Jon Auer

{{short description|American musician}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jon Auer

| image = Jon Auer (Jan 2009).jpg

| caption = Auer in Chicago, IL in January 2009

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| background = solo_singer

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|09|29}}

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| instrument = Guitar, vocals, keyboards, bass

| genre = Power pop, alternative rock, grunge

| occupation = Musician

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| label = Pattern25

| associated_acts = The Posies, Big Star, The Minus 5

| website = [http://www.myspace.com/jonauermusic myspace.com/jonauermusic]

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Jonathan Paul Auer (born September 29, 1969) is an American musician who co-founded the power pop band The Posies, along with Ken Stringfellow. Auer and Stringfellow also participated in the rejuvenated Big Star"[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58904/shelved-big-star-tribute-due-in-may Shelved Big Star Tribute Due In May]", Billboard.com. Retrieved May 11, 2010. and in 2003 released Private Sides, a six-song split EP (Arena Rock Recording Co./Rykodisc). Auer played guitar on the 2004 William Shatner record Has Been which was produced and arranged by Ben Folds.

Auer was a founding member of Sky Cries Mary, a member of The Squirrels, Lucky Me, Jean Jacket Shotgun and Chariot. As a solo artist, his credentials include: an EP, 6^1_/2 and a full-length record on the label Pattern25 called Songs from the Year of Our Demise. As a record producer, he has worked with bands such as You Am I, Monostereo, Cheap Star, Love Battery, Redd Kross, Truly, The Melismatics, and Tad.