Heavy Trash

Heavy Trash
Jon Spencer from Heavy Trash live in São Paulo, Brazil, on April 23, 2009. Photo by [https://www.flickr.com/arielmartini Ariel Martini]
Jon Spencer from Heavy Trash live in São Paulo, Brazil, on April 23, 2009. Photo by Ariel Martini
Background information
OriginNew York City, United States
GenresRock & roll, neo-rockabilly, cowpunk, garage punk, garage rock
Years active2005–present
LabelsYep Roc, Crunchy Frog
MembersJon Spencer, Matt Verta-Ray
Websitewww.heavytrash.net

Heavy Trash is an American rockabilly band based in New York City, formed by Jon Spencer of The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Matt Verta-Ray (formerly of New York bands Madder Rose and Speedball Baby).[1][2] The band's music draws from an eclectic mix of genres, including rock & roll, rockabilly, blues, alternative country, and garage rock or garage punk. They are currently signed to Yep Roc Records,[3] Bronzerat Records and Crunchy Frog Records. They once toured together with the Canadian band The Sadies, under the name of Heavy Trash and The Sadies.[4]

  1. ^ Conway, Tom (July 28, 2018). "Solo explosion next for Jon Spencer". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Krinsley, Jeremy (July 2005). "Jon Spencer's Heavy Trash Project with Matt Verta-Ray Produces New Album for Fall". Impose. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Fontenot, Robert (March 1, 2005). "Heavy Trash, Heavy Trash (Yep Roc Records)". OffBeat. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Alesia, Tom (September 21, 2006). "Youngblood Much More than Brass". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved July 4, 2021.