July 16 – On This Day!

1988: Pussy Galore – Big Kahuna (New Music Seminar), New York City, NY, US

“Pussy Galore, one of New York’s best bands and a group likely to stay on the the underground circuit because of the harshness of its music, will be performing.”

The Galore group, which will be performing tomorrow at Big Kahuna, has been playing together for three years and is one of the New York scene’s main attractions. Its latest album, “Right Now!” (Caroline), seethes with frustration with the formal and cultural confines of rock. And though the group has been well received critically, the band, with its wild, almost abstracted rock riffing, doesn’t have much of a chance to go beyond the underground audience.

“We’ll never be mainstream,” said Jon Spencer, the band’s lead singer and guitarist. “From the word go-the name isn’t exactly salable – it’s not what we’re about. It’s not what we aspire to. We’re not in it for a job. If that happens, that’s fine.”

“I play music because it makes me feel good,” Mr. Spencer said, “and I hope an audience shares in my joy. I hope there is something left to do in rock, but it doesn’t really seem like it. It would be great if something really wild happened, but now, rock is all references. It seems like rock is totally gone, co-opted. But what isn’t? It’s hard to do anything natural, because you are going up against 30 years of rock and 5 years of beer commercials using rock; a rock-and-roll sensibility seems to be lost.

There’s no way out: once you’ve picked a guitar, you are part of the whole thing.” – Malhar Ferguson – New York Times / “Alternative Is the Word At Festival”

1993: Boss Hog – Elbow Room, San Francisco

Poster Artwork: Frank Kozik

2001: Khan – No Comprendo – released on vinyl

Features the vocals of Jon Spencer on Monster.

2005: Blues Explosion – Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland

2006: Heavy Trash – Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium

2009: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Gran Rex Theatre, Capital, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

2010: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac, MI, US
w/ Lee Marvin Computer Arm and Duende

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Club Schocken, Stuttgart, Germany

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Nefertiti, Göteborg, Sweden
w/ What We Do Is Secret DJ’s

2015: Heavy Trash – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
w/ Bloodshot Bill

Live Photo: Nik Green
Ticket Photo: Laura Saville (https://www.instagram.com/laura_marie_86/)

2016: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – Demo – released

2016: Boss Hog – Casbah, San Diego, CA, US
w/ Krass Bros.

Mark Boyce of Krass Bros. (formerly of Boss Hog) joined the band on stage and played a few songs at the end of the show.

Photo: otisserie (https://www.instagram.com/otisserie/)

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July 15 – On This Day!

Boss Hog – The Echo: In the Red Records 25th Anniversary, Los Angeles, CA, US (15 July 2016)1989: Pussy Galore – The Spirit, San Diego, CA, US
w/ Night Soil, Souled Americans and Downsiders

Newspaper Scans: Thanks to Tom

1993: Boss Hog – Jabberjaw, Los Angeles, CA, US
w/ Red Aunts

Show Poster (Motorbike): Lindsey Kuhn
Tour Poster (Weird Sounds): Frank Kozik

2005: Blues Explosion – Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland

2006: Heavy Trash – Cultura Quente, Vigo, Spain

2010: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Diesel Club Lounge, Pittsburgh, PA, US

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Les Caves Du Manoir, Martigny, Switzerland
w/ The Sound of Fridge

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Vera, Groningen, Netherlands
w/ The Glücks

Poster Design: Mirjam Dijksma

2015: Heavy Trash – The Cluny, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
w/ Bloodshot Bill

Live Photo (Matt Verta-Ray close-up): Gordon Armstrong (https://www.instagram.com/biggordon62/)
Live Photos (all others): Jill O’ Donnell (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jill_odonnell/albums/72157653633188324)

2016: Boss Hog – Brood Star – released in the US

2016: Boss Hog – The Echo: In the Red Records 25th Anniversary, Los Angeles, CA, US

Live Photo: Piera Alvarez (https://www.instagram.com/thisispiera/)

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July 14 – On This Day!

1989: Pussy Galore – Fenders Ballroom, Long Beach, CA, US
w/ Electric Kool Aide

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Mo’ Width – released in Australia

2006: Heavy Trash – Live Festival, Bilbao, Spain

Live Photo: Dena Flows (http://denaflows.com/)

2007: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Pitchfork Music Festival, Union Park, Chicago, IL, US

Live Photo: Barry Brecheisen

2008: “Sailing Out With Heavy Trash” Boat Trip, Barkasse Hedi, Hamburg, Germany
w/ Powersolo

Live Photos: Nina Kolle

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Lazzaretto, Ancona, Italy

2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Bug Jar, Rochester, NY, US
w/ Catl and The Ginger Faye

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Gleis 22, Münster, Germany
w/ The Glücks

2015: Heavy Trash – Broadcast, Glasgow, UK
w/ Bloodshot Bill

2016: Boss Hog – Slim’s, San Francisco, CA, US
w/ Dirty Ghosts, Harvest Moon & Roky Roulette, Kitten On The Keys and DJ Omar Perez

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July 13 – On This Day!

Boss Hog - Hi Fi Music Hall, Eugene, OR, US (13 July 2016)1989: Pussy Galore – unknown US tour date

2006: Heavy Trash – BT59, Bordeaux, France
w/ Bob And The Gods and Heartbeeps

2007: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MI, US

2008: Heavy Trash – Werfpop Festival, Leiden, Netherlands

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – South Park, Milano, Italy

Live Photo: Luca Mortellaro / Rockon.it

2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Call The Office, London, Canada

Ticket Image: https://twitter.com/KFooLoo

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Sjock Festival, Antwerp, Belgium

Live Photo: Cutting Edge

2015: Heavy Trash – Marc Riley Show (with Vic Galloway sitting in), BBC 6 Music, MediaCity, Salford, UK

2015: Heavy Trash – Night & Day Cafe, Manchester, UK
w/ Bloodshot Bill and Hank The DJ

Photo / Poster / Show Listings: Thanks to Tom A Deakin

2016: Boss Hog – Hi Fi Music Hall, Eugene, OR, US
w/ Hurry Up

Live Photo: Rachel Demy (https://www.instagram.com/racheldemy/)

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July 12 – On This Day!

Boss Hog - KEXP, Seattle, WA, US (12 July 2016)2000: David Holmes – Bow Down To The Exit Sign – released in Japan
Features Jon Spencer on Bad Thing.

2005: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Eight Mile Creek, New York City, NY, US
*secret show*

2007: The Pierces (poss. w/ Russell Simins) – Highline Ballroom, New York City, NY, US

2008: Heavy Trash – Arts & Music Festival, Arnhem, Netherlands

2010: V/A feat. Japanese Popstars – Club Anthems 2010 – released in the UK

Yes, thanks to The Japanese Popstars Jon Spencer appears on a “Club Anthems” compilation with the track Destroy which features Jon Spencer.

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Festival BBK Live, Bilboa, Spain

Live Photo: Dena Flows (http://denaflows.com/galerias-de-fotos-de-conciertos/j/the-jon-spencer-blues-explosion/)

2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton, Canada
w/ Tongue Fu

2015: Heavy Trash – Sticky Mikes Frog Bar, Brighton, UK

Jon Spencer Photo: https://www.facebook.com/stickymikesfrogbar

2016: Boss Hog – KEXP, Seattle, WA, US

Photo: https://www.instagram.com/boss_hog_bitches/

Host: Troy Nelson
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Alaia D’Alessandro & Justin Wilmore
Editor: Scott Holpainen

2016: Boss Hog – Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR, US
w/ Hurry Up

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