The Posies played a set on KEXP in Seattle last week, and it is available for streaming at their website. They were joined by Rachel Flotard on “Licenses to Hide.”
While in Minneapolis, Ken performed on The Current, and you can listen to it (and an interview) here, including a new song, “Savior’s Hands.”
Also on KEXP, check out Brittney Bush Bollay’s photos from the Capitol Hill Block Party. More photos from the Seattle Times here.
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
The Posies appeared on Seattle’s 107.7 The End last week – check out their session here, with performances of “The Glitter Prize” and “Licenses To Hide.”
The Line of Best Fit asks Ken & Jon the same questions in separate interviews, for an interesting take.
Extensive interview with UberRock.
Jon talked to MTV music book club Jerzy Kosinski’s “Being There”
Jon shares the inspiration for the title of BLOOD/CANDY with Stereo Subversion:
It’s actually kind of from a poem by this guy named Thax Douglas. He’s this kind of local poet in the Chicago area that would come to rock shows and he would write poems for the bands about the bands at their performances. One of the phrases he used to describe us was something about blood candy. I think he was talking about how there is this totally sweet, harmonious side to what we do, but also there’s a lot of passion. There’s also more of a darker undercurrent than just maybe what the melodic, harmonious side might imply.
Spinner covers what to expect on the upcoming tour, and the Philadelphia Examiner asks about influences behind the new album.
Spanish-language interview from the Heineken’s website.
Gail Worley reviews BLOOD/CANDY as her ‘Rad CD of the Week’, and UK Music Review gives it 9/10
Stereogum premieres the first single “The Glitter Prize,” and it’s also featured on Spin’s October playlist.
This Friday 4/16, the day before their show at the Crocodile Cafe, the Posies will be on KEXP at 12 noon (Seattle time) to debut 2 new songs!
Tune in to 90.3 on your FM dial if in Seattle, or listen online at KEXP.org.
Jon shares the news on Facebook…
pleased to announce: 1) The Posies will play “Frosting On The Beater” in its’ entirety on 4/17/10 @ The Crocodile in Seattle, WA 2) A handful of hours after said Crocodile show, freshly rocked Posies will leave Seattle for the south of Spain to begin recording a new album for release in 2010, and 3) The Posies will also play all new material for said new album @ The Crocodile on 4/17/10 as well. For rizzle! Tickets go on sale online 2/6/10 @ TheCrocodile.com
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
Ken Stringfellow’s band the Disciplines will be touring North America for the first time next month. Dates are below.
Oct. 20 @ Mercury Lounge (for CMJ), NYC
Oct. 21 @ TT The Bear’s, Boston
Oct. 22 @ Velvet Underground, Toronto
Oct. 23 @ Subterranean, Chicago
Oct. 24 @ Comet Tavern, Seattle
Oct. 25 @ Cafe du Nord, San Francisco
Oct. 27 @ Viper Room, Los Angeles
Also, a message from Ken via the Disciplines’ website:
for our N. American tour next month, we’re looking for places to stay in Boston, Toronto, CHicago, & San Francisco. Also, we are looking for a Vox AC30 amplifier to borrow in NYC, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, and San Francisco. If you can help (and would like to) contact Ken on his Facebook page.
Jon will once again be playing solo opening for Fountains of Wayne, this time in the Midwest US.
7/7 Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
7/8 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
7/10 Chicago, IL – Park West
7/11 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
Great review of Jon Auer/FOW from their Seattle show 1/14/09 here.
Find DreamingViola’s Jon Auer/FOW tour video from Jan ‘09 at the bottom of this post.
Jon will also be playing two shows in the Northwest with Shawn Smith of Brad, Satchel, & Pigeonhed fame and Lorelei.
6/25 Seattle, WA – Crocodile Café
6/26 Bremerton, WA – Winterland
Jon will be playing a show on 4/1/09 at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle, WA with John Wesley Harding and comedian Eugene Mirman (from “Flight of the Conchords”) as well as John Roderick (of the Long Winters), Thee Sgt.Major III, and writer/novelist Sherman Alexie.
For more info go here to Jon’s Myspace posting.
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