Posies Touring Spain in October

The Posies will be touring Spain in October – these are the only full band shows they will be doing this year.

Oct. 25 The Posies @ Sidecar, Barcelona SPAIN
Oct. 26 The Posies @ Tropicana, Santoña SPAIN
Oct. 27 The Posies @ In Somni Festival, Tarragona SPAIN
Oct. 28 The Posies @ Plaza Central, Girona SPAIN {FREE}
Oct. 30 The Posies @ Gruta 77, Madrid SPAIN
Oct. 31 The Posies @ Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao SPAIN

Two new Disciplines shows have been added as well:

August 17 The Disciplines @ Sixty Clothing Party, Oslo NORWAY *Oslo
Fashion Week Party*
Dec. 7 The Disciplines @ ‘Fucking Pop, Ey!?’ @ Bang Bang Club, Berlin GERMANY

Jon At Triple Door This Weekend

JUST ADDED: DAVID BAZAN & JON AUER (SOLO ACOUSTIC)
Saturday July 14
8PM (All Ages)
$10 adv/ $12 day of

Don’t miss this just added co-headlined show with two of Seattle’s finest
indie rock talents! David Bazan of Pedro the Lion and Jon Auer of the Posies
will each perform solo acoustics sets in an intimate setting.

$10 adv./ $12 dos.
www.tripledoor.com

Jon Heads To Japan For Solo Tour

After much speculation, Mr. Auer finally makes his way to Japan, due in no small part to the efforts Mr. Tadd Igarashi. Here are the dates:

6.30 @ Super Deluxe, Tokyo, Japan
7.2 @ Thumbs Up, Yokohama, Japan
7.3 @ 7th Floor, Tokyo, Japan
7.4 @ Club Wonder, Osaka, Japan

Also, Songs from the Year of Our Demise will receive a deluxe Japanese release complete with six extra Japan only bonus tracks on the Moor Works Label, available mid July.

The extra tracks are:

“Instrumental from the Year of Our Demise”
“One Way Street” (band version)
“Twice Tried Advice”
“The Sun Also Sets”
“Dead Summer” (demo)
“I’d Light a Candle” (demo)

For more info on the shows, visit JA’s MySpace page: myspace.com/jonauermusic

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

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

Forum Back Up, New Tour Dates Added

The forum is back in action, so go check it out and sign up if you haven’t already.

Also, these tour dates have been added:

KS:
04.25 – La Fleche D’or, Paris France
04.26 – Chariot @ the Jailbreak Club, Road to Ruins Festival, Roma Italy
05.20 – The Disciplines @ Cafe Mono, Oslo Norway

Big Star:
09.02 – Inveraray Castle, Connect Festival, Inveraray UK

And Jon’s Scandinavian tour kicks off on Wednesday in Oslo; dates can be found here.

Jon Announces Scandinavian Shows

Jon will be playing a nice handful dates in Sweden & Norway next month – here is the list:

4.11 @ Mono – Oslo, Norway
4.12 @ Credo – Trondheim, Norway
4.13 @ Cementen – Stavanger, Norway
4.14 @ Inkonst – Malmo, Sweden
4.15 @ Crescendo – Norrkoping, Sweden
4.16 @ Nalen – Stockholm, Sweden

KS 7″, and new tour dates up

Ken has released a split 7″ with Luis Francesco Arena (Ken covers his song “Waterlilies and Creatures,” and Luis covers “The Lover’s Hymn”) – to order it, visit Flat Lux Records. There are only 500 copies.

On the tour page, there are many new shows up – The Posies are doing two acoustic shows in Seattle & Bellingham in May; both they and Big Star are playing a festival in Norway this August, and Ken will be touring Europe through the end of March.

New Dates For Jon’s Upcoming Tour

Jon has added four shows to his tour next month:

Feb 27th & 28th: Mojo’s, North Fremantle, Perth, Australia
March 2nd: Schooner Tavern in Auckland, New Zealand
March 3rd: MVP in Wellington, New Zealand

For the full schedule, see the tour page or Jon’s Myspace.

Jon was interviewed by an Australian site – check out the interview here: Jon Auer -2007: The Year of Bitch Slapping, Ben Lee, Paris Hilton and Our Demise.

Jon’s cover of Husker Du’s “Green Eyes” is featured on the free CD (titled “Love Will Tear Us Apart”) February 2007’s issue of Mojo.

Here is an mp3 of Jon’s interview on the Phil Jupitus Breakfast Show from December 5th last year – download it now. Thanks to IdiotJed for the mp3!

Jon Auer To Tour Australia

Jon has just announced a tour of Australia in February of next year – here are the dates:

Thu 15.02.07 @ The A & I Hall – Bangalow (NSW)
Fri 16.02.07 @ The Troubadour – Brisbane (QLD)
Sat 17.02.07 @ Jive – Adelaide (SA)
Sun 18.02.07 @ Northcote Social Club – Northcote (VIC)
Wed 21.02.07 @ The Vanguard – Newtown (Sydney) (NSW)
Thu 22.02.07 @ The Vanguard – Newtown (Sydney) (NSW)
Fri 23.02.07 @ Northern Star – Newcastle (NSW)
Sat 24.02.07 @ The Clarendon Guest House – Katoomba (NSW)
Sun 25.02.07 @ The Brass Monkey – Cronulla (NSW)

All are with Laura Imbruglia.

Click here for a full-size JPG version of the flyer, or here for PDF.