May 19 – On This Day!

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Open Air, Colorado, US (19 May 2015)2007: Heavy Trash – Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Canada

2009: Boss Hog – New Age, Treviso, Italy
w/ Micragirls

2010: Heavy Trash – Hafenklang, Hamburg, Germany

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Haunt, Brighton, UK
w/ Pussycat And The Dirty Johnsons (https://www.instagram.com/thedirtyjohnsons/)

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Open Air, Denver, CO, US
Live Photo: Alisha Sweeney (https://www.instagram.com/djalisha/)

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO, US
w/ We Are Hex

“Blues Explosion is truly a band best appreciated so close you can see Spencer’s sweat flying around as he commandeers his theremin.”

Photo Credit / Review: Adam Perry (https://www.westword.com/music/the-jon-spencer-blues-explosion-has-mastered-primal-fun-6730302)

2017: Boss Hog – Lee’s Palace, Toronto, ON, Canada
w/ Danny and the Darleans and Catl

Live Photo: Hope Warren (https://www.instagram.com/hopegram12/)

2017: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – Melody Inn, Indianapolis, IN, US
w/ Pravada, There Are Ghosts and Bi

Live Photo: Denny Utter

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May 18 – On This Day!

2000: Boss Hog – Metro, Chicago, IL, US

Live Photo: Johanna (https://www.instagram.com/yarrhanna/)

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Irving Plaza, New York City, NY, US

2007: Heavy Trash – Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON, Canada
Live Photo: Craig Chapman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/craigrwc/albums/72157600237276489)

2007: The Rolling Thunder Reborn Band (feat. Russell Simins) – Midway, Avenue B, New York City, NY, US

The Rolling Thunder Reborn Band – You Ain’t Goin Nowhere released on Dylan Goes Twang.

2009: Boss Hog – Magnolia, Milan, Italy
w/ Micragirls

Show Poster Artwork: Malleus
Tour Poster Artwork: Wundergrafiks / Printed: Polkka Jam
Live Photos: Stefano Masselli (https://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanomasselli/sets/72157618829337924/with/3566960821/)

2010: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Now I Got Worry – reissued in the US

2010: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Controversial Negro – reissued in the US

2010: Heavy Trash – Festsaal Kreuzberg, Germany
w/ Jessie Evans

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, UK
w/ Dead Camp

2019: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – L’Aeronef, Lille, France
w/ King Khan’s Louder Than Death

HITmakers show #101

Live Photos: Barreteau / Lapasin (http://www.alternativeteken.com/fr/photos/concerts/artistes/jon_spencer/18052019/)

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May 17 – On This Day!

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Irving Plaza, New York City, NY, US

2005: V/A feat. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Speedball Baby – Static Disaster: The UK In The Red Sampler – released in the UK

“I can’t think of a better way to close this collections than with a selection by one of my all time favorite bands. The importance of the role Jon Spencer has played in ITR’s history can’t be overstated, as far as I’m concerned. Well before I ever met Jon I was a big fan of Pussy Galore and Boss Hog – I still can’t believe I was able to release albums by both of these bands. When I first met Jon he gave me a cassette of the first recordings by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – needless to say I was completely blown away. Jon later offered to have me release a series of jukebox style singles of exclusive tracks by the Blues Explosion (this series was based on a very similar series of jukebox singles released by Charlie Feathers in the ‘70’s). At this point no one had ever heard of my label and he could’ve gotten any number of higher profile labels to release these – I will always be indebted to Jon giving me this opportunity. Some of JSBX’s most smoking songs were released in the jukebox series Shirt Jac, Bent, Train #3, Son Of Sam, Get With It, etc., Fucking good shit. This track contained here is a medley of two of the songs released as ITR A sides – it was recorded for the band’s first ever John Peel session in 1993. They even give the label a shout out. It’s only fitting that the final track on this collection begins with “Thank you very much, Mr. John Peel”. It’s only fitting that the final track on this collection begins with an expression of gratitude to one of the greatest DJ’s of all time. John Peel was the only person to ever play anything on the In The Red label on Radio 1, that’s for certain. R.I.P.” – Larry Hardy

