They annouced the date on their website, nothing up at the TRock site yet. JSBX also have a new record coming out.

JSBX

awesome, i've never seen them before

I was actually sore the next day after I saw them circa Orange.

Kind of lost track of them, though; what are the good records since then?

Now I Got Worry the next one after Orange is great Acme blows, Plastic Fang and Damage are solid but kind of "pro" in weird way that doesn't really suit their style.

I'm curious to hear the new one. I haven't seen them in yrs (since the late 90s maybe?) but I would bet money they are still great live.

Nice, I too was a big fan through Orange but never saw them. I heard a recording of them covering My War at a recent European show and it was awesome.

I saw them at Lounge Ax in 1994 and it definitely remains in my top 3 live shows ever. Blew my mind hard.

Their version of My War is outstanding

The 'Bellbottoms' intro beat is still one of the best things anyone ever did with two drums.

Judah make me wanna scream

Gawd, Acme blew chunks. I went from JSBX superfan in high school to "meh" pretty much overnight when that record came out. I used to run two different JSBX websites in the 90s. Matador used to send me all kinds of free promo shit. I should dig it out and sell it on ebay. I haven't listened to anything since then (ok, that's a lie, I bought the Acme remix album which was somehow worse), but I would go see them again in a heartbeat.

Fucking great live, I think i saw them 3 or 4 times.

All I see listed are European dates

It was there earlier, also up on their FB page now

His persona is more "exotic" on The Continent.

I saw them just after 'orange' -- they were unbelievably great, but that was nearly 20 yrs ago. I bet they can still deliver, provided Simmons doesn't have a cocaine-induced coronary.

Sweet, I have never seen the blues explosion, saw heavy trash a few times and dude definitely delivered.

N1CKS
6/25/12 10:09 AM
I saw them at Lounge Ax in 1994 and it definitely remains in my top 3 live shows ever. Blew my mind hard.

I was at this show too. it was a birthday present from my GF at the time.

He had really nice metallic silver leather pants when they played the Mainroom on the Acme tour. I think Alex Chilton played beforehand. Anybody remember who opened? I'm blanking.

He came to my house once and I fixed his amp. We played with him at the Knitting Factory maybe like '93? Nice fellow.

Indeed. I've hung out with him a few times. Real nice feller.

I don't think Chilton played....at least not that I recall, I believe that was the night the Hellacopters were in the Entry, man that was a night.

So...will somebody be seeing this with me? Or am I going to have to dig up River Phoenix and take him as my date?

I made out with him while zom watched so many times.

I watched and recorded it and put it on Facebook and my Blog

Meavy, we got this.

That's nothing. I just imagined what that must have looked like, assembled the actors and set, filmed it and just posted it on The Inter-Net.

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I see at least three board members.

the blob on his tummy is mesmerizing

Heh, you guys think I'm kidding

Oooooo.. I would go to this in a heartbeat. Too bad I don't know if I'll be able to make it. Too far in the future. This whole damn world keep tryina tear us apart. And that's torture.

Dibs on the totem.

zom-zom
6/25/12 1:19 PM

I watched and recorded it and put it on Facebook and my Blog

weird, i was thinking about doing the same thing at this music concert too.

not into them as much as when I was in high school, but I have to disagree an say ACME an the remix album are great. not as great as now I got worry, extra width and orange perhaps but still great.

Glad to see I'm not the only one who liked Acme, I liked it a lot. But I really disliked Plastic Fang. It never grabbed me. Orange was the pinnacle.

Everything up to and including Now I Got Worry is pretty good in my book. Love the self-titled and Crypt Style, probably because they're the most PG sounding. Once they smoothed up they got with a sick tight clique and went all out. Mo' Width is another favorite of mine.

True story: I got into JSBX because I was a huge Beck freak right around the time Mellow Gold came out. I picked up the Orange remix record for the Beck appearance and ended up becoming obsessed with JSBX instead. Upgrayyyyyde.

^agree...Acme blew.

can't wait...

can't remember if their last show in town was at First Ave or the 400 but it kicked ass either way.

great venue for them

Saw them in a blues documentary and thought they were wankers at first. Turns out I was wrong. R.L. Burnside has good taste.

meavy,
was it the fat possum documentary?

i love that movie

It was at first ave. I wasn't 21 yet.

26 now, motherfuckers. Lemme at 'em.

Orange is great. Acme is good.

Plastic Fang sucked. Now I Got Worry grew on me.

I still love Pussy Galore. Can't be helped.

Now I Got Worry is pretty badass... Orange is definitely my favorite however.

^ a couple of great Boss Hog LPs in the mix too. The Boss Hog show at that Uptown (1996?) was amazing!

I spent a good long while in love with Boss Hogg. I gotta dig that shit out again. And by dig, I mean pirate some songs.

I'm with Bicorn. As an album, Acme was a bit of a miss/mess. Live, that stuff may actually sound pretty cool. Mixing and DJing in person is usually a bit more engaging than sitting still and listening. Unless you're listening to Mix Master Mike. But this show will be all that and more (?).

