DATE | VENUE | CITY | COUNTRY | Info |
2019.12.14 | Casa Franciscana | Mexico City, MX | US | Info / Poster |
Two versions of the Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Malleus European Tour Poster is available online at https://www.malleusdelic.com/.
Jon Spencer & The HITmakers (50cm x 70cm): 2 colors on cream paper in a limited edition of 135 copies (€40)
Vampire (50cm x 70cm): AP Version, printed in 2 colors plus iridescent glitter on cream paper in a limited edition of 65 copies (€50)
LINK: https://www.malleusdelic.com/site/malleus/jon-spencer-and-the-hitmakers-vampira-ap/
Jon Spencer interview about The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion performance on Recovery, ABC Studios, Melbourne, Australia (6 September 1997)
nb. Jon Spencer interview segment starts at approx 45m into the show.
On the show they performed Wail / 2Kindsa Love-Flavor
Download Here: https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/programs/curated/jon-spencer-wild-recovery-performance/11757324
“We couldn’t do anything about it, it was live,” Dylan Lewis laughs, describing the moment when he and the rest of the Recovery crew watched in horror (and delight) as The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion began to physically tear down the set in 1997.
“You can’t just stop recording. And that’s what defined Recovery — the moments when it all went wrong. That’s everyone’s favourite, Jon Spencer, and it’s up there with my favourites too. It was the moment that music television made sense to me and Recovery was defined. Like ‘this is what we can do, these are the moments we can get.’ It’s beautiful to watch, isn’t it? I loved it. I loved seeing that again.” – junkee.com
“‘Oh my god, this is the greatest moment that’s ever happened on television and I’m standing here watching it live. How wonderful and magical.’ At the end of it, I think I said something like, ‘Yep, my life is complete. This is what we came here to do, this is what rock’n’roll is.’ It was such an amazing, transformative moment and it really did make me realise how powerful [Recovery] could be.” – themusic.com.au
Trailer for the documentary “Recovery: The Music and The Mayhem” featuring The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and quotes from interviews with Dylan Lewis about the show.
“There’s a [Jon Spencer] Blues Explosion album I did in ’95 where I cut about 10 songs with them in New York City that’s never been released. But I don’t know [whether it’s gone], nobody’s telling us anything. We didn’t hear about it until the last year.”
Beck discussing his recordings with The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion in an interview published by The Sydney Morning Herald.
Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – The Dome, Tufnell Park, London, UK (20 November 2019)
Live Photo: Jeff Pitcher (https://www.instagram.com/pitcher_poster/)
Check the HUGE gallery here: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.pitcher.39/media_set?set=a.10156768292741149&type=3
Photo from the last show on the current tour: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers at Whelan’s, Dublin, Ireland (24 November 2019)
Live Photo: stephenlongfoto (https://www.instagram.com/stephenlongfoto/)
Photos: Coma Cat (https://www.facebook.com/comacatband/)
SET LIST:
Alien Humidity
Wilderness
Overhead
(Sometimes You Got To Be) Gentle
Time 2 Be Bad
Ghost
Dang
Vegetable Man
Tough Times In Plastic Land
Shirt Jac
NYC: 1999
I Got The Hits
Beetle Boots
Cape
Love Handle
Do The Trash Can
Loveless – Roadrunner
encore:
Hornet
Fake
Just Wanna Die
Pretty Fuck Look
You Can’t Polish A Turd
Bellbottoms
Out Demon Out
SET LIST:
Do The Trash Can
Just Wanna Die
Fake
Beetle Boots
Hornet
Overload
Cape
Tough Times In Plastic Land
Shirt Jac
NYC: 1999
(Sometimes You Got To Be) Gentle
Vegetable Man
Alien Humidity
Pretty Fuck Look
Dang
Love Handle
Out Demon Out
encore:
Time 2 Be Bad
Ghost
You Can’t Polish A Turd
Bellbottoms
No Count
I Got The Hits
Have these songs gradually mutated from their recorded forms during the tours?
Yes, please let your readers know that they are even more wild now than on the record! And I’m so happy to be playing now not just with Bob but with Sam and Sord who were the guys who helped me make the record.”
IrishNews.com have recently posted a new interview with Jon Spencer.
“Every time I see Jon Spencer live in any capacity, I can’t help but think he’s got to be the hardest working man in garage rock show business. This guy doesn’t stop moving the entire set. He’s like James Brown crossed with Stevie Ray Vaughan in the bizarro world.”Jon Spencer – Bar Brooklyn, Debaser, Stockholm, Sweden (13 November 2019).
“Un concert de Spencer c’est toujours la garantie d’assister au spectacle d’une bête sauvage d’une classe folle assistée par un groupe de la mort.”
Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Ninkasi Gerland/ Kao, Lyon, France (7 November 2019)
ZO Magazine have just published a new interview with S-E-R-V-I-C-E:
LINK: https://zomagazine.com/service-band-interview/
DATE | VENUE | CITY | COUNTRY | INFO |
2019.12.07 | LangLab | South Bend, IN | US | Info / Poster |
2019.12.31 | Punk Rock Night | Indianapolis, IN | US | Info |
Live Photo: Jason Chimney
Full Gallery: https://fondenvoxhall.dk/koncerter/jon-spencer-the-hitmakers/
SET LIST:
Alien Humidity
Wilderness
Overload
Pretty Fuck Look
Time 2 Be Bad
Ghost
Dang
Beetle Boots
New Breed
(Some Times You Got To Be) Gentle
Cape
Tough Times In Plastic Land
Shirt Jac
I Got The Hits
Do The Trash Can
Loveless – Roadrunner
encore:
Hornet
Just Wanna Die
You Can’t Polish A Turd
Bellbottoms
Out Demon Out
Love Handle
Jon Spencer interview with Radio Plural, Lyon, France (7 November 2019)
Stream Here: https://www.radiopluriel.fr/rock-garage-au-kao-avec-jon-spencer-et-les-fleshtones/
Jon Spencer & The HITmakers set at Rolling Stone Park, Europa-Park-Straße 2, 77977 Rust, Germany (9 November 2019).
Photo: © Backstage
Full Gallery: http://www.bäckstage.ch/music/gigs/rolling-stone-park-von-musikalisch-brillant-bis-grenzwertig
Jon Spencer & The HITmakers have recorded a live session of four songs for FD Recordings, Besançon, France on 8 November 2019.
The video will be posted here when it goes up.
Links:
http://www.youtube.com/faitsdiversshow
http://www.fdsessions.com
http://www.mixcloud.com/fdshow/
Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Ninkasi Gerland, Lyon, France (7 November 2019).
Photos by L’aura Ginoux here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4pe5ZUoDHT/
Stereolux.org have recently posted a short interview along with a streamable playlist selected by Jon Spencer.
Link: https://www.stereolux.org/blog/jon-spencer-hit-machine-interview
The Bobby Lees single Guttermilk is available now from Tape Head City ($5.99).
Info: “Tapehead City Release #7
We are super excited to release another Bobby Lees tape. Following up their debut release “beauty pageant” This Maxi-single features their new single “Guttermilk” (produced by Jon Spencer) plus 3 unreleased live tracks Including a cover of “Blank Generation” by Richard Hell and the Voidoids. Kickass female fronted bluesy punk from Woodstock, NY. [Pink shell / 100 pressed]”
Order Here: https://tapeheadcity.com/products/the-bobby-lees-guttermilk-maxi-single-brand-new-cassette-tape-csd2019
Guttermilk Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxI61EKy8H8