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The Posies Announce 2016 European Tour

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The Posies have announced tour dates for spring 2016 in support of their forthcoming album Solid States. Tickets for several dates are on sale now – see the links below.

29 March – Leuven, Belgium @ Het Depot [tickets]
30 March – Joure, The Netherlands @ Cafe de Stam
31 March – The Hague, The Netherlands @ Paard [tickets]
1 April – Apeldoorn, The Netherlands @ Gigant
2 April – Amsterdam, The Netherlands @ Paradiso (small hall) [tickets]
3 April – Eindhoven, The Netherlands @ De Effenaar (small hall) [tickets]
4 April – Cologne, GERMANY @ Live Music Hall, supporting Nada Surf [tickets]
6 April – London, UK @ 100 Club [tickets]
8 April – Paris, France @ Point FMR
10 April – Berlin, Germany @ Monarch [tickets]
12 April – Stockholm, Sweden @ Kagelbanan
13 April – Oslo, Norway @ John Dee [tickets]
14 April – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Nefertiti
15 April – Lund, Sweden @ Mejeriet
16 April – Hamburg, GERMANY @ Monkeys [tickets]
17 April – Helsinki, Finland @ Tavastia [tickets]
19 April – Bilbao, Spain @ Kafe Antzoki (small room) [tickets]
20 April – Madrid, Spain @ Sala Arena [tickets]
21 April – Bacelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz 2 [tickets]
22 April – Valencia, Spain @ Loco Club [tickets]
23 April – Cartagena, Spain @ Sala Budokan [tickets]
24 April – Sevilla, Spain @ Sala Malandra [tickets]

Upcoming Ken Stringfellow Shows – Finland, Norway, and NYC

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More dates on Ken Stringfellow’s ‘Danzig In The Moonlight’ tour have been announced for October:

Oct 9 – Ken Stringfellow @ Telakka, Tampere FINLAND
Oct 10 – Ken Stringfellow @ Kerubi, Joensuu FINLAND
Oct 11 – Ken Stringfellow @ Bar Loose, Helsinki FINLAND
Oct 12 – Ken Stringfellow @ Dynamo, Turku FINLAND
Oct 14 – Ken Stringfellow @ Revolver, Oslo NORWAY
Oct 27 – Ken Stringfellow @ Jazz Foundation Loft Party, New York City USA (only US date this year)

The Rocksucker blog is publishing an extensive interview with Ken on the making of ‘Danzig In The Moonlight’ – you can read part 1 here, and part 2 here.

Posies Shows This Month in the US, Finland, and Sweden + KS in China

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July 21 — KS @ Brit’s Pub, Minneapolis MN (for tickets, see the Facebook event page)

July 22 — The Posies play “Art on the Rocks” at Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham AL

July 23 — The Posies play FROSTING ON THE BEATER Live @ Viper Room, West Hollywood CA

July 24 — The Posies play Capitol Hill Block Party, Seattle WA

July 25 — Posies acoustic play Faces, Walla Walla WA

July 29 — The Posies @ Storsjoyran Festival, Ostersund SWEDEN

July 30 — The Posies @ Q Stock Festival, Oulu FINLAND

Aug 6 — Tav Falco’s Panther Burns (KS on bass)/KS solo play Belef Festival, Belgrade SERBIA

Sept. 1-4 Sonja Van Hamel (KS on guitar, vocals) plays the Beijing Int’l Book Fair, Beijing CHINA

European Tour

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The Posies will be touring Europe this autumn after the release of ‘Blood/Candy’.

Sept. 28 @ Sala Stereo, Murcia, Spain
Sept. 30 @ Heineken, Madrid, Spain
Oct. 1 @ Wah Wah, Valencia, Spain
Oct. 2 @ Apolo 2, Barcelona, Spain
Oct. 4 @ Divan du Monde, Paris, France
Oct. 5 @ Garage, London, UK
Oct. 6 @ Trix, Antwerp, Belgium
Oct. 7 @ Botanique Orangerie, Brussels, Belgium
Oct. 8 @ Kazerne Fonck, Liege, Belgium
Oct. 9 @ Melkweg Sugar Factory, Amsterdam, Holland
Oct. 10 @ Vera, Groningen, Holland
Oct. 12 @ Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht, Holland
Oct. 13 @ Gleis 22, Munster, Germany
Oct. 14 @ Comet Club, Berlin, Germany
Oct. 15 @ Silber Club, Hamburg, Germany
Oct. 17 @ Inkonst, Malmo, Sweden
Oct. 19 @ Debaser Slussen, Stockholm, Sweden
Oct. 20 @ Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg, Sweden
Oct. 21 @ John Dee, Oslo, Norway
Oct. 22 @ Kvarteret, Bergen, Norway
Oct. 23 @ Blaest, Trondheim, Norway
Oct. 25 @ Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland
Oct. 26 @ Klubi, Turku, Finland

North American tour to follow in November; dates are still being finalized.

January 2009 Shows: Jon opening for Fountains of Wayne, The Disciplines in Finland

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JANUARY 14, 2009
Jon @ Walton Theater, Bellingham WA
Opening for Fountains of Wayne. Both playing acoustic sets.

JANUARY 15, 2009
Jon @ Triple Door, Seattle WA
Opening for Fountains of Wayne. Both playing acoustic sets.

JANUARY 16, 2009
Jon @ Wonder Ballroom, Portland OR
Opening for Fountains of Wayne. Both playing acoustic sets.

JANUARY 24, 2009
Ken @ Apolo Andorra, Andorra La Vella, Andorra

JANUARY 28, 2009
The Disciplines @ Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland

JANUARY 29, 2009
The Disciplines @ Klubi, Tampere, Finland

JANUARY 30, 2009
The Disciplines @ Klbui/Ilta, Turku, Finland

For links, please visit the tour page.

Pukkelpop Session mp3

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Jon and Ken appeared on Studio Brussels and played two songs acoustically (‘I Guess You’re Right’ and ‘Solar Sister’) and did a short interview before their set at the Pukkelpop Festival last week in Belgium. Click here to listen to it (mp3 format).

Also, some Finnish press from the magazine Super Sounds, by Maako Haronen. Interivew & a review (both in PDF format).

US Tour Takes Shape; Press Round-Up

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The Posies’ 28 September show at Maxwell’s in New Jersey is on sale at Ticketweb now, and their 8 September show at the Knitting Factory in California (with Matt Harris’ band Oranger opening) goes on sale tonight. Click here to visit Ticketweb. In addition, they will be playing Bumbershoot in Seattle during labor day weekend (September 2-5). Tickets are on sale now, and the full line-up will be announced this Friday.

The band was interviewed by Ethan and James at Three Imaginary Girls the night of their peformance at the Seattle International Film Festival; you can read the interview here.

Some recent foreign press… thanks to Amandine, Maako, and Andre for sending these in!:

*French: Xsilence.net
*Finnish: Desilbeli.net & Nojesguiden.fi
*Dutch: Fileunder.net – Jon interviewed, with photos by David Belisle & Fileunder.nl – review

European tour kicks off in 5 days!