Jon Rauhouse News

Some of you eagle eyed viewers out there might have spotted three Neko Case tour dates up in the “On Tour” section of the site, which have now disappeared.

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.

Neko Case and her band played her great track “Red Tide” on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon November 17th.

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.

The recent performance of the Jon Rauhouse Trio live on the Phoenix Light Rail for “Train Tracks” has been captured on film for all to see.

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

Jon is featured/interviewed in a couple of magazines coming up, or may even be out now.

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.

I met up with Jon at the recent gig in Glasgow, at the Oran Mor on Sept 7th, he was in top form as was Neko Case and her band – Jon, Paul Rigby, Barry Mirochnick, Tom V Ray & Kelly Hogan – who put on a great set, from the new album, “Middle Cyclone”, and some old favourites.

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.

Here’s the video of a hairy Jon with Neko Case playing the track “This Tornado Loves You” from her new album “Middle Cyclone” on the David Letterman show (April 15th 2009)

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

There’s a couple new videos and pictures added to the site of Jon in action with The Boxmasters on the just ended tour.

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.

A couple of new videos have been added to the “Tour Video” section (see links at top of “On Tour” page).

It’s from Jon’s band, with Rachel Flotard and Tommy Connell, performing in shop set at Selzer’s Records in Ventura, CA on July 19th 2008. The tracks are “Idaho” and “Powerhouse”.

Jon has a little run down of his favourite places in his hometown Phoenix over at Aquarium Drunkard.

A couple of videos of Jon playing with Neko Case have been added to the site, see the “On Tour” section.

Here’s a video of the Jon Rauhouse Orchestra with Jacob Valenzuela and Tommy Connell rehearsing at Plush Tucson, AZ 5-17-07.

Orchestra lineup

• Vocalist: Rachel Flotard (Visqueen, from Seattle)
• Steel Guitar / Vocal: Jon Rauhouse (Phoenix)
• Guitar / Vocal: Tommy Connell (Ventura, CA)
• Drums: Kevin O’Donnell (Andrew Bird’s band, from Chicago)
• Bass: Will Lovell (Salt lake City)
• Piano / Guitar: Jeff Livingston (Las Vegas)
• Tenor Sax: Jeff Jones (Phoenix)
• Trumpet: Jacob Valenzuela (Calexico, Tucson)
• Trombone: Heather Gore(Phoenix)