September 22 – On This Day!

1986: Pussy Galore – unknown US tour date

2005: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Village, Dublin, Ireland

2006: Heavy Trash – Larger House, Detroit, MI, US (23 September 2006)
w/ The Sadies

2007: Heavy Trash – T.T. the Bear’s, Cambridge, MA, US

2008: Heavy Trash – Thekla, Bristol, UK

2010: Harper Simon (w/ Russell Simins) – Taratata TV show, France
w/ Seal and Tim Robbins

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Zardoz Schallplatten, Hamburg, Germany

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Hotel Pacific, Hamburg, Germany

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, Germany

2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Passenger Bar, Brooklyn, NY, US

“Tonight at PASSENGER BAR: The one and only JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION will be playing a set of songs for our lovely friend Jo Murray’s birthday!!! Don’t miss out on this epic show!!! 9pm show time, party starts at 8, Spencer Bewley and Josh Styles rock it on the turntables! PBxRR! That’s how we do it!!! xx” – Passenger Bar

Live Photo: Edwina Hay (https://www.flickr.com/photos/eatsdirt/albums/72157679280573924)

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September 21 – On This Day!

1986: Pussy Galore – First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, US
w/ Naked Raygun

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany

1994: Boss Hog – House of Style, Bloomingdales, New York, US

Boss Hog appearance on the MTV television show House of Style (Season: 6 Episode: 33) broadcast on September 21, 1994 (recording date unknown).

This appearance is referred to in BB Gun magazine Numero Uno (1995):

“Bob: So with Boss Hog being on House of Style and gigging at Bloomingdale’s (yes, kids, the department store!)…are you guys drifting towards the fashion scene?

Cristina: No, that’s it. I don’t wanna end up like Dee-Lite walking the runways of Paris and stuff…MTV was exciting because I love House of Style and I wanted to hear Cindy Crawford say: Boss Hog. Obviously I’m interested in fashion…but I don’t wanna get pegged.

Jon: Did you go to that Bob?

Bob: Uh-uh…I wanted to…but we had a meeting with our booking person and you know how she can yap!

Cristina: The only thing you missed was us fucking up 12 X U….if you can believe that!”

1998: Asian Dub Foundation – Naxalite / Culture Move EP – released in the UK

Includes Free Satpal Ram (Russell Simins Remix)

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Colonial Theater, Sacramento, CA, US
w/ Liars and Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Flyer Image: http://instagram.com/thatpanic
Tour Poster Artwork: Paul Pope

2005: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Ko Ko, London, UK
w/ Powersolo

Poster Design: Mexican Chocolate Design
Live Photos: MK not so ultra (https://www.flickr.com/photos/nijjy/)
Review: Thanks to Gordon Thompson

2006: Heavy Trash – Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, US
w/ The Sadies

2007: Heavy Trash – Luna Lounge, Brooklyn, NY, US

2007: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – The Avalon, Los Angeles, CA, US
w/ Addiquit

Poster Artwork: Andrew Vastagh

2008: Heavy Trash – The Soul Tree, Cambridge, UK

2011: The Experimental Tropic Blues Band – The Best Burger – released in Belgium

7″ single featuring The Best Burger from the album Liquid Love recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and produced by Jon Spencer.

2019: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – Rush Mor Records, Milwaukee, WI, US

Live Photo: S. Filzen (https://www.instagram.com/sfilzen/)

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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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