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JON SOLO IN NYC + INTERVIEW ON WNYU

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Jon Auer in NYC In the NYC area next week for the sold-out Big Star show @ Masonic Temple of Brooklyn 11/18, Jon will also perform solo the night before at the new Knitting Factory 11/17 in Williamsburg (Brooklyn).

Also find an extensive Sept 2009 interview with Jon on WNYU here as well as a fun older blog interview with Jon courtesy of Oscar Wednesday here.

JON SOLO SHOWS IN MINNESOTA SOLD OUT

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Fresh off the Bob Mould/Spiral Stairs tour, Jon flies to Minneapolis for two sold-out shows at The Olde Town Creamery in Maple Lake, MN on 10.23 and 10.24.

Also, find a link to Driven By Boredom’s blog and excellent photos from the recent Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival in Brooklyn, NY which Jon performed at here.

“Posies front man Jon Auer gave the crowd a short musical break which was not without humor as he asked a girl in the front row to take a picture of him on stage so he could prove to his mom that he did a show with Eugene Mirman.”

The Disciplines Tour North America This Week

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Via Ken’s website:

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I’m very excited about it…

Just in case you had any doubt, here’s a run down.

10.20 midnite MERCURY LOUNGE, NYC (CMJ MUSiC MARATHON) $10 tickets
10.21 11pm TT THE BEAR’S, BOSTON $11 tickets
10.22 10.30pm VELVET UNDERGROUND, TORONTO CA$10 tix @ door.
10.23 11.30pm SUBTERRANEAN, CHiCAGO $10 tickets
10.24 5pm EASY STREET RECORDS, WEST SEATTLE— FREE!!! ALL AGES!!!
10.24 midnite COMET TAVERN, SEATTLE $8 tix @ door
10.25 10pm CAFE DU NORD, SAN FRANCiSCO $10adv/$12door tickets
10.27 10.30pm ViPER ROOM, W. HOLLYWOOD $10 tickets

(Flyer for the Viper Room show created by the venue.)

LATE BREAKING NEWS – JON JOINS BOB MOULD BAND FOR TWO SHOWS!

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Due to the abrupt departure of bassist Jason Narducy from the Bob Mould/Spiral Stairs tour Jon is currently on (Jason’s wife was about to give birth), Jon will now be playing bass with Bob and drummer extraordinaire Jon Wurster for the last two shows of the “Life and Times” tour. Jon has done his best to learn 18 songs in the last 40 hours (songs from every era of Mould’s career btw) and is thrilled to be confirmed for these dates:

10/19 Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
10/20 San Diego (Solana Beach), CA @ The Belly Up

Jon will still be playing with Spiral Stairs both nights as well.

(P.S. Jason Narducy made it home one hour before the birth of his daughter…Congratulations!)

JON PLAYS WITH PAVEMENT’S SPIRAL STAIRS OPENING FOR BOB MOULD

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Jon has a short run playing as part of Spiral Stairs’ band in support of his upcoming Matador release “The Real Feel”, which Jon also mixed and helped produce. Live he will recreate many of the sonic bits on the record.

Find what Pitchfork had to say about Spiral Stairs and Jon here.

and Brooklyn Vegan here.

The dates in question are with one of The Posies’ all-time faves, Bob Mould. As part of the tour, Jon will also be playing the Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco along with Grizzly Bear, Yo La Tengo, The Decemberists, and The Flaming Lips.

Here are the dates:

10/15 Seattle, WA @ Nuemos
10/16 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
10/18 San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival
10/19 Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
10/20 San Diego (Solana Beach), CA @ The Belly Up

Auer Plays Athens, Alabama, & Atlanta!

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Jon is making a solo visit to the Southeastern USA this week in three cities:

10/1/09 @ Little Kings – Athens, GA (with Linda and Ruthie from Magnapop!)

10/2/09 @ Bottletree Café – Birmingham, AL (early show @8pm – free!)

10/3/09 @ Eddie’s Attic – Atlanta, GA (w/ Matt Brown, early show @ 8pm (all ages) ))

Jon has played solo in Atlanta before (back in 2006 w/ Mark Burgess of Chameleons UK fame – YouTube video here), but Athens and Birmingham are a first.

JON PLAYS SHOW IN PHOENIX, AZ

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Here is what may possibly be the only chance to see Jon solo in Phoenix, AZ…ever! It’s just a part of the world/country he doesn’t get to that often. If you’re around, come see him play at The Last Exit on Friday, 9/25/09. (OK, technically it’s in Tempe, but hey…)

Find a good Q & A interview with Jon at AZCentral.com here.

Find an article/show preview in The Phoenix New Times here.

Jon will also be live on KASC “The Blaze” at 4pm day of show for an interview and he’ll even play a song or two. You can tune in and listen here.

“He’s the lead singer of twenty three-year-old power pop dream The Posies and rounds out the second-wave Big Star revival. But next Friday, Jon Auer will be all alone at Last Exit in Tempe, showcasing his extensive repertoire of solo work.”