“It’s practically everything I hold dear about New York City in one three minute clip. It’s insane.”
A short article about The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion video Do The Get Down has been posted on the Flaming Pablum blog.
link: http://vassifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/2015/01/do-the-get-down-the-most-nyc-video-ever-made.html
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion album Freedom Tower – No Wave Dance Party 2015 can be pre-ordered from Bronzerat.com or TheJonSpencerBluesExplosion.com.
The album is available as a CD, LP, limited green vinyl LP, digital download and as part of a bundle including a tote bag and Slip Mat.
UK Pre-Orders: http://bronzerat.limitedrun.com/
US Pre-Orders: http://thejonspencerbluesexplosion.myshopify.com/
US Tour Dates (April 2015): http://thejonspencerbluesexplosion.com/shows/
Do The Get Down (Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jBXbzIf7qo
Freedom Tower – No Wave Dance Party 2015:
01. Funeral
02. Wax Dummy
03. Do The Get Down
04. Betty Vs The NYPD
05. White Jesus
06. Born Bad
07. Down And Out
08. Crossroad Hop
09. The Ballad Of Joe Buck
10. Dial Up Doll
11. Bellevue Baby
12. Tales Of Old New York: The Rock Box
13. Cooking For Television
Press Release:
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Venue and ticket links for The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion tour dates are as follows (tickets for April shows are not on sale until Friday 23 January):
14 February 2015: Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY [VENUE / TICKETS]
08 April 2015: Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA [VENUE / TICKETS]
09 April 2015: Brighton Music Hall, Allston, MA [VENUE / TICKETS]
10 April 2015: Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA [VENUE / TICKETS]
11 April 2015: Black Cat, Washington, DC [VENUE / TICKETS]
12 April 2015: The Southern, Charlottesville, VA [VENUE / TICKETS]
15 April 2015: Grey Eagle, Asheville, NC [VENUE / TICKETS]
16 April 2015: The Earl, Atlanta, GA [VENUE / TICKETS]
17 April 2015: The Bottletree, Birmingham, AL [VENUE / TICKETS]
18 April 2015: Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN [VENUE / TICKETS]
19 April 2015: Zanzabar, Louisville, KY [VENUE / TICKETS]
20 April 2015: Radio Radio, Indianapolis, IN [VENUE / TICKETS]
21 April 2015: Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids, MI [VENUE / TICKETS]
23 April 2015: The Basement, Columbus, OH [VENUE / TICKETS]
24 April 2015: Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH [VENUE / TICKETS]
25 April 2015: Rex Theater, Pittsburgh, PA [VENUE / TICKETS]
Check Official Listings: http://thejonspencerbluesexplosion.com/shows/
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion:
http://thejonspencerbluesexplosion.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thejonspencerbluesexplosion
https://twitter.com/JSBX_1
https://twitter.com/jsbxj
“Check out the Allen Cordell-edited “reverse gentrification”-themed visual featuring “Do the Get Down” below. It collects clips featuring iconic NYC figures, artists, movies, and musicians, including Jay Z, Sonic Youth, Public Enemy, the Ramones, Lou Reed, and more.
According to a press release, the album is “a document of New York City, a chronicle of grit and terror and love.”…”
Visit Pitchfork.com to read the full article and view the video.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jBXbzIf7qo
Tour Dates:
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion:
02-14 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg (Planned Parenthood Benefit)
04-08 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse Music Hall
04-09 Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
04-10 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
04-11 Washington, DC – Black Cat
04-12 Charlottesville, VA – The Southern
04-15 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
04-16 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
04-17 Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree
04-18 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
04-19 Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
04-20 Indianapolis, IN – Radio Radio
04-21 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
04-23 Columbus, OH – The Basement
04-24 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
04-25 Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater
“Hail! Glad tidings! The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have announced their tenth studio album! The concisely-titled Freedom Tower – No Wave Dance Party 2015 from Jon Spencer, Judah Bauer and Russell Simins will be hitting shelves on March 23 via Bronze Rat, who put out their last full-length, 2012’s fine Meat+Bone. We’re told that the new record is a trip around their New York City hometown, laced with the band’s trademark “savage funkacide”…”
Current Tour Dates:
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