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September 3 – On This Day!

Posted on September 3, 2021 by admin

Butter 08 - September 1996 Tour (POSTER, US) 1996: Butter 08 – Cat’s Cradle, Carboro, NC, US
w/ Buffalo Daughter and Skeleton Key

1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Ozone, Perth, Australia

1999: Matmos / V/A feat. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – This CD Is Not Nice / Archive Fever

One track CD featuring a song by Matmos which uses two samples of The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (Fuck Shit Up and the intro from Controversial Negro).

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland

“Songs twist, turn back and meander into one another like Mississippi tributaries. Full throttle, amphetamined riffs give way to gentle bluesy excursions, which are then obliterated by the sledgehammer of a Hendrix-fronted 1970 Black Sabbath. The band never stops to draw breath between songs, and they’re off again as soon as the audience things it’s time to applaud.” – Steve Rippon / Mojo

2003: Los Straitjackets – Supersonic Guitars In 3D

The song Tarantula features Jon Spencer on theremin and vocals.

2008: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Strade Blu Festival, Piazza Nenni, Faenza, Italy

2009: Heavy Trash – Mercury Lounge, New York City, NY, US

2009: Cat Power (w/ Judah Bauer, Russell Simins, Erik Paparazzi and Gregg Foreman) – Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, US
w/ The Pretenders and Juliette Lewis

2010: Heavy Trash – Räucherkammer, Wiesbaden, Germany

Live Photo: Manuel Mocco

FULL SET: https://www.flickr.com/photos/synobis/albums/72157624751934241

2012: Cat Power – Sun – released in the UK

Judah Bauer is credited with ‘Break Arrangement’ on Cherokee and plays guitar on both Cherokee and Ruin.

2014: Joseph Arthur and Russell Simins perform at the Angela McClusky and Paul Cantelon show at “The Last Days of Folly” – Madison Square Park, Madison Avenue, New York City, New York, US

Live Photo: scopit.com

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Dom Omladine, Beograda, Serbia

Live Photo: Nemanja Đorđević

FULL SET: https://balkanrock.com/galerija/the-jon-spencer-blues-explosion-03-09-2015/

2019: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Ignition Music, Goshen, IN, US
w/ Demolition Doll Rods

HITmakers show #115

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September 2 – On This Day!

Posted on September 2, 2021 by admin

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Močvara, Zagreb, Croatia (2 September 2015) 2000: Boss Hog – Trenda Festival, Bologna, Italy
w/ Mr. Bungle, Coldplay and Brassy

Ticket Image: Federico Guglielmo (https://lultimathule.wordpress.com/)

2006: Heavy Trash – El Paso Saloon, Rouyn Noranda, QC, Canada

2008: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland
w/ Dan Sartain

Polaroids: https://rotefabrik.ch/

2010: Heavy Trash – Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Močvara, Zagreb, Croatia

Live Photo: Branko Galičić (https://www.soundguardian.com/index.php/izvjestaji-s-glazbenih-dogadjanja/35447-jon-spencer-blues-explosion-ekskluzivna-svirka-za-ekskluzivnu-publiku)

2010: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA, US
w/ Demolition Doll Rods

HITmakers show #114

Live Photo: Ian Holmgren (https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=520700731834741&id=464189607485854)

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September 1 – On This Day!

Posted on September 1, 2021 by admin

1989: Gibson Bros (w/ Jon Spencer & Cristina Martinez) – Maxwells, Hoboken, NJ, US / Loose End, Memphis, TN, US / Middle East Cafe, Boston, MA, US*

*exact dates unknown. Recording dates for The Man Who Loved Couch Dancing were at these venues during September and December 1989.

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Orange – released in Europe

1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Festa dell’Unita, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Live Photos / Ticket Image: ‘chocolate__joe’ (https://www.instagram.com/chocolate__joe/)

2000: Boss Hog – Winterthurer Musikfestwochen, Winterthur, Switzerland
w/ Ween

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Independent Days Festival, Bologna, Italy

2006: Heavy Trash – El Paso Saloon, Rouyn Noranda, QC, Canada

2007: Heavy Trash – Festival Alaquas, Alaquàs, Spain

2008: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – K4, Nürnberg, Germany

2009: Cat Power (w/ Judah Bauer, Russell Simins, Erik Paparazzi and Gregg Foreman) – Pala Casino – Starlight Theater, Pala, CA, US
w/ The Pretenders and Juliette Lewis

2010: Heavy Trash – Locomotiv Club, Bologna, Italy

2013: Joseph Arthur (w/ Russell Simins) – La Sala Rossa, Montreal, QC, Canada
w/ Elliot Maginot

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Kino Šiška, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Live Photos: Iztokx (https://iztokx.blogspot.com/2015/09/2015-09-01-jon-spencer-blues-explosion.html)

2019: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Turf Club, St Paul, MN, US
w/ Demolition Doll Rods

HITmakers show #113

Set List Photo: Chris Johnson

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Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Tour Dates Postponed

Posted on August 31, 2021 by admin

“In light of the ongoing pandemic — and especially with the continued surge in cases — I am sad to announce that the HITmakers are postponing our October dates.

As excited as we were to play for you, we have had to carefully consider our responsibilities to our friends, fans, and families. It breaks my heart to ever miss a gig, and I hate to disappoint anyone who has bought a ticket, or has helped keep me on the road for so many years.

We urge everyone to please take care of themselves and look out for their neighbors. Do what is right and best for your community. Get vaccinated. Wear a mask. Practice social distancing.

New dates will be announced as soon as practical. Previously purchased tickets will be valid for all rescheduled dates.
I love you all, and hope to see you soon.

Thank you, Jon Spencer, and the HITmakers –
Bob, Sam, and Sord

Photo: Bob Coscarelli” – facebook.com/JonSpencerHITmaker/posts/892281734730168