And Some of the Rest

 

In 1990, just before the start-up of the Blues Explosion, Jon & Christina added their chops to Columbus, Ohio garage band the Gibson Bros. 

 

Gibson Bros -The Man who Loved Couch Dancing, Homestead Records HMS163-2, 1990.
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Intro/Kansas City    
Roadrunner
I'm Drifting
Hipshake
Louis Collins
Are U Lonesome 2-nite?
The Man who Loved Couch Dancing
Memphis Beat
Intro    
Broke Down Engine
Rhythm & Booze
Big Guitar
Walkin' Bum
Ride a Coal Black Mare
The Way I Walk

 

 

Jon teamed up once again with good friend Jerry Teel to work with Spencer Dickinson which consisted of the Dickinson brothers Cody & Luther with Jon (& Jerry Teel on first one). 

 

Spencer Dickinson - The Man who Lives for Love, Yep Roc Records YEP2078, 2006.

That's a Drag    
I'm Not Ready    
Zigaboo    
Body (My Only Friend)    
Primitive    
Sat. Morn Cartoons    
(Chug Chug) It's Not Ok    
Why!?    
Flood (The Awful Truth, the Living End)    
Away Baby    
Cryin'    
Book of Sorrow    
The Man who Lives for Love    
True    
Appalachia    
Free
Love Without a Smile    
Whatcha Gonna Do    
I'm so Alone

 

 

 

 

The following year saw some Heavy Trash. Heavy Trash is Jon Spencer & Matt Verta-Ray, On this all-star outing Dallas & Travis Good provide guitars & organ, the Sadies do their alt-country thing, Sean Dean & Simon Chardiet play upright bass, Mike Belitsky, Phil Hernandez, & Yebo provide drums & percussion while Andrew "Strippy" Raff adds the occasional saxophone. Jon & Matt write, mix, & produce as well as play all backing instuments & doing all backing vocals. 

Heavy Trash - Going Way Out with Heavy Trash, Yep Roc Records YEP2133, 2007.

Pure Gold    
Outside Chance    
Double Line
Kissy Baby    
That Ain't Right    
I Want Oblivion    
Way Out
She Baby    
They Were Kings    
Crazy Pritty Baby    
I Want Refuge    
Crying Tramp    
You Can't Win

 

 

 

 

Finally, here's a brand new one from Jon: Jon on vocals, guitar, synth, organ, percussion; Kendall Wind on bass, vocals, guitar, piano, organ; & Macky Spider Bowman on drums, vocals, percussion. Kendall & Macky are more famously the rhythm section of Woodstock's punk powerhouse The Bobby Lees. If you took the antagonistic nature of early White Stripes, add Cramps psychobilly freak-outs, sprinkle on Captain Beefheart & Fleshtones rowdiness, slather with some Southern Culture on the Skids trashy fun & you might be getting close to Jon's latest outbursts of hollering, drooling, & sexified crooning. 

The link to this brand new release is a stealth link in the above paragraph...

 

 

Jon Spencer - Songs of Personal Loss & Protest, Shove Records, 2026.

Fanfare (Another Point of View)
Vermin Attack!    
Hangover
Knock 'em Out
Give it Up 4 the Devil    
Mr. Lion
Orange Slice Blues    
Slip Away 
Step on the Gas 
I'm Taking Off 
Wet & Wild 
No More

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