Directed by Brook Linder (Viet Cong, A Place to Bury Strangers, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin), The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's new video for 'Tales of the Old New York: The Rock Box' sees a complete takeover of Los Angeles county by a malevolent parasite from beneath the earth... of course.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have always felt like a perceptibly New York-based band, experimenting with the blues by throwing hip-hop, funk, soul and whatever else the cultural tides have happened to wash ashore since 1991 when the band was first getting started. And by extension of being a New York band, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have always been freaky. And what is freakier than a The Thing-style music video in which parasitic aliens invade earth and destroy humanity by latching onto people’s spines and turning them into a brand new kind of walking dead? - Nerdist
Following their Five Borough Tour release show extravaganza, The Blues Explosion will be touring heavily throughout Spring and Summer, see below for a full itinerary and ticket links.
04/08 – Iron Horse Music Hall – Northampton, MA / Tickets 04/09 – Brighton Music Hall – Allston, MA / Tickets 04/10 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA / Tickets 04/11 – Black Cat – Washington DC / Tickets 04/12 – The Southern – Charlottesville, VA / Tickets 04/14 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC / Tickets 04/15 – Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC / Tickets 04/16 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA / Tickets 04/18 – Mercy Lounge – Nashville, TN / Tickets 04/19 – Zanzabar – Louisville, KY / Tickets 04/20 – Radio Radio – Indianapolis, IN / Tickets 04/21 – Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI / Tickets 04/22 – Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, MI / Tickets 04/23 – The Basement – Columbus, OH / Tickets 04/24 – Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH / Tickets 04/25 – Rex Theater – Pittsburgh, PA / Tickets 05/06 – Constellation Room – Santa Ana, CA / Tickets 05/07 – The Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA / Tickets 05/08 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA / Tickets 05/09 – The Ritz – San Jose, CA / Tickets 05/11 – WOW Hall – Eugene, OR / Tickets 05/12 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR / Tickets 05/13 – Imperial Theatre – Vancouver BC / Tickets 05/14 – The Crocodile – Seattle, WA / Tickets 05/15 – The Bartlett – Spokane, WA / Tickets 05/16 – Neurolux – Boise, ID / Tickets 05/17 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT / Tickets 05/19 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO / Tickets 05/21 – Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM / Tickets 05/22 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ / Tickets 05/23 – Casbah – San Diego, CA / Tickets 05/27 – The Abbey Bar – Harrisburg, PA / Tickets 05/28 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY / Tickets 06/08 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT / Tickets 06/09 – Fairmount Theatre – Montreal, QC / Tickets 05/10 – Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON / Tickets 05/13 – High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI / Tickets 05/14 – Turf Club – St. Paul, MN / Tickets 05/15 – Waiting Room – Omaha, NE / Tickets 05/16 – Record Bar – Kansas City, MO / Tickets 05/17 – Rose Music Hall – Columbia, MO / Tickets 05/18 – Old Rock House – St. Louis, MO / Tickets 05/19 – Woodward Theater – Cincinnati, OH / Tickets 05/20 – 123 Pleasant St – Morgantown, WV / Tickets