Heavy Trash (Jon Spencer & Matt Verta-Ray) Played Mercury Lounge on July 9th

STREAM: Heavy Trash - Live on MTV (Video)

Preconceived notions are often a bad thing - I've seen Pussy Galore and JSBX numerous times so I was expecting something similar sounding from Spencer's new project Heavy Trash. Heavy Trash sounds nothing like Jon Spencer's previous work - the band comes across like a cross between a young rockabilly Elvis mixed with the evangelical fervor of Ian Sevonious' The Make*Up.

While Heavy Trash was opening for Those Darlins, they played over a dozen songs which I would assume was a full set. I missed the first band (Shilpa Ray) but the club was completely packed by the time Heavy Trash took the stage. The band played a wild (sweaty) show which set the bar high for Those Darlins.

Here are a couple of pictures that I took at the show.







Thanks to the joys of flip-phones and camera phones, someone has posted a video from the show to YouTube.

Heavy Trash: "Crazy Pritty Baby", Live at Mercury Lounge, NYC 7-9-09


Links:
Yep Roc Records
Heavy Trash's Website