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Member Since5/25/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.theposies.net
Band MembersJon Auer, Ken Stringfellow, Matt Harris, Darius Minwalla.
InfluencesMay 11, 2007 - Seattle, WA
Sounds LikeHear more songs on The Posies E-card
Record LabelRykodisc
Type of LabelMajor


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 7 2009 7:00P
Jon plays solo with Fountains of Wayne @ Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
Jul 8 2009 7:00P
Jon plays solo with Fountains of Wayne @ High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
Jul 10 2009 7:00P
Jon plays solo with Fountains of Wayne @ Park West Chicago, IL
Jul 11 2009 7:00P
Jon plays solo with Fountains of Wayne @ Turner Hall Milwaulkee, WI
Jul 18 2009 8:00P
Ken’s band THE DiSCiPLiNES @ ROOTSFESTiVALEN Bronnoysund, NORWAY
Jul 31 2009 8:00P
Ken’s band THE DiSCiPLiNES @ Cafe Passagen Larvik, NORWAY
Aug 1 2009 8:00P
Ken’s band THE DiSCiPLiNES @ Festidalen Uskedalen, NORWAY
Sep 24 2009 7:00P
Acoustic Posies @ Charlotte Pop Fest Charlotte, USA, North Carolina
Nov 13 2009 8:00P
Ken’s band THE DiSCiPLiNES @ MUZiEK-O-DROOM Hasselt, BELGIUM
Nov 14 2009 8:00P
Ken’s band THE DiSCiPLiNES @ Watt (Small Hall) Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS
Nov 15 2009 8:00P
Ken’s band THE DiSCiPLiNES @ Manuscript Oostende, BELGIUM
Nov 20 2009 8:00P
Ken’s band THE DiSCiPLiNES @ Luxor Live (Small Hall) Arnhem, NETHERLANDS
Nov 21 2009 8:00P
Ken’s band THE DiSCiPLiNES @ Patronaat (Small Hall) Haarlem, NETHERLANDS
Nov 22 2009 8:00P
Ken’s band THE DiSCiPLiNES @ Ekko Utrecht, NETHERLANDS

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Jon Auer plays solo with Fountains of Wayne!  (view more)

Posies play 'Frosting' in the USA this week!   (view more)

THE DiSCiPLiNES iN SWEDEN/DENMARK/SPAiN/NORWAY THiS WEEK  (view more)

Jon & Ken, the Posies, the Disciplines, Big Star ALL in Spain this week   (view more)

Ken's band THE DiSCiPLiNES in FiNLAND Jan. 28-30   (view more)

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   About The Posies
The Posies are simply one of the most creative, resourceful, and influential bands to emerge from the American DIY underground in the last two decades. When the Posies’ core singer/songwriter partnership of Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer sundered in 1998, fans around the world mourned their breakup.

But now is the time for all Posies people to dry their tears and shed their black garments: This spring Rykodisc will release Every Kind of Light — the first full-strength new album by the Posies since their 1998 swan song Success.

Between then and now, "the Posies had everything that a band that runs the course of its career usually ends up having: a live album, a greatest hits, a box set," explains Jon Auer. "Somewhere along the line of getting those things together with each other, we became an acoustic duo again — which is how we started playing, nearly 20 years ago. So in essence, we returned to our roots — to use a much-abused phrase — and things just grew exponentially from there."

With this recording, both Jon and Ken have set aside their prolific solo careers (Ken’s roadwork with R.E.M., Jon’s appearance on the William Shatner/Ben Folds album Has Been, their joint work with the revived Big Star, etc.) to rededicate themselves to the group they co-founded in 1987. Every Kind of Light is the work of a new quartet — with bassist Matt Harris and drummer Darius Minwalla — that is the closest thing to an equal creative partnership in the Posies’ long history. All twelve songs are credited to the four musicians, and the entire album was written — and all basic tracks cut — in three straight weeks of intensive effort at The Soundhouse in Seattle, WA.

