April 24 – On This Day!

1995: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Golden West Saloon, Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
w/ Pork Torta and Sweet Pants

Poster Artwork: Psychic Sparkplug

1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Vienna Arena, Vienna, Austria

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Bowlie Weekender, Camber Sands, UK

“The hot rock has arrived. Despite the intensive drugs/alcohol/clean pjamas/pure evil door searches, true malevolence has slipped into this paradise, and it’s name is The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. After sightings of grown women carrying Hello Kitty handbags and a ‘boy’ clutching a teddy bear, these men are badly needed to deprogramme the masses. And it works – with every flutter of Spencer’s switchblade eyelashes, every twitch of his Lurex trousers, you can feel pleasant docility being melted and recast into something splendidly nasty. You just know Spencer (who surely believes chalets are for Aspen, sugar) would like to nuke this backwater bootcamp, and whether dispensing compulsory EST with ‘Afro’, rampaging dead-eyed through ‘Two Kinds Of Love’ or calling us “laydeez and gentlemen”, he treats us with thrilling contempt. And, hell, someone needed to.” – NME

2000: Boss Hog – Get It While You Wait – released in the UK

Cover Photo: Michael Halsband

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, Pensylvania, US
w/ Speedball Baby

Poster Design (face): Print Mafia
Poster Design (hand): Large Mammal / Kevin Mercer
Poster Design (teeth): Jim Altieri

2005: Blues Explosion – Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK

2009: Heavy Trash – Futura FM, Región Metropolitana, Chile
2009: Heavy Trash – Teatro Novedades, Santiago, Chile
w/ Lilits and Jiminelson

Live Photos: Eduardo Figueroa Teuber
Álvaro Gómez (of Perrosky) and Matt Verta-Ray Photo: Yebo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchyfrogdk/)
Thanks to Luis for the posters

2010: Heavy Trash – Sonic Boom Records, Toronto, ON, Canada

2010: Heavy Trash – Casbah Lounge, Hamilton, ON, Canada

2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Voxhall, Aarhus, Denmark
w/ The Railthin Brothers

Poster Artwork: Black Forest Industries

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, US
w/ Danny And The Darleans

Photo (Jon): Rebecca E Yody (https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.e.yody)
Photo (Live): ‘samhell1369’
US Freedom Tour ’15 Poster: Malleus

2016: Russell Simins w/ Richard Edwards, Jill Weiss and Matt Hagan – State Street Pub, Indianapolis, IN, US
Pre-S-E-R-V-I-C-E gig

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April 23 – On This Day!

1987: Pussy Galore – Cat Club, New York City, NY, US
w/ White Zombie

Flyer Images: Michael Chaiken

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Khyber Pass, Philadelphia, PA, US

1996: Fred Schneider – Just Fred – released in the US

1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Klub K4, Kersnikova, Ljubljana, Slovenia
w/ Demolition Doll Rods

2000: Boss Hog – Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany

2001: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Cemento, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2005: Blues Explosion – Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge, UK
w/ The Hives and D4

2007: Heavy Trash – Volksbühne, Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Berlin, Germany
w/ Alan Vega

2009: Heavy Trash – Day Tripper / 95.9 FM Rock & Pop, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Photos: Yebo / Crunchy Frog (https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchyfrogdk/)

2009: Heavy Trash – Niceto, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Live Photo (sepiatone): via Kim Kix (https://www.instagram.com/powersolo_kix/)
Live / Kit Photo: Yebo / Crunchy Frog (https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchyfrogdk/)

2010: Heavy Trash – Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
w/ Catl and Weirdies

2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Posten, Odense, Denmark
w/ The Railthin Brothers

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Basement, Columbus, OH, US
w/ Danny And The Darleans

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April 22 – On This Day!

1996: Boss Hog – Planet, Perth, Australia

1996: Cibo Matto (w/ Russell Simins & Sean Lennon) – Euclid Tavern, Cleveland, OH, US

Poster Artwork: Derek Hess

1997: V/A feat. Cibo Matto – Silencio = Muerte: Red Hot + Latin – released
Cibo Matto with Russell Simins, Marc Ribot, Sean Lennon and Dougie Bowne

1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Rainbow Club, Milano, Italy
w/ Demolition Doll Rods

Live Photos / Ticket: Francesco Carloni

1998: Money Mark – Push The Button – released in Japan
Hand In Your Head features Russell Simins and Sean Lennon

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Forum, London, UK
w/ Sleater Kinney and James Lavelle (DJ Set)

“If any non-believers walked in here tonight, they’d be walking out born again.” – Katie Nicholls / Kerrang

2005: Blues Explosion – ATP curated by Vincent Gallo at Pontins, Camber Sands, UK

Live Photo: Roberta ‘fenderjaguar’ (FULL SET: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fenderjaguar/albums/72157624259202023)

