**CLOSED**

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!!!

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"

AMERICA: BUY TICKETS NOW

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!

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

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!!

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!

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

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

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!!

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!

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!

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

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


Twitter
Facebook
Myspace
Tumblr

BIG ECHO Out Now!!

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


Twitter
Facebook
Myspace
Tumblr

BIG ECHO now streaming in its entirety!!

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!

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:
Twitter
Facebook
Myspace
Tumblr

love yall,
the morning benders

"Excuses" Free Mp3

“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"

Show TOMORROW in BROOKLYN- FREE Acoustic House Shows LIMITED RSVP

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