"This record was created in a way totally different from any we’ve made before - which was a conscious decision on everyone’s part," explains Jon Auer. "We wrote it in the studio as we went along, and were forced by circumstance to sink or swim."

Ken Stringfellow notes: "The first song, 'Conversations,' was composed, arranged and recorded on February 1, 2004 — and we managed to write a piece of music from scratch, every day for the next twelve days."

In contrast to the painstaking production of previous Posies platters such as Dear 23 (1990) and Frosting On The Beater (1993), Every Kind of Light is characterized by the immediacy and excitement of great live rock and roll. "We recorded the majority of this music as four people playing off each other in a room together," says Jon, "and we tried to keep as much as possible of what we initially put down as a group."

"Pretty much what you hear on this record is the first or second time we played the music all the way through,” Ken adds, “and it really shows. It's alive."

Every Kind of Light was created with the full participation of the Posies’ new rhythm section. Bassist Matt Harris was recruited from Bay Area band Oranger, and previously played with San Diego pop-punkers Overwhelming Colorfast (1994-99).

Drummer Darius Minwalla has toured and/or recorded with Preston School of Industry, Super Deluxe, Harvey Danger, and Jim Carroll. He joined the Posies in early 2001, when Ken and Jon resurrected the band for occasional live performances. "They gave me about 40 songs to learn in not very much time. It was do or die — a lot like the recording of Every Kind of Light, actually."

As a long-time member of the REM touring band, Ken Stringfellow is "always amazed by how many people come up to me, at clubs and bars all over the world, to say how much they love those old Posies records. So we plan to tour as much as possible — my goal is to capitalize on all that we have built with our fans.

"Plus, we want to build relationships in countries we really didn't get to visit much before, and deliver a live show that many people who have not seen the band on stage should see. It’s a very different interpretation of our recorded work, with a nice hint of violence and raw power that...well...you’ll just have to see it!"

"It sounds like a cliché, but we’ve reached the point in our career where it’s more interesting to challenge ourselves, to be different, than to fall back into a comfortable groove or pander to any possible expectations based on our past," says Jon Auer. "It truly amazes me that we have been around the proverbial block and still can come up with ways to surprise each other."

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Colin Heppell





Jun 30 2009 6:13 PM

NICE TUNES GUYS, ALL THE BEST
ワイカーズ/ waicars





Jul 1 2009 10:21 AM

hello!from japan!
Lara Bello





Jun 22 2009 10:57 AM

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Linda Pitmon





Jun 22 2009 4:22 PM



STEVE WYNN & the MIRACLE 3 perform MEDICINE SHOW
25th Anniversary of the seminal Dream Syndicate album “Medicine Show”. New York and Los Angeles shows only!

SATURDAY, JUNE 27 - NEW YORK @ The Bell House (Park Slope, Brooklyn
STEVE WYNN & the Miracle 3 @ 9:30
Paramount Styles (feat. Scott McCloud of Girls Against Boys) @ 8:30
Doug Gillard (of Guided by Voices and Death of Samantha) @ 7:30
http://www.thebellhouseny.com

SATURDAY, JULY 9 - LOS ANGELES @ The Echo (Echo Park)
STEVE WYNN & the Miracle 3 @ 9:30pm
The Urinals @ 8:30pm
http://www.attheecho.com
Green Sea Floyds





Jun 19 2009 12:53 AM

Thanx FOR the add!I would play "Flavor of the Month" for my kidz(who are now in the band) many years ago (along with "Solar Sister")
and tell them -this is how you write a SONG-...and they would tell
me,"yeah,whatever ,Dad"...-Eddie O./G.S.F. ps. well...Alex has been comin' around - he likes' you guys'...
. laura .





Jun 19 2009 1:33 AM

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Gramercy Theatre, NYC
Digger Phelps





Jun 16 2009 9:55 PM

"How She Lied By Living" was the highlight of The Bell House show. Fantastic gig. Here's hoping it's not another 2 years before you come back!
Philthy





Jun 16 2009 4:38 PM

The Bell House show was my fave Posies show ever. Well done!!!
BickByro





Jun 16 2009 9:03 AM

years have passed, so I may now confirm: the dueling guitar solo in "Conversations" is the best piece of post-3:00 music i've heard in the past decade.
Anna





Jun 15 2009 2:48 PM

oooh yay!!!!

