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July 1

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Bogart’s, Long Beach, CA, US
1994: Gene Simmons / Paul Stanley – Alternative Press: Mystery Date – published July 1994
1989: Pussy Galore – Straight: College-Drop-Outs und ihr Verhältnis zur E-Gitarre – published July 1989
1997: Twenty Miles – Discorder: Twenty Miles & RL Boyce, Othar Turner Fife and Drum Spam – Published 1 July 1997
1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Quart Festival, Kristiansand, Norway
2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Piazza Castello, Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
2005: CBGB & OMFUG: Thirty Years from the Home of Underground Rock – published
2017: Dan Brodie – Lost Not Found (CD, AUSTRALIA) / Lost Not Found (LP, AUSTRALIA) – released
2019: Jon Spencer – My Rock: Échappé Solo? – published July 2019
2022: V/A feat. Jon Spencer – ElvisPresleyinJazz: A Jazz Tribute To Elvis Presley

July 2

1997: Luscious Jackson – Under Your Skin – date promo version issued
1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ, US
1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Arezzo Wave, Arezzo, Italy
2001: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Valle Giulia, Rome, Italy
2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Quart Festival, Kristiansand, Norway
2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Villa Arconati, Milan, Italy

July 3

1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Rock Torhout, Belgium
1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ, US
2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Les Nuits de Fourvières Festival, Lyon, France
2009: Heavy Trash – Pistola Blues Festival, Pistoia, Italy
2011: Cat Power – Days Off Festival, Paris, France
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Zanne Festival, Parco Gioeni, Catania, Italy

July 4

1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Rock Werchter, Werchter, Belgium
1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Central Park Summertstage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, New York City, NY, US
2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Eurockeennes, Belfort, France
2009: Heavy Trash – Forte De Sao Filipe, Setúbal, Portugal
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Cognac Blues Passion, Cognac, France

July 5

1989: Pussy Galore – Pterodactyl Club, Charlotte, NC, US
1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Les Eurockeennes de Belfort, Belfort, France
2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Schlachthof, Wiesbaden, Germany
2006: Men Without Pants – self titled album – released in Japan
2010: The Japanese Popstars – Destroy EP – released in the UK
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Festival Beauregard, Normandie, France

July 6

1989: Pussy Galore – unknown US tour date
1993: Boss Hog – Fiz [#7]: High On The Hog – published July 1993
1996: Boss Hog – Australian TV appearance
2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Ruisrock at Ruissalo, Turku, Finland
2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark
2009: Phenomenal Handclap Band – self-titled album – released in the UK
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Musique En Stock, Cluses, France

July 7

1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Water Rats, London, UK
2007: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY, US
2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Debaser/Folkets Park, Malmo, Sweden
2008: Cheekbone Hollows (Pop. 1/2 Life) EP – Gypsy Eyes version released in Europe
2008: Five Dollar Priest – released
2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Les Ardentes Festival, Liège, Belgium

July 8

1989: Pussy Galore – unknown US tour date
2001: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium
2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Now Nights Festival, Pordenone, Italy
2007: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Avalon Ballroom, Boston, MA, US
2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway
2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Sjock Fest, Gierle, Belgium

July 9

1989: Pussy Galore – Axis Club, Fort Worth, TX, US
1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Oddville, MTV, New York City, NY, US
2002: Speedball Baby – The Blackout – released in the US
2007: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues Band – Pearl Street, Northampton, MA, US
2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Berns, Stockholm, Sweden
2010: Heavy Trash – Musiques En Stock festival, France
2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Le Rocher de Palmer, Cenon, France
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Valentine’s, Albany, New York, US
2024: Jon Spencer – Skylark Lounge, Rochester, New York, US

July 10

1989: Pussy Galore – Fitzgerald’s, Houston, TX, US
2007: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Phoenix, Toronto, ON, Canada
2010: Heavy Trash – Les Ardennes Festival, Liege, Belgium
2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Les Déferlantes d’Argelès sur Mer, Argelès-sur-Mer, France
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Festival d’Ete International de Quebec, QC, Canada
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Baby’s All Right, Brooklyn, NY, US
2017: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – Girl’s Rock: IU School of Informatics and Computing, Indianapolis, IN, US
2024: Jon Spencer – Beachland Ballroom and Tavern, Cleveland, OH, US

