love,
the morning benders

"excuses"

2010-02-13T00:03:00.000-08:00

Show TOMORROW in BROOKLYN- FREE Acoustic House Shows LIMITED RSVP

2010-02-05T07:49:00.001-08:00

Heyoooo,

If you happen to live in NEW YORK--

we are doing a last minute show tomorrow night (saturday, feb 6) at Glasslands in williamsburg.
we play at 10:45
http://www.glasslands.com/

ALSO, if you still happen to live in NEW YORK--

we are doing some small acoustic house shows next week/weekend in new york city / brooklyn. they will be super small (in peoples' apartments), so if you want to come, hit me on twitter. the first people to respond will get the info.

mucho love,
the morning benders

free BIG ECHO download - 'Promises'

2010-01-10T22:02:00.000-08:00

BIG ECHO is coming!!!

the full album isn't out til March 9th, but because we love you guys and know how patiently you've been waiting, we wanted to give you a little sneak peak. so here's a FREE mp3 of a brand new song from BIG ECHO. it's called 'Promises' and we are super excited for you to hear it!

stay tuned for pre-order info for a limited True Panther Sounds 7" of 'Promises' as well as free exclusive music for BIG ECHO pre-orders!

**PREORDER a super limited 'Promises' 7" from True Panther Sounds -- also has the non album track B-Side 'Oh Annie' -- go NOW! -- http://www.truepanther.com/blog

you can download 'Promises' here right now:

OR you can stream 'Promises' here right now:
www.myspace.com/themorningbenders

more BIG ECHO updates here:
twitter.com/ohchu
facebook
ambenders.blogspot.com

love,
the morning benders

best. song. ever.

2009-12-22T09:22:00.000-08:00

we've signed to ROUGH TRADE, BIG ECHO out 3/9/10, US HEADLINE TOUR in the Spring!!

2009-12-15T00:25:00.000-08:00

Pretty excited to tell yall we just signed with Rough Trade Records, and they will be putting out BIG ECHO on March 9, 2010. We can't wait for you guys to hear this record. Getting pretty pumped.

Above is the beautiful album cover, done by our fav homegirl, HANNAH HOOPER. She's quite a talented one. There will be some more pretty exciting news coming out soon about BIG ECHO, so sign up on our list below.

Last, but not least, we will be touring the great American countryside come March, and tickets for those shows will go on sale this weekend. All the dates are below.

Talk soon,
the morning benders

March 10th || Jonny Brenda's || Philadelphia
March 11th || The Black Cat || Washington DC
March 12th || Local 506 || Chapel Hill
March 13th || The Drunken Unicorn || Atlanta
March 15th || The Bottletree || Birmingham
March 23rd || The Rhythm Room || Phoenix
March 25th || Troubadour || Los Angeles
March 26th || Casbah || San Diego
March 27th || Detroit Bar || Costa Mesa
March 28th || Muddy Waters || Santa Barbara
March 30th || The Independent || San Francisco
April 1st || Holocene || Portland
April 2nd || Crocodile Café || Seattle
April 3rd || Media Club || Vancouver
April 5th || Club Velour || Provo
April 7th || Hi-Dive || Denver
April 9th || The Vaudeville Mews || Des Moines
April 10th || The Maintenance Shop || Ames, IA
April 11th || Huckleberry's Pizza – Presented by Daytrotter || Rock Island, IL
April 12th || Schubas Tavern || Chicago
April 14th || The Drake Hotel || Toronto
April 15th || La Sala Rossa || Montreal
April 16th || The Monkey House || Vermont
April 17th || TT The Bear's || Boston
April 22nd || The Mercury Lounge || NYC

LOVE THIS JAM

2009-12-09T23:54:00.000-08:00

classic

2009-12-07T23:59:00.000-08:00

the king is back

2009-12-02T10:43:00.000-08:00

alvin band "temple pressure"

2009-11-30T21:50:00.001-08:00

it's a pun yalllllllllllll

happy turkey day

2009-11-27T23:25:00.001-08:00

r kelly smooth jazz

2009-11-25T14:29:00.000-08:00

whoa?

obsessed with kate bush

2009-11-21T23:50:00.000-08:00

now let me put some more vocab in your I.V.

2009-11-15T10:22:00.001-08:00

so so soulful

2009-11-14T19:40:00.001-08:00

we never bargain with our stuff

2009-11-11T16:43:00.000-08:00

damn

2009-11-09T14:49:00.000-08:00

god damn

bow wow wow + kevin shields = magic

2009-11-08T11:01:00.001-08:00

BEST LIVE ALBUM OF ALL TIME

2009-11-04T18:37:00.000-08:00

i dont want you operator, i want my baby!!!!!!!!!

executioner's song

2009-11-02T21:34:00.000-08:00

cass mccombs is one of my favs, and this is a great jam, but the reason i'm posting this is for the video. i generally don't find myself connecting with music videos very often, but this one really hits the spot. totally moving and beautiful.

twilight (song sketch)

2009-10-31T09:54:00.000-07:00

my friend taylor played this song for me years ago, and it's been one of my favorite Band songs ever since. kinda wish they recorded a full band version, for curiosity's sake... but honestly it doesn't matter, this one is perfection.

malky

2009-10-30T09:27:00.000-07:00

malky is such a special guitar player! beautiful! really strange alternate lyrics too.......

holy shit

2009-10-29T16:36:00.001-07:00

classic rock

2009-10-28T21:31:00.000-07:00

GRIZZLY BEAR and GIRLS shows! NEW YEARS EVE! CMJ! mtvU!

2009-10-03T10:10:00.000-07:00

we are so pleased to announce that we will be playing a handful of shows with the incredible GRIZZLY BEAR and super homies GIRLS in the next few months. these are two of our favorite bands, and we are feeling seriously honored right about now. there are some tickets available as of today, but chances are all of these shows will sell out soon, so buy tickets now plz.

