The Posies' 30th Anniversary Tour To Make Stop In Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, AL - Before the emergence of bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden made Seattle the epicenter of the music world in the 1990s, the Posies were dazzling crowds in the Pacific Northwest. Now, the band is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a tour that will land them in Birmingham June 8.

Founding duo Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow will be complemented by drummer Mike Musburger and bassist Dave Fox. It’s been almost a quarter century since this quartet has been on the road. Omnivore Recordings will embark upon an ambitious reissue of three classic albums by the Posies, with "Dear 23" arriving June 15 and "Frosting on the Beater" on August 3. Each of these titles comes as a 2-CD set featuring the original album remastered from original master tapes, plus almost all previously unreleased bonus tracks, and on vinyl as a 2-LP set of the original album — mastered at 45 rpm.

"Amazing Disgrace" will be released October 28, 2018 as a 2-CD set, also with the original album remastered from original master tapes, plus almost all previously unreleased bonus tracks, and as a 2-LP package — unlike the others, mastered at 33 1/3 as it was simply too long for 45 rpm.

The Posies formed while attending the University of Washington in the late 80s, and eventually signed with Geffen Records.

The band is trying to raise a significant advance fee to license these albums from Universal Music Group, and thus are offering many personal items, experiences, and exclusive merchandise via a fundraiser on PledgeMusic, from clothes they’ve worn onstage or in videos to spending quality time with Jon and/or Ken in their adopted city of Paris, or a coffee date in Seattle. Also offered are private shows, music lessons, plus exclusive Jon- and Ken-style guitars.

Quoting from the band’s PledgeMusic page: “We are basically putting a museum’s worth of items on this campaign … If you’ve ever wanted an authentic artifact of our music, our career, our lives — now is the time! Thank you in advance for your support and we’re very excited to make this music available again to our fans new and old alike.”

The Posies will be at Saturn in Avondale Friday, June 8, and tickets can be purchased via TicketFly.

Photo via Saturn Birmingham