That's a pretty rad video, gotta love that theremin action. I'm really sad that I'm going to be out of town for this show; the two times I saw JSBX at La Luna (once with Sleater-Kinney opening, the other with R.L. Burnside) were two of the best shows I've ever seen. I can only hope they come back through sometime soon.

They were one of the highlights at Matador 21 last year. At one point Jon broke his mic, so he got down on his hands and knees and started singing into the drum mic.

Yeah, I saw that Sleater-Kinney/JSBX show too, er, March 21st, 1997. Somewhere I have tapes of both shows. Yeah, that show was one of the best I've seen too. I saw them a year or two later and there wasn't much of a crowd and the band wasn't as on fire...probably because it was a weeknight.

I think that audience's reaction pretty much sums up the global response to the news of their reunion.

Let us not forget about Boss Hog. BEST BAND EVER.

"Blues Hammer" is a lampoon, and an allusion to other bands of all "genres" within the blues, JSBX is by no means phony.

I will always have a special place in my heart for the Blues Explosion.

I was fortunate enough to get into Cicero's Basement Bar in St. Louis on the eve of my 21st b-day (21+ show), the door guy told me if I drank before midnight that he would kick my ass out. And then said at midnight to go nuts and drink all I wanted.

It was so Fucking rad to see them with Shorty opening, and like 150 people in the (tiny) venue for like 6$ on my 21st birthday.

Cicero's, the La Luna of St. Louis.

@humanclock: I would've loved to go to Matador @ 21, I'm jealous. Also: find those tapes!

@kiala: Agree!

If I remember right the JSBX one was blown out, it was one of the first "loud" shows I ever taped. I'll dig 'em up though.