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Live! On Stage
Jonathan Richman
Featuring Tommy Larkins on the drums
Los Mocosos
Date:
December 5, 2002
Doors: 8:30 PM
Show: 9:00 PM
Tickets:
On Sale Now
$12 Adv / $14 Door
General Admission
Tickets available at virtuous.com
and
Tickets.com
Tickets also available via phone
at
415-478-2277
Age Restrictions:
6 and over.
Kitchen:
Regular Menu Available
Seating: Limited |
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Jonathan Richman was one of rock's most eccentric and unpredictable
cult figures, a performer whose eternally childlike public persona and seeming
naiveté — typified by songs like "Ice Cream Man,"
"Hey There Little Insect" and "I'm a Little Aeroplane"
— tended to obscure the dexterity and craft of his music, which skirted
from garage rock to country to Latin stylings and back. Born May 15, 1951
in Boston, Massachusetts, Richman began playing guitar at the age of 15,
and within a year was making his first public appearances. In 1969 he relocated
to New York, the home of the Velvet Underground
(his central musical influence), and spent his first two weeks in the city
sleeping on the Velvets' manager's couch.
While working a series of odd jobs, including a tenure as a foot messenger
for Esquire magazine, Richman attempted to find a venue to perform his music,
but his simple songs and adenoidal voice were roundly rejected; he ultimately
moved back to Boston in 1970, where he formed the first incarnation of the
influential proto-punk band the Modern Lovers with guitarist John Felice,
drummer David Robinson and bassist Rolfe Anderson. Within a few months,
Anderson had been replaced by Ernie Brooks, and keyboardist Jerry
Harrison (Talking Heads) stepped in for Felice. After recording some
demos with Kim Fowley in the spring of 1971 (unissued until 1981), in 1973,
the Modern Lovers (with producer John Cale)
recorded the demos which comprised their seminal self-titled debut, featuring
long-standing Richman favorites like "Roadrunner," "Pablo
Picasso" and "Hospital." Problems with their label, however,
blocked the songs' release until 1976; at the same time, Richman wanted
to quiet the group's minimalist, garagey sound, leading to their break-up
in 1973.
— Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide |
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