2006: Coldcut feat. Jon Spencer – Irving Plaza, New York City NY, US

2009: Boss Hog – Spazio 211, Torino, Italy
w/ The Micragirls

Live Photos: Indie-Rock.it
Poster Artwork: Artwork: Wundergrafiks / Polkka Jam

2010: Heavy Trash – Cafe Glocksee, Hannover, Germany

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Thekla, Bristol, UK
w/ Miraculous Mule

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT, US
w/ We Are Hex

Live Photo: Reed Rowe Photography (https://www.instagram.com/reedrowe/)
US Freedom Tour ’15 Poster: Malleus

2019: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
w/ The Devils

HITmakers show #100

“On l’entend même à la sortie du concert, Jon Spencer a tout donné, enflammé La Maroquinerie comme s’il terminait trois jours de Stade De France : “Right now, kick that can!””

Live Photos / Review: Rudolph Goupil (https://www.rockurlife.net/reports/jon-spencer-and-the-hitmakers-la-maroquinerie-17-05-19/)

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May 16 – On This Day!

1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Rocketship DPRO [Promo] – issued by Matador Records

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Roxy, Boston, MA, US

2009: Boss Hog – Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland
w/ Micragirls

Artwork: Wundergrafiks / Printed: Polkka Jam

2010: Heavy Trash – Musikcafeen, Copenhagen, Denmark

2013: Joseph Arthur – Cocaine Feet: Live in Birmingham, Alabama – released
Features Russell Simins on drums. Recorded at The Bottle Tree, Birmingham, AL on 7 June 2012.

Cover drawing by Kraig Jarret Johnson on a bar napkin in New Orleans

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Rescue Rooms, Masonic Place, Nottingham, UK
w/ Dusty Bible and The Canadians

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Neurolux Lounge, Boise, ID, US
w/ We Are Hex

Live Photo: ‘gojoz’

US Freedom Tour ’15 Poster: Malleus

2019: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Le Belle Electrique, Grenoble, France
w/ The Devils

Photos: Jessica Calvo (https://www.facebook.com/JessicaCalvophotographe)

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May 15 – On This Day!

1989: Pussy Galore – Dial ‘M’ For Motherfucker – released in the UK

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – InfoPlus (Musique Plus), Montréal, QC, Canada

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Spectrum, Montréal, QC, Canada
w/ The Deadly Snakes

Poster Artwork: Pat Hamou

2003: Nancy Sinatra – Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ, US
Jon Spencer performed the songs Jackson, Lightning’s Girl and These Boots Were Made for Walking

“And, since my ears are burning, baby (well, only one ear, since I’m deaf in the other), I might as well let it blurt. I heard that Jon Spencer surprised the crowd at Maxwell’s on Thursday when he jumped onstage with Nancy Sinatra for a few songs in her father’s hometown of Hoboken—joining her in renditions of “Jackson” and the classic “These Boots Were Made for Walking.”” – villagevoice.com

“At Nancy Sinatra’s show at Maxwell’s on Thursday, Jon Spencer joined in to kick some guitar into “Boots” and play a duet of “Jackson,” the Johnny Cash/June Carter classic, which Nancy and Lee Hazlewood also had a hit with. Eerily, it was right after the show that the heartbreaking news of June’s death came. – Mary Huhn (nypost.com)”

2006: Powersolo – Egg – released
Features Jon Spencer on Aloha From New York.

2010: Heavy Trash – Bla Oslo, Oslo, Norway

2012: Andre Williams & The Sadies – Night & Day – released
Features Jon Spencer who is also credited as Musical Director.

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK

Live Photo: GJB Performance Photography

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Bartlett, Spokane, WA, US
w/ We Are Hex

US Freedom Tour ’15 Poster: Malleus

2016: Jon Spencer [DJ Set at Southern Culture on The Skids / Daddy Long Legs show] – The Bell House, Brooklyn, New York, US

2019: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – La Coopérative de Mai, Clermont Ferrand, France
w/ The Devils

HITmakers show #98

Live Photo: Francis Campagnoni
Poster Artwork: SG Factory

“Une violence dont il faut louer le son, de guitare, celui toujours assez imparable de monsieur Spencer. D’une intensité, d’une densité maximale. Tout au-dessus de 100 DB et en-avant !”

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