August 25 – On This Day!

1995: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI, US
w/ R. L. Burnside

Poster Artwork: Mark Dancey

2000: Boss Hog – Reading Festival, Berkshire, UK

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK

2005: Heavy Trash – Musikcaféen, Århus, Denmark

2006: Heavy Trash – Bearsville Theater, Woodstock, New York, US

2009: Jail Weddings – Inconvenient Dreams – released in the US

2009: Cat Power (w/ Judah Bauer, Russell Simins, Erik Paparazzi and Gregg Foreman) – Edgefield Amphitheater, OR, US
w/ The Pretenders and Juliette Lewis

Poster Design: Keegan Onefoot

2011: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Webster Hall, New York City, NY, US

1995: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Wedge, Much Music, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The presenter is Sook-Yin Lee who was filming with Jon Spencer and Russell Simins around Polson Street and whilst being interviewed on top of the van at the docks at exactly 12.32am they witnessed a fireball over Toronto and the resulting footage appeared on the news.

This footage of this live performance and the fireball appeared on the Live Promo Video (VIDEO, US)and is mentioned in the article Vice: I Cannot Play The Blues: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Fireball Jon Spencer.

“The summer of 1995 was hot for us Ontarians – so hot, in fact, that one night in July the sky boiled. I remember thinking, “you know, green is an awfully funny colour for the sky,” when the gigantic ball of fire screamed its way south, directly over my head. It turned out to be a meteor; it landed close to Buffalo, or maybe in Buffalo, or on Buffalo. At any rate, I was shocked. I phoned the police and asked them about the giant ball of fire. The police didn’t know anything. I asked my family. They were also mute. I asked friends and neighbours, in whose regard I slipped a notch or two I’m afraid. Nobody knew anything, and I began to question my sanity.

I’d all but forgotten about the giant ball of fire when, absent-mindedly flipping to Much Music, I saw Jon Spencer Blues Explosion interview with Sook-Yin Lee. Jon Spencer, Russell Simins and Judah Bauer were seated outside, speaking with Lee, when that very same giant ball of fire flew over their heads. The ball of fire finished the interview. I was pleased to be redeemed, but also kind of awe-struck by the cosmic powers of the Blues Explosion. Where else can you find a band to bring down the heavens?” – Jon Durbin (Vice magazine, November 1998)

1995: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Phoenix, Toronto, ON, Canada
w/ R. L. Burnside

Poster Design: Adam Swinbourne

1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands

Live Photo: Niels van Ipren

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Reading Festival, Reading, UK

Live Photos: John Bownas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtualfestivals/)

2005: Heavy Trash – Studenterhuset, Aalborg, Denmark

1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Pukkelpop, Hasselt, Belgium

Live Photos: Gie Knaeps

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Heavy – released in the UK

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen, Netherlands

2005: Heavy Trash – Pusterviksbaren, Gothenburg, Sweden

2009: Cat Power (w/ Judah Bauer, Russell Simins, Erik Paparazzi and Gregg Foreman) – Red Butte Garden Amphiteatre, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
w/ The Pretenders and Juliette Lewis

1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Reading Festival, Berkshire, UK

1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Harlsden Mean Fiddler, London, UK

“And what’s remarkable is that it only takes two guitars and a drumkit to create such a massive, staggering, eardrum-ripping sledgehammer of sound. ‘Two Kindsa Love’ steadily thumps its way into a screaming musical orgasm, as Spencer shrieks, “Higher, baybuh!” while climbing up on amps, flailing his arms, running laps round the stage. “I gotta do it!” he wails and then crumples to the floor with a relieved exhalation. But even before he’s down, he springs back up again, and the whole routine restarts with the appropriately titled ‘Wail’” – April Long / NME

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Pukkelpop, Hasselt, Belgium

Live Photos: Gie Knaeps

2006: Spencer Dickinson – The Man Who Lives For Love / Spencer Dickinson – released in the US

2007: Heavy Trash – Going Way Out With Heavy Trash – released in Japan

Cover Artwork: Tony Millionaire
Design: Chip Kidd

2009: Cat Power (w/ Judah Bauer, Russell Simins, Erik Paparazzi and Gregg Foreman) – Denver Botanic Gardens, Littleton, Colorado, US
w/ The Pretenders and Juliette Lewis

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Axis, Boston, MA, US
w/ The Fall

Ticket Image: Mars Hottentot
Advert Image: J Hat

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Van Goghs Ear Lobe, Brisbane, Australia
w/ Regurgitator and The Disciples

1999: Boss Hog – Whiteout – released in Japan

2006: Tiny Masters of Today (w/ Russell Simins) – CBGB’s, New York City, NY, US
w/ Slowhands and The Diggs

Poster Design: A. Swinbourne

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

2016: Jon Spencer (DJ Set) – Soul Scream, Our Wicked Lady, Brooklyn, New York
w/ Avi Spivak, Mikey Post, Jonathan Toubin and Mystery Lights