March 5 – On This Day!

1986: Pussy Galore – DC Space, Washington D.C., US
w/ Rick and Mike and Bill and New Carrolton

“I guess maybe the first two bands drove every body away because there weren’t many people left to hear the last band, Pussy Galore, which was unfortunate because they played a good set. Primitive rhythms, basic, repetitive guitar and bass playing and pounding in sheet metal aren’t really anything new but somehow Pussy Galore manages to get a pretty unique sound out of it all; I’ve never seen them do a set that was boring. It sure would be interesting to see one of their lyric sheets. – Elizabeth (WDC Period Vol. 1, No. 14)

1987: Pussy Galore – Stache’s, Columbus, Ohio, US
w/ Gibson Bros.*

*the show listing poster gives Jayhawks as the support rather than Gibson Bros..

Live Photos: jfotoman (https://www.facebook.com/jfotomanConcertImages/)

Black on white poster: jonnymagnet (https://www.instagram.com/jonnymagnet/)

Show listings: Chris Butler (https://www.flickr.com/photos/flatfile500/)

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands

1995: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Leadmill, Sheffield, UK
w/ Mule and Ketone

“On “Flavor” and “Greyhound”, the highlights of this evening, Simin’s drumming replicates perfectly the kind of arse-tube-lubing funkiness that the best hip hop deals in, the Blues Explosion blending it in not as some concession to modernity, but simply because it sounds so slamming. And the crowd get it instinctively, jumping as one with the “Go! Go! Go!”s like it’s Wu-Tang up there. What’s even better is Jon Spencer’s ability to get wet and slick down a Sunday night crowd without having to resort to the lazy guilt tactics so many performers do.” – Neil Kulkarni / NME

NME Photo: Lili Wilde
NME Review: Neil Kulkarni

“The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion rock magnificently, and so their more attention-grabbing aspects – the Theremin (a weird electronic instrument used in ’50s sci-fi movie soundtracks), the irony and the Trashmen vocals – are part of a pretty visionary package when they’re whopping it out. A true validation of their elevated status.” – Meany

1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio, US

2008: Heavy Trash – Garage, Oslo, Norway

2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Bar Bodega, Wellington, New Zealand

2016: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland
w/ Gemma Ray and Roy & The Devil’s Motorcycle

Live Photos: Davide Gostoli (www.dgostoliphotography.com)

2021: The Tremolo Beer Gut – Hey Hello – released TODAY!

“H E Y ! H E L L O !
It’s a new day! Wake up and feel the grooves from @thetremolobeergut, who release a new, kick ass single today with a little bit ‘a help from good, old friends.
We have Mr. and Mrs. Punk aka Jon Spencer and Cristina Martinez of Boss Hog fame on hot vocals + The @mikkellerbeer Boy Choir aka Mikkel Bjergsø + Jacob Gram Alsing on beer shouts!” – https://www.instagram.com/crunchyfrogrecordings/