The Acorn Shell Out News

The Acorn have plenty to be excited about these days, as the Ottawa band will soon release a live and rarities album titled Heron Act and tour both Europe and North America.

Paper Bag Records will issue Heron Act, a collection of blog/radio session recordings, demos and rare live recordings from their last Canadian and U.S. tours. The 10-track album arrives on Sept. 30 on CD and as a digital download.

The Acorn will play eight shows in France and England in early September in support of Glory Hope Mountain, which will be released in Europe, Australia and Japan on Oct. 20 through Bella Union. The album was released in North America in 2007 through Paper Bag.

After The Acorn return from Europe, they'll tour North America with Ohbijou. Here are the Canadian dates:

Oct. 4 Kingston, ON @ The Grad Club (Queen's University)
Oct. 6 Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Lock City Grand Theatre
Oct. 7 Thunder Bay, ON @ The Apollo
Oct. 8 Winnipeg, MB @ Lo Pub
Oct. 9 Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos
Oct. 10 Calgary, AB @ Broken City Social Club
Oct. 11 Edmonton, AB @ The Pawn Shop
Oct. 13 Kelowna, BC @ Habitat
Oct. 14 Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club
Oct. 15 Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar
Nov. 20 Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah
Nov. 21 Guelph, ON @ Dublin Street United Church
Nov. 22 Peterborough, ON @ The Montreal House
Nov. 27 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
Nov. 28 Montreal, OC @ La Sala Rossa
Nov. 29 Ottawa, ON @ Barrymore's Music Hall

Here are the tracks on Heron Act:

"Crooked Legs" (XM Radio, Toronto)
"Brokered Heart" (XM Radio, Toronto)
"Dents" (My Old Kentucky Blog, Pendleton, Ind.)
"Flood Pt. 2" (original demo, Nov. 2006)
"Good Enough" (Cyndi Lauper cover)
"Even While You're Sleeping" (My Old Kentuky Blog, Pendleton, Ind.)
"Glory" (first version)
"Low Gravity" (XM Radio, Toronto)
"Flood Pt. 1" (XM Radio, Toronto)
"Hold Your Breath" (Daytrotter, Rock Island, Ill.)