AND AS IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, we're doing a little acoustic show (christopher, solo) at CMJ in a couple weeks (10/22). it will be mostly new songs, maybe some covers, maybe some requests? it's gonna be real cool, like freezing, below 0, cool. so you should be there. and last but not least, we are closing out this wonderful year with a BIG BANG NEW YEARS PARTY at bottom of the hill with our radical buddies miniature tigers! this is going to be a pretty special show-party, and the last time to see us this year (/DECADE(!!!!)). let's make special memories together.

in other news, we're 99.9% finished with our new album, and it's really hard waiting to let you guys and gals hear it. honestly, sometimes i just want to leak it on the internet right now!!!! but i can't. sorry. seriously though, a lot of exciting stuff is happening over here, and i promise you'll get to hear some tunes soon. it'll all be worth the wait, i swear! more news on that soon...

**UPDATE** we did this video for mtvU the other day, cheque it:

all the dates:

10/14 - Vogue Theatre - Vancouver, BC - w/ GRIZZLY BEAR!
10/15 - Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR - w/ GRIZZLY BEAR!
10/16 - Moore Theatre - Seattle, WA - w/ THE GRIZZLED BEAR!

10/22 - CMJ @ Living Room - New York, NY - solo acoustic show

12/4 - The Loft @ UCSD - San Diego, CA - w/ GIRLS!
12/5 - Troubador - Los Angeles, CA - w/ GIRLS!
12/6 - Muddy Waters - Santa Barbara, CA - w/ GIRLSIES!

love yall 4 real,
the morning benders

OUTSIDE LANDS- 1:30PM !!!

2009-08-28T21:54:00.001-07:00

HEY SAN FRANCISCO,

WE ARE PLAYING OUTSIDE LANDS MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE GOLDEN GATE PARK AT 1:30PM SHARPY. THAT'S AT THE PAN HANDLE SOLAR STAGE. ITS GONNA BE A SICK PARTY, SEE YOU THERE BROS/BRAS

ON SUNDAY

LOVE,
THE MORNING BENDERS

Jules & the Dragon

2009-08-18T17:13:00.000-07:00

UK SHOWTIME

2009-08-08T18:51:00.000-07:00

We leave tomorrow @7am for the London. Super excited!!! Want to come hang out?! YEAH.

love,
the morning benders

---

UK/Europe Dates:

Aug 11 2009 8:00P
CLUB FANDANGO @
Dublin Castle
London

Aug 12 2009 8:00P
Old Blue Last
http://www.theoldbluelast.com/
London

Aug 13 2009 8:00P
The Boogaloo
http://www.theboogaloo.co.uk/
London

Aug 14 2009 12:00P
Way Out West
Göteborg, Sweden
http://www.wayoutwest.se/

Aug 15 2009 12:00P
Oya Festival (John Dee)
Oslo, Norway
http://oyafestivalen.com/

selected for BBC radio 2 thingy, VOTE FOR US!~

2009-07-23T13:21:00.000-07:00

hey kiddos,

we were selected for this radio 2 thing on the BBC, and you guys can vote to get us in regular rotation! kind of amazing. just click the web email form to send them a note and tell them you're voting for "DAMNIT ANNA." thanks for voting homies, we love you!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/the-radcliffe-and-maconie-show/pick-and-mix/

love,
the morning benders

Sinatra Cover, Damnit Anna UK Single

2009-07-07T08:50:00.000-07:00

Today iTunes is releasing "His Way, Our Way," a collection of Frank Sinatra covers. We had the honor of covering "Strangers In The Night" for it, and you can get it right here, right now:

baboom:
http://www.itunes.com/hiswayourway

Also, the "Damnit Anna" single will (finally) be released in the UK on August 17th. It'll come with 2 b-sides, "Morning Fog" and "Worth The Fight." Sorry for the delay guys, but we haven't forgotten about you! We even have some shows over in your neck of the woods in August. We love yall.

LOVE,
the morning benders

UK/Europe Dates // NEW ALBUM (big echo)

2009-06-29T09:23:00.000-07:00

HEYO!

Long time no see, friends. Sorry for the delay. After touring for the better part of a year (can't believe it's been a year since 'tin cans' was released...), we've taken the last couple months to rest up and more importantly, MAKE A NEW RECORD! Feels good to say that. We've been in the studio with super homie Chris Taylor from Grizzly Bear (who we just saw in SF 2 nights in a row and are just straight up AMAZING, by the way), making that magic happen. Anyway, we've been cooped up for too long, and it's time to play some shows. We're going to be taking our first trip over seas to play a handful of shows in the UK and some amazing festivals in Europe (my bloody valentine, grizzly bear, lily allen, wilco!@# etc) . A couple awesome shows in the states too. It's all quite exciting. Below are the dates--

oh yeah, we put up a demo of a new song called 'hand me downs' on our myspace. it sounds completely different than the album version, so don't get too attached yo. enjoy.

UK/Europe Dates:
Aug 11 2009 8:00P
Dublin Castle
London

Aug 12 2009 8:00P
Old Blue Last
London

Aug 13 2009 8:00P
The Boogaloo
London

Aug 14 2009 12:00P
Way Out West
Göteborg, Sweden
http://www.wayoutwest.se/

Aug 15 2009 12:00P
Oya Festival (John Dee)
Oslo, Norway
http://oyafestivalen.com/

Aug 30 2009 12:00P
SF Outside Lands
San Francisco, CA

Sep 19 2009 8:00P
MusicfestNW Berbati’s Pan (w/ Beach House!)
Portland, Oregon

love,
the morning benders

tuesday, may 19- rickshaw stop w/ john vanderslice!

2009-05-14T09:10:00.000-07:00

friendos,

we are super pleased to announce that we are playing the rickshaw stop with our good buddy john vanderslice on tuesday, the 19th. john's got a new album out, and i believe this is the hometown release show. fun fun fun. we are going to play lots of new songs, so you best be there!

few tix left:
http://www.rickshawstop.com/phpEventCalendar/index.php

hearts,
the morning benders

SF Outside Lands, El Rey w/ The Walkmen!

2009-04-13T12:02:00.000-07:00

we are super stoked to let you know that we will be playing San Francisco's OUTSIDE LANDS FESTIVAL (great lineup, great location**WhoopeeeEE!) and the El Rey Theatre with the one and only THE WALKMEN!! (yeeeahhhhhhhhhh). saw the walkmen a couple months ago and they blew us away. such an amazing band to see live. well, such an amazing band PERIOD. buy tickets for that now, ok?

