Jon Spencer & the Hitmakers have announced a two-part tour which features dates covering October and the early part of 2023. This includes stops at Brooklyn Made on October 23, Rochester’s Bug Jar on January 29, and Albany’s Lark Hall on January 29.
The tour is in promotion of Spencer’s first Hitmakers album, Spencer Gets It Lit, which was released in April. It was preceded by three singles, “Junk Man,” “Primary Baby,” and “Worm Town.” “This is the most uncompromising album I’ve ever made,” he said of the record.
Spencer, who has also worked with Boss Hog, Heavy Trash, and Pussy Galore, assembled the group after disbanding his previous act of 25 years, Jon Spencer’s Blues Explosion, in 2016.
In addition to Spencer, the band includes Bob Bert, a fellow former member of Pussy Galore and one of Sonic Youth’s early drummers, as well as Sam Coomes, one half of Portland indie duo Quasi and a bassist for Elliot Smith’s Heatmiser during the group’s final years.
Information regarding tickets for Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers’ tour can be found online.
TOUR DATES:
10/06 Lancaster, PA Tellus 360
10/07 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom *
10/08 Pittsburgh, PA Club Cafe
10/09 Columbus, OH Rumba Cafe
10/10 Newport, KY The Southgate House Revival
10/11 Lexington, KY The Burl
10/12 Nashville, TN The Blue Room at Third Man Records
10/13 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone Cafe
10/14 Clarksville, MS Deep Blues Festival
10/15 Jackson, MS Martin’s
10/17 Atlanta, GA The Earl
10/18 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
10/19 West Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
10/20 Charlotte, NC Snug Harbor
10/21 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
10/22 Baltimore, MD The Ottobar
10/23 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Made
* w/ Southern Culture On The Skids
2023:
01/24 Cambridge, MA Middle East
01/25 Portland, ME One Longfellow Square
01/26 Burlington, VT Higher Ground Lounge
01/27 Montreal, QC Bar Le Ritz PDB
01/28 Ottawa, ON Club SAW
01/29 Rochester, NY Bug Jar
01/31 Albany, NY Lark Hall
02/01 Hamden, CT Space Ballroom
02/02 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
02/03 Atlantic City, NJ Anchor Rock Club
02/04 TBA
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