I flew out from L.A. too! That venue was great, the sound mix was so good, I hope you guys get to hear a recording of it.

I told myself I wouldn't cry, and I almost made it. Until you broke out "You're The Beautiful One," which is when I lost it.

Thanks for announcing the show early so I could plan the trip, and thanks thanks thanks for putting it together!!!
Zac





Jun 15 2009 9:05 PM

You guys should definately come back to Juneau Alaska. We loved you here.
SixStringBelief





Jun 15 2009 3:57 AM

I just want to thank this band for the most amazing birthday present ever....one of my top 10 favorite albums of all time performed in its entirety! Oh, how I love 'Frosting'! I've grown up with this album, it's been there for me for most of my life and it never fails to do the trick.

I made the trip from LA to see the show in Brooklyn last Friday at the very cool Bell House and was, once again, blown away by the genius known as The Posies. My gosh, I love these guys! There I was, front and center, dancing and singing just like I did when they toured the album the first time around. Albeit a bit embarrassing to be emotionally exposed like that, what the hell, you only live once. The only difference is now that I'm 43, I paid for it a bit more the next day ;o)
Thanks to Jon for taking a minute after the show to say 'thanks for coming' to me, and thanks to all for one of the all-around best nights I can remember in many years.
Alan, I'm sorry I missed you, we shared a few emails when you were putting that tribute disc together and I would have loved to say hello. I just saw your email today.

Take care, everyone, and here's to 20 more amazing years of The Posies!
Beautiful Escape:The Songs of The Posies Revisited





Jun 12 2009 2:12 AM

Hi, Posies fans.

I just wanted to let people know that I will be attending The Posies show on Friday June 12th at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY. In addition, some of the artists who appeared on "Beautiful Escape: The Songs of The Posies Revisited" will also be there - it should be a great night.

We will be enjoying the show and also selling some copies of our smashing homage to The Posies, "Beautiful Escape: The Songs of The Posies Revisited" after the show. Stop by and say hello if you're there.

Cheers,
Alan
Burning Sky Records
Rockefeller Junior





Jun 9 2009 9:54 PM

thx for accepting our request! greetings from Vienna to Seattle, RJR
Les allumettes





Jun 8 2009 9:23 PM

Hello from FRANCE !

"CRIMSON AND CLOVER" ( tommy james and the shondells) ... An idea for a cover ???

we love u !!!!

Frank ( Les Allumettes)
The Church of Google





Jun 6 2009 6:19 AM

Pose for us...
Be our muse, okay?
Bang! Records





Jun 4 2009 12:14 PM



Dan'L





May 31 2009 4:22 PM

Guys!!!! Come to Los Angeles!!!
And bring that Chilton guy too!
Cheers,
Dan
Simply Sharalicious





May 31 2009 4:19 PM

Ken/Jon~ Im going to try and make it to the festival in NC. Its been ages!!
Matt





May 31 2009 5:38 AM

Almost ten years later---you guys finally make it back to Chicago!! Cannot wait to hear the album that first made me a fan...what a day it will be
Fabian's Projects





May 29 2009 8:45 PM

When will you all ever come to Austin TX?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
♥geena♥


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May 26 2009 4:31 PM

Please, come RAWK Atlanta/Athens FOTB style!!!
The Shiny Demons featuring The Wizard





May 26 2009 9:16 PM

Listen, come to freakin' Florida already, will ya??!!
Jimmy Drew





May 20 2009 6:28 AM

Thanks For Some Of The Best Song's Ever Written, You Guy's Are Briiliant. Sincerly Jimmy Drew
Gambling Hearts





May 21 2009 11:42 AM

Every Bitter Drop - what a great song. That and Solar Sister are undoubtedly 2 of the greatest songs ever written. God Bless The Posies.
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