Heavy Trash

Heavy Trash
Jon Spencer from Heavy Trash live in São Paulo, Brazil, on April 23, 2009. Photo by Ariel Martini
Background information
Origin	New York City, United States
Genres	Rock & roll, neo-rockabilly, cowpunk, garage punk, garage rock
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Yep Roc, Crunchy Frog
Members	Jon Spencer, Matt Verta-Ray
Website	www.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]

Discography

• Heavy Trash – 2005
• Going Way Out with Heavy Trash – 2007
• Midnight Soul Serenade – 2009

References

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.

External links

• Heavy Trash Archived 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine official website
• Heavy Trash at AllMusic