SF OUTSIDE LANDS
Golden Gate Park
August 28-30
(exact time/date TBA)
check out the full lineup:
http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/

AND

El Rey Theatre
w/ THE WALKMEN
May 20
8PM
buy tickets click here

love,
the morning benders

LACK OF UPDATES

2009-04-08T19:59:00.000-07:00

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

sxsw

2009-03-16T22:21:00.000-07:00

Mar 18 2009 8:00P
SXSW - Stimulus Package hosted by HearYa.com @ Paradise Cafe
Austin, Texas

Mar 19 2009 3:30P
SXSW - The Bay Area Takeover @ The Beauty Bar
Austin, Texas

Mar 19 2009 5:45P
SXSW - Homeslice Pizza Party
Austin, Texas

Mar 20 2009 3:30P
SXSW - The +1 House Party @ The Legendary Hank Sinatra’s - FREE SHOW
Austin, Texas

Mar 21 2009 1:00A
SXSW - Wave Rooftop (late night march 20th)
Austin, Texas

COOL!!!!!!!!

love,
the benders

rock the rabbit (UPDATED), SXSW

2009-03-05T10:41:00.000-08:00

heyo,

**UPDATE** : our rock the rabbit link is up, complete with Kyle's awesome t shirt:
http://www.playboy.com/magazine/features/rock-the-rabbit/the-morning-benders/the-morning-benders.html

playboy asked us to be a part of their super cool 'rock the rabbit' dealy this year!!! super cool. AND super homie the kyle designed a sweet t-shirt for them that you can actually buy and wear. it's pretty SWEET. now you can buy playboy for the articles and the cool band stuff ;)

here's the site where you can find it, and a bunch of other bands' stuff:

http://www.rocktherabbit.com/

also, we have started putting up some SXSW dates. check em out on the space:

www.myspace.com/themorningbenders

love,

t h e m o r n i n g b e n d e r s

'grain of salt' ep out today on itunes! daytrotter session!

2009-02-24T17:28:00.000-08:00

'grain of salt' EP

1. grain of salt
2. a song
3. morning fog
4. your dark side
BONUS TRACK: grain of salt (big echo version)

click here to go to the itunes store and grab it!

andddddd

a new daytrotter session here:
http://daytrotter.com/article/1615/the-morning-benders-encore

love,
the morning benders

FREE Tickets to Noise Pop / Slims show this Friday!! Twitter give away! TWEET TWEET!

2009-02-23T17:55:00.000-08:00

heyooo,

we've been sort of obssessed with twitter lately, so we thought we'd finally put it to good use. we're giving away a pair of free tickets to our noise pop show at slims this friday (the 27th)! all you have to do to enter is head over to twitter.com and copy/paste the tweet below to chris:

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@ohchu is giving away a free pair of tickets to the morning benders show at slims this friday! more info here: http://tinyurl.com/auqxxq

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once you post that to your twitter, you're automatically entered! on thursday we'll pick someone to be put on the guest list +1.

more show info here: http://noisepop.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=31161

toodles!

feb 27 noise pop show @ slims - last show for good long while, get tix NOW!

2009-02-22T23:08:00.000-08:00

ticket link:

http://noisepop.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=31161

GET TICKETS NOW, WE WANT YOU ALL TO BE THERE....

THIS IS OUR HOMECOMING SHOW AND WE CANT WAIT TO BE BACK HOME!!!!! LOVE YOU GUYS.

LAST SHOW FOR A GOOD LONG WHILE KIDS.

love,
the morning benders

UK Album Release- Radio 1 Zane Lowe

2009-02-16T20:03:00.000-08:00

exciting news kids...

TALKING THROUGH TIN CANS IS FINALLY GOING TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE UK!

AVAILABLE IN STORES MARCH 9TH
AVAILABLE ON ITUNES UK NOW!

also, zane lowe just played 'waiting for a war' on his show on radio 1... he said some really nice stuff... thanks zane! i think it will be replayed a bunch, you can tune in from the UK, or on the net here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/zanelowe/

more exciting news from the UK soon...

love yall,
the morning benders

twitter/ noisepop tickets/ NY/ TOUR ETC

2009-02-09T18:09:00.001-08:00

hey kiddos,

a quick little update from the road..

for 24/7/365 updates on all things benders and thensome (seriously, we are sort of obsessed with this [there's nothing to do in the van we are really bored i swear!!@!]) ...

...check it:

chris: twitter.com/ohchu
julian: twitter.com/gingerbeered

--

thanks to everyone who has come to the shows on our little tour with
the subs so far. sorry to anyone who got turned away in DC last night.
a lot of these are selling out, or near selling out, so please buy
tickets now...

which brings me to my next point:
SAN FRANCISCO PEOPLE, BUY NOISE POP TICKETS NOW

this will be our LAST SHOW FOR A WHILE, and it's selling fast, so dont LAG:

http://noisepop.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=31161&sid=

and 3rd POINT:

new york mercury lounge is sold out, there will be some tickets
released at the door, HOWEVER, you are much safer just going to the
show the next night in brooklyn at the bell house, here's the info:

wed
2/11
Bell House
brooklyn, NY
8pm show
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=597134

more soon.

love ya,
the morning benders

DID YOU VIDEO THE LOCAL 506 SHOW IN CHAPEL HILL NC?

2009-02-07T23:52:00.000-08:00

we don't really care about the show itself, although that would be cool. HOWEVER, there was this amazing cracked out woman who came in the back door and started playing drums and hugging us, trying to make out with julian, etc.. we really want a video of it!!! did anyone film this magical moment?!?!

-the morning benders

US TOUR - GET TIX NOW

2009-01-26T21:22:00.000-08:00

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

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

never going back again

2009-01-19T22:39:00.000-08:00

i thought this was kind of insane...

i COULD be happy

2009-01-10T21:44:00.000-08:00

ya know?

