Drum roll, please: P.O.S. was announced today as the TBA act at Friday's Vita.mn Vth Anniversary party with the Hold Steady at Epic nightclub. For standard contractual obligations having to do with the Doomtree Blowout marathon at First Avenue Dec. 4-10 (which is selling tickets like mints at a garlic farm anyway), his name had to be left off until now.
It's also no longer a secret that the real-life Stefon Alexander was selected by Vita.mn staff as one of the five most influential scenemakers of the past five years. You can read Tom Horgen's new Q&A with him here. Look for the Vita.mn print issue with the other four selections on racks today. Party tickets are still available online and at the Electric Fetus. (Disclosure: Vita.mn is a Star Tribune publication; I would make note of a surprise P.O.S. gig anyway/time).
Meanwhile, Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn didn't waste any time announcing details of the tour behind his upcoming solo album. The fourth stop on the outing will be at the Triple Rock on Feb. 4. Tickets go on sale Friday. Finn's album, "Clear Heart Full Eyes," is due out Jan. 24 on Vagrant Records. The title was inspired by "Friday Night Lights," the TV series made in Austin, Texas, just like Craig's album. You can hear the first single, "Honolulu Blues," here.
Finn and P.O.S. have a little history together:
