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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Click the podcast button at the top for the MP3 download, when the podcast changes you’ll be able to get it at the concert page.

Also up on the site are two more full gig downloads as MP3:

From Nov. 16, 2007, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

From 2006 at Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club

Click here to view the embedded video.

With guest guitarist Eric Bachmann (Crooked Fingers), and additional vocal power from Rachel Flotard (Visqueen), Nora O’Connor and Lucy Wainwright Roche.

February sees a five day jaunt in Europe, taking in Germany, Holland, France and England. Then from the end of March through April it’s the turn of the US and Canada.

Check the “On Tour” section of the site for more details, venues, prices, tickets etc.

Here’s what Jon has to say about it…

By the time Dec 28th rolls around in Seattle, the streets will be clear and you can cure your cabin fever by coming to see us at the Tripple Door.

I will be playing with Mark Pickerel in the Praying Hands and I will also be doing an opening set using Mark, the Sangster Brothers, Rachel Flotard and Lindsay Cates.

We are going to have some great fun. please come and join us Jon Rauhouse

Full details are up on the “On Tour” section of the site.

And yes in answer to the question posed in the post announcing Jon’s place on the tour he did have to get a fancy whistle but not only that he had to get a fancy barnet do as well.

Now I just have to figure out who he reminds me of, there’s a touch of the fried chicken Colonel, or maybe it’s Custer or is it a dead president. Let us know what you think in the comment section below.

Check out the On Tour section for them, one video you can’t see Jon but certainly can hear him.

The band will be supporting Willie Nelson during the end of November and the begining of December. See the “On Tour” section for more details.

In Jon’s own words…

What can I say? Jon Rauhouse

Will have to find out if Jon has to get dolled up in the fancy suit like those Mr Thornton and the rest of The Boxmasters wear.

They include shots from the Jon Rauhouse Sestet tours of 2007 and 2008, along with pics from the 2008 Neko Case tour and from the recent Shining gig.

Check the “On Tour” section of the site, I just apologise in advance for the excess of facial hair