-the morning benders

2008 IN REVIEW

2009-01-02T20:42:00.000-08:00

here's a little list we made with all the important stuff that happened in 2008. COOL!!!

1. obama is elected!!!
2. elise gets home from south america!!!
3. tim moved into our apartment!
4. first U.S tour
5. we released our first record!!!
6. jon chu started college at berkeley!
7. worked on the tracklist for big echo
8. emily was helping criminals at justice now!
9. rose applied to school
10. zooey the cat
11. weston moved into our apartment 2 days ago and we haven't seen him since
12. we took our first band camping trip EVER with emily and elise
13. elise experienced thanksgiving with the chu's
14. cleaned drawers and wiped cabinets in the apartment
15. first gift exchange of tea and mugs
16. first christmas tree + one ornament
17. ayurveda
18. emily's best bday ever (obama)
19. rode the giant dipper 3 times in a row (once in the front, twice in the very back)
20. bob got into law school in chicago, goodbye
21. julie moved to sac town
22. kari moved out of our home and to dc, and we hung out at the smithsonian air and space museum
23. jason moved out to the city, goodbye friend!
24. coldplay released "viva la vida"

thanks 2008, you are lost but not forgotten!!~!!!!@!!@!@!@$!@$@~@~@$@!$!@$

love,
the morning benders

the charlie browniest

2008-12-25T14:39:00.001-08:00

merry christmas everyone

love,
the morning benders

$17.50

2008-12-24T22:04:00.000-08:00

the greatest film ever made

mmmmmhmm

2008-12-18T23:25:00.000-08:00

dirty projectors

2008-12-14T00:24:00.000-08:00

can't stop listening...

Rise Above - Dirty Projectors

we're iTunes best of 2008!

2008-12-02T12:53:00.000-08:00

for some crazy and awesome reason iTunes put us at the top of their best of 2008 feature! it's quite an honor. thanks guys/gals. in fact, while we're on the subject, thanks so much to EVERYONE for all the support you've given us over the year. it's been a great year (and a very special one, first album and all) !@#!@ we love you all!!

here's the iTunes love-

check out what they had to say, and see all the other awesome bands and artists:
click here for a link to indie spotlight best of 2008

...we'll make a full announcement on this tomorrow, but check out the myspace page for some new tour dates :)

love,
the morning benders

On the rararoad

2008-11-23T22:42:00.000-08:00

tuk sum peekchurs:

ok byyyeeeee..

iTunes session released today! still tickets left for rickshaw SF show (last show of the year)!! tin cans available in the UK @ rough trade!

2008-11-11T08:47:00.000-08:00

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

iTunes session, more shows, release in UK and Japan!

2008-10-14T16:31:00.000-07:00

HEY FRIENDOS,

WHOA, ITS BEEN A WHILE!!!

we are on tour with the good men and women in ra ra riot. it's been RA RA RADICAL!!! love those kids. and big ups to walter meego, ya know? hence the infrequent blog posts.

cool beans, dudes.

in fact, we have many exciting things happening now and in the future, and forever...

here's what's going down:

- a few weeks back we did a session for the exclusive "iTunes Sessions" or whatever they are called. we are really proud of it, and can't wait for you all to hear it. we did a few old songs, and a couple new ones, but even the old songs sounds completely different. we think you'll be surprised!! here's the tracklisting:

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')

- we have a few more ra ra shows on the east coast, but we also have shows of our own. come check out the puma in-stores where we'll be doing some acoustic sets. these are a lot of fun. we get to play songs we don't usually play live/full band, and generally we take requests... we also have a bunch of FREE shows on the west coast at the end of this month. see all dates at the bottom.

- 'talking through tin cans' is finally getting released in the UK and Japan! yahooooooooo! we are doing a limited release in the UK now exclusively through Rough Trade. if you purchase the album you also get a limited edition 7" of waiting for a war. DO IT!

PRE ORDER NOW:
rough trade link

in japan BounDEE is releasing our record on november 26, they are home to DR. DOG, The Faint, Okkervil River, to name a few. we are proud to be part of the family!

BounDEE link

-last but not least, we are nominated for SF Weekly's Music Awards. vote for us, pretty please?!?!

VOTE: http://sfweekly.com/polls/music08/

TOUR DATES:

Oct 15 2008 7:00P
Johnny Brenda’s (w/ Ra Ra Riot) PHILLY, Pennsylvania

Oct 16 2008 8:00P
BOWERY BALLROOM!!!! (SOLD OUT) NEW YORK, New York

Oct 17 2008 9:00P
DEATH BY AUDIO - ALL AGES! Brooklyn, New York

Oct 18 2008 7:00P
Middle East Downstairs (w/ Ra Ra Riot) Boston, Massachusetts

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 27 2008 8:00P
SPACELAND (FREE!!) Los Angeles, California

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

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

Oct 30 2008 8:00P
The Loft @ UCSD - ALL AGES San Diego (La Jolla), California

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love,
the morning benders

T-SHIRTS ON SALE NOW - GET EM WHILE THEY LAST

2008-09-23T15:08:00.000-07:00

we are pleased to announce that t-shirts are now available to be mail ordered (just click the picture below to go to the store). get em while they're hot!@#@!$1 oh yeah, we played some festivals this last week. will post some pics and things from those soon!

love,
the morning benders

FESTIVALS

2008-08-26T09:22:00.000-07:00

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

iTunes session, futuresounds, accidental rhyhthm!

2008-08-09T12:14:00.000-07:00

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

genius video for "boarded doors"

2008-08-04T18:35:00.000-07:00

someone showed us this video on youtube the other day, pretty god damn genius:

love,
the morning benders

LA next week, live 105 HOMEGROWN, FREE Puma shows, live @ lime, MORE!

2008-08-01T13:45:00.000-07:00

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...

--

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

love,
chris / the morning benders

do you believe in voodoo?

2008-07-31T17:29:00.000-07:00

even though our new portland friends heidi & jordin couldn't get into our last show there, they brought us a box of voodoo donuts from next door. and here's the proof. thanks for making our night!

the bedroom covers

2008-07-22T00:00:00.000-07:00

ok everyone, here it is. what we're calling the bedroom covers- a free album of covers we did in our apartment. our little thank you to everyone for all the love and support you given us over the last couple of months. a big special thanks to all the blogs who posted tracks this last week, and kyle lee for the beautiful artwork.

