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Jonathan Richman Unveils Tour Dates

Proto-punk icon and fan of lesbian bars, Jonathan Richman, has announced a handful of spring tour dates....  read more

Jonathan Richman: O Moon, Queen Of Night On Earth

Jonathan Richman is many things. Former leader of The Modern Lovers. Half of the musical duo from There’s Something About Mary. The kind of guy who can put out an album on a moment’s notice, with little-to-no-fanfare, on Neil Young’s imprint....  read more

Jonathan Richman Sets January/February Tour Dates

Jonathan Richman has long approached rock ‘n’ roll with a knowing grin, and though dude may never be as well-known as some of his peers, he’ll be damned if he doesn’t keep trucking with a smile. With a new decade (Richman’s fourth in the music business) upon us, there’s no reason to stop now. Supporting the conversational singer-songwriter/former Modern Lover’s last record, 2008’s Because Her Beauty Is Raw And Wild, and to build some momentum for his upcoming, still-untitled 13th album album, Richman will launch a 27-date tour through January and February....  read more

Jonathan Richman to Celebrate Turkeys on Saturday

Just because turkeys are traditionally killed and eaten for Thanksgiving doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy the holiday as well. This is America, after all—a land of equal opportunities for man and bird alike....  read more

Twenty Ridiculously Literal Album Covers

Dear Slayer...  read more

Jonathan Richman and Vic Chesnutt tour together

They've done it before, and they'll do it again. This Spring, singers Jonathan Richman and Vic Chesnutt's paths will overlap for two tours that should have them both out of breath by early summer. In June, Chesnutt will barely leave Richman's side, as the duo tour through the U.S. and Canada....  read more

Five Criminally Slept On Albums from 2008

I know what you're saying: It's not even December yet! But in the spirit of year-end goodness...  read more

Jonathan Richman kicks off tour tonight, preps Her Beauty

Tonight, in the largest city of Oklahoma's Cleveland County, Jonathan Richman will kick off a stint of tour dates that will have him speeding around the United States like a roadrunner. Richman and drummer Tommy Larkins (pictured above) will perform 20-odd shows throughout the midwest, south and east coast that will keep the pair busy until the end of March. But that's not all. The former Modern Lover also has a new record on the way. "Jonathan and Tommy Larkins have just completed a brand new album, Because Her Beauty is Raw and Wild. The album will be in stores...  read more

Overthinking Jonathan Richman

Such is the preemptive genius of Jonathan Richman. Just when you want to write a nice tidy piece about his new album Not So Much to be Loved as to Love, he manages to include a song like “He Gave Us the Wine to Taste"...  read more

Jonathan Richman - Take Me to the Plaza (DVD)

Ever since he shed his proto-punk angst and settled into the role of willfully silly balladeer, Jonathan Richman has been perfecting a body of work that boasts so much childlike sincerity and bittersweet romanticism he virtually stands alone as rock’s greatest oddball troubadour...  read more