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October 24 – On This Day!

Posted on October 24, 2020 by admin

1987: Pussy Galore – CANCELLED in-store appearance at Fall Out Records, Seattle, WA, US
“The band didn’t show up for the in store so Fall Out employee Tom Price (also guitar player for the U-Men) gave me the poster as a consolation prize.”
Photo / Quote: Larry Schemel

1987: Pussy Galore – Vogue, Seattle, WA, US
w/ Dr Stephen J Bernstein, p.f.l. and Tad
Photo: Charles Peterson
Set List One: Mr John Troutman
Set List Two: James Burdyshaw

1992: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Roseland Ballroom, New York City, NY, US

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Slim’s, San Francisco, California, US

1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Kerrang: Exiles on Main Street feature

1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Fillmore, San Francisco, US
w/ Add N to (x)

2004: Blues Explosion – Carling Academy, Bristol, UK

2005: Heavy Trash – The Bottom of The Hill, San Francisco, CA, US
w/ The Sadies and The Husbands
Poster Artwork: Lil Tuffy

2009: Heavy Trash – WFMU Record Fair, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City, NY, US
Photo: “vinyl_and_beer”

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Meat and Bone released in Japan

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH, US
w/ Divine Fits, Cold Cave and People’s Temple

2013: Subtwine Sessions (feat. Judah Bauer) @ Entwine, 765 Washington Street, New York, New York 10014, US

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Eden, Charleroi, Belgium
Photo: Thierry Dupiereux-Fettweis
Double Freedom Tower Poster: Malleus

2018: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – The Waterfront, Norwich, UK
Photo / Set List: Pop Catastrophe
HITmakers show #21

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October 23 – On This Day!

Posted on October 23, 2020 by admin

1992: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, US

1993: Boss Hog – The Khyber Pass, Philadelphia, PA, US

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – John Henrys, Eugene, OR, US

1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
w/ R.L. Burnside and Doo Rag

1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion with R.L. Burnside, Kenny Brown and Cedric Burnside – Lola da Musica, VPRO TV, Amsterdam, Netherlands

1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Palace, Los Angeles, CA, US

2000: Boss Hog – Powerstation, Auckland, NZ

2004: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow, UK

2005: Heavy Trash – Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA, US

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
w/ Bloodshot Bill

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Oobleck, Birmingham, UK

2018: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Birmingham 02 Academy 2, Birmingham, UK

“Untouchable live, at the O2 Academy Spencer and his band create a beautifully cataclysmic staccato riot of noise that is sonically engineered to perfection, and just who can resist a band whose percussion is pounded out using hammers.” – Giles Logan

Live Photo: Paul Reynolds
HITmakers show #20

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October 22 – On This Day!

Posted on October 22, 2020 by admin

1987: Pussy Galore show at Cat Club, New York City, NY, US
w/ Sonic Youth and Black Snakes

“Pussy Galore uses three guitars, each contributing a different range of textures and a distinctive rhythm attack, along with Bob Bert’s unusual drumming, which combines trash-can sounds with swing and precision. The arrangements filter some of the most flashy British blues-rock stylings through an ironic post-punk sensibility. The riffs are taut, the music moves; chaos intrudes, but isn’t allowed to overwhelm the solidity of the riff structures.”

1992: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT, US

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – La Luna, Portland, OR, US
w/ Clawhammer

1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Luxor, Koln, Germany

1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Morning Becomes Eclectic, KRCW, Santa Monica, CA, US

2004: Blues Explosion – Manchester Academy 2, Manchester, UK
Photo: Miss Emma Gibbs

2005: Heavy Trash – Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace, Pioneertown, CA, US

2007: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Studio A, Miami, FL, US

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis, MN, US
Photos: Rodney Urbanski

2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Current 89.3, Minnesota, MN, US

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Marc Riley Show / BBC 6 Music, MediaCityUK, Salford, UK

2015: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Sound Control, Manchester, UK
w/ Ming City Rockers

2018: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Call This Number, London, UK
HITmakers show #19