Jon Auer’s solo album ‘Songs from the Year of Our Demise’ will be released on May 2nd in the US, and it is now available to pre-order from Pattern 25 (both US & non-US) for $14. You can also get an autographed copy before the release date – follow the link above to place an order.
In addition, here is an interview Jon did with an Australian paper recently.
The venue for Big Star’s show in Stockholm on Sunday (the 19th) has been changed; the show is now at Sodra Teatern.
Pattern25.com has two tracks from Jon’s forthcoming solo album Songs For The Year Of Our Demise up for download, and they are streaming at his official Myspace as well.
This shot of the cover is at Pattern25, with a release date of May 2nd in the US.
The Posies will do a short tour of Australia and New Zealand next month – here are the dates:
March 1 | Brisbane, Australia @ Her Majesty’s
March 2 | Gold Coast, Australia @ Coolangatta Hotel
March 3 | Sydney, Australia @ Metro
March 4 | Melbourne, Australia @ Hi Fi Bar
March 5 | Sydney, Australia @ Laneway Festival (supprting Broken Social Scene)
March 7 | Auckland, New Zealand @ Studio
Tickets are on sale now for most of these shows; you can find links to purchase them on the tour page.
Also on the tour page are three more dates Ken Stringfellow is opening for Briskeby in Norway, as well as two more dates with White Flag in Italy.
Jon and Ken will be doing an acoustic in-store at Velvet Records in Delft, Holland on the 29th. The store is located at Voldersgracht 3, 2611 ET and it will begin at 4pm.
The London show at the Garage on the 26th will be available to download from Don’t Panic Media on the 28th.
Tour dates for 2006 are up! The Posies’ European tour begins about a week from now, and there are Ken Stringfellow, Big Star, and White Flag dates for February. Details available on the tour page.
Jon & Ken will be doing a matinee acoustic show at Moby Dick in Madrid, Spain on December 8th. The show is all-ages.
The Posies’ 12/2 show in Bordeaux, France has been cancelled.
In addition to his 12/31 show in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, Ken will be playing these additional shows in January:
1/4 KS solo at B72, Vienna AUSTRIA
1/5 KS solo at Weekender, Innsbruck AUSTRIA
1/6 KS solo at Sporting Club, Crans-Montana SWITZERLAND
Here are two Big Star dates for February (tickets are for sale now for both shows):
2/21 Big Star @ Tivoli, Utrecht NETHERLANDS (tickets)
2/22 Big Star @ De Handelsbeurs, Gent BELGIUM (tickets)
Here are the dates for the Posies’ European tour in January:
Jan 14: Insbruck, Austria @ Weekender
Jan 15: Schorndorf, Germany @ Manufaktur
Jan 16: Regensburg, Germany @ Alte Malzerei
Jan 17: Saarbrucken, Germany @ Garage Club
Jan 18: Frankfurt, Germany @ Nachtleben
Jan 19: Koln, Germany @ Prime Club
Jan 21: Amsterdam, Holland @ Melkweg
Jan 22: Berlin, Germany @ Magnet
Jan 23: Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow
Jan 24: Munster, Germany @ Gleis 22
Jan 25: Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique
Jan 26: London, UK @ The Garage
Ken Stringfellow is the Swiss Army Knife of power pop. It was his first band, the Posies, that splashed him all over the hearts and minds of fans and bands alike. Soon thereafter we saw Ken on keyboard, guitar, and bass as a touring member of Big Star, the Minus Five, and R.E.M. Most recently, the Posies have released ‘Every Kind of Light’, and Big Star had Ken in the studio for ‘In Space’. We were thrilled to get such a thoughtul list from such a busy guy.