The Morning Benders Release New Video, Announce Tour Dates

Looks like indie rockers and Grizzly Bear friends The Morning Benders (Rough Trade) will continue riding the positive press behind their sophomore album Big Echo for most of the spring and summer, as the band sets off on an epic U.S. tour with some pretty notable names.The band, which is currently the northeast U.S. for the remainder of April, will spend the first half of the summer opening for Broken Bells, before playing some select shows with The Black Keys and The Flaming Lips in July. They will also play special, one-off show with Grizzly Bear on May 1st in Carlisle, PA.

The band also released a video for Big Echo’s “Promises” on their MySpace page today. Check out the video for “Promises” below the tour dates!

The Morning Benders tour dates are the following:

April 15th – La Sala Rossa – Montreal, QC
April 16th – The Monkey House – Winooski, VT
April 17th – 3:30PM – Newbury Comics Instore – Boston, MA
April 17th – TT The Bear’s – Boston, MA
April 18th – Hamilton College – Clinton, NY
April 22nd – The Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
April 24 – Presented by Brooklyn Vegan and WFUV – Music Hall of Williamsburg – New York, NY
April 28th – The Mercury Lounge – New York, NY – Sold Out
May 1st – Dickinson College – Carlisle, PA#
May 18th – Humphreys Concerts by the Bay – San Diego, CA*
May 19th – Henry Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA*
May 21st – Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA*
May 24th – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR*
May 25th – Showbox at the Market – Seattle, WA*
May 26th – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC*
May 29th – Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO*
May 31st – Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL*
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*
June 6th – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA*
June 7th – 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C.*
June 10th – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA*
June 11th – 40 Watt Club – Athens, GA*
July 23rd – CMAC Performing Arts Center – Canandaigua, NY@%
July 27th – Central Park Summerstage – New York, NY%
July 28th – Central Park Summerstage – New York, NY%
August 6-8th – Lollapalooza – Chicago, IL

# with Grizzly Bear
* with Broken Bells
@ with The Flaming Lips
% with The Black Keys

“Promises”

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