2009: Heavy Trash – Studio SP, São Paulo, Brazil
w/ Uncle Butcher and DJs Miss Má and Rassif

Live Photo (Jon from stage / interview): Crunchy Frog (https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchyfrogdk/)
Live Photo (all others): Ariel Martini (https://www.flickr.com/photos/arielmartini/)

2010: Heavy Trash – La Sala Rossa, Montréal, QC, Canada

2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Gruenspan, Hamburg, Germany
w/ Gemma Ray

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion with Bloodshot Bill – Uncle Jam Wants You with Tom C / WCBN-FM, Ann Arbor, MI, US

Live Photos: Kristin Allrums (https://www.facebook.com/co.tien/)

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, MI, US
w/ Danny And The Darleans and Bloodshot Bill

2017: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – I Need A Crutch [Lathe Cut] – released

2017: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – LUNA Music, Indianapolis, IN, US

Live Photo: Greg Andrews (https://www.instagram.com/gregthemayor/)

2017: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – West Lafayette Public Library, West Lafayette, IN, US
w/ TJ Rosa, City Mist and VV Torso

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April 21 – On This Day!

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Manchester University, Manchester, UK
w/ Sleater Kinney

2000: Boss Hog – Pfefferberg, Berlin, Germany

2001: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Garden Hall, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
w/ Vulgue Tolstoi

2005: Blues Explosion – The Refrectory, Leeds University, Clifton Place, Leeds, UK
w/ The Hives and D4

2007: Heavy Trash – Skif-11 / 16 Tons Pub, Moscow, Russia

Live Photo: ‘benidormbill’ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/philsav/470250467)

2009: Heavy Trash – Sesc Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil

Soundcheck / Moonshine Photo: Crunchy Frog (https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchyfrogdk/)

2010: Heavy Trash – Space Gallery, Portland, Maine, US
w/ King Memphis

Poster Artwork: Kris Johnsen

2012: Pussy Galore – Feel Good About Your Body EP – reissued

2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Forum, Bielefeld, Germany
w/ Gemma Ray

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids, MI, US
w/ Danny and The Darkens

2018: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – LUNA Music, Indianapolis, IN, US

Live Photos:

Luna Music (https://www.instagram.com/lunamusic/)
Nate Weis
Monique (https://www.instagram.com/mnqc/)
Melodie Yvonne Ramey / IndyStar.com (https://eu.indystar.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/04/22/record-store-day-acts-set-off-musical-fireworks-indianapolis-shops/534411002/)

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April 20 – On This Day!

1995: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Cicero’s, St. Louis, MO, US

1996: Boss Hog – Zoo, Brisbane, Australia

1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Rodon Club, Athens, Greece
w/ Οι Φόβοι Του Πρίγκηπα

Photos posted by BASIL AEK

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Glasgow, Garage, UK
w/ Sleater Kinney

Live Photo: Alan Dimmick (https://www.instagram.com/alandimmick/)

2000: Boss Hog – Michelle Records [Signing], Hamburg, Germany

Photos: Michelle-Records.com

2000: Boss Hog – Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany

2005: Blues Explosion – Hammersmith Carling Apollo, London, UK
w/ The Hives and D4

2007: The Pierces (poss. w/Russell Simins) – Gramercy Theater, New York, New York, US
w/ Mason Jennings

2007: Heavy Trash – Skif-11 / International Festival of Sergey Kuryokhin at the Center for Contemporary Art, St. Petersburg, Russia

2009: Heavy Trash – MTV, São Paulo, Brazil

Photos: Yebo / Crunchy Frog (https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchyfrogdk/)

2009: Jon Spencer [DJ Set] – Z Carniceria, São Paulo, Brazil

Photo: Yebo / Crunchy Frog (https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchyfrogdk/)

2010: Heavy Trash – Monkey House, Winooski, VT, US

2012: Pussy Galore – Groovy Hate Fuck EP [2013] – reissued

2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Plato, Leiden, Netherlands

Live Photo: Plato Leiden (https://www.facebook.com/PLATOLEIDEN)

2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Kliko Fest, Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands
w/ The Jim Jones Revue, Little Barrie, Traumahelikopter, The Phantom Four, The Caesars and The Cubical

Photo: Little Barrie (https://www.facebook.com/littlebarrieband/)

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Radio Radio, Indianapolis, IN, US
w/ Bloodshot Bill

Live Photo: Christian Dueller (http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/slideshow-jon-spencer-blues-explosion/Content?oid=3125060)

2018: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – Blockhouse, Bloomington, Indiana, US
w/ Lung, Dee Dee Catnips and Heaven Honey

2019: S-E-R-V-I-C-E – Woo Grl Fest @ Pioneer, Indianapolis, IN, US

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