July 24 – On This Day!

1989: Pussy Galore – Old Avalon Theater, Minneapolis, US
w/ Babes in Toyland, Babel 17 and Neo Mort

The writer of ‘St. Paul Bike Blog‘ put this show on and was given a Pussy Fuzz pedal by Jon Spencer and states that “That is my friend Bob Brustman on the poster, he hates cats.”

Photo of Jon Spencer and Lori Barbero at Big Trouble House, Minneapolis: Bob Bert

1989: Jon Spencer – Old Avalon Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, US
Interview with Jon Spencer published in Dirt magazine

1994: Boss Hog – Middle East, Cambridge, MA, US

Live Photos: Tolerance Burke (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45106708@N00/)

1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – VPRO Session, Studio Amstel, Amsterdam, Netherlands

“The Explosion immediately hurl themselves into an unbroken assault on the best of ‘Orange’, ‘Sweat’ is followed by ‘Dang’, and then a dangerously frenzied ‘Full Grown’. At which point, Spencer loses the plot completely. Chucking his guitar to the floor, he paces the stage, kicks his mike stand into the crowd and attacks a hapless photographer. Then, turning to his Theremin, he flicks the switch, does his kung-fu posturing and jumps on the drumkit – all the time bellowing, “My father was Sister Ray.” As the song finishes, Spencer stops shaking, looks up and senses that one last time we need reminding of something really quite important. “Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the “Bloooze Explosion.”” – James Oldham / NME

Photo (black & white): Andy Willsher / NME
Photo (colour): Jeroen Van De Beek (https://www.instagram.com/jeroendebeek/)

2005: Blues Explosion – Festival des Vieilles Charrues, Carhaix, France

2007: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is – released in the US

Russell Simins is credited with ‘Hand Claps’ on this release.

2007: Tandy – Did You Think I Was Gone? – released

Includes Misery Boys (Misremix) features Russell Simins on drums and is produced by Jay Braun & Russell Simins.

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Cafe Glocksee, Hannover, Germany
w/ The Animen

Live Photos: Daniel Junker (http://www.junkerphoto.de/the-jon-spencer-blues-explosion-24-juli-2014-hannover-cafe-glocksee/)