Jon Spencer
Jon Spencer touring, playing WFMU benefit at Bell House, where Reigning Sound plays a Norton Records benefit (dates)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at Bowery Ballroom in Nov (more by Lionel Bergeron)
As you may know by now, Norton Records suffered much damage during Hurricane Sandy, and they’ve been getting a good deal of support form the community to help them rebuild…
Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2012
UK music magazine Uncut put out their list of the top 75 albums of 2012. The top ten leans pretty heavy on long-running ’60s/’70s survivors who put out new albums this year, but plenty of the list-topping regulars from newer acts are on there too, along with a few interesting surprises (Sun Araw, M Geddes Gengras & the Congos…
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion played Bowery Ballroom (pics), donating a portion of the proceeds to hurricane relief
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion played Bowery Ballroom on Saturday night, November 3rd with Ava Luna and Bloodshot Bill, part of their tour that kicked off in mid-October and continues through middle November…
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion played a record release party at Bowery Electric (pics)
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion celebrated the release of Meat And Bone, their first studio album in eight years, at a packed release show in the basement of Bowery Electric in NYC last night…
BV Presents: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at a last minute, intimate 'Meat and Bone' release show (win tix to get in)
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion are releasing their new album, Meat and Bone, next week (9/18) and as mentioned, they’ll be touring in support of it this fall and hitting NYC on November 3 at Bowery Ballroom with Ava Luna…
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion releasing 'Meat and Bone,' touring this fall, including Bowery Ballroom (dates)
(photo by Jim Idol)
We knew that The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion would be releasing a new album this year, and now we know that Meat and Bone, their first new album in eight years, will be out on September 18 via Boombox/Mom + Pop…
Pussy Galore say 'no further shows planned at this time' (but reissuing stuff digitally, on vinyl & on Record Store Day)
The band issued this statement:Formed in 1985 by Jon Spencer and Julie Cafritz in Washington DC, Pussy Galore drew upon the bloated hardcore scene, totally rejecting the same while embracing 60’s garage punk and R’n’B, industrial noise acts like Einsturzende Neubauten, and plenty of bad vibes and badder attitude…
Yeah Yeah Yeahs & friends raised money for Jonathan Toubin @ Brooklyn Bowl (pics)
The ongoing “I heart Jonathan Toubin” movement now has a website in addition to a Facebook. Check those sites for info on more upcoming JT benefits like the big one that happened at Brooklyn Bowl late Friday night into Saturday morning with appearances from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Reverend Vince Anderson (who plays Union Pool most Monday nights), Heavy Trash (with Jon Spencer), Stabbing Eastward (Tunde Adebimpe & Ryan Sawyer), Royal Baths and more…
Jon Spencer show rescheduled, Chavez played Fallon (video & another set of pics from their set @ ATP)
Tonight’s cancelled Jon Spencer Blues Explosion show at Maxwell’s has been rescheduled for November 29th. Jon says, “”I am terribly sorry but Russell has fallen ill and been told by his doctor not to play tonight’s show…
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Maxwell's show cancelled, new album still underway though
Blues Explosion @ SSSeaport in 2009 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)Nothing serious, but Russell Simins is sick, and so Thursday night’s Jon Spencer Blues Explosion show at Maxwell’s is unfortunately cancelled…
