New York City rock band formed in 1991 and active until 2016. The group consisted of Judah Bauer (guitar, vocals, harmonica), Russell Simins (drums), and Jon Spencer (vocals, guitar, theremin). Although largely rooted in Rock & Roll, they drew influences from punk, blues, garage, rockabilly, soul, noise rock, R&B, and hip hop.
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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
July 12, 2025
Maker Park
Staten Island, New York, United States1. come on!
June 10, 2025
Manufaktur
Schorndorf, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMarch 20, 2016
Karlstorbahnhof
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMarch 18, 2016
Z-Bau / Galerie
Nuremberg, Bavaria, GermanyMarch 17, 2016
Posthof
Linz, Upper Austria, AustriaMarch 16, 2016
Arena
Vienna, Vienna, AustriaMarch 15, 2016
Spazio Aereo
Marghera, Veneto, ItalyMarch 12, 2016
Auditorium Flog
Florence, Tuscany, ItalyMarch 11, 2016
Monk Club
Rome, Lazio, ItalyMarch 10, 2016
Locomotiv Club
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyMarch 8, 2016
Le Bikini
Ramonville-Saint-Agne, Occitanie, FranceMarch 5, 2016
Les Docks
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland1. Chicken Dog
2. Dial Up Doll
3. She's on It / Jack the Ripper
4. Born Bad
5. Hell
6. Black Mold
7. Bernie
8. Crossroad Hop
9. Betty vs. The NYPD
10. Soul Typecast
11. Wax Dummy
12. What Love Is(Dead Boys cover)
13. Train #2
14. Money Rock'n'Roll
15. Flavor
16. Tales of Old New York: The Rock Box
17. White Jesus
18. Identify
1. Greyhound
2. The Ballad of Joe Buck
3. Do the Get Down
4. High Gear
5. Down In The Beast
6. Get Your Pants Off
7. Blues X Man
March 4, 2016
Rote Fabrik
Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland1. White Jesus
2. Funeral
3. Born Bad
4. Crossroad Hop
5. Very Rare
Instrumental6. What Love Is(Dead Boys cover)
7. Tales of Old New York: The Rock Box
8. Brenda
9. She's on It(Beastie Boys cover)
1. Down In The Beast
March 3, 2016
Conrad Sohm
Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, AustriaNovember 7, 2015
Joy Eslava
Madrid, Autonomous Region of Madrid, SpainNovember 5, 2015
Le Rocher de Palmer
Cenon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France1. Soul Typecast
2. Tales of Old New York: The Rock Box
3. Wax Dummy
4. White Jesus
5. Very Rare
6. Down and Out
7. What Love Is(Dead Boys cover)
8. Afro
9. Bellevue Baby
10. Train #2
11. Money Rock'n'Roll
12. She's on It(Beastie Boys cover)
13. Jack the Ripper(Link Wray & His Raymen cover)
14. Born Bad
15. Black Mold
16. Dial Up Doll
17. Betty vs. The NYPD
18. Crossroad Hop
19.
20. Do the Get Down
1. Brenda
2. Funeral
3. Down In The Beast
4. The Ballad of Joe Buck
5. High Gear
6. Get Your Pants Off
November 4, 2015
La Gaîté Lyrique
Paris, Île-de-France, France1. Betty vs. The NYPD
2. Dial Up Doll
3. She's on It / Jack the Ripper
4. Help These Blues
5. Leave Me Alone So I Can Rock Again
6. Mars, Arizona
7. Born Bad
8. Crossroad Hop
9. Do the Get Down
10. '78 Style
11. Very Rare
12. Down and Out
13. What Love Is(Dead Boys cover)
14. Ditch
15. Bellevue Baby
16. Flavor
17. Tales of Old New York: The Rock Box
18. White Jesus
1. Sweat /2 Kindsa Love
2. Funeral
3. The Ballad of Joe Buck
4. Train #2
5. Money Rock'n'Roll
6. Wax Dummy
7. High Gear
8. Down In The Beast
9. Get Your Pants Off
10. Blues X Man
11. Identify
November 3, 2015
Grote Zaal
Borgerhout, Antwerp, BelgiumOctober 24, 2015
Eden
Charleroi, Hainaut, BelgiumOctober 23, 2015
The Oobleck
Birmingham, England, United KingdomThe Jon Spencer Blues Explosion has released 339+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Live At Last Train, Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head - The Complete Collection, This Is A Call! (15 Brainmelting Dispatches From The Golden Age Of U.S. Alt-Rock). Explore their complete discography on this page.
Some of The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's most popular tracks include Bellbottoms, Very Rare, Ditch, Wail, Calvin. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
New York City rock band formed in 1991 and active until 2016. The group consisted of Judah Bauer (guitar, vocals, harmonica), Russell Simins (drums), and Jon Spencer (vocals, guitar, theremin). Althou... Read the full biography on this page.
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