June 28 – On This Day!

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Kennel Club, San Francisco, CA, US

2004: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Asylum, Portland, ME, US
w/ Read Yellow

2005: 20 Miles – Mercury Lounge, New York City, NY, US

2007: Cat Power (w/ Judah Bauer) – Sled Island, Calgary, AB, US

Live Photo: James Stangroom

2008: Puffy – Splurge – released in Japan

The Japanese version of Go Baby Power Now and was titled Onna Machin Gan (English translation: Girl Machine Gun) with lyrics written by Seiji of Guitar Wolf which features Matt Verta-Ray of Heavy Trash along with Simon Chardiet, Daniel Jodocy, Phil Hernandez and Chris Maxwell.

2017: Baby Driver – released in cinemas

Baby Driver feature film by Edgar Wright which features a cameo by Jon Spencer in which he says the last line of the film in one of the final scenes and the film opens with a scene soundtracked by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion track Bellbottoms from the album Orange.

“When I was Ansel’s age and making movies was a pipe dream, I would listen to this and visualize a car chase,” recalls Wright. Now, it scores the opening sequence — a (dazzling) car chase.” – Edgar Wright discussing Bellbottoms by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

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