...and without further ado, here's the tracklist. you can download the album as a whole below. thanks everyone, we love you all!

the bedroom covers:
1. crying - roy orbison
2. mother and child reunion - paul simon
3. why dont they let us fall in love? - the ronettes
4. lovefool - the cardigans
5. i won't share you - the smiths
6. he's a rebel - the crystals
7. marie - randy newman
8. fools rush in - johnny mercer/rube bloom
9. temptation inside your heart - velvet underground
10. dreams - fleetwood mac
11. pull up the roots - talking heads
12. caroline, no- beach boys remix (bonus track)
12.5 why don't they let us fall in love? (live daytrotter version!)

love yall,
the morning benders

daytrotter, live@lime, myspacetv, GOOD, el rey

2008-07-18T10:27:00.000-07:00

hey everyone!

we are knee deep in the bedroom covers, i know. we will keep everyone updated on those. there will be another one posted today on a blog, see if you can find it before i put it up here. on another note, here is some more exciting stuff happening right now.

-our favorite site, daytrotter, posts 5 free songs we did at their studio. check it:
http://daytrotter.com/

-MyspaceTV featured a video VIMBY made at our puma in-store acoustic show. if you missed that show, this one captures the vibe. here ya go:
myspace tv - vimby video - puma in-store!

-we did a really interesting session at the limewire studio in brooklyn, during the kooks tour. the benders like you've never heard them before!!@#$ you can only get this from limewire, SO check itt:
live @ lime

-the GOOD block party is this weekend (SUNDAY) in sf (see flier below). it's gonna be a happening time, so don't miss out!

-we are coming back to LA in a couple weeks. THE EL REY on August 7th. SEE YOU THERE HOMESLICES!

love,
the morning benders

The Bedroom Covers - FREE COVERS ALBUM

2008-07-14T15:48:00.000-07:00

**UPDATES**

Mother & Child Reunion (Paul Simon) mp3 via:
MY OLD KENTUCKY BLOG
He's A Rebel (The Crystals) mp3 via:
3HIVE
Pull Up The Roots (Talking Heads) mp3 via:
ipickmynose
Dreams (Fleetwood Mac)
Lovefool (The Cardigans)
Marie (Randy Newman)
Temptation Inside Your Heart (Velvet Underground)

PS:

- DAYTROTTER just posted our session. One of our favorite sites around... If you haven't been there, you should go check it out ASAP. It's a really great site that does live sessions with bands, and posts a bunch of FREE SONGS for download. We did 5 songs, 2 that you haven't heard anywhere else. Head over there now and download them for FREE, and be sure to drop a line and tell the nice dudes what you think.

DAYTROTTER:
http://daytrotter.com/article/1354/the-morning-benders

pps: it also happens to have a cover song on it!!! IT ALL CONNECTS!!

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OG FULL POST:

hey kids,

have we told you lately that we love you? well in case you didn't already know, here's a bunch of free covers we've put together over the last few months. you can get it all FREE. that's right, no charge. they are someone else's songs after all...

we're calling them "the bedroom covers," and they'll be put up track by track, on a bunch of our favorite blogs around town. next week when they've posted them all, we'll put up all of the tracks here, and some of our older covers too, so you'll have a whole album of covers!

Here is the tracklist...

Mother & Child Reunion (Paul Simon)
Dreams (Fleetwood Mac)
He's A Rebel (The Crystals)
Lovefool (The Cardigans)
Marie (Randy Newman)
Pull Up The Roots (Talking Heads)
Temptation Inside Your Heart (Velvet Underground)

my old kentucky blog posted the first track. it's a song by paul simon called "mother and child reunion."

head over to their place where you can grab the MP3:
http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com/

oh, here's a little thing i wrote about how/why we did these:

"These songs sound the way they do, because we recorded them with a laptop and one mic. We used mainly acoustic guitars and shakers because that's what we had lying around, and we couldn't make much noise in our apartment anyway. We didn't spend time arranging any of these either. We learned the chords and the lyrics (which was pretty easy because we've heard all these songs hundreds of times), and we played 'em. What you hear at the basis of the recording is generally a first take. Sometimes we added some background vocals or another guitar part here or there, because the songs we were covering had a lot more going on than us, and we were feeling a bit inadequate...You're always fighting a losing battle when you're recording covers, because 99.99% of the time the cover isn't going to be as good the original. Well, for the record, let it be known that none of our covers are as good as the originals. That's part of why we wanted to give all these tracks away for free."

more soon!

love,
the morning benders

show tomorrow in LA- GOOD block party in SF next week!

2008-07-11T16:33:00.000-07:00

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!! it's for the GOOD magazine block party, which is a really awesome publication that you should know about if you are/striving to be a conscious person.

next BAY AREA show!!:

love,
the morning benders

ra ra riot tour dates - we're coming to your city!

2008-07-01T02:18:00.000-07:00

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

more we are scientists shows - LA, SD!

2008-06-27T13:13:00.000-07:00

a quick little update. we are stoked to announce that we just added 3 more 'we are scientists' shows. see below:

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

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bay area: see you at puma tonight!

love,
the morning benders

tons of SF show love (TREASURE ISLAND!)... itunes love... and more!

2008-06-26T14:34:00.000-07:00

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

editor's choice on itunes! $5.99 are you out of your mind?!?!

2008-06-17T08:25:00.000-07:00

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

Photo Blog: Episode IV

2008-06-11T12:14:00.001-07:00

the further east our tour took us, the weirder our pictures got.
we didn't do it on purpose.

staring contest.

we did.

toronto.

i went in anyway.

that drink is bigger than his face.

heads up!

breakfast @ joe spargur's in wisconsin.

check out these chicago-style urinals. it's so nice when they think about short people.

we fantasize about having 9 to 5 jobs.

i couldn't get a clear angle of the bathroom stalls at kool haus in toronto, but check out this sinkage.

elena's art studio in brooklyn.

tour dates, supergrass show!, live 105 soundcheck, FREE puma in-store, flavorpill, brooklyn vegan pics, etc...

