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Jon Auer<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>former<\/span><\/span> <\/span>Posies<\/span> singer\/songwriter\/ multi-instrumentalist and member of<\/span> Big Star<\/span> <\/span>for 17 years will be performing material from every era of his career at <\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n
Q Division Studios<\/span> <\/span>on<\/span> <\/span>Thursday, August 15 at 7 PM \nDoors at 6 PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
With Special Guest:<\/span> <\/span>THE SHELLEYE VALAUSKAS EXPERIENCE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\nTICKETS AVAILABLE HERE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n
Former Posies co-founder\/singer\/songwriter\/multi-instrumentalist Jon Auer's notable career started at the age of 17 in Bellingham, WA where the Posies first record Failure<\/em> (featuring the Jon-composed  \"I May Hate You Sometimes\" ) was recorded and mixed by a teenage Jon in his home studio after school and on weekends. Two years later The Posies signed a deal with DGC\/Geffen and ultimately recorded three records for the prominent label, including Dear 23<\/em> (featuring the Jon-composed singles \"Suddenly Mary\" and \u201cGolden Blunders\u201d, the latter eventually covered by former Beatle Ringo Starr) and the landmark Frosting on the Beate<\/em>r<\/strong>, which included Auer's classic singles \"Dream All Day\", \"Flavor of the Month\", and \u201cDefinite Door\u201d as well as his dark and epic deep cut \"Coming Right Along\" (featured in the film of The Basketball Diaries<\/em> and praised by Jim Carroll himself).  A key player in the former Posies songwriting force, Jon also wrote \u201cGoing, Going, Gone\u201d for the 3 million-plus selling Reality Bites<\/em> soundtrack.<\/span><\/span><\/p>
In addition, Auer is a critically-acclaimed solo artist and his solo record Songs From The Year Of Our Demise<\/em> was named one of the best releases of 2006 by NPR and given 4 stars in UNCUT magazine. Auer toured the globe to support SFTYOOD<\/em> as an extremely well-received one-man troubadour-style show, his songs and stories side by side. Jon was also a member of the re-formed Big Star for 17 years and continued to perform as part of Big Star's Third after Alex Chilton's passing in 2010. In 2004, Jon spent time at Ardent Studios in Memphis helping write and record Big Star's album In Space,<\/em> contributing (among others) \"Lady Sweet\" and co-writing \"February's Quiet\" with Jody Stephens. In 2022, Jon joined Stephens, Mike Mills (REM), Chris Stamey (The dBs), and Pat Sansone (Wilco) for a much-praised tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of Big Star's #1 Record<\/em> and this same five-piece lineup toured Spain in November of 2023 as well to a rapturous reception. Now dubbed The Big Star Quintet, 2024 will see the five musicians taking the stage together again in celebration of Big Star's Radio City<\/em> in the US, EU, and UK as well. <\/span><\/span><\/p>
Auer has also nurtured a sizable production career having produced and\/or mixed records for the likes of Love Battery, Truly, The Best Kissers in the World, Sky Cries Mary, Pond, Gnome, The Squirrels, You Am I, Redd Kross, Awesome, Cheap Star, and Spiral Stairs (of Pavement) and the Sub Pop label and also spent time in Nashville playing on the Ben Folds' produced William Shatner record Has Been.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>
About<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Songs from the Year of Our Demise<\/em><\/span><\/span>:<\/em><\/span><\/span>\u201cStartling (and liberating), a brilliant inversion of pop routine\u201d<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>\u2013 UNCUT (4 of 5 stars)<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>
\"The most arresting songwriting of Auer's career...this is Jon Auer at his best.\"<\/span><\/span>- <\/span><\/span>UNDER THE RADAR (8 of 10 stars)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Better even than his contributions to last year\u2019s Posies and Big Star albums, Demise displays the sort of pop classicism that Auer excels at.... pain framed by such unerring, uplifting melodies that you almost hope, selfishly, that heartbreak will visit him each time he sits down to write.\" <\/span><\/span> -HARP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
 \"Each song carries a strong, distinct melody, as if someone built an entire Brill Building in Auer\u2019s head...Auer rides his juxtaposition of soaring form and searing content into pop transcendence.<\/span><\/span><\/div>
\u2013 POP MATTERS (8 of 10 stars)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\"The Posies released Every Kind Of Light last year, but its excellence has already been surpassed by Auer's solo full-length debut.... He's emerged with what could be his sharpest, most memorable work since Frosting On The Beater.\" <\/span><\/span>\u2013 THE ONION<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cLeadoff track \"Six Feet Under\"...is among the catchiest and most emotionally exposed songs Auer has ever recorded.\u201d<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>- MAGNET<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cOne of the best albums of the year...August, melodic and heart wrenching\u201d<\/span><\/span> \u2013 <\/span><\/span>AMPLIFIER<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>
\nInstagram: <\/span>Jon Auer<\/span><\/a> <\/span>Big Star<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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