Spring 2008 USA tour recap

Jonathan Richman in Athens (40 Watt Club) 1 March 2008

Inside Jojoblog:

Brooklyn welcomes Jonathan Richman

wandering all over Boston town

Of Mere Being: Vic Chesnutt

setlist 40 Watt (1 March)

Review: Kilby Court, Salt Lake City (20 March 2008)


Tommy Larkins in Athens (40 Watt Club) 1 March 2008

Elsewhere:

Athens (40 Watt Club)

Chicago (The Abbey Pub) video and pictures

Omaha (The Waiting Room) and Lincoln, Nebraska (Knickerbocker's)

Salt Lake City (Kilby Court) 1

Salt Lake City (Kilby Court) 2


JR fans in Omaha (The Waiting Room) 15 March 2008

(schedule reposted for archives)

USA

Mon 25 Feb Norman OK (Da Opolis) -tix-
Tue 26 Feb Springfield MO (The Outland Ballroom)(also)
Wed 27 Feb Nashville TN (Five Spot)(also)
Thu 28 Feb Nashville TN (Five Spot)(also)
Fri 29 Feb Asheville NC (Grey Eagle) -tix-
Sat 1 Mar Athens GA (40 Watt Club) with Vic Chesnutt -tix-
Sun 2 Mar Atlanta GA (The Earl) with Vic Chesnutt -tix-
Tue 4 Mar Brooklyn NY (Music Hall of Williamsburg) with Vic Chesnutt -tix-
Wed 5 Mar Brooklyn NY (Music Hall of Williamsburg) with Vic Chesnutt -tix-
Thu 6 Mar Cambridge MA (The Middle East) with Vic Chesnutt -tix-
Fri 7 Mar Cambridge MA (Middle East Club Upstairs) with Vic Chesnutt -tix-
Sat 8 Mar Baltimore MD (8X10) with Vic Chesnutt
Mon 10 Mar Cleveland Heights OH (Grog Shop) with Vic Chesnutt -tix-
Tue 11 Mar St. Louis MO (Off Broadway Nightclub) with Vic Chesnutt -tix-
Wed 12 Mar Chicago IL (Abbey Pub) with Vic Chesnutt -tix-
Thu 13 Mar Madison WI (Orpheum Stage Door) with Vic Chesnutt -tix-
Fri 14 Mar Minneapolis MN (Cedar Cultural Center) with Vic Chesnutt -tix-
Sat 15 Mar Omaha NE (The Waiting Room) with Vic Chesnutt -tix-
Sun 16 Mar Lincoln NE (Knickerbockers) with Vic Chesnutt -tix-
Tue 18 Mar Denver CO (Lion's Lair) -tix-
Thu 20 Mar Salt Lake City UT (Kilby Court)

wandering all over Boston town

to the Middle East (actually in Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Richman’s airy, intimate performance personified whimsy that doubles as art. During fan favorites including “Pablo Picasso,” “Girl Friend” and “Give Paris One More Chance,” he sang in English, Spanish, French and Italian, often translating as he went along. He named-checked Picasso, Cezanne and Vermeer, the MFA, BU girls and at least three current and former Boston pizza joints. And he did it all with a cheeky-but-genuine joy. [more]

-- Jed Gottlieb Boston Herald

Jonathan Richman's sweet indie-pop tunes are packed with positivity and endearing tales sung in several Romance languages. Vic Chesnutt delivers mesmerizing ballads made of expressionistic lines mired in dark humor. But what a weirdly compelling double bill they made at the Middle East Thursday night. For all their differences, they share