2008-06-11T11:06:00.000-07:00

HOMIES,

blogging from brooklyn right now, we're all really happy to be in new york. thanks to everyone who came to terminal 5 last night to see us. that was our first show in new york, and it was quite a blast. see you all again tonight. remember, if you weren't able to get tickets to either of the terminal 5 shows, we are doing a show in brooklyn at UNION POOL, on thursday! it will be a cool intimate show, and our homie arch from illinois will be playing, so come on down and rock it! check out flavorpill for the write up:

flavorpill.com

in other news, we just got word of some exciting shows next month. a handful of dates w/ we are scientists and cut off your hands, which should be a lot of fun. seattle and portland, you guys better represent! we also were asked to play support for SUPERGRASS at their show in LA. pretty damn rad. get tickets now before they sell out please! (all dates below)

brooklyn vegan took some cool pics from the show last night:
brooklynvegan.com

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DATES, yo!~
Jun 12 2008 8:00P
UNION POOL
BROOKLYN, New York

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

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we're also doing a free in-store at your local PUMA in a couple weeks. we'll be doing a stripped down acoustic type dealy and it should be a lot of fun. i heard there might be free drinks and stuff too. here's the info:

San Francisco
Friday, June 27th
7pm

The PUMA Store
856 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415.788.9880

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we're also going on live 105's soundcheck to do a live session with aaron. that goes down in a couple sundays, on june 22. show starts at 6pm. tune your dial to live 105.3 in the bay, or stream it from their site if you live anywhere else: live105.com

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oh, thanks to indie 103.1 for playing us! give them a call and request your favorite band: THE MORNING BENDERS!!!! yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...

LOVE,
the morning benders

Photo Blog: Episode III

2008-06-07T17:31:00.000-07:00

welcome to the another edition of the benders photo blog. morning benders + middle america = good times... good times.

breakfast chow-down @ JB's restaurant in burley, idaho

chris stumbles across something awful on the world wide web.

slick.

yep, jane austen.

we spotted this guy and his wife on the road and felt our collective masculinity diminish.

big sky.

we stopped in this place called phantom fireworks. the entire place was stocked wall to wall with, well, fireworks.

in a moment of weakness, we hesitated and missed this exit.

at lolly's in denver. everyone, meet buddy the dog.

late nite snack sesh!

VIVA LA REVOLUCION

doing the photo blog.

lolly's bathroom is small but exhibits excellent feng shui.

joe suddenly realizes how difficult it is to be so cool.

you're on.

ogden theatre
sound check at the city market festival in kansas city

"backstage"

death cab for cutie: from behind!

litterbugs, tsk tsk.

"crying" behind the wiltern!

2008-06-06T07:02:00.000-07:00

hey kiddies,

someone sent this video over to us, and we thought you might like it. it's taken from behind the wiltern after the kooks show... thanks to whoever filmed it!!

enjoy:

love,
the morning benders

vimby berkeley porch sesh + KC photos

2008-06-03T22:20:00.000-07:00

super homie #1.5 matt jacoby shot and made this little ditty for gumby. it's pretty cool!! right?!?!1 yeah!!!

hope you like it:

VIMBY - The Morning Benders

here's a couple cool pics from the death cab / rogue wave / kooks show in KC. all photos were taken by the homie - scottspy check out more of his stuff here:

www.myspace.com/behindthelense

click to enlarge:

love,
the morning benders

Photo Blog: Episode B

2008-06-01T16:21:00.000-07:00

hi guys, here are some more pictures from our tour! chris says "viva la vida." joe says "be yourself." julian says "i don't know." pace and love, tim

delicious breakfast at sophie's in seattle.

vancouver, on the way to the commodore ballroom - what a sparkly city.

"what are you looking at, punk?" - chris & joe loiter in the alley behind the commodore

sasquatch festival in george, WA

we shared the wookiee stage w/ what made milwaukee famous, rogue wave, white rabbits, mates of state, and the kooks!

main stage - WUTTAVIEW!

 the presidents of the united states of america

the gorge

the water

portland, OR. on the way to the wonder ballroom. we ate at this sweet cafe called tin shed where you can order regular food and dog food!

the bathroom at the wonder ballroom is a cozy little affair complete with a tasteful touch of curtain.

on the way out of oregon, our sound guy fletch went into labor, but luckily agent J (M.I.B.) pulled us over and delivered the baby.  

afterward, we all got acquainted and had tea.

stick 'em up!

classic joe expression #163

our new official wallpaper.

Photo Blog: Episode I

2008-05-28T00:45:00.000-07:00

dear guys, here are some photos from the first few shows of our tour with the kooks! more on the way soon, love tim

chris's mom baked us this fabulous cake before we left.

some of us are a bit sad to go.

cabin fever hasn't set in yet.

this is all this crap i mean gear we have to unload from our van before every show.

this is the house of blues bathroom in san diego. as you can see, there is a tasteful diagonal tile pattern running around the walls.

our beautiful audience at house of blues.

elise prepares for the merch frenzy.

backstage AAAAAH.

we spent the night at rosemary's mom's ranch. joe slept in this thing.

this is not joe. the next day, we drove by a llama farm.

sea of faces at the wiltern in los angeles.

this is the bathroom at the wiltern. notice the bold impression that the black tiles leave. they also create a striking contrast with the urinals.

our green room at the wiltern. they stocked the room with everything we asked for - odwalla juice, clif bars, yerba mate tea, & reese's pieces!

after the show, julian autographed a pita and threw it down to his fans.

the catch!

chris serenades the crowd outside the wiltern.

spending the night at sophie's in seattle (we're going for a new band image, what do you think?)

