Changes To Europe Dates

October 29th, 2009 | By Saint Alvia

Hi Everyone, so a few small changes to the European tour have just come through.  It means that unfortunately, there won’t be a show in Ljubjlana, Slovenia on Friday November 13.  But in better news… the two shows that were listed as TBC are now confirmed and we’re happy to say that they will take place in Milan, Italy on Nov. 14, and Gottingen, Germany on Nov. 24.

Check our tour page for all the most updated show information.

The countdown is on and we’re stoked to get over to EU and play!

Exclaim Blog Continues In Europe

October 28th, 2009 | By Saint Alvia

Hi everyone,

So we’ve decided to extend Ben’s tour blog he did for Exclaim during the Bouncing Souls run across Canada. Now he’s doing it all over again as he travels to Europe with Saint Alvia. This is his first ever trip to Europe, so he’s planning on making it count, and he’ll be sharing all the details via the Saint Alvia Exclaim Blog.

Stay tuned, and be sure to click the banner below and add that URL to your bookmarks. Check in often… this time he’s promised to send pictures back too.

It should be epic.

Alvia Twitter Updates For The Week 2009-10-25

October 25th, 2009 | By Saint Alvia

• Wishing I could go surf the storm at the bridge, but working till late! #
• Idiot? Or Fool? #
• Recording The Jonxer tonite #
• Wants to know why it seems like the movie Cocoon has been on once a week for the past 15 years??? #
• I thinks everyone in the world is sick right now #
• Fisher jist found 20 bucks on the ground ! #
• Boobs is gearing up for hi BNO show on saturday #
• The shop is super fucking busy and the whole rest of the industry is dead.. But i just want out! – brandon #
• Ben is working with the Expos on their new video! #
• Checkout the tuesday show on http://www.punkradiocast.com next week. Ben is co-hosting alongside Barry Taylor. #
• If you are going to lucero tonite at lees palace in toronto, look for rob and buy him some jameson. #
• On an Alvia tip, Rob, Myself (Greg) and Ben will be performing on Bite TV on the 27th. #
• Off to steal some wood for my recycling container…..I am such a rebel! #
• Off to the music store to do some bartering #
• Is there someone out there that actually likes the shit they play on modern rock radio? #
• Ok, kids off at daycare, rock and rattle mailed out, off to ben's to do some work – Greg #

ALVIA UPCOMING TV APPEARANCES

October 23rd, 2009 | By Saint Alvia

Hey everyone! We’re going to be appearing on a couple upcoming TV shows…

First, we will be on The Surf, on Bite TV, performing acoustically on Tuesday October 27th @ 10pm EST.
Plus we’ll be sitting down with host Jason Agnew to chat about Europe, the new video, and what the next year holds.

BITE can be found on Rogers Channel 106 ~ BellTV 530 ~ Cogeco 123
Check your cable provider here.

Second, Ben Rispin will be appearing on Explore Music on AUX TV – Rogers Channel 107
Wednesday, November 4th @ 9pm EST

So if you’re around, tune in and check us out.

Euro Tour Updated

October 19th, 2009 | By Saint Alvia

Hey everyone… we’ve made some changes and additions to our European tour schedule, including adding a show in Utrecht, Netherlands with Fucked Up. Should be one hell of a party.

Head on over to the tour page for all the changes, and if you want, click the links there to subscribe to our shows via iCal or Google Calendar.

Alvia Twitter Updates For The Week 2009-10-18

October 18th, 2009 | By Saint Alvia

• Video Dead killin it ¡ their CD release party last night! Get the new cd on Stomp. #
• just made it through my son and daughters combined birthday party. crazy! #
• @sdarland stanley, sorry! we came through at like 5am and everyone was sleeping! next time! in reply to sdarland #
• European flights have just been booked. Getting stoked! #

An Update From Ben

October 15th, 2009 | By Saint Alvia

Hey y’all! How is ya???

So we just got back from tour and I guess there is no rest for the wicked. We’re heading into the studio this week to finish up 3 songs for a seven inch being put out by some very cool people we will announce in the weeks to come. We had a fucking blast on tour and this band couldn’t be in better spirits. Huge thanks and love go out to The Bouncing Souls, Youth Brigade and Off With Their Heads for being some of the greatest dudes we’ve had the pleasure of touring with. Like “The Pete” said… what a perfect tour of bands who sound different but are all coming from the same place. It was a pleasure every night and we made some friends we won’t soon forget.

We’re getting ourselves collected for our upcoming European tour and I personally am ecstatic. I know this will be a modest tour for us but I’m looking forward to the adventure. Europe is old hat for a few of the members in the band but not me. I’ve never been, so I’ll get out the polaroids, sun visor and short shorts because I’m touristing this bitch.

When we get home we will be having another ‘Burly Calling’ party around the Holidays and we hope to see everyone out. Doing a few things different this year so stay tuned. We also have some big stuff planned in the new year, possibly recording down south, new record coming and a lot of fun tours, videos and celebrity sex tapes to dish out.

Be well fuckos,

Ben

This Weeks Alvia Twitter Updates For 2009-10-11

October 11th, 2009 | By Saint Alvia

• Well, last nite was the last nite of tour. Great show great people, and lotsa living dead. #
• The whole gang (souls, youth birgade, and owth) is riding the ferry to victoria. Feels like we're preparing to storm the beach #
• http://twitpic.com/kfndg – Today we went to a natural bridge and it was fucking rad #

Request Romeo on MuchMusic

October 6th, 2009 | By Saint Alvia

Hey everyone… so Much Music is playing our new video for Romeo, which is fantastic, but we’d love it if they played it MORE! If you want to help the cause, hit the banner below, or on the right side of this page, and upload a video or photo request for the vid. The more creative, the better!

alvia blogs for exclaim

October 3rd, 2009 | By Saint Alvia

Ben’s blogging his way across Canada on the Bouncing Souls tour for Exclaim Magazine.  Here’s just a sample of what it’s going to be like…

“One night in Montreal after the Warped Tour last summer I had befriended Brian and Pete from the Bouncing Souls. We were having a great night drinking and hanging out when we decided to head down town to Fouf Foune Electrique. Its a touristy punk bar who the locals have abandoned because they are often “Too Cool”. We get off the subway we took from the island and I’m pretty sure we were all stumbling drunk at this point. We walked past St. Denis street ( where crack and junkies are common) and I had to take a piss. I told the group I’d catch up and snuck behind a dumpster. Now, I had my back pack on and a Flatliners T Shirt that sports the classic Toronto Blue Jays logo on the front. Clearly I was not from the area. So I’m wobbling out a piss behind this dumpster when I feel something cold and metal touch the back of my head. Two french guys were yelling at me and I realized I was getting mugged. I’m not sure if the gun they had pointed to the back of my head was real but all I could think is that I’m going to die with my dick in my hand behind a dumpster while I was holding what I can only describe as a severe case of whiskey dick…”

Want to read the rest?  Click on the image below….