September 20 – On This Day!

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, US

2005: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Concorde 2, Brighton, UK

Live Photo: Doc Foster (https://www.instagram.com/docfosterphotography/)
Ticket Image via http://tickettoarchive.tumblr.com/

2007: Heavy Trash – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA, US

2008: Heavy Trash – Leffinge Leuren Festival, Leffinge, Belgium

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September 19 – On This Day!

 Jon Spencer with The Elegant Too - Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, 'Pretty Good Friends' @ The Bell House, Brooklyn, New York (19 September 2015)1986: Pussy Galore – Hoosier Ballroom, Indianapolis, IN, US

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA, US

Tour Poster Artwork: Paul Pope
Show Poster Artwork: Greg Gordon

“I used to pose and use friends ( @Kimm Kimm St. Thomas-Boswell )for reference of my #illustrations for my #posters and still do sometimes. Here is an example from a The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion #poster by GIGART from 2002 with the #YeahYeahYeahs and #Liar. This image was based off the famous #painting, #TheNightmare by #HenryFuseli. I posed for the #demonic and #apelike #incubus crouched on the chest of a woman in deep sleep.” – GigArt via Facebook.com (22 February 2018)

2003: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Gagarin 205, Athens, Greece

2007: The Pierces (poss. w/ Russell Simins) – Alte Feuerwache, Germany
w/ Adam Green

2007: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, US

Poster Design: Randy Fung

2007: Heavy Trash – The Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington, DC, US

Ticket Image: http://www.myspace.com/topfloorbottombuzzer

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Street Scene, San Diego, CA, US

2009: Heavy Trash – FV Festival, Kino Šiška, Ljubljana, Slovenia
w/ The Bambi Molesters and Nero Burns

2015: The Lost Crusaders – Have You Heard About The World? – reissued on vinyl

Dangerhouse Skylab 2015 vinyl reissue of The Lost Crusaders album with three download-only bonus tracks limited to 500 copies. Features Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray on I Wonder What Ever Happened, Wasted On The Wind and It Don’t Worry Me. Originally issued on CD in 2008 by Everlasting Records.

2015: Cristina Martinez and Jon Spencer with The Elegant Too at Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, ‘Pretty Good Friends’ @ The Bell House, Brooklyn, New York, US
Feat. Cristina Martinez and Jon Spencer performing Sex Song

Live Photos: David Andrako (via http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2015/09/2015_eugene_mir.html)

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September 18 – On This Day!

1986: Pussy Galore – Stache’s, Columbus, Ohio, US
w/ Muskrats

Poster Image: Thanks to Royal Trux Chronicles (https://www.instagram.com/royaltruxchronicles/)

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – VPRO, Hilversum, Netherlands

Released as bootleg 10″ EP Vpro Session: Sept ’94.

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Vera, Groningen, Netherlands

Released as bootleg CD Don’t Cramp My Style.

Poster Artwork / Band Photo: Willem Kolvoort

Image shows the poster and the original photo which was taken on the roof near the screenprintingroom at Vera on 4 March 1993.

1996: Butter 08 – Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA, US
w/ Buffalo Daughter and Skeleton Key

1999: Grapevine – Divetime – released on CD in Japan

The Ikesukanai – What’s Up With That?! Mix is by Russell Simins, Jamey Staub and Rick Lee who all also worked together on Public Places and Butter 08.

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Palace, Los Angeles, CA, US
w/ Liars and Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Tour Poster Artwork: Paul Pope (https://www.instagram.com/comicsdestroyer/)

2003: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Vera, Groningen, Netherlands

Poster Artwork: Wytse Sterk

2006: The Sadies – In Concert Volume One – released on vinyl

Features guest appearances from Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray on Back Off, Justine Alright, Talking Down, Food, Water, Etc. and Her Love Made Me.

2007: Heavy Trash – Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA, US

2009: Heavy Trash – Jalen Pivo Live Festival @ SKC, Belgrade, Serbia

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Meat + Bone – released in the US

Photos: Michael Lavine
Lettering: Elizabeth Carey Smith

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Bowery Electric, New York City, NY, US
w/ DJ Jonathan Toubin

“At 8:30pm sharp, Judah Bauer, Russell Simins and Jon Spencer (aka the Blues Explosion) kicked off a super hard rocking set of tunes to the appeciative audience that was made up of people who either bought the new album at Other Music, won a ticket from BrooklynVegan, or managed to get themselves on the guestlist some other way.”

Text / Live Photos: Dana Yavin
Drum Head Logo: Kostas Seremetis

FULL SET: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/jon-spencer-blu-5/

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September 17 – On This Day!

Pussy Galore - The Electric Banana, Pittsburgh, PA, US (17 September 1986)1986: Pussy Galore – The Electric Banana, Pittsburgh, PA, US
w/ Cousin It and Meat

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Wehrschloss, Bremen, Germany

1996: Butter 08 – Bottom of The Hill, San Francisco, CA, US
w/ Buffalo Daughter and Skeleton Key

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA, US
w/ Liars and Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Ticket Image: Jason Labinger (https://www.instagram.com/jlabinger/)
Show Poster Artwork: Factor27
Tour Poster Artwork: Paul Pope (https://www.instagram.com/comicsdestroyer/)

2003: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – [unknown venue], Tilburg, Netherlands
w/ The Flash Express

2005: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Pussycat Lounge, New York City, NY, US

2007: Heavy Trash – Ravari Room, Columbus, OH, US

2007: The Pierces (poss. w/Russell Simins) – Theaterhaus, Stuttgart, Germany
w/ Adam Green

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, US
w/ Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and Spiritualized

2009: Heavy Trash – The Boogaloo Club, Zagreb, Croatia
w/ B & the Bops

Live Photos: Damir Torma (http://www.groupie.hr/jon-spencers-heavy-trash-b-the-bops-boogaloo-zagreb-17-09-2009/sadrzaj/4296)
Set List Photos: Ana (http://www.terapija.net/koncert.asp?ID=7012)

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Meat + Bone – released in the UK

Photos: Michael Lavine
Lettering: Elizabeth Carey Smith

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September 16 – On This Day!

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Powerhaus, London, UK

2004: Blues Explosion – Damage – released in Japan

Photos: Ashkan Sahihi
Design: Chip Kidd

2004: Blues Explosion – Damage Radio Session – promo CD for Damage

2007: The Pierces (poss. w/ Russell Simins) – Löwensaal, Nürnberg, Germany
w/ Adam Green

2007: Heavy Trash – Magic Stick, Detroit, MI, US

2009: Phenomenal Handclap Band – released in Japan

Features a guest appearance by Jon Spencer on Give It A Rest.

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