“”You’ll miss me when I’m gone,” Jon Spencer sang, with all his heart, in a mid-song spiel during “Bag of Bones.” By the time this song arrived, the Blues Explosion were already deep into a steamrolling set and his message was processed before he articulated it; we will never see the likes of him and his band again.”

A live review of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton, ON, Canada on 12 July 2013 has just been posted on exclaim.ca.

Photo / Review: Vish Khanna

Link: http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Concerts/jon_spencer_blues_explosion_tongue_fu-this_aint_hollywood_hamilton_on_july_12

“…a blistering set by the bass-less trio consisting of Spencer on vocals and guitar, Judah Bauer on guitar and drummer Russell Simmins. There are no real breaks between songs, instead, the band races off in different directions like a bunch of speeding bandits in a stolen car shouting “Blues Explosion!””

OttawaSun.com have recently published a review of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion set at the RBC Bluesfest, Ottawa, Canada on 11 July 2013.

Photo: Errol McGihon/Ottawa Sun/QMI Agency

http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/07/11/whats-in-a-name–explosion-yes-blues-not-so-much