1992: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Spectrum Cabaret, Winnipeg, Canada
w/ Jesus Lizard, Meat Rack and Snow Dogs
Live Photo: Patrick Couture

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Trees, Dallas, TX, US
w/ Poster Children and Jawbox

1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Marquee, Buffalo, New York, US

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Substage, Karlsruhe, Germany

2004: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI, US

2005: Heavy Trash – Amigo’s Café, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Bowery Ballroom, New York, US
w/ Ava Luna and Bloodshot Bill
Photo (silhouettes): via The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Photo (Jon on floor): Ebru Yildiz
Photo (all others) ‘Dig The Well’ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ldbergeron/albums/72157631930996756)

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Trix Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
w/ Gemma Ray
Photos: Robin De Raedt (https://wannabes.be/2015/11/03/jon-spencer-blues-explosion-trix)

2016: Boss Hog – SO36, Berlin, Germany
w/ Jolly Goods
Live Photo / Set List: Sha
Ticket Image: Kansas City Milkman

2017: Boss Hog – Democrazy, Gent, Belgium
w/ The Spectors
Photos / Set List: JL / (https://turnupthevolume.blog/2017/11/04/blues-trash-steamroller-boss-hog-creates-a-satanic-sonic-inferno-in-belgium/)

2018: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – The Cluny 2, Newcastle, UK
w/ Black Mekon

“To start off with Spencer barely says a word to the crowd, instead it is just a consistent and constant barrage of noise. Tracks blending almost seamlessly from one to the next, the wail of his guitar the sharpness of Bob Bert’s percussion, Sam Coombes bright synths all the while M Sord’s pounding backbeat provides the ecstatic backing for everyone else to shine.”

“Tonight Jon Spencer and The Hitmakers are well and truly on fire, shouts and screams willing them back to the stage ring out throughout the entire venue, alas they do not return leaving an already fulfilled crowd begging for more!” – Lee Hammond / https://louderthanwar.com/jon-spencer-cluny-newcastle-live-review/

HITmakers show #31

1992: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Uptown Bar, Minneapolis, MN, US
w/ Jesus Lizard and Arcwelder

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Emo’s, Austin, TX, US
w/ Jawbox and Poster Children
Poster Artwork: L. Kuhn

1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Phoenix, Toronto, ON, Canada

1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Magical Colors released in the UK
Photo: Joe Dilworth

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Star Club, Dresden, Germany
w/ Techno Animal

2005: Heavy Trash – Amigo’s Café, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

2006: Heavy Trash – CMJ Showcase @ Pianos, New York City, NY, US
Set list / Jon reaching out photo: Edwina Hay
Other Live Photos: Rafe Baron

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Club Helsinki, Hudson, New York, US
w/ Daddy Long Legs
Photo: Kirsten Ferguson

2016: Boss Hog – Zoom, Frankfurt, Germany
w/ Kinbom & Kessner

“Live haben BOSS HOG einmal mehr unter Beweis gestellt, dass sie zu den wenigen Bands gehören, denen es gelingt, melodiöse, poppige Songs in ein brachiales Soundgewand zu packen, das die Energie des Punks mit der Finsternis des Blues verbindet. All dies war eindrucksvoll, sexy und die Spielfreude war den einzelnen Musikern deutlich anzumerken.”

Brood Star Emergence 2016 poster design: Malleus
Set List: Sha
Review / Photos: Marcus

2017: Boss Hog – L’Astrolabe, Orleans, France
w/ Santa Cruz
Photo: https://www.instagram.com/astrolabe_orleans/

2018: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Rough Trade East, London, UK
HITmakers show #30

1936: Happy Birthday Andre Williams!

