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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May 14 – On This Day!

2000: Boss Hog – Beehive Theater, Pittsburgh, PA, US
w/ Delta 72

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Kool Haus, Toronto, ON, Canada

2010: Heavy Trash – Debaser, Stockholm, Sweden
w/ Dundertåget and Thee Attacks

Live Photo: Jonas Lundberg (https://www.instagram.com/jonaslundbergphoto/)
Poster Artwork: Anton Sebbfolk

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Classic Grand, Glasgow, UK

2015: Jon Spencer [Interview] – Air Raid podcast, Seattle, WA, US
Interview with Jon Spencer (recorded at The Crocodile)

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

Live Photo: Heather Fitzpatrick

US Freedom Tour ’15 Poster: Malleus

2016: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – State Street Pub, Indianapolis, IN, US

2019: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – La Poundriere, Belfort, France
w/ The Devils

“Avec Spencer, c’est désormais un enfer sonore et glacial – les lumières bleues plantent le décor – qui s’ouvre devant la foule belfortaine. Le dandy de 55 ans est là avec sa nouvelle horde, ses HITmakers! Parmi ces quatre cavaliers de l’apocalypse, il y a M. Sord derrière ses fûts qui martèle généreusement ses cymbales et plaque des rythmes épurés. Dans son entreprise, il est rejoint par Bob Bert (ex-Sonic Youth). Après avoir enfilé des gants de travail (!), l’homme empoigne deux marteaux de charpentier qu’il abat ponctuellement sur un réservoir de camion, un ressort moteur, des poubelles galvanisées, … Métal hurlant dans la petite salle voutée!”

Live Photos: Benoît GILBERT

FULL SET: https://www.sensationrock.net/2019/05/22/jon-spencer-the-hitmakers-the-devils-le-mardi-14-mai-la-poudriere-belfort-90/

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May 13 – On This Day!

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - The Imperial, Vancouver, BC, Canada (13 May 2015)1995: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Patriot Centre, Fairfax, VA, US
w/ Beastie Boys and The Roots

2005: Blues Explosion – Babylon, Istanbul, Turkey

Live Photo: Yusuf Sevincli (http://www.yusufsevincli.com)

2006: Heavy Trash – Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, NH, US

2007: The Pierces (feat. Russell Simins) – Fearless TV, New York, US
Broadcast date was May 13, 2007, filming date unknown.

2008: Mike Edison – I Have Fun Everywhere I Go: Savage Tales of Pot, Porn, Punk Rock, Pro Wrestling, Talking Apes, Evil Bosses, Dirty Blues, American Heroes, and the Most Notorious Magazines in the World – published

2009: Boss Hog – The Manhattan Club @ Bowery Electric, New York, US
Book launch show for the paperback edition of I Have Fun Everywhere I Go… by Mike Edison.

Photo: Jackie Roman

2014: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Black Box, Belfast, Northern Ireland
w/ David Holmes

Live Photo / Ticket: Megan Rose (https://www.instagram.com/megarlic/)

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Imperial, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Live Photo: Daniel W Young (http://www.viesmag.com/2015/05/15/hexcellent-openers/)

2019: Jon Spencer [interview]– Zündfunk, Bayern 2, Munich, Germany

2019: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Kranhalle/Feierwerk, Munich, Germany
w/ Sloks

HITmakers show #96

“O concerto na pequena sala Kranhalle, que estava praticamente lotada, foi simplesmente intenso, forte… uma verdadeira explosão sonora a mostrar toda a genialidade dos músicos em palco, os Hitmakers… são bons, muito bons!”

Review / Live Photo: Helder Martins (https://helder.pb.photography/ / https://www.instagram.com/phodjo)

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May 12 – On This Day!

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - L'Astrolabe, Orleans, France (12 May 2013)1995: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Worcester Centrum, Worcester, MA, US
w/ Beastie Boys and The Roots

Poster Image: http://www.beastiemania.com/

2000: Boss Hog – Le Cabaret, Montreal, Canada
w/ Delta 72

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, US
w/ Cheater Slicks and Dub Narcotic Soundsystem

2005: Blues Explosion – Babylon, Istanbul, Turkey

Photo Credit: Yusuf Sevincli (http://www.yusufsevincli.com)

2006: Heavy Trash – Babylon, Ottawa, ON, Canada
w/ The Sadies

Live Photo: Andrew Carver (natcaprock.blogspot.com/)

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Locomotiv, Bologna, Italy

Images: Thanks to Daniele

2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – L’Astrolabe, Orleans, France
w/ Magnetix

Photos: Dallas Kincaid (http://www.dallas-kincaid.com/)

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR, US
w/ We Are Hex

Live Photo: Kate (https://twitter.com/katetropa)

2016: Jon Spencer [DJ Set at Kid Congo Powers & The Pink Monkey Birds] – The Bell House, Brooklyn, New York. US

2017: Sunshine & The Rain – In the Darkness of My Night – released
This album was produced and mixed by Jon Spencer.

2019: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Musik & Frieden, Berlin, Germany
w/ Sloks

HITmakers show #95

Live Photo (Colour): Holger Meins (https://www.instagram.com/meinsholger/)
Live Photo (b/w): Andy Schünemann (https://www.instagram.com/andy_schuememann/)

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