#jon gutwillig

[krispyweiss]

Disco Biscuits “Part Ways” with Drummer Allen Aucoin

- “Sometimes, things just don’t align the way they once did,” band says

The Disco Biscuits have decided to “part ways” with drummer Allen Aucoin, who’d manned the kit for the group since 2005.

“Communication, creative direction and the ability to connect on and off stage are all things that we’ve been trying to navigate for quite some time,” Jon Gutwillig, Marc Brownstein and Aron Magner said in a statement.

“This is a 20-plus year friendship, and sometimes, things just don’t align the way they once did. After more than 1,000 shows together, Allen’s contributions have shaped our music and journey in countless ways.”

The band plans to continue with Marlon B. Lewis of Star Kitchen on drums through the end of 2025; the group made no announcement about its lineup for 2026 except to say: “all … dates will move forward as planned.”

“There were multiple reasons for this decision by the band, and it was not solely financially driven,” Aucoin said. “I wish them continued success.”

10/27/25

[krispyweiss]

Disco Biscuits Postpone Four Shows

- Bassist Marc Brownstein to have surgery to repair a detached retina

The Disco Biscuits postponed four concerts so bassist Marc Brownstein can undergo surgery for a detached retina.

The concerts, Jan. 15-18 in North Carolina and Maryland, will be rescheduled, the band said in a statement.

“Our goal is that we can announce make-up dates soon ...,” they said. “But, for those of you planning to travel to be with us this week, we did not want to wait any longer to let you know.”

In a separate statement, Brownstein expressed regret for the postponements and said doctors have told him he has a 95-percent chance for a full recovery if he deals with the problem now.

“There will always be more shows,” he wrote. “I only have two eyes and I want them both to work.”

The Disco Biscuits are slated to return to the stage March 12 in Philadelphia.

1/13/20

[thebowerypresents]

Disco Biscuits – PlayStation Theater – December 27, 2019

Disco Biscuits kicked off a four-night run in Times Square on Friday at PlayStation Theater. And not only are they there again tonight and on New Year’s Eve to close out the calendar year, but they’re also saying goodbye to PlayStation Theater in playing the final two shows at the venue.

Photos courtesy of Mark Ashe | www.markashephotography.com

[thebowerypresents]

Disco Biscuits Close Out Year and PlayStation Theater with Four Shows

The missive came in August 2019 and set untz-untz-ready Disco Biscuits fan hearts aflutter: “Set break is over. Gas tank’s refilled. We are back. Get ready, the best is yet to come.” And they’ve made good on it, these longtime wizards of jamtronica, doubling down on fresh tour dates and new music after years of sporadic live shows, tentative output and perhaps a general feeling amongst even the diehard corners of the Bisco fan base that Disco Biscuits regularity was the stuff of good memories. Not so: “New tours, new music, new jams,” said the band in a September note, announcing a more fleshed-out tour and the promises of new music and an album (their first since 2011) to drop next summer. “2019/2020 are going to be our best years yet, and all of you are at the heart of it.

The Disco Biscuits—Allen Aucoin, Marc Brownstein, Jon Gutwillig and Aron Magner—wrapped up an aggressive, highly praised set of fall dates in mid-December, introducing new songs and jams like “Freebis Slinky,” “Stars in the Sky,” “Anthem,” “Hero,” “Station” and “Rocket Science.” They return shortly for a last stretch of 2019 shows, including a New Year’s Eve run here—on Friday, Saturday, next Monday and New Year’s Eve—that will also be a de facto going-away party for PlayStation Theater in Times Square. The band’s staying mum on what fans can expect for the four nights, but expect Bisco hallmarks aplenty: massive, segue-heavy suites that build to shattering peaks when they’re not submerging in ambient bliss; inverses, false-bottom endings and set-list manipulation that works songs new and old into interesting narrative arcs; big, virtuosic showcases for each band memeber that keep the energy pointed and potent; an overall feel that straddles dance/electronica and pulse-pounding rock and wobbles, shifts or downright jumps toward each at will. Buckle up. —Chad Berndtson | @Cberndtson

[krispyweiss]

Segue Review: The Disco Biscuits - “Help on the Way”->”Slipknot!”->”Franklin’s Tower” (Live, Feb. 2, 2019)

Even as the Disco Biscuits tuned, it was evident bassist Marc Brownstein was raring to go.

And as the group slammed into “Help on the Way,” Brownstein kept it up, basically soloing through the entire opening number of the band’s Feb. 2 show in New York. Sung by guitarist Jon Gutwillig, this Grateful Dead cover didn’t stray from the father band’s original vision and eventually and inevitably worked its way into the instrumental “Slipknot!”

By this point, the quartet was locked in, Gutwillig utilizing an effective delay, keyboardist Aron Magner adding whooshes of synth, Allen Aucoin doing the work of two drummers (natch) and Brownstein soloing happily all the while.

Things proceed fabulously and powerfully for many minutes as the jam eventually and inevitably wended its way toward “Franklin’s Tower” and the veneer began to strip away.

This is where taste and band loyalties take over as the Biscuits shifted out of Dead mode and into Disco (big “D”) territory. Judging by audience shots on the pro-shot video, this is also where the fans really perked up and is also where Sound Bites’ interest waned as the group began sliding into the show proper and its own brand of trance fusion.

But it was fun while it lasted.

Grade card: The Disco Biscuits - “Help on the Way”->”Slipknot!”->”Franklin’s Tower” (Live - 2/2/19) - A-/A/C-

2/5/19

[theterriblecanyonsofstatic]

"Hello. I'm here to talk to you about our lord and savior. Jon "Barber" Gutwillig."

[theterriblecanyonsofstatic]

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