As they finish up their upcoming sophomore album Big Echo, the Morning Benders are trying out some of their new songs on a few selected West Coast dates, including a New Years show at San Francisco’s Bottom of the Hill.

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October 14, 8pm || Vogue Theatre || Vancouver, BC #
October 15, 8pm || Crystal Ballroom || Portland, OR #
October 16, 8pm || Moore Theatre || Seattle, WA #
December 4 || The Loft @ UCSD || San Diego, CA %
December 5 || Troubadour || Los Angeles, CA %
December 6 || Muddy Waters || Santa Barbara, CA %
December 31 || Bottom of the Hill || San Francisco, CA^

# with Grizzly Bear
% with Girls
^ with Miniature Tiger

Chris Chu will also be jetting off to New York City to play a free solo acoustic show at The Living Room on October 22nd, as part of the 2009 CMJ festival.