September 15 – On This Day!

Heavy Trash - Lexington, London, UK (16 September 2009)1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Garage, London, UK

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
w/ Nyah Fearties

1996: Butter 08 – Satiricon, Portland, OR, US
w/ Buffalo Daughter and Skeleton Key

2007: Heavy Trash – Headliners, Louisville, KY, US

2007: The Pierces (poss. w/ Russell Simins) – Alter Schlachthof, Dresden, Germany
w/ Adam Green

2008: Bomb The Bass – Future Chaos – released in the UK

Jon Spencer co-wrote and appears on the song Fuzzbox.

2009: Heavy Trash – Balcony TV (Lexington), London, UK

Performing Bumble Bee.

2009: Heavy Trash – Lexington, London, UK
w/ Gin Palace

Edgar Wright posted a photo of himself and Jon Spencer at this show online.

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September 14 – On This Day!

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Boatrace, Cambridge, UK

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands
w/ Man or Astroman?

1996: Butter 08 – Starfish Room, Vancouver, BC, Canada
w/ Buffalo Daughter and Skeleton Key

1999: Dub Narcotic Sound System & The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Sideways Soul: Dub Narcotic Sound System Meets The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion in a Dancehall Style – released in the US

Cover Photos: Jeff Smith
Inside Photo: Mike Galinsky
Designed: Tae Won Yu
Built: Pat Cataldo

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Xtra Acme USA – released in the US

Photography: Evan Bernard
Design: David Warner

2003: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Mercury Lounge, New York City, NY, US
w/ The Flash Express

“Jon Spencer Blues Explosion previewed a slew of new songs during a surprise gig last night (Sept. 14) at the Mercury Lounge in New York. Among the tracks performed were “Hot Gossip,” “Mars Arizona,” “Don’t Smile,” “Been My Baby,” “Help These Blues,” “Grindin'” and “Halftime Loser” (all are working titles). The band also played oldies such as “Bell Bottoms” and “Afro,” the latter delivered seconds after an audience member requested it.

The show was a makeshift warm-up for a five-date European tour, which begins Sept. 17 in Tilburg, Holland. The band slipped onto the bill, which featured friends in the Flash Express, after the original headliner dropped off.

The new songs constitute a fraction of the new material the band has been demoing in drummer Russell Simins’ Manhattan studio. The songs played last night “were either the oldest [or] the ones that have been the most flushed out, but there’s a bunch more material that we’re focusing on over the next several months that’s as important, if not more important to us,” he tells Billboard.com. “We just haven’t gotten around to that point yet, where we’re comfortable enough to play [them] out live yet.”” – Billboard.com

Full Article: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69090/blues-explosion-offers-new-cuts-at-surprise-gig

2005: Judah Bauer / Stuart Lupton [The Child ballads] – CMJ Showcase set at Lit Lounge, 93 2nd Avenue, New York City, New York, US
w/ Demander, Foreign Islands, Chinese Stars, The Malkovich and Shellsshag

nb. The Child Ballads debut Performance

Live Photos: Skeleton Boy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/skeletonboy/)
Poster Artwork: Bootsy Rizzak

2007: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Madson Square Garden, New York City, NY, US
w/ Interpol

2007: Heavy Trash – Schubas, Chicago, IL, US

Live Photo: Vera Gavrilovic (https://www.flickr.com/photos/vivaspygirl/albums/72157715389653297)

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September 13 – On This Day!

Pussy Galore - The Pyramid Club, New York City, NY, US (13 September 1988)1988: Pussy Galore – The Pyramid Club, New York City, NY, US
w/ Unsane

1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – 2Kindsa Love – date of promo 7″ issued by Matador Records

1996: Butter 08 – Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA, US
w/ Buffalo Daughter and Skeleton Key

1999: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Acme Plus – released in the UK

2004: Blues Explosion – Burn It Off – released in the UK

Cover Design: Chip Kidd
Photography: Ashkan Sahihi

2007: The Pierces (poss. w/ Russell Simins) – Schinkelhalle, Potsdam
w/ Adam Green

2007: Heavy Trash – Magic Stick, Detroit, MI, US

“Currently signed to YepRoc Records, they have rough and tumble rockabilly punk sound that makes me want to drink, smoke, and fight. And I don’t even do two of those three things. Their website boasts, “As boozy and frantic as a trailer park stabbing,” and from the opening crunchy reverb surf riffs of “Double Gold” to the Sex-Pistols-thrash of “Into Oblivion,” or the traditional ’50s rockabilly structures of “Outside Chance” (not a Turtles cover, but just as retro), this album is stuffed with the genres and sounds I love. “That Ain’t Right” is straight up cash money, and by Cash I mean Johnny.

The first time I heard Heavy Trash, I found myself verbally egging on the song while I was listening to it; “COME on now!” This is one band I would absolutely, positively go see live. I mean, just listen to em.” – http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/2007/09/06/get-into-some-heavy-trash-with-jon-spencer/

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September 12 – On This Day!

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Princess Charlotte, Leicester, UK

Live Photos: Neate Photos (https://www.instagram.com/neatephotos/)

1996: Butter 08 – Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL, US
w/ Buffalo Daughter and Skeleton Key

2000: Speedball Baby – Uptight! – released in the US

Features Judah Bauer on Pocket Fulla Fish.

2000: Ween – White Pepper – released in Japan

White Pepper features Russell Simins on Stroker Ace.

2007: The Pierces (poss. w/ Russell Simins) – Modernes, Bremen
w/ Adam Green

2007: Heavy Trash – Grog Shop at Coventry Yard, Cleveland Heights, OH, US

2009: Jon Spencer [Interview] – Soft Focus @ ATP NY, Kutshers Country Club, Monticello, NY, US

2009: Boss Hog – ATP NY, Kutshers Country Club, Monticello, New York, US

Live Photos: Tim Bugbee (FULL SET: https://www.tinnitus-photography.com/p798649474)
Poster Design: Michael Michael Motorcycle

2014: Heavy Trash – Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark

nb. Heavy Trash did not play this event but Matt and Rocío Verta-Ray performed with The Tremolo Beer Gut and Matt Verta-Ray DJ’d.

600 copies of the compilation If We Took The Bones Out It Wouldn’t Be Crunchy were given to the attendees of this show.

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September 11 – On This Day!

1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – “The Lost Weekend” / London Astoria 2, London, UK
w/ The Afghan Whigs, The God Machine and Hair & Skin Trading Company

All the artists appeared on The Lost Weekend compilation album (included in £9.99 ticket price) which features Afro by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (from Extra Width).

Ticket Image: burntwolfvinyl (https://www.instagram.com/burntwolfvinyl/)

1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Molotow, Hamburg, Germany

Live Photos: Malzkorn (https://www.facebook.com/pg/MalzkornsRocknroll/photos/?tab=album&album_id=390712354433779)

1996: Butter 08 – Euclid Tavern, Cleveland, OH, US
w/ Buffalo Daughter and Skeleton Key

Flyer Artwork: Derek Hess (https://www.instagram.com/derekhess/)

2000: Boss Hog – Itchy + Scratchy – released in the UK

2007: The Pierces (poss. w/ Russell Simins) – [unknown location on September 2007 tour]
w/ Adam Green

2007: Heavy Trash – The Mohawk Place, Buffalo, New York, US
w/ Powersolo and The Irving Klaws

2010: Heavy Trash – B-Side Festival, Murcia, Spain
w/ The Ting Tings, We Are Lesbian, We Are Standard and L.A.

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