The Acorn Sign With Paper Bag

Ottawa-bred band The Acorn are stepping up their game with a new record label, release and tour.

Rolf Klausener, Jeff Debutte, Keiko Devaux, Howie Tsui and T. Jeffrey Malecki have joined Toronto-based Paper Bag's roster and are revving up for the March 20 release of their Tin Fist EP. The band have been selling Tin Fist on their own and in a couple of Ottawa record stores since December. The six-song disc is a follow-up to 2005's Blankets EP, which was released through Kelp Records. It was primarily recorded in Ottawa's Little Bullhorn studio, which has previously hosted Howie Gelb, Wooden Stars, Julie Doiron and Kathleen Edwards. The band are recording their long-awaited full-length debut, which is expected to hit store shelves in the fall. In the meantime, they'll hit the road in March for a nationwide tour promoting Tin Fist.

You can see The Acorn here:
March 10 Toronto, ON @ WhipperSnapper Gallery
March 22 Thunder Bay, ON @ The Apollo
March 23 Winnipeg, MB @ Collective Cabaret
March 24 Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo's
March 25 Lethbridge, AB @ Tongue 'N' Groove
March 27 Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar
March 28 Vancouver, BC @ Gallery Lounge (UBC)
March 30 Calgary, AB @ Broken City
March 31 Edmonton, AB @ Velvet Underground
April 1 Regina, SK @ The Club
April 2 Winnipeg, MB @ Music Trader Record Store
April 3 Thunder Bay, ON @ Kilroy's
April 5 Barrie, ON @ Foundation
April 6 Guelph, ON @ Club Vinyl
April 7 Brampton, ON @ North Bramalea United Church
April 12 Toronto, ON @ The Drake
April 13 Ottawa, ON @ Babylon
April 14 Montreal, QC @ TBA

Here are the songs on Tin Fist:
"Heirlooms"
"Dents"
"Brokered Heart"
"Feral Chile"
"Spring Thaw"
"Maplebees"