Well the dates are still going ahead but Jon isn’t part of the band, so I’ve taken them down. You can get the information from Neko’s site, so get along and support great live music even if it is Rauhouseless

Jon has been hired, along with Tom V. Ray and Barry Mirochnick – Kelly Hogan and Paul Rigby are playing with Neko – by Jakob Dylan for his upcoming tours. So he’s currently rehearsing for those shows. I’ll get the dates up as soon as I get ‘em.

In the words of the man himself…

Neko band was going to take a bunch of time off so its great to be employed.

Jon has also uploaded a video of himself playing with Joey Burns & John Convertino (of Calexico) in Tacoma, which I’m just about to add to the site.

In the “On Tour” section of the site are the details of a number of gigs they are doing in Australia and New Zealand during January 2010.

It’s been nominated in the “Best Contemporary Folk Album” (Vocal or Instrumental) category along with Neko and Kathleen Judge’s artwork (below) in the “Best Recording Package” category, for the 52nd Grammy Awards.

Of course Jon was there hunched over his Epiphone Joe Pass, if you didn’t catch the show, or did and want to relive it again the video is up on the “Neko Case Tour Video” section of the site.

There’s also a bunch of “new” videos and pics up on the site the videos can be viewed on the site by just clicking the accompanying image and most of the pictures round the site can be enlarged by clicking them.

So click HERE to see Jon (vocals, guitar), Tommy Connell (guitar) & Johnny Marston (bass) perform “Picture Of Hawaii” from October 27th 2009.

Jon’s there with his John Reuter Hawaiian guitar, along with Johnny Marston on bass, Tommy Connell on guitar with a guest appearance of Jennifer Rauhouse on banjo – Trio and Quartet two bands for the price of one.

Jon along with Tommy Connell and Johnny Marston will start off around 5pm recording for “Train Tracks” on the Light Rail starting at the Camelback and Central rail stop (close to Stinkweeds Records). come on out and give us an audience.

Then later on at at about 9:30 or so, they’ll be doing a free show at “The Lost Leaf”. Where they will be splitting the evening with the amazing Robin Vining, also, hopefully a few songs with Jennifer. So in Jon’s own words “come on out and have some fun”.

All details are up in the “Tour” section of the site.

It’s a square neck acoustic made by Roberto-Venn guitar building instructor and all round top bloke Don Windham under his Haymaker brand. A pretty damn fine looking piece of kit with name of Jon’s good lady wife inlaid into the fretboard.

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So look out for him in British country mag Maverick Magazine and The Fretboard Journal. So check a newsstand near you or the sites for more details.

Also check out the “Tour Video” section of this site for a 10 track video of the recent Neko Case gig at the Paradiso in Amsterdam (Holland), from September 19th 2009.

He can’t remember what or where, of course – details will be up in the “On Disc” section when I get ‘em – but he can say that…

Rachel Flotard has started a label and made a great record Jon Rauhouse

It’s out now on Local 638 Records label, which Rachel started and named for Mr. George E. Flotard her late father’s New York City Steamfitters union. So check it out, that’s an order

Dates, venues, locations are all up in the “On Tour” section of the site. Along with the November dates there’s also one date in October and more may be added to soon so keep a lookout on the site for more details.

Some dark and blurry pics from side stage are up on the site in the “On Tour” “Tour Pics” section.

There’s also a couple of videos up on the site as well, both are from the soundcheck with Jon putting his pedal steel, Eastwood and Epiphone through their paces, along with a bit of Paul Rigby. It’s in the “Video” section of the “On Tour” pages.

The tour of the UK still has a number of dates to go so if you can get along and enjoy a great band play some top class music.

Jon had the great pleasure to sit in and play with the great man at his regular Monday night gig at the Iridium in New York, in 2007.

Multitracking, tape delay, sound on sound, would we have the music we have today with Lester William Polsfuss?

Most of the gigs are in England, a couple in Scotland but the tour starts in Ireland and finishes in the Netherlands. The latter making up for the canceled Amsterdam date earlier this year.

So check the “On Tour” section of the site for more details and get along to listen to some great live music.

But no worries you can download or stream the full thing free and legal at NPR.

Set list:

1. “Things That Scare Me”
2. “Sparrow”
3. “People Got a Lotta Nerve”
4. “Fever”
5. “Animal”
6. “Teenage Feeling”
7. “Hold On, Hold On”
8. “Middle Cyclone”
9. “Pharaohs”
10. “Tigers”
11. “Wish I Was the Moon”
12. “Polar Nettles”
13. “Red Tide”
14. “Don’t Forget Me”
15. “This Tornado Loves You”
16. “Vengeance”
17. (Band Intros)
18. Encore: “Train From KC”

Great set of great songs so get along to NPR and download it now

The latter is a five track EP, which Jon covers the Reubens track “I’m Leaving” with Rachel Flotard. He also played on various tracks of the album but can’t remember which and what he used

Details are up in the “On Disc, along with links to the Reubens Accomplice site where you can by both.

Jon is helping Neko Case again on her conquest of the North American live scene in through July and August.

Check the “On Tour” Section for more details.

Here’s what the fella himself has to say about it…

Out on tour in Washington DC, I got a chance to take a ride in a 1945 T-6G Texan. That is a World War 2 era trainer airplane. The pilot is Kelly Hogan’s brother, Skip Hogan. What an experience and what a day. – Jon Rauhouse

It was all thanks to the National Capitol Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force.

Some more dates have been added in the US so check out the “On Tour” section for more details.

Check out what JR has to say at BPB