December 1 – On This Day

1988: Pussy Galore – Kennedy’s Club, Vienna, Austria

1995: Boss Hog – Casbah, San Diego, CA, US

1997: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Controversial Negro – released in Japan

1997: 20 Miles – K.B., Malmö, Sweden
w/ Delta 72

1999: 20 Miles – Terminal Export, Nancy, France
w/ T Model Ford, R.L. Burnside and Paul Jones

2004: Blues Explosion – Irving Plaza, New York City, NY, US
w/ Liars and Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Poster Artwork: Mike Martin / Engine House 13. In an edition of 400, measures 22″ x 32″ with “factory rounded corners”

2005: Heavy Trash – Studenterhuset, Copenhagen, Denmark

2010: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Tivoli, Utrecht, Netherlands

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November 30 – On This Day!

Blues Explosion - Irving Plaza, New York City, NY, US (30 November 2004 / 1 December 2004) 1988: Pussy Galore – Dröhnland, Nürnberg, Germany

1995: Boss Hog – Aron’s Records, Los Angeles, CA, US
Live Photos: Todd Nakamine rockshotz.wordpress.com

1995: Boss Hog – The Whisky, Los Angeles, CA, US
w/ Railroad Jerk and Cibo Matto
Poster Artwork: Coop

1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX, US

1997: 20 Miles – Loppen, Copenhagen, Denmark
w/ Delta 72

1999: 20 Miles – New Morning, Paris, France
w/ T Model Ford, R.L. Burnside and Paul Jones

2004: Blues Explosion – Irving Plaza, New York City, NY, US
w/ Liars and Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Poster Artwork: Mike Martin / Engine House 13. In an edition of 400, measrures 22″ x 32″ with “factory rounded corners”

2010: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Het Depot, Leuven, Belgium
w/ The Experimental Tropic Blues

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Le Cooperative De Mai, Clermont-Ferrand, France
w/ Magnetix

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November 29 – On This Day!

1988: Pussy Galore – Ecstasy, Berlin, Germany
w/ Voodoo Child

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC, US
w/ The Jesus Lizard and Brickbat

1995: Boss Hog – Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, US

1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Trees, Dallas, TX, US
w/ Doo Rag

“These hip priests crammed every primordial rock riff into one short hour.” – Dallas Observer

1999: 20 Miles – New Morning, Paris, France
w/ T Model Ford, R.L. Burnside and Paul Jones

2011: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ, US
w/ The Jaxx SiSi’s

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – L’épicerie Moderne, Feyzin, France
w/ Magnetix
All Photos: L’épicerie Moderne (via https://www.flickr.com/photos/68271722@N06/)

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November 28 – On This Day!

1988: Pussy Galore – Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany
Ticket Photo: Matthias Westerwelle (https://www.instagram.com/theworldofweller/)

1992: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ, US
Image: Thanks to Jim Hayes

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Rockafella’s, Columbia, SC, US
w/ The Jesus Lizard and Brickbat

1995: Boss Hog – Malarkey’s, Sacramento, CA, US
w/ Railroad Jerk

1997: 20 Miles – Bikini Test Club, La Chau-de-Fonds, Switzerland
w/ Delta 72
*Live recording of Piece of Clay released on the compilation LP Wanted 20 Years Dead or Alive*

2004: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, NJ, US
w/ The Gossip and Mike Edison
Poster Artwork (Bowling Pin): Silk screen poster measuring 30″ x 13 1/2″ in a signed and numbered edition of 100 copies
Poster Artwork (Dynamite): Porkchop

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November 27 – On This Day!

1988: Pussy Galore – Riverside, Newcastle, UK
Live Photo: via Sam Knee / sceneinbetween (https://www.instagram.com/sceneinbetween/)
Band Photo: ANTI (posted by Julie Cafritz)

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Covered Dish, Gainsville, FL, US
w/ The Jesus Lizard and Brickbat

1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK, US

1997: 20 Miles – Dolce Vita, Lausanne, Switzerland
w/ Delta 72

1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK
w/ Andre Williams and the Countdowns

“They’re doing something right right, because, eight years into their careers, a Blues Explosion gig is still the best ticket money can buy.”

“…followed by golden oldies like ‘Flavor’ and ‘Afro’ which allow Judah Bauer to strike his guitar like it’s a dangerous weapon and Russell Simins to batter his drums as if he’s exacting revenge on them for bullying him when he was a child.”

James Sherry / Kerrang!

1999: 20 Miles – Tab Tab, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
w/ T Model Ford, R.L. Burnside and Paul Jones

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