TOUR UPDATE + a bunch of real cool things

2008-05-26T18:35:00.000-07:00

hello friends!!!

i am writing you from portland, OREGON. this is my first time here, and it's alternating between being overcast and raining. bummer. i hear that happens a lot around these parts. it's nice though! there are lots of cool little organic cafes/eateries and markets to help us stay healthy in this crazy lifestyle. we've had about 10 minutes of free time in the last 4 days, but it's been grrrrreat.

yesterday we played the SASQUATCH mUSICAL FESTIVAL in George, Washington. that was one of the most beautiful places i've ever seen. and they treated us super nice. lot's of good food and free ice cream. wooopeeedooo. got to see our buddies in white rabbits play, and they of course blew everyone away. we had to play pretty early, but to our surprise, a lot of kids came out! thanks to everyone for singing and dancing in the rain!

the day before we played a show in vancouver. i'm not gonna go too much more into it because tim will be posting a sweet photo blog really soon, and that should be a lot more interesting than this babble. word up!!

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here's some sweet stuff that's happened while we've been away:

a bunch of awesome pictures from the cd release show at 330 ritch the other night. thanks clay and misha!

Pics from SF Record Release Show:
Misha: http://www.7x7sf.com/arts_entertainment/nightlife_blog/19146409.html
Clay (blood and all): http://www.severegentlemen.com/roboto_050908/

Great AllMusic.com Album Review: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:anfqxzqjldje

Baeble Featured Artist: http://www.baeblemusic.com/baebleBlog.aspx?bid=898

Great Westword Preview (Denver): http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2008/05/beyond_playlist_the_morning_be_2.php

Live Review of 330 ritch Record Release Show: http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/05/16/morning-benders-330-ritch/

Slant Magazine Album Review: http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1378

Check out features in LA Opinion and UR Chicago as well. I can't post them because they are print-only.

OH. The super homies at PUMA let us design our own shoes and they actually made them for us. We thought it was a joke, but then they gave them to us. AMAZING#!%!#%#!%#!!! We'll take some photos soon, here's mine though:

MY SHOE from SHOE BBQ

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wheewwwww. sorry if that's too much to take in, but we really are so grateful.... thanks so much for everyone who has supported "talking through tin cans." it's been a long time coming for us, and we are just so thrilled that people are enjoying the record.

time to play a show now. THANK YOU PORTLANDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD.

love,
the morning benders

RADIO RADIO!!!!!!!!

2008-05-21T18:25:00.000-07:00

we just got news that talking through tin cans entered the CMJ charts at #61!! not too shabby, eh? why don't you show us a little love and call your local college radio station and request us? yeah! most major college radio stations already have the cd, but if they dont have it, tell them to get it QUICK.

we've also got some great specialty plays. if you listen to the following shows/stations, call in and request your favorite band: THE MORNING BENDERS!!! YEah!!@

Specialty Spins so far:

KTCL "Adventure University" Denver, CO "Waiting For A War" (303) 631-2933

KUSF "Just Another Menace Sunday" San Francisco, CA "Dammit Anna" 415/751.KUSF

WBTZ "Early Warning" Burlington, VT "Waiting For A War" (877) 893-BUZZ (2899)

WHHZ "The Independent" Gainsville, FL "Waiting For A War"

WKZQ "The Flight Test" Myrtle Beach, SC "Waiting For A War" 843-626-7300

WQXA "The News With Nixon" Camphill, PA "Waiting For A War" 800-332-1057

KEGE "Off The Record" Pocatello, IN "Waiting For A War" (208) 232-GOAT(4628)

KITS "Soundcheck" San Francisco, CA "Waiting For A War" 800.696.1053

RIFF2 "Myspace Music Show" Detroit, MI "Waiting For A War" 313-298-WRIF (For WRIF)

WBTZ "Early Warning" Burlington, VT "Waiting For A War"

WEND "The New Music & Indie Label Show" Charlotte, NC "Waiting For A War" 800-934-1065

WQXA "The News With Nixon" Camphill, PA "Waiting For A War"

WSFM "The Final Hour" Wilmington, NC "Waiting For A War" 910-332-0983

WTKS "Final Hours" Orlando, FL "I Was Wrong" & "Patient Patient" (888) 978-1041

KACV "Under The Radar" Amarillo, TX "Waiting For A War" KACVFM90@actx.edu

KDLD "Dead Air" Hollywood, CA "Loose Change" 877.900.1031

KUSF "Just Another Menace Sunday" San Francisco, CA "Waiting For A War"

WBTZ "Early Warning" Burlington, VT "Waiting For A War"

WHHZ "The Independent" Gainsville, FL "Waiting For A War"

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Thanks to Aaron at Live105, Dennis The Menace at KUSF, Cheryl at KEXP, and Billy Zero from XMU for their support!

Dennis The Menace's KUSF session ran this past Sunday:
It is a FULL hour with us - including the infamous "Musical Sandwich" - two of our songs as the bread and songs requested by other artists in between.

Folks in San Francisco can simply listen at 90.3... the rest of you can listen by either going to ITUNES, Radio, Public, KUSF or just hit up: http://www.live365.com/stations/kusf

There were a couple cool posts on Littleradio.com as well. We did a live session over there, and an interview.

Here's one of the live songs, "i was wrong."
http://www.littleradio.com/feeds/downloads/view/3542
...and the interview:
http://littleradio.com/feeds/features/view/3524

oh, and thanks to WOXY. they featured us yesterday (Tues) on their "New Tunes Tuesday" feature. rock on homies.

leaving for vancouver tomorrow. see you all soon.

love,
the morning benders

First 2 Kooks Shows, MTV News, E! News, Spin "Artist of the Day," LA Times !!

2008-05-20T20:12:00.000-07:00

hey kids,

we just got back from playing our first 2 shows on tour with the kooks. it was awesome seeing the four of them again, and we are so so so excited to be doing all these shows together! trying not to get too giddy now...

on sunday we played house of blues, and on monday the wiltern. both shows were awesome. thanks to everyone who came early and rocked out with us. on thursday we leave for vancouver for the rest of the tour. needless to say - we can't wait. here are a couple of pics from the last 2 shows:

SD:

LA:

here are a couple of things that happened while we were on tour.

we did an interview with John Norris for MTV in SXSW, and it just went up today. peep it:
http://newsroom.mtv.com/

we were SPIN's band of the day:
http://www.spin.com/articles/morning-benders

we were featured on E! news the other night, in between spots on JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and MADONNA. HAHA. i don't think it's online yet, but my mom TIVO'd it, and that shit was awesome. check it out if you can.

