# Heavy Trash

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American rockabilly band

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](/source/Rockabilly) band based in [New York City](/source/New_York_City), formed by [Jon Spencer](/source/Jon_Spencer) of [The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion](/source/The_Jon_Spencer_Blues_Explosion) and [Matt Verta-Ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matt_Verta-Ray&action=edit&redlink=1) (formerly of New York bands [Madder Rose](/source/Madder_Rose) and Speedball Baby).[1][2] The band's music draws from an eclectic mix of genres, including [rock & roll](/source/Rock_%26_roll), [rockabilly](/source/Rockabilly), [blues](/source/Blues), [alternative country](/source/Alternative_country), and [garage rock](/source/Garage_rock) or [garage punk](/source/Garage_punk_(fusion_genre)). They are currently signed to [Yep Roc Records](/source/Yep_Roc_Records),[3] [Bronzerat Records](/source/Bronzerat_Records) and [Crunchy Frog Records](/source/Crunchy_Frog_Records). They once toured together with the Canadian band [The Sadies](/source/The_Sadies), under the name of *Heavy Trash and The Sadies*.[4]

## Discography

- *[Heavy Trash](/source/Heavy_Trash_(album))* – 2005

- *[Going Way Out with Heavy Trash](/source/Going_Way_Out_with_Heavy_Trash)* – 2007

- *[Midnight Soul Serenade](/source/Midnight_Soul_Serenade)* – 2009

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-solo_1-0)** Conway, Tom (July 28, 2018). ["Solo explosion next for Jon Spencer"](https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/07/28/solo-explosion-next-for-jon-spencer/117178504/). *[South Bend Tribune](/source/South_Bend_Tribune)*. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-project_2-0)** Krinsley, Jeremy (July 2005). ["Jon Spencer's Heavy Trash Project with Matt Verta-Ray Produces New Album for Fall"](https://imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/jon-spencers-heavy-trash-projec). *[Impose](/source/Impose_(magazine))*. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ST_3-0)** Fontenot, Robert (March 1, 2005). ["Heavy Trash, Heavy Trash (Yep Roc Records)"](https://www.offbeat.com/music/heavy-trash-heavy-trash-yep-roc-records/). *[OffBeat](/source/OffBeat_(music_magazine))*. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Youngblood_4-0)** Alesia, Tom (September 21, 2006). ["Youngblood Much More than Brass"](https://madison.com/article_2031eaa5-5e22-5b57-935a-e4b8a19211d4.html). *[Wisconsin State Journal](/source/Wisconsin_State_Journal)*. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

## External links

- [Heavy Trash](http://www.heavytrash.net) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20061209115937/http://www.heavytrash.net/) 2006-12-09 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) official website

- [Heavy Trash](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p695546) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier))

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