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Jon To Play Robert Deniro’s Tribeca Film Festival in NYC

Taylor

Jon will be playing two short shows at the Tribeca/ASCAP Music Lounge May 3rd and 4th. Go here for more info: http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/tff-ep-ascap.html

Jon will also be playing a full length show the Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn on May 5th. Go here and scroll down for details: http://www.unionhallny.com/events/index.php

Also, Jon’s “Cemetery Song” was also included as a pick in this week’s “Voicebox” in the Village Voice. You can find it here: http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0718,voicebox,76498,22.html

For more on the Tribeca Film Festival go here: http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/about.html

Jon Announces Fall Tour And More

Taylor

Jon will be doing a tour of the UK and Europe this fall, and the dates are posted on the tour page now. Keep checking back, as there are still a couple dates he is finalizing and will be adding in the coming weeks!

Also, the European release of ‘Songs From The Year Of Our Demise’ (including three unheard bonus tracks – ‘Such Is The Light,’ ‘Queen of Darkness’, and the demo of a song called ‘One Way Street’) will be available in most countries in Europe in mid-October, and for the UK, you will be able to find it at the beginning of November.

He was interviewed by MARKED online music magazine at the end of September, and you can read that feature here.

Lastly, check out this performance of ‘Six Feet Under’ from a show back in June on youtube, and all of the other Posies videos on the site.

Jon on KEXP

Taylor

Jon was on KEXP’s Audio Oasis show (hosted by Sean Nelson) on August 19th and we have the session available for download.

The songs he performed:

“Josephine”
“At Least For Now”
“Mrs. Green”
“Coming Right Along”
“The Year Of Your Demise”
“Angelita”

Download it here (71mb mp3). Thanks to Idiotjed for recording this and sending it in!

Here is a link (second one down on the page) to Jon on is on Seattle’s KNDD The End recently performing ‘Bottom Of The Bottle’ and ‘Six Feet Under’.

Lastly, here’s something fun Stephen Landon sent into to JonAuer.com – it’s a recording of his son Zachary singing along to “Coversations,” and you can listen to that here (6mb mp3). Thanks to Stephen for that!

Tour Update

Taylor

The Posies will play the Festival Rock Alaquas in Alaquas, Spain on Sept. 2nd, and the Ebrovision Festival, in Miranda del Ebro, Spain, on Sept. 23. On the tour page, you can find a new Big Star festival date in Spain for September, and a show Ken is playing as part of The Disciplines (featuring Bjorn, Baard, and Claus of Briskeby) in Norway at the end of December.

Also, Ken is now on Myspace – click here to check out his page and add him to your friends.

Jon Auer US Tour Dates on Pattern25.com

Taylor

Pattern 25 have posted a list of Jon Auer shows for May; however, many are still tentative. Visit their site for full list; here are the shows that are confirmed right now:

5/04: The Basement, Nasville TN
5/08: local 506, chapel hill NC
5/09: Jammin Java, Vienna VA
5/10: World Cafe Live, Philadlelphia PA
5/11: Maxwells, Hoboken NJ
5/12: Mercury Lounge, New York NY
5/16: Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland OH
5/17: Schubas, Chicago IL

Also, here is a link to a feature The Tripwire did on Jon yesterday.

Pre-Order Jon’s New Album

Taylor

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.