June 4 – On This Day!

2005: Blues Explosion – Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, NY, US
Secret show w/ Chocolate Genius

2006: Heavy Trash – La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
w/ Messer Chups

2007: V/A feat. Haze XXL feat. Jon Spencer – A Purge of Dissidents – released

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Lmh, Cologne, Germany

2015: Jon Spencer [Interview] – The Afternoon Show / WYNU, 89.1 fm New York City, NY, US

nb. Interview broadcast on June 4, 2015, recording date unknown.

2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Teatro Miela, Trieste, Italy

Live Photo: Gabriele Fuso (https://www.flickr.com/photos/gabrielefuso/albums/72157626770852703)
Thanks to Ana

“Proprio grazie al theremin e all’uso di chitarre da pochi dollari con un suono ruvido e sporchissimo, una nuova schiera di fan, incuriosita, si avvicina.” – from ‘Jon Spencer torna al Teatro Miela’ / show preview lavoceditrieste.net

2017: Boss Hog – Do Division Street Fest, Chicago, IL, US

Live Photo: Roman Sobus (https://www.romansobus.net)

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June 3 – On This Day!


1996: Yoko Ono/IMA – Rising Mixes – released in the UK

2000: Boss Hog – Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC, US
w/ The Gunga Din

Live Photos: John W Stuart (http://www.cbandsplay.com/bosshog/)

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

2006: Heavy Trash – Festival Skazabac, Rodez, France

2007: Tiny Masters of Today (w/ Russell Simins) – Southpaw, 125 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217, US
Benefit show for 826NYC w/ Smoosh and Care Bears on Fire.

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – AB, Brussels, Belgium

2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Open Air / Bar Gianni, Parma, Italy

2012: Joseph Arthur – 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville United States

2017: Boss Hog – El Club, Detroit, MI, US
w/ Danny and the Darleans & M.SORD

Venue Photo: Boss Hog

2019: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Roxian Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, US
w/ Cheater Slicks

HITmakers show #108

Live Photo: Fred Vogel

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June 2 – On This Day!

2000: Boss Hog – Echo Lounge, Atlanta, GA, US
w/ Gunga Din and The Forty Fives

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Club Quattro, Hiroshima, Japan

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Live Photos: Guus Krol (https://www.flickr.com/photos/guuskrol/albums/72157610410255144)

2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Les Docks, Laysanne, Switzerland
w/ Mama Rosin

2012: Joseph Arthur – Proud Larry’s, Oxford, MS, US

Guitar / Vocals: Joseph Arthur
Guitar / Vocals: Kraig Jarrett Johnson
Bass / Vocals: Catherine Popper
Drums: Russell Simins

2017: Boss Hog – Cattivo, Pittsburgh, PA, US
w/ Danny and the Darleans and The Homisides

2019: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Beachland Ballroom and Tavern, Cleveland, OH, US
w/ Archie and The Bunkers

Hitmakers show #107

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June 1 – On This Day!

1989: Pussy Galore / Tad – Damaged II / Damaged I – June 1989 issue of Sub Pop singles club

The cover photo is by Charles Peterson taken at the Vogue, Seattle on 24 October 1988.

1995: Boss Hog – Girl+ – released in Japan

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

2006: Heavy Trash – Bad Bonn Kilbi Festival, Düdingen, Switzerland

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Olympia, Paris, France
w/ Appaloosa

Live Photos: Guino Patrice

“After playing on Jan 21st at the Bataclan , Cat Power is back in Paris where she has many friends now.

Anyway Chan is here to promote her brand new cd of cover songs : “Jukebox” and that’s what we’re gonna get, most of the new cd will be played. Which is a good thing ’cause we LOVE it.” – Guino Patrice

2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland

2012: Joseph Arthur – Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO, US

BAND: Joseph Arthur with Kraig Jarret Johnson and Russell Simins

2012: Joseph Arthur – KDHX, St. Louis, MO, US

BAND: Joseph Arthur with Kraig Jarret Johnson and Russell Simins

2013: Mama Rosin – Bye Bye Bayou: Directors Cut – released

2019: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

HITmakers show #106

Live Photo: yvonne tsang (https://www.instagram.com/itsme_missyvonne/)

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May 31 – On This Day!

2006: Heavy Trash – The Swampclub, Freiburg, Germany
w/ The Shape-Shifters

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Bad Bonn Kilbi Festival, Dudingen, Switzerland

2010: Heavy Trash – Cluny, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Le Grenier @ La Vapeur, Dijon, France

“Never thought my request can be accepted… but it was. I met Jon at the venue,show him the place, the acoustic guitar i brought for him and he says it was ok. He came back with russell to find something to make rhythm with. We found a big box and russell took a raquette to play on it. They came back 10 minutes later, with Judah. And they started to play together… I thought they will stop after two tracks, but they played about 30 minutes, and jamming sometimes. A great moment, with simplicity, smiling at each other, not a ‘promo’ thing. They play together because they love rock’n’roll.

At the end of the recording, Jon told me to do a quick mix to hear the result. He came back after the soundcheck, and gave me some requests on the mix (« more mono, man! »).” – http://www.fdsessions.com/

2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – La Vapeur, Dijon, France
w/ Jessie Evans

2012: Joseph Arthur – Radio Radio, Indianapolis, IN, US

BAND: Joseph Arthur with Kraig Jarret Johnson and Russell Simins

2019: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – 27 Club, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

HITmakers show #105

Live Photo: Mike McCann (https://www.instagram.com/mcanimale/)

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