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The Posies and Brendan Benson Team Up

08/26/2010
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The Posies and Brendan Benson are teaming up for a co-headlining tour of the U.S. this fall which will feature support from Aqueduct.

Kicking off in Milwaukee on November 5th and wrapping up in their hometown of Seattle on December 11th, the tour spans over 20 major U.S. cities and immediately follows their European tour which begins September 28, the same day The Posies new album, Blood/Candy, will be available nationwide.

The Posies' founders, Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow, will also join Brendan Benson's set contributing bass, guitar, keyboards and backing vocals. Both Jon and Ken have a remarkable knack for interchanging their musical roles and are active members with other bands. They have lent their production and musical contributions to a myriad of artists including R.E.M., Snow Patrol, Big Star, the Minus 5, Bob Mould, Neil Young, the Disciplines, John Wesley Harding and William Shatner.

Prior to their full-fledged international tour, The Posies will perform the first live set of BLOOD/CANDY at their official album release show in New York City. Once fans were notified about the event, all the seats were sold within two hours. The sold-out gig will be held at The Rock Shop in Brooklyn on September 23rd.

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