- Jon Auer
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Jon Auer
Img_capt = Auer performing with The Posies in 2005.
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Background = solo_singer
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Instrument =Guitar
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Genre =Power pop
Occupation =Musician
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Label = Pattern25
Associated_acts =The Posies , Big Star
URL = [http://www.jonauer.com/ www.jonauer.com]
Notable_instruments =Jon Auer is co-founder of the
power pop bandThe Posies , along withKen Stringfellow . Auer and Stringfellow have also been a part of the rejuvenated Big Star.Auer was a founding member of
Sky Cries Mary . Auer was also a member ofThe Squirrels ,Lucky Me ,Jean Jacket Shotgun and Chariot.As a solo artist, Auer has released an EP, "61/2", and a full-length record on the label Pattern25 called "
Songs from the Year of Our Demise ".Auer is also a producer. He has worked with bands such as
You Am I ,Monostereo ,Cheap Star ,Love Battery ,Redd Kross ,Truly ,Tad , etc.In 2003, Auer and
Ken Stringfellow released "Private Sides", a six-song splitEP (Arena Rock Recording Co. /Rykodisc ). Auer recently playedguitar on theWilliam Shatner record "Has Been" which was produced and arranged byBen Folds . Auer is married to writer/lyricist/musicianMichelle Price formerly of the Seattle bandDear John Letters . He has an adopted daughter from that marriage.External links
* [http://www.jonauer.com Jon Auer's homepage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/jonauermusic Jon Auer's Myspace Page]
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