1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Offshore Festival, Torquay, Australia

Poster Artwork: Jason Jacenko

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Supersonic @ MTV, Milan, Italy
Performing: She Said / Calvin / Mean Heart / Sweet N Sour

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Magazzini Generali, Milan, Italy
w/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2007: Tiny Masters of Today (w/ Russell Simins) – Underage Club, Venue, London, UK

2008: Heavy Trash – I.D.E.A.L. Festival, Nantes, France

Live Photo: Jim Chris (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimchrismedia/)
Marquee / Atomic Child + Jon Spencer Photo: Courtney Sexton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/evilsigntist/sets/72157604438275750/)

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Muffathalle, München, Germany
w/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2007: Tiny Masters Of Today (w/ Russell Simins) – Artrocker @ Highbury Corner, The Buffalo Bar, London, UK
w/ Tigerforce, Bono Must Die & MIT

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – 50th GRAMMY Celebration Concert @ The Vic, Chicago, IL, US
Live Photos: Barry Brecheisen

2015: Jon Spencer for DJ Set for Midnight In A Perfect World / KEXP via Cutting Room, New York, US
*Broadcast May 22, 2015*

Photo: “Halo Of Kitten vs The Fall” – https://twitter.com/JSBX_1

“NYC’s Jon Spencer is a veteran of the alternative music world, best-known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, in addition to playing a key role in the now-defunct bands Pussy Galore and Boss Hog. Spencer still remains enthusiastic as ever with the recent release of the Blues Explosion’s 10th album, Freedom Tower: No Wave Dance Party 2015, showcasing the fun, party-starting blend of blues, rock, and funk that he creates both in the studio and throughout his eclectic DJ mixes.” – KEXP

Tracklist:

Artist, title, label

01. Tav Falco Panther Burns, Ditch Digging, New Rose
02. The Customs, Long Gone, Shake It
03. Scientists, Swampland, Au Go Go
04. I Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Is In, Sharon Jones, Daptone
05. Yello, Bimbo, Ralph
06. The Gun Club, The Fire Of Love, Animal
07. Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires, Spinout, RCA
08. Buddy Love, Heartbreak Hotel, Hent (reissue?)
09. Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft, Kebabtraume, Mute
10. The Fall, Pat-Trip Dispenser, Beggars Banquet
11. Halo Of Kitten, I Hate Porn, Amphetamine Reptile
12. Devo, Working In The Coal Mine, Warner Bros
13. Rufus Thomas, The Breakdown Part II, Stax
14. The Dirtbombs, Possession, In The Red
15. ?/unknown, I’m Gonna Destroy That Boy, Munster (reissue?)
16. Dub Narcotic Sound System, Fuck Shit Up, K
17. Gil Scott-Heron, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, BGP (reissue)
18. Junior Kimbrough and the Soul Blues Boys, I Feel Good Little Girl, High Water
19. Gibson Bros., Broke Down Engine, Siltbreeze
20. The Drags, I Like To Die, Resin
21. Magnetix, Nulle Autre Que Toi, Slovenly
22. Laughing Hyenas, Here We Go Again, Touch & Go
23. Rene Hall’s Orchestra featuring Willie Joe, Twitchy, Specialty
24. Cabaret Voltaire, Nag Nag Nag, Rough Trade
25. The Otis and Carla Band, Tramp, BGP (reissue)

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Palace, Hollywood, California, US
w/ The Breeders and Th’ Faith Healers

1997: Jon Spencer Live Chat / MTV Arena via America Online

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Blues Festival, Byron Bay, Australia
w/ R.L. Burnside

Photos: Gerald Jenkins
Tour Poster: Jason Jacenko

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Columbiafritz Club, Berlin, Germany
w/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2009: The Pierces (w/ Russell Simins) – Lavomatik Session, Paris IX, France

2010: Heavy Trash – Garorock, Marmande, France

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Palace, Hollywood, California, US
w/ The Breeders and Th’ Faith Healers

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Arena, Brisbane, Australia

Poster Artwork: Jason Jacenko

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Grünspan, Hamburg, Germany
w/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – The Late Show with David Letterman, Ed Sullivan Theatre, New York City, NY, US
Performing Metal Heart

2010: Heavy Trash – Freakland Festival, Ponferrada, Spain
w/ Acapulco Gold Diggers, The Nu Miles and Chris Casello Trio

Poster Artwork: Leviathan

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Freedom Tower: No Wave Dance Party 2015 – released in Japan

2017: Boss Hog – Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Cleveland, OH, US
w/ Archie & The Bunkers

Bands Photo: https://twitter.com/hifiorganpunk
Ticket Photo: Craig Wilson https://www.instagram.com/craigwilsonfoto/
Live Photo: Brian Kelly https://www.instagram.com/iamthepod/

1988: Pussy Galore – Drums, New York City, NY, US*
w/ B.A.L.L. (and possibly The Gun Club)

*The exact date of this show is unconfirmed. The New York Times article would make the date March 31, 1988 but The Gun Club show at this venue is recorded in many places as March 29, 1988 with Die Monster Die supporting and the band are documented in Canada on March 31, 1988.

Although Pussy Galore did play with The Gun Club in March 1988 it is not known exactly at which shows both bands performed.

“The group grooved with split-second agility from one odd, off balanced rhythmic pattern to another. The drummer, Bob Bert, with a gas tank strapped to his bass drum, a car spring on top of that and sheets of metal attached to his snare drum, slammed out industrial, stamp-press beats. In its rock extremism, Pussy Galore is trying to squeeze meaning out of rock, when much of rock’s original power has been drained away. It’s a tough job, but the group does it well.” – Peter Watrous, New York Times (4 April 1988)

Live Photo: Macioce Photography (https://www.instagram.com/maciocephotography/)

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Warfield, San Francisco, CA, US
w/ The Breeders and Th’ Faith Healers

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Studio 22, ABC, Sydney, Australia
*Broadcast on 15 July 1999*

“We love rock ‘n’ roll, we love country, we love blues, we love soul, we love funk, we love rap, we love free jazz, we love all different kinds of music but the thing is it wouldn’t mean anything if we weren’t doing something new with it, if we weren’t putting some kind of twist or spin on it, if there wasn’t some kind of…something coming from each of us, if there wasn’t some kind of stamp of us as individuals, as us as people, something that makes we we do special and unique.

You know, and that’s it. Yeah, you can dig all you want in the past but if you’re just doing the same old thing, that’s boring, you’ve got to do something new, you’ve got to do something special. There’s got to be something from the person, something of the people.” – Jon Spencer

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Empire Theatre, Sydney, Australia

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – 18. Osterrocknacht, Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
w/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2007: Jena Malone And Her Bloodstains (poss w/ Russell Simins) – Gramercy Theater, Manhattan, New York City, NY, US
w/ Birdmonster and Mason Proper

2010: Heavy Trash – Lux, Lisbon, Portugal
w/ The Legendary Tigerman and Bloodshot Bill

2017: Boss Hog – The Waiting Room, Buffalo, New York, US
w/ Mallwalkers

Ticket Image: Kris McCulley