Are you “a sucker for anything acoustic”? Our friends over at AlternativNews.com just put out a completely free acoustic compilation. Our contribution to the comp is an acoustic version of Action that will be on our acoustic LP due out next month (we’re recording right now). This is just one way we thought we could show you how much we love you, but you’ll probably never comprehend how much.

We are playing a benefit show on Feb 11th @ 8:30pm (UPDATE: it’s at 7pm!) with Imagine Dragons to raise funds for Nick Moore’s eye surgery. DJ / Dance after the bands play. Raffles (win stuff). $12 advance / $15 at the door. Come have a good time supporting a good cause. More info on Nick and the event from the facebook event page:

Help fight for Nick’s Eyes with a most AWESOME fundraiser! Rock out with Les Sages & Imagine Dragons, enter in for raffle tickets, dance the night away with DJ’s spinning it up, and more! All starting February 11th at 8:30 PM 7:00 PM.

Nick Moore is a 24-year-old Provo resident that was losing his eyesight from a disease called Keratoconus. The surgery he needed was not approved by the FDA, so he chose to go with the procedure, leaving him with a steep medical bill.

This concert and party is to raise money for his medical bills that helped stop the degeneration and help restore some of the sight he had lost.

Check out his story here:
http://bansheebikes.blogspot.com/2010/10/i-ride-for-nicks-eyes.html

Buy advance tickets here. RSVP and invite you facebook friends here. Call / email / comment with any questions. And remember, it’s for a good cause!

Per the request of a Mr. Zachariah Clay, here is the tabliture for the lead guitar part in the acoustic version of “Nomads”:

|=======================================================================|
|======================== NOMADS - BY LES SAGES ========================|
|=======================================================================|

//////////////////////////////////  |  //////////////////////////////////
---------- CHORD CHANGES ---------  |  ----------- PROGRESSION ----------
//////////////////////////////////  |  //////////////////////////////////
                                    |  
VERSE ////////////////////////////  |  ----------------------------------
E|3-------2-------2-------3---X-XX  |  VERSE X2 /////////////////////////
B|0-------0-------0-------3---X-XX  |  ----------------------------------
G|0-------0-------0-------0---0-00  |  PRE-CHORUS X2 ////////////////////
D|2-------0-------X-------X---X-XX  |  ----------------------------------
A|X-------X-------2-------3---3-45  |  CHORUS ///////////////////////////
E|X-------X-------X-------X---X-XX  |  ----------------------------------
                                    |  VERSE X2 /////////////////////////
PRE-CHORUS ///////////////////////  |  ----------------------------------
E|3---3---3---3--- ///////////////  |  PRE-CHORUS X2 ////////////////////
B|3---3---3---3--- ///////////////  |  ----------------------------------
G|0---0---0---2--- ///////////////  |  CHORUS X2 ////////////////////////
D|2---2---X---0--- ///////////////  |  ----------------------------------
A|3---0---2---X--- ///////////////  |  
E|X---X---0---X--- ///////////////  |  //////////////////////////////////
                                    |  //////////////////////////////////
CHORUS ///////////////////////////  |  ///----------------------------///
E|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---  |  ///------ WANT MORE TAB? ------///
B|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---  |  ///-- EMAIL ALL REQUESTS TO: --///
G|0---0---0---2---0---0---0---2---  |  ///---- LESSAGES@GMAIL.COM ----///
D|0---2---0---0---2---2---X---0---  |  ///----------------------------///
A|2---3---2---X---3---0---2---X---  |  //////////////////////////////////
E|3---X---0---X---X---X---0---X---  |  //////////////////////////////////

Also, here’s a video of an early “achoostic” version to help you get the strumming down:

Question? Leave ‘em in the comments.

Hey! Check it out, “Share This” is one of this weeks picks on wearepanel.com! Tyler Hayes of thealbumproject.net is this weeks guest panelist, so Thank you Tyler for helping to share our music with the world! This is what he had to say about the album:

Les Sages is four brothers who share the vocal responsibilities equally enough that no one person is thought of as the lead singer. “Share This” is quite an album for a band that came out of nowhere, only recently signing with Deep Elm Records. The album has a pop/punk flavor, but, gladly, it lacks the poppy-ness that plagues so many other albums of this genre. Rather, “Share This” feels closer to an indie/rock hybrid. Listen to “Nomads.” This is a good example of how most of the tracks employ controlled passion, explosive without going into too-grand territory.

Source: http://wearepanel.com/2010/12/17/interview-tyler-hayes-of-the-album-project/?picks

Thanks again Tyler.

Looking for some new music? Here’s a list of our favorites from the past year:

Gorilla Manner
Local Natives

Big Echo
The Morning Benders

The Suburbs
Arcade Fire

Age of Adz
Sufjan Stevens

Contra
Vampire Weekend

Treats
Sleigh Bells

White Magic
CEO

American Ghetto
Portugal. The Man

Penny Sparkle
Blonde Redhead

Wild Go
Dark Dark Dark

Surfing the Void
Klaxons

Expo 86
Wolf Parade

Alicia Inman over at therecordrebellion.com very graciously included us in her list of “Top 10 Albums of 2010″. Thanks Alicia! Here’s what she had to say:

I found myself gravitating toward music with heavy messages this year, and Share This is one of the most lyrically intense albums on my list. Share This explores the concepts of life, death, love, loss, and friendship against a backdrop of emotive rock music. Though melancholy at times, the vocals invite you to sing your lungs out and the riffing guitars and pummeling drums will make you want to headbang hard.

Source: http://www.therecordrebellion.com/2010/12/08/alicias-top-10-albums-of-2010/