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Posted in To Do | music | tour dates on August 11, 2008
by Black Bubblegum
Heavy Trash
Jon Spencer and his Heavy Trash project with Matt Verta-Ray (Madder Rose) played Glasslands on 8/8 with Aussies Witch Hats. Here's how my esteemed colleague Bill Pearis described it:
If you're not familiar with Heavy Trash, Spencer does the same to rockabilly as he did to the blues -- he explodes it. Well not really, but he does have that certain intensity so this is more Hasil Adkins than Chuck Berry...The pair play a show tonight (8/11) at Santos Party House with Make-Up/Weird War/Nation Of Ulysses honcho Ian Svenonius on the wheels of steel....Another surprise was Australian band Witch Hats who I also knew nothing about but ended up buying their record afterwards...... they laid down a thick layer of fuzzy, slightly gothy garage rock (think early-'80s Fall), powered by one of the best drummers I've seen in a long time
Witch Hats are currently in the midst of their first US tour, check out below for their full remaining schedule. RCRD LBL has two Witch Hats songs up for download.
WITCH HATS - 2008 TOUR DATES
11 Aug New York, NY @ Santos Party House*
14 Aug Philadelphia @ Millcreek Tavern**
15 Aug Baltimore @ Nerve Centre***
16 Aug DC @ Velvet Lounge^
17 Aug Chapel Hill @ The Cave^^
18 Aug Atlanta @ The Earl^^^
21 Aug Memphis @ Hi-Tone #
23 Aug San Antonio @ The Mix##
24 Aug Austin @ Beerland ###
29 Aug San Diego @ The Yard $
30 Aug LA @ Fuck Yeah Fest
* w Heavy Trash + DJs Ian Svenonius + Jonathan Toubin
** w/ Whales and Cops + Ugh God + Drums Like Machine Guns
*** w/ Hollywood, Vivian Girls, Crystal Slits, Sexually Retarded
^ w/ Kid Congo Powers & The Pink Monkey Birds
^^ w/ Americans In France
^^^ w/ Derek Lyn Plastic + Coffin Bound
# w/ The Barbaras + The Dranks
## w/ Boxcar Satan
### w/ Golden Boys
$ w/ The Sess
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How 'bout some live Svenonius? The Make-Up's live shows were pretty legendary.
Does he have any current projects?
Posted by wembley | August 11, 2008 4:15 PM
not Witch Hat, from Baltimore. I got excited until I saw it was an Aussie band using the same (similar) name. Witch Hat are great, don't know about Witch Hats. Heavy Trash are always great.
Posted by Anonymous | August 11, 2008 4:15 PM
yeah! svenonius is an amazing frontman. its ashame he hasn't performed in a couple years. He'd put King Khan to shame! Svenonius was doing that absurdist garage/soul schtick years before King Khan (with the Make Up) and doing it much better!
Posted by Anonymous | August 11, 2008 4:31 PM
Fuck...I LOVEEEEE The Make Up! BTW, how cool is that Reservoir Dogs gunslinger-style Heavy Trash press photo up top! Damn...the man is STILL cool!
Posted by blackhat | August 11, 2008 5:07 PM
i caught witch hats at the cake shop on saturday night - i can't wait to hear them on the sound system at santo's tonight. sweet.
Posted by Anonymous | August 11, 2008 5:52 PM
>Heavy Trash are always great.
...but Blues is number one!
Posted by liveon35mm.com | August 11, 2008 7:06 PM
witch hats' album probably best aussie release of 08 thus far. pretty brutal on their day. Great to see them getting some press....
Posted by wizzle wozzle | August 11, 2008 9:57 PM
just got back...band came on around 11:45...
a few notes:
-jon spencer aged ridiculously well. doesnt look a day over 28.
-he is one of the finest frontmen of our generation.
-good live show.
-what id kill to see jon spencer fronting an amazing rock and roll band with great music.
Posted by Anonymous | August 12, 2008 12:37 AM
Good show, but I still fucking hate Santos.
Posted by Anonymous | August 12, 2008 1:43 AM
the staff are stupid, the drink prices are high, but the sound is good, its air conditioned, and they have a good booker...and its relatively convenient to get to.
i like santos.
Posted by Anonymous | August 12, 2008 8:47 AM
I love jon spencer I just can't stand rockabilly music. There I said it.
Posted by Anonymous | August 12, 2008 8:49 AM