June 12 – On This Day!

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Opera House, Toronto, Canada
w/ The Muffs

nb. At this show Jon Spencer played theremin with The Muffs on the song I Need You

2000: David Holmes – Bow Down To The Exit Sign – released in the UK
Features Jon Spencer on Bad Thing.

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Zepp, Sapporo, Japan

2005: Heavy Trash – Corktown Tavern, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
w/ The Sadies

2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – La Cartonnerie, Reims, France
w/ Dallas Kincaid

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Drill Festival, Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL, US

Jon Spencer, St. Vincent and Graham Lewis Photo: yarrhanna (https://www.instagram.com/yarrhanna/)
Live Photo: stnero1 (https://www.instagram.com/stnero1/)

2018: Boss Hog – Sala X, Sevilla, Spain

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June 11 – On This Day!

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Huma Room at Hopcat Detroit, Detroit, MI, US (11 June 2015)2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Zepp, Sendai, Japan

2005: Heavy Trash – Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON, Canada
w/ The Sadies

Live Photo: MP FIKARIS (https://www.flickr.com/photos/frothindustries/)

2008: Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues – Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

2009: Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters 20th Anniversary Show feat. Jon Spencer – Blender Theater at Gramercy, 127 East 23rd St, NYC, US

2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Festival Papillions de Nuit,Saint-Pois, France

2013: We Are Hex – Lewd Nudie Animals – released

Produced by Jon Spencer and mixed by Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed.

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Huma Room at Hopcat Detroit, Detroit, MI, US
w/ We Are Hex

Poster Design: Jeremy Wheeler
US Freedom Tour ’15 Poster: Malleus

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June 10 – On This Day!

1986: Pussy Galore – Groovy Hate Fuck EP – released in the US

Thanks to Laundry Room Studio for test pressing photos (https://www.instagram.com/laundryroomlive/)

1986: Pussy Galore – 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, US
w/ Black Market Baby and Shock Opera

nb. Photos show the Jon Spencer, Neil Hagerty, Julia Cafritz, John Hammill and Tom Rafferty line-up at 9:30 club at a show on either June 10 or 19, 1986.

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Middle East, Cambridge, MA, US
w/ Spore and Cheater Slicks

Live Photo (1): Dean Styers (https://www.instagram.com/deanstyers/)
Live Photos (2/3): Christopher Johnson (https://www.instagram.com/cjarchphoto/) via Limited Appeal Records (https://www.instagram.com/limitedappealrecords/)
Poster Artwork: Poon Village Con Artists collective, measures 12″ x 36″

1997: Russell Simins / Rick Lee of Butter 08 – Interview on ‘Sucker’

2005: Heavy Trash – Starlight, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
w/ The Sadies

2006: Heavy Trash – Marc Lamarr Show (BBC R2), London, UK

Broadcast: 09.06.06 Midnight to 2am.

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Birmingham Academy, Birmingham, UK

2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Art Rock 2011, Côtes d’Armor, France

Poster Artwork: Miss.tic

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Lee’s Palace, Toronto, Canada
w/ We Are Hex

nb. We Are Hex replaced Pampers who were originally scheduled to support at this show but had to pull out due to medical reasons.

Live Photo: David Logan

2015: Jon Spencer [Interview] – Turned Out A Punk podcast with Damian Abraham, Toronto, Canada

nb. Interview posted online 24 June 2015.

2017: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – State Street Pub, Indianapolis, IN, US
w/ Nervous Curtains and Pariah Peels

Live Photo: Stevie Marie

2018: Boss Hog – Elsewhere, Brooklyn, New York, US
w/ Taiwan Housing Project

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June 9 – On This Day!

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – CBGB’s, New York City, NY, US
w/ Jesus Lizard, Girls Against Boys and Fuse

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan

2007: The Pierces (poss. w/ Russell Simins) – Boston Pride Festival, Boston, Massachusetts

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Bristol Colton Hall, Bristol, UK

2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Festival Aucard,Tours, France

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Freedom Tower: No Wave Dance Party 2015 – released on cassette

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Théâtre Fairmount, Montréal, QC, Canada
w/ We Are Hex

nb. We Are Hex replaced Pampers who were originally scheduled to support at this show but had to pull out due to medical reasons.

Live Photo: Corentin Hignoul (http://www.labibleurbaine.com/sorties/the-jon-spencer-blues-explosion-et-we-are-hex-au-theatre-fairmount-de-montreal/)

2015: Perrosky – Tostado – released in Japan
Recorded with Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed (Originally released in Chile in 2011 on vinyl and CD).

2017: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – MSM Fest, Morristown, IN, US

2018: Boss Hog – Club Helsinki, Hudson, New York, US
w/ The Bobby Lees and DJ Peter Aaron

“Sam Quartin, singer/guitarist for Woodstock, New York-based band The Bobby Lees, laughs as she recalls how she almost blew the chance for her band to work with Jon Spencer (of The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Pussy Galore fame). “He emailed us randomly and asked us to open for him when he was playing up in Hudson, New York. I had never even heard of Jon Spencer before. I didn’t know who he was! I was like, ‘Sorry, we’re busy.’ Then I looked him up and I was like, ‘Holy shit!’”

There really was a scheduling conflict – bass player Kendall Wind had her high school graduation ceremony on the proposed night. But once Quartin and her bandmates realized Spencer’s status, they knew even that momentous occasion couldn’t stand in the way of this opportunity. “I wrote him back: ‘Actually…we can do it,’” Quartin says wryly. “So Kendall just rushed from graduation and we did it.”” – https://stompandstammer.com/feature-stories/the-bobby-lees/

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June 8 – On This Day!

1993: Boss Hog – Sideshows By The Seashore, Coney Island, New York, US

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Zepp, Tokyo, Japan

2004: V/A feat. Beck (w/ Russell Simins) – Kill The Moonlight CD/DVD -released in Japan

2006: Heavy Trash – Album Chart Show (Channel 4), Koko, Camden, London, UK

nb. exact recording date unknown, some time between June 8th and 10th.

2006: Heavy Trash – Dingwalls, Camden, UK

Ticket Image: Martin
Live Photo: Miri (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rollingtheberries/)
Setlist: http://s17.photobucket.com/user/Bellbottoms/profile/

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK

2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Kulturfabrik, Luxembourg

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Birthday Party @ Red Lotus Rooms, Brooklyn, New York, US
w/ ESG and Beans

Live Photo: Jim Idol

“They played a semi-private, one-off gig a couple weeks ago (6/8) at Brooklyn spot Red Lotus Room with ESG and Beans. it was a taping of a pilot for a show tenatively titled The Birthday Party TV Show that’s “conceived as Bandstand meets Soul Train in a loft with underground music.” The picture at the top of this post was from that taping.” – brooklynvegan.com

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Showcase Lounge – Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT, Canada
w/ We Are Hex

2018: Boss Hog – Cafe Nine, New Haven, Connecticut, US
w/ Honch

Live Photo: Annette Maltes-Collard (https://www.instagram.com/grskdnl/)
Set List Photo: smartsafari (https://www.instagram.com/smartsafari/)

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