LA times wrote us up the other day, and now it's up online. check that one here:
http://theguide.latimes.com/blogs/soundboard/

Boston Globe feature:
http://www.boston.com/

big ups to itunes for giving our new album talking through tin cans the indie spotlight last week, to youtube for putting our video of crosseyed up on the front page, and if i haven't made it clear yet, THE KOOKS. those dudes rule.

oh yeah, if you don't have the album yet. GO GET IT. it's on itunes and amazon, and at a store near you. support us, and we will love you forever!!!

more tomorrow!

rock on,
the morning benders

SHIRTS, gearing up for tour!!

2008-05-15T00:42:00.000-07:00

hey kiddies,

we have been hard at work getting everything ready for the tour, so we haven't had much time to get on here. hope everyone is enjoying the new record. if you haven't gotten it yet, head on over to our site, and we'll let you know how you can change that:

themorningbenders.com

OR, come get a copy at a show! most the shows are sold out, but hopefully you already have a ticket, and you're coming. along with the new album, we'll also have a ton of new shirts. kyle lee comes through again. check it!@#! :

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oh, and whoever asked for the crosseyed lyrics. here you go:

i tried to cross a bridge today
i tell you man there aint no way to change
so i paid someone to lead me through
mapped it out from me to you
in a way, it’s cruel

a crosseyed mess led me from the flames into the dark
our empty smiles keep us from completely falling apart
but somewhere inside me there's a jealous mind
and i want it out of my head!!

we keep handing out our gifts
a gilded age keeps our hearts stiff
and apart

but what about our flesh and blood?
the product of our young love
is here to stay

a crosseyed mess led me from the flames into the dark
our empty promises keep us from bearing our hearts
but somewhere inside me there's a jealous mind
and i want it out of my head!!
i want it out of my head!!!!!

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love,
the morning benders

"I DONT LIKE. VERY NOISY. SORRY." (+la times)

2008-05-10T21:57:00.000-07:00

we thought this was pretty amazing. a couple days ago when we were in the mission practicing, a lady from "gold star imports" knocked on the door and handed this note to us without saying a word.

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also, check out this awesome LA times write-up from a couple of days ago. my mom was so proud when she got the paper that morning!

latimes.com

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ok, gotta run. full post soon!

love,
the morning benders

LA Release show tomorrow!! AMPLIFIER feature, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE show, NOISE POP podcast, and more!

2008-05-07T21:59:00.000-07:00

ok kids. the time has come!!! tomorrow is our cd release show in los angeles! that's thursday, may 8th at the echo. the sweetest part is you can get a FREE ticket to the show, if you order our album for $10 right now. you'll get a copy of the album, a FREE amazingly beautiful kyle lee poster (pictured below), a bunch of b-sides, and a FREE ticket to the show. just click below! if you don't want to order online, we'll give you a ticket and a CD for $15 at the door. sounds sort of silly though, when you could do it for 10 right now and get a bunch of free crap along with it...

CLICK HERE TO ORDER:
www.themorningbenders.com
www.plusonemusic.net/records

(the offer stands until 4pm on the 8th)

ALSO playing are our super homies DAWES and RUMSPRINGA. Both amazing bands, so come at 8pm and see the whole show!

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Check out this great feature in AMPLIFIER magazine

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We just added a show with Death Cab For Cutie, Rogue Wave, and The Kooks! Amazing!

Info:
May 30 2008
6:00P
The City Market (w/ DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, ROGUE WAVE, THE KOOKS!@)
Kansas, Missouri

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Noisepop and QED added us to a great podcast this month, featuring songs by Us, Man Man, Crystal Castles, and a bunch more...

http://www.kqed.org/arts/noisepop/

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more soon!

love,
the morning benders

TALKING THROUGH TIN CANS OUT TODAY! FREE MP3! VIRGIN IN STORE TONIGHT! ITUNES INDIE SPOTLIGHT! LOTS LOTS MORE!

2008-05-06T10:17:00.000-07:00

the album is finally out! yeaaaaaaaa. you can order it from a variety of places.

for digital copies -
itunes: itunes store direct link

for a digital copy and a FREE ticket to a release show in LA/SF -
our website: themorningbenders.com
+1 records: www.plusonemusic.net/records

for a hard copy -
amazon: amazon.com
your local record store: if they don't have it, let us know and we'll get it to them!!

...and a little present for all of you for being so patient:
FREE MP3 of "boarded doors" -
www.themorningbenders.com/08 boarded doors.mp3

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for all of you in SF tonight, we'll be playing at the virgin megastore on market at 6:30pm. it's free, and we'll have copies of our album there! if you come and grab one, we'll give you a free ticket to the show on friday at 330 ritch as well.

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itunes has us under their "indie spotlight" for this week. check us out on the homepage of the itunes store!!! here's a shot:

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a really cool feature on the tripwire front page as well. check that out here:
thetripwire.com

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mp3 of the day on spinner.com -
spinner.com

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Little Radio also invited us to play some tunes for the show ‘FMLY Radio’, which airs live from 10am – 11am PST on May 8th.

stream it at: http://littleradio.com

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some more tidbits:
interview on little radio by amateur chemist
metromix cd review
ipickmynose interview

love,
the morning benders

"boarded doors" video, "crosseyed" featured on youtube, FREE store @ virgin tomorrow!

2008-05-05T09:53:00.000-07:00

in case you missed the premiere on stereogum... the "boarded doors" video is up on youtube, and imeem, and all that goodness now as well. here it is:

still directed by DANIEL STESSEN, the people-food superhomie.

be sure to check out the "crosseyed" acoustic video featured on the front page of youtube today too!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=68BNEOJH8PU

stream the songs, and more videos on imeem!!
imeem.com/themorningbenders

oh! we're playing a free show tomorrow (tuesday) at the virgin megastore in SF. we play at 7pm. all ages. did i mention it's free? ...and we'll have copies of our new album for sale!! be there.

more info:
http://www.virginmegamagazine.com/

love,
the morning benders

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