May 27 – On This Day!

2008: Men Without Pants – “Live Shows in NYC & Brooklyn this week (with East and West Coast dates in the future)”

“The live setup includes Russell (drums, vox, guitar), Dan the Automator (keyboards, programming), Phil Hernandez (bass) and the guitarists from The Mooney Suzuki & Mercury Rev.”

2009: Men Without Pants – Villette Sonique, Paris, France

2010: Heavy Trash – Stereo, Glasgow, UK

2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at Festival K Live / Théâtre de la mer, Sète, France
w/ Servo and Jesse Evans

Live Photo: ‘Un francais au Festivoix’ (http://unfrancaisaufestivoix.blogspot.com/2011/05/jon-spencer-une-explosion-de-blues.html)

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Le Fil, St. Etienne, France
w/ Camilla Sparksss and The Norma Jean Baker’s Underwears

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Abbey Bar, Harrisburg, PA, US

US Freedom Tour ’15 Poster: Malleus

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May 26 – On This Day!

2002: Twenty Miles – Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL, US
w/ Bob Log III

2006: Heavy Trash – 12 tónar, Reykjavík, Iceland

2006: Heavy Trash – Nasa, Reykjavik, Iceland

Live Photo: Gúndi (https://www.flickr.com/photos/reykjavikgrapevine/)

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Coliseum, Lisbon, Portugal

2010: Heavy Trash – Academy 3, Manchester, UK
w/ Bloodshot Bill

“Clearly enjoying themselves and in no hurry to leave, Spencer switches places with the drummer, and they bang out The Stooges ‘ No Fun’, complete with a Stooges-style stage invasion.

The mojo spirit of the classic rockabilly/rootsabilly performers, is alive and being channelled through Heavy Trash tonight. Hell Yeah!” – Paul Robinson (https://www.silentradio.co.uk/05/28/live-heavy-trashbloodshot-bill-26052010/)

2012: Joseph Arthur – City Winery, New York City, NY, US

Guitar/Vocals: Joseph Arthur
Guitar / Vocals: Kraig Jarrett Johnson
Bass / Vocals: Catherine Popper
Drums: Russell Simins
Vocals on 10,000 BC: Peter Buck

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – La Machine du Moulin Rouge, Paris, France
w/ Catfish and Camilla Sparks

Poster Design: Black Forest Industries (https://www.instagram.com/blackforest_industries/)

2017: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – The Hi Fi, Indianapolis, IN, US
w/ Brother O’ Brother and The Maness Brothers

Poster / Live Photos: sfilzen (https://www.instagram.com/sfilzen/)
Polaroid Photo: Greg E Andrews

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May 25 – On This Day!

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Nighttown, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Ticket Image: Arne

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Fang Plastique – released in Japan

2010: Karen O and Nick Zinner (w/ Russell Simins) – Museum of Modern Art’s 42nd annual Party in the Garden, NY, US

Live Photos / Set List: Kathryn Yu

2010: Heavy Trash – Relentless Garage, London, UK
w/ Joe Gideon & The Shark and Bloodshot Bill

Live Photos: Mark Ashby (https://www.instagram.com/ashbyshoots/)

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May 24 – On This Day!

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Extra Width – released

1993: Boss Hog – Girl+ – released

1994: Workdogs accompanied by Jon Spencer and Marcellus Hall – Waterworks Recording West, Tucson, AZ, US

Recording Robert Kennedy Blues and Brave New Blues

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, Netherlands

2000: Boss Hog – Showbox, Seattle, WA, US
w/ Holly Golightly and The Need

2002: Twenty Miles – Call The Office, London, ON, Canada
w/ Bob Log III, Full White Drag and 50 Watt Head

Poster Design: Yeah Right! Records (https://www.instagram.com/yeahright_records/)

2005: Edison Rocket Train – East River Delta – released

Images show album cover outtake by Cristina Martinez.

2009: Men Without Pants – Spazio 211, Torino, Italy

2010: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Dirty Shirt Rock ‘n’ Roll: The First Ten Years – released in the UK

2010: Heavy Trash – Paard van Troje, The Hague, Netherlands

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Territorios Sevilla, Seville, Spain

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May 23 – On This Day!

1995: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Experimental Remixes – released in the US

1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Live Promo Video – issued by Mute

2000: Boss Hog – Richard’s On Richards, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2008: The Smoking Section Presents: Bob Dylan’s 67th Birthday Bash @ Rehab, 25 Avenue B, East Village, New York City, NY 10009, US

“The Smoking Section Presents: Bob Dylan’s 67th Birthday Bash Featuring: The Street Legal Six Plus: Adam Green, The Pierces, The Hymns, Tracy Bonham, Nikolai Fraiture of the Strokes, Antony Ellis of The Five O’Clock Heroes, Russell Simins and members of the Mooney Suzuki, Albert Hammond’s band and much, much more!.”

2009: Men Without Pants – Nuits Sonores Festival, Lyon, France

2009: Boss Hog – Rocking Chair, Vevey, Switzerland

2010: Heavy Trash – Vera, Oosterstraat 44, Groningen, Netherlands

Live Photos: Harold (https://www.flickr.com/photos/herbnl/)
Poster Artwork: Wytse Sterk

2011: The Pierces – Glorious – promo single released in the UK
Features Russell Simins on drums.

2012: Joseph Arthur – The Bowery Ballroom New York, NY, US
w/ Afghan Whigs

Joseph Arthur Band: Joseph Arthur, Kraig Jarret Johnson, Catherine Popper and Russell Simins

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Joy Eslava, Madrid, Spain

2014: Jon Spencer [DJ Set] – The Blackout, Madrid, Spain

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Casbah, San Diego, CA, US
w/ Krass Brothers, DJ Monster and Mike Umholtz

Soundcheck Photo: Bernie Bahrmasel (https://www.instagram.com/berniebahrmasel1/)
US Freedom Tour ’15 Poster: Malleus

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