Posies & Big Star Member Ken Stringfellow To Perform At Gallery 5

Ken Stringfellow

Ken Stringfellow has played in some of power pop most influential bands during his career including  The Posies, REM, and Big Star.  Richmond is in for a treat when Ken Stringfellow comes to Gallery 5 on Monday, February 25 for an 8pm show with Richmond's Canary oh Canary and Horsehead on the opening bill.  Stringfellow will also perform a duet with local artist Julie Karr.  Stringfellow will be preforming songs from his latest solo release Danzig in the Moonlight.

Stringfellow writes on his website that Danzig in the Moonlight is the "culmination of all I have learned and experienced in over 30 years of performing, producing, writing, and conceptualizing music. The album reflects my wide interests, from avant-garde 20th century composers to generation Pitchfork and many stops in between and beyond."

As I mention, Stringfellow is best know as a founding member of The Posies, his long relationship with REM both on stage and in studio, and with a reformed Big Star featuring original members Alex Chilton and Jody Stephens and Posies band mate Jon Auer.  Unfortunately, Chilton's untimely death at 59 in his adopted hometown of New Orleans. 

Ken Stringfellow

What many don't know is that Stringfellow also has four solo albums of his own and has produced albums for Long Winters, Damien Jurado, Minky Starshine & the New Cardinals, among many others in his twenty-five year long career as producer/engineer/ mixer/recording artist. 

Here's what others are saying about Stringfellow:

"An artist worthy of respect and a listen from any true fan of classic pop....uniformly flawless" - PITCHFORK

"Stringfellow is one of the most underrated songwriters of our generation" - BILLBOARD

"Stringfellow's clear, composed croon forgives all sins" - ROLLING STONE

"Lush pop perfection" - MOJO

I met Stringfellow briefly ("Hello, great to meet you.") at the Alex Chilton Big Star Tribute Show in Memphis.  The photographs with this article are from that show.

(L-R) Jody Stephens, Jon Auer, Amy Speace, Ken Stringfellow 

7$ doors 7pm show 8pm SHARP