July 11

1989: Pussy Galore – Cannibal Club, Austin, TX, US
2005: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Eight Mile Creek, New York City, NY, US
2006: Puffy – Splurge – Korean release date
2007: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – (Rogers Stage) The Ottawa Bluesfest, Ottawa, Canada
2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Oxegen Festival, Punchestown Racecourse, Kildare, Ireland
2010: Heavy Trash – Cactus Festival, Brugge, Belgium
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Ottawa Blues Fest, Lebreton Flats, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2015: Heavy Trash – Sjock Festival, Gierle, Belgium
2016: Boss Hog – The Crocodile, Seattle, WA, US
2016: Boss Hog – Drinkin’, Lechin’ & Lyin’ [2016] [Tour Edition] [White/Purple] – released
2022: R.L. Burnside – Mr Wizard (25th Anniversary Edition) [Clear Vinyl] – released
2024: Jon Spencer – Stockroom East, South Bend, IN, US

July 12

2000: David Holmes – Bow Down To The Exit Sign – released in Japan
2005: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Eight Mile Creek, New York City, NY, US
2007: The Pierces (poss. w/ Russell Simins) – Highline Ballroom, New York City, NY, US
2008: Heavy Trash – Arts & Music Festival, Arnhem, Netherlands
2010: V/A feat. Japanese Popstars – Club Anthems 2010 – released in the UK
2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Festival BBK Live, Bilboa, Spain
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton, Canada
2015: Heavy Trash – Sticky Mikes Frog Bar, Brighton, UK
2016: Boss Hog – KEXP, Seattle, WA, US
2016: Boss Hog – Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR, US
2024: Jon Spencer – FitzGerald’s Nightclub, Berwyn, IL, US

July 13

1989: Pussy Galore – unknown US tour date
2006: Heavy Trash – BT59, Bordeaux, France
2007: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MI, US
2008: Heavy Trash – Werfpop Festival, Leiden, Netherlands
2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – South Park, Milano, Italy
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Call The Office, London, Canada
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Sjock Festival, Antwerp, Belgium
2015: Heavy Trash – Marc Riley Show (with Vic Galloway sitting in), BBC 6 Music, MediaCity, Salford, UK
2015: Heavy Trash – Night & Day Cafe, Manchester, UK
2016: Boss Hog – Hi Fi Music Hall, Eugene, OR, US
2024: ~~Jon Spencer – Sa*Rock Festival, Sarroch CA, Italy~~
2024: Jon Spencer – Square Roots / Lincoln Square, Chicago, IL, US (12 – 14 July 2024)

July 14

1989: Pussy Galore – Fenders Ballroom, Long Beach, CA, US
1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Mo’ Width – released in Australia
2006: Heavy Trash – Live Festival, Bilbao, Spain
2007: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Pitchfork Music Festival, Union Park, Chicago, IL, US
2008: “Sailing Out With Heavy Trash” Boat Trip, Barkasse Hedi, Hamburg, Germany
2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Lazzaretto, Ancona, Italy
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Bug Jar, Rochester, NY, US
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Gleis 22, Münster, Germany
2015: Heavy Trash – Broadcast, Glasgow, UK
2016: Boss Hog – Slim’s, San Francisco, CA, US
w/ Dirty Ghosts, Harvest Moon & Roky Roulette, Kitten On The Keys and DJ Omar Perez
2024: ~~Jon Spencer – T!lt / Spazio 211, Turin, Italy~~
2024: Jon Spencer – The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids, MI, US

July 15

1989: Pussy Galore – The Spirit, San Diego, CA, US
1993: Boss Hog – Jabberjaw, Los Angeles, CA, US
1995: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Melody Maker: Irving Plaza, New York City, NY, US – date of review publication
2005: Blues Explosion – Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
2006: Heavy Trash – Cultura Quente, Vigo, Spain
2010: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Diesel Club Lounge, Pittsburgh, PA, US
2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Les Caves Du Manoir, Martigny, Switzerland
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Vera, Groningen, Netherlands
2015: Heavy Trash – The Cluny, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2016: Boss Hog – Brood Star – released in the US
2016: Boss Hog – The Echo: In the Red Records 25th Anniversary, Los Angeles, CA, US