1992: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Uptown Bar, Minneapolis, MN, US
w/ Jesus Lizard and Arcwelder

1995: Boss Hog – LA 2, London, UK
w/ Thee Headcoats and Thee Headcoatees
Ticket Scan: Martin

1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Cabaret Music Hall, Montreal, QC, Canada
w/ Speedball Baby

2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Schlachthof, Bremen, Germany

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA, US
w/ Ava Luna

2017: Boss Hog – Le Cooperative De Mai, Clermont-Ferrand, France
w/ Johnny Mafia

2018: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Exchange, Bristol, UK
w/ Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons

“…Jon Spencer makes his way onto the stage with his hitmen, and is given the warmest of Bristol welcomes by some clearly long term fans. And he dives straight in, treating us to a slick set with a mix of new stuff and the classics, we’re showered with some of those irresistible Hollywood-worthy hooks. His voice drawling over the tracks as he snarls his lip over the mic like a scuzzy Elvis, the toe tapping repetition of the heavy dirty bass infects everyone there. He doesn’t say much to the crowd, the interaction is limited, but he just seems to give them what they want.”

“The crowd screams and yells with more and are spoiled with an encore of classics, continuing the well-honed clamour, the audience are left knowing they got what they came for. It’s a hell of a show, further cementing Jon Spencer’s status as a king of trashy, noisy rock n’ roll.”

Photo / Quote: Deborah Finamore / vanguard-online.co.uk

HITmakers show #29

1986: Pussy Galore – CBGB, New York, NY, US
w/ Death of Samantha, Phantom Tollbooth and Kil Slug

1992: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – R&R Station, Madison, WI, US

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Golden West Saloon, Albuquerque, NM, US
w/ The Drags & The Magnetics

1995: Boss Hog – TJ’s, Newport, UK
w/ K.S. Kollective and Hex Fremlin
Ticket: Swn Music Museum
Flyer: Nathan Jennings

1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI, US
Ticket: Steve

1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, US

2001: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, US
Handbill uses a Kozik design from a show at The Middle East in Cambridge, Massacheusetts in 1995.

2003: 20 Miles – The Conservatory, Oklahoma City, OK, US
w/ Reverb Brothers and Broken-down Holley
Artwork: Dewitt

2005: Heavy Trash – Sidetrack Cafe, Edmonton, AB, Canada
w/ The Sadies
Poster Artwork: Brent Oliver

2007: Heavy Trash – Megatunes, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Artwork: Tim Huesken

2017: Boss Hog – Le Fuzz’Yon, La Roche Sur Yon, France
w/ Johnny Mafia
Photo: David Mondays

2018: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Marc Riley Show, BBC Radio 6, Wogan House, London, UK
Drum Kit Photo: Pop Catastrophe
Set List Photo: Jon Spencer (instagram.com/jonspencerhitmaker/)
HITmakers show #28

1992: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Cabaret Metro, Chicago, US
w/ Jesus Lizard and Arcwelder

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – DPC, Tuscon, AZ, US
Live Photo: Rob Yazzie (https://www.instagram.com/jazzcat71/)

1995: Boss Hog – Duchess of York, Leeds, UK
w/ Unsophisticates

1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Wasatch Event Centre, Seattle, WA, US

2005: Heavy Trash – MacEwan Hall, Calgary, AB, Canada

2007: Heavy Trash – MacEwan Hall, Calgary, AB, Canada
w/ The Sadies

2009: Harper Simon (with Russell Simins) – Mercury Lounge, New York City, NY, US

2017: Boss Hog – La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
w/ Mary Bell
Live Photo: Louise Sordoillet

2018: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Koko, London, UK
w/ The Melvins

“Powered by the ferocious drumming of M.SORD, Spencer’s set starts like an express train and if anything picks up speed as the night progresses.” – Matt Catchpole / essentiallypop.com

“…but armed with a career highlight of an album things start to hot up towards the end and by the time a cover of The Modern Lovers, ‘Roadrunner’ things start cooking and the set is over all too soon. DANG!” – Andrew Bennett / godisinthetvzine.co.uk

HITmakers show #27