1989: Pussy Galore – Ground Zero, Boston, US

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, HI, US
w/ Rage Against The Machine

2001: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Rock in Japan Festival, Ibaraki, Japan

2003: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Summer Sonic, Osaka, Japan

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Osheaga Music and Arts Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

2014: Mike Edison / Cristina Martinez / Jon Spencer – Arts & Seizures – Heritage Radio Network @ Robertas, 261 Moore Street, Brooklyn, NY, US

Including the live performances of River Deep Mountain High and three different renditions of ‘Birthday Blues’ (two of which feature Cristina and Jon).

2018: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – El Club, Detroit, MI, US
w/ The Melvins

HITmakers show #6

Soundcheck Photo: Brian Walsby (https://www.instagram.com/brianwalsby/)

Interview / Show Preview Feature:

“Todd: Not at all. Even the club scene is coming back. I know that we’ll get to that a little bit because you’re coming to town August 3rd to play the El Club. You’ve played a lot of clubs in Detroit over your extensive career.

Jon: Been there a few times. One of my fondest memories of Detroit was getting shown around by Danny Kroha, and it was back when the Fortune Building was still there. You know – Fortune Record Studio. And I guess we were sort of breaking into abandoned buildings, but climbing the fence, and going in there. There wasn’t much to see, but it was still very exciting for us, me and my band mates. Danny would say like, “Oh, yeah, when I first went in here you could find old paper labels.” There were still kind of pieces there that indicated what the history of what that place once was. Detroit is definitely a very cool place. It’s interesting to see, I don’t know what you call it, the rejuvenation or the reinvention.” – Todd ‘ToddStar’ Jolicoeur / https://100percentrock.com/2018/07/interview-jon-spencer-july-2018/

1989: Pussy Galore – Les Foufounes Électriques, Montreal, QC, Canada
w/ Shlonk and Bliss

2002: 20 Miles – El Matador, New Orleans, LA, US

2003: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Summer Sonic, Tokyo, Japan

2006: Puffy – Splurge EP – vinyl edition released in Japan

Includes Go Baby Power Now featuring Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray of Heavy Trash along with Simon Chardiet, Daniel Jodocy and Phil Hernandez (who all performed on the Going Way Out With Heavy Trash album) and Chris Maxwell.

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Newport Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, US

2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Gebaude 9, Köln, Germany

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Allen St, Christchurch, New Zealand

2018: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids, MI, US
w/ The Melvins and Yen Yen

HITmakers show #5

“His 45-minute set was minimalist and coarse, unrefined rock with lurching rhythms and awkward spaces between notes, topped with Spencer’s hallmark affected yelps.”

“Spencer’s guitar was all jagged skronk. What’s best described as “miscellaneous percussion” was played on an empty automobile gas tank and, yes, a trash can. It’s surely the type of anti-virtuoso racket that’s harder to play than it looks.” – John Serba / localspins.com

Poster Design: Shawn Knight (https://www.instagram.com/shawnknight000/)
Live Photos: Derek Ketchum (https://localspins.com/melvins-rock-might-tight-head-scratchingly-brilliant-in-grand-rapids-local-spans/)
Notice Board Photo: Jon Spencer

1989: Pussy Galore – Apocalypse Club, Toronto, ON, Canada

Photo Credit: Rick McGinnis (https://www.instagram.com/rickmcginnis/)

1995: Cheater Slicks – Don’t Like You – released

Jon Spencer produced this album and provided guest vocals on Mystery Ship.

2002: 20 Miles – Rudyard’s, Houston, TX, US

2003: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Shibuya Club Quattro, Tokyo, Japan

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Lollapaloza, Grant Park, Chicago, IL, US

Poster Design: Justin Hampton

2010: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Osheaga, Montreal, QC, Canada

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Bar Bodega, Wellington, New Zealand

Live Photo: Damian McDonnell (https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/photo/16359/Jon-Spencer-Blues-Explosion.utr)

2016: The Scientists – A Place Called Bad – released

The cover sticker features a quote from Jon Spencer which is taken from the Sedition live album.

“The Scientists turned my head around and made a man out of me! They grew hair on my palms and made my socks stink!” – Jon Spencer

2018: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Ignition Music Garage, Goshen, IN, US
w/ Bugg

nb. This was the first headline show for Jon Spencer & The HITmakers

HITmakers show #4

Band Photo: Andy Weatherill (https://www.instagram.com/uuuhyeah/)
Bob Bert (Inside): Ignition Music (https://www.facebook.com/IgnitionMusicGarage/)
Bob Bert (Outside) / Set List: Jon Spencer (https://www.instagram.com/jonspencerhitmaker/)

1987: Pussy Galore – Anthrax Club, Norwalk, CT, US

Live Photos: Scott Munroe

1989: Pussy Galore – Club Soda, Kalamazoo, MI, US

1998: Boss Hog – Mercury Lounge, New York City, NY, US
w/ US Maple and Gunga Din

nb. Kurt Wolf on sound

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Fuji Rock Festival, Naeba, Japan
w/ Atari Teenage Riot, Eastern Youth, Back Drop Bomb, Feeder, Brahman and DMBQ

2010: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Lee’s Palace, Toronto, ON, Canada

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand – RESCHEDULED for 5 August 2015.

2018: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Park West, Chicago, IL, US
w/ The Melvins

HITmakers show #3

Live Photo: Patrick Houdek (https://thebadcopy.com/show-reviews/melvins-jon-spencer-in-chicago-il/)
Soundcheck Photo: King Buzzo (https://www.instagram.com/melvinsdotcom/)