July 16

1988: Pussy Galore – Big Kahuna (New Music Seminar), New York City, NY, US
1993: Boss Hog – Elbow Room, San Francisco
2001: Khan – No Comprendo – released on vinyl
2005: Blues Explosion – Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland
2006: Heavy Trash – Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium
2009: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Gran Rex Theatre, Capital, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
2010: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac, MI, US
2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Club Schocken, Stuttgart, Germany
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Nefertiti, Göteborg, Sweden
2015: Heavy Trash – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
2016: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – Demo – released
2016: Boss Hog – Casbah, San Diego, CA, US
2024: Jon Spencer – Masonic Cathedral Theatre, Detroit, MI, US

July 17

1989: Pussy Galore – Club With No Name @ Scream, The Probe, Hollywood, LA, CA, US
1991: Boss Hog – CBGB’s, New York City, NY, US
1993: Boss Hog – Satyricon, Portland, OR, US
2005: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium
2006: Heavy Trash – Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg, Denmark
2008: Heavy Trash – La Sapiens University, Roma, Italy
2009: Boss Hog – The Garden NEF Party, Angouleme, France
2010: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL, US
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Spaceland Ballroom, Hamden, CT, US
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Parkteatret Scene, Oslo, Norway
2015: Heavy Trash – Oslo Hackney, London, UK
2020: The Bobby Lees – Skin Suit – released*
2024: Taxi Girls – Black Jelly / Fort Lee [Red / Yellow Smoke] (7″, AUSTRALIA) – released
2024: Jon Spencer – The Kent Stage, Kent, OH, US

July 18

1989: Pussy Galore – Kennel Club, San Francisco, CA, US
1993: Boss Hog – Off Ramp, Seattle, WA, US
2001: The Jerry Lee Phantom – This Boring Rock – released
2005: Blues Explosion – Paard Van Trohe, Den Haag, Netherlands
2006: Heavy Trash – Valkhof Affaire Festival, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2007: The Pierces (poss. w/ Russell Simins) – Philadelphia, PA, US
2008: Heavy Trash – Garden Nef Party, Angoulême, France
2009: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Via Funchal Rua Funchal, 65, Vila Olímpia, São Paulo, São Paulo
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Music Hall of Williamsburg, New York, US
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Bukta, Telegrafbukta, Tromsø, Norway
2015: Heavy Trash – City Sounds Festival 2015, La Boule Noire, Paris, France
2024: Jon Spencer – MOTR Pub, Cincinnati, OH, US

July 19

1989: Pussy Galore – Berkeley Square, San Francisco, CA, US
2005: Blues Explosion – Gebäude 9, Cologne, Germany
2007: The Pierces (poss. w/ Russell Simins) – TT’s, Boston, MA, US
2008: Heavy Trash – Festival Internacional de Benicassim, near Valencia, Spain
2009: Boss Hog – Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Chameleon Club, Lancaster, PA, US
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland
2015: Heavy Trash – Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands
2023: Yuki – Prismic (2xLP, JAPAN) – First ever vinyl release
2024: Jon Spencer – The Vogue, Indianapolis, IN, US

July 20

1988: Pussy Galore / Black Snakes – Penetration In The Centrefold / One Shot World – released in Japan
1989: Pussy Galore – Aggie Hotel, Davis, CA, US
1995: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Experimental Remixes [20 July 1995] (CD, US) – third pressing released
2005: Blues Explosion – Manufaktur, Schorndorf, Germany
2007: The Pierces (poss. w/ Russell Simins) – Highline Ballroom New York City, NY, US
2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – The Rogers Picnic, Toronto, ON, Canada
2008: Heavy Trash – Le Cargo acoustic session @ Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium
2008: Heavy Trash – Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Gonzofest, Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD, US
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Klubi, Tampere, Finland
2019: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – Black Circle Brewing Co. – Indianapolis, IN, US – CANCELLED
2019: Jon Spencer – Café Bourbon Street, Columbus, OH, US