Thank you.

One time, back in the day, i saw Pussy Galore @ the Avalon theatre. groovy hate fuck man!

@ drummond

Sorry 'bout that: You See Me Laughin'?

Got the new album and I'm not completely sure how I feel about it yet. It might be the best thing they've done since Now I Got Worry but I think I want it to sound more raw or something.

At any rate I'm sure this shits gonna sound great live. I got my tickets.

Jon nearly took my hearing from me by leaving his theremin on LOUD for like 5 minutes when they walked off the stage before the encore when I saw them at 1st avenue last time.

Hey, so, easy on the old guy comments BUT:

Doors are at 7:30. Show starts at 8:30. Bill shows only two bands. Can anyone confirm if this is really the deal? Like, would I conceivably get home by midnight? This guy has to be teaching the next day at 7:30am and gets up at 5:45am. So this is legit.

I have to get up at 4am the next day, questioning whether or not this would be worth being a zombie for.

Ha we are in the same boat!

Part of me wants to see them kinda bad, the other part wants to leave my JSBX memories intact, just in case they don't bring it (for the record, it's always been broughten).

See I've never seen them live ever and that's playing into this decision as well.

If you can function on four hours of sleep, I say do it.

I'm thinking you're correct.

On the fence between this and PiL...

I thought about that too Dustroyer, but the PiL lineup I would want to see, I will never see (Levine, Wobble).

I'd rather see the static lineup of the Blues Explosion than John Lydon and the (presumably good) musicians he's chosen to surround himself with these days.

Now Mark E. Smith on the other hand... I would see him if he had a chorus of singing nuns backing him.

Cuz even if it's MES and your granny on bongos a chorus of nuns, it's still The Fall.

Hahahaha Dervish agreed on all counts.

I hath Decided:

JSBX it is.

To be fair to the current PiL line-up it's dudes from the Pop Group and the Mekons and the Spice Girls, not just jobber dudes. Obv, not Levine/Wobble/Atkins but still.

http://youtu.be/6m99DGLPGJA
"Thank ya farmer's wife"


Lydon said he funded the entire PiL tour on Butta $$

I Can't Believe It's Not Bollocks!

Haha they really missed a golden opportunity not using that as the slogan.

The Blues is No. 1!

This PiL line-up is AMAZING. I saw them in milwaukee in 2010 and it was one of the best shows i have ever seen. SOOOO good. No way would i ever miss it. they play stuff from all the early albums up through the new one. All amazing. brilliant musicians. lu Edmonds especially is a monster on many instruments. it will be gig of the year!

Triple Rock set times: Bloodshot BILL 9pm, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion 10pm. Some tickets will be available at the door.

Come to the Hexagon afterwards for Private Dancer DJ night!!!

this was quite fun.

forgot how frickin' fantastic Russell Simins is to watch on drums

Pitchers

Trying not to think about the shots I missed because my camera crapped out on me

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So glad I went to this over PiL.

Thee shit was indeed broughten. They just banged 'em out one right after another. I boogied.

JS anointed my forehead with the palm of his hand afterward. He's really starting to look a lot like Neil Diamond!

Damn, I wish I could've seen Jon Spencer bang 'em out lol.

Jesus, Jon Spencer got old.

I think that means I did, too.

Where have the decades gone, DAMMIT?

he looked old onstage, but he was hanging out in the bar afterward and he didn't look as old. which was weird. he looked handsome up close. i woulda hit it. there were a lot of fossils in the crowd and one metalhead guy who was thrashing around a tad excessively. overall, a bitchin' show.

The Mrs got her pic taken w/ him before the show and he looked fine in that picture

This was just such a good show.

I liked the new stuff live but the highlights for me were when they:

1. Played "Dang" not too far into the set. That was a surprise to me. It also really got the audience into it.

2. Played "Train #3"! Holy fuck, I was blown away that they played that song as it's not very well known and it's one of my favorite "deep cuts" of theirs. Never thought I would hear it live in person and was super pumped when they played it which is more than I can say for the rest of the audience cuz I don't think many other people knew that song judging by the reaction.

3. Played a Link Wray cover (Jack The Ripper) and did it VERY faithfully. They did an Excellent job.

4. When Judah did the "G-funk synth line from the end of Greyhound" on his telecaster which sounded pretty awesome. I've heard them play "Greyhound" on a number of live recordings and seen them play it live twice, and every arrangement has been different. In my mind, this goes to show how much these guys put into there live shows and how much fun they have. I'm not sure I can think of a 3 piece band that has surpassed these guys in terms of how tight of a unit they are live.

5. Blood Shot Bill was awesome! Glad I was introduced to him and his music at this show. Really good showmanship and really cool singing voice. He would do this thing with his voice that would remind me of Old Time Relijun but the musical context was different (rockabilly).

I wish I could of had my cake etc. etc. and seen PiL as well as JSBX. But since I couldn't, I'm still happy I went to JSBX and have no regrets. Best show I've seen in a while.