July 21

1989: Pussy Galore – The Satyricon, Portland, OR, US
1991: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – CBGB’s, New York City, New York, US
1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2001: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Siren Festival, Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY, US
2008 (Early Show): Native Korean Rock & The Fishnets (w/ Russell Simins) – Union Pool, Brooklyn, US
2008 (Late Show): Native Korean Rock & The Fishnets (w/ Russell Simins) – Union Pool, Brooklyn, US
2009: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Teatro Caupolicãn San Diego 850, Santiago Centro, Metropolitana de Santiago
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Majas Café på, Varberg, Sweden
2024: Jon Spencer – Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA, US

July 22

1989: Pussy Galore – Central Tavern, Seattle, WA, US
1995: Boss Hog – The Macintosh New York Music Festival @ Irving Plaza, New York City, NY, US
1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Sheraton, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Crossroads Festival, Gijon, Spain
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – VEGA, Copenhagen, Denmark
2022: The Sadies – Colder Streams – released

July 23

1989: Pussy Galore – Cubby Bear Lounge, Chicago, IL, US
1993: Boss Hog – CBGB’s / Breaking The Barrier, New York City, NY, US
1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, US
2005: Blues Explosion – Paleo Festival, Nyon, Switzerland
2007: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is / Down Boy [Promo] – released in the UK

July 24

1989: Pussy Galore – Old Avalon Theater, Minneapolis, US
1989: Jon Spencer – Old Avalon Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, US
1994: Boss Hog – Middle East, Cambridge, MA, US
1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – VPRO Session, Studio Amstel, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2005: Blues Explosion – Festival des Vieilles Charrues, Carhaix, France
2007: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is – released in the US
2007: Tandy – Did You Think I Was Gone? – released
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Cafe Glocksee, Hannover, Germany

July 25

1989: Pussy Galore – Gabe’s, Iowa City, IA, US
1990: Pussy Galore – Peel Session / BBC Radio 1, UK – Broadcast Date only
1996: Fred Schneider – Just Fred – released in Japan
1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, US
2006: Puffy AmiYumi – Splurge – released in the US
2006: V/A feat. Cibo Matto – Red Hot + Latin: Silencio = Muerte Redux – released in the US
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Zwarte Cross, Lichtenvoorde, The Netherlands

July 26

1987: Pussy Galore – Asylum, New York City, US
1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Lollipop Festivalen, Stockholm, Sweden
1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – El Rey Theatre, Hollywood, LA, US
2005: Blues Explosion – Spazio 211, Torino, Italy
2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Day Tripper / 95.9 FM Rock & Pop, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2012: Joseph Arthur – Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY, US
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Cafe Atlantik, Freiburg, Germany
2015: Heavy Trash – Arts & Seizures, Brooklyn, New York, US

July 27

1989: Pussy Galore – unknown US tour date
1994: Boss Hog – Last Call Saloon, Providence, RI, US
1999: Jon Spencer interview on The X Show
2005: Blues Explosion – Pool Bar Festival, Feldkirch, Austria
2008: Bomb The Bass – Fuzzbox – digital track posted online
2010: V/A feat. Boss Hog / Haze XXL with Jon Spencer – Non-Collector Scum CD: All The Overpriced Goodies For The Price of a Beer – released
2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Niceto Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Switzerland

July 28

1989: Pussy Galore – unknown US tour date
1994: Boss Hog – unknown US tour date
1998: 20 Miles / Doo Rag – Sinful Tunes & Spirituals – released in Australia
2005: Blues Explosion – Arena, Civitanova, Italy
2007: The Pierces (poss. w/ Russell Simins) – Secret Garden Party – Great Stage, Huntingdon, UK
2010: Jon Spencer – Channeling Chilton: A Night of Alex Chilton’s Music @ City Winery, New York City, NY, US
2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Bourbon Street Music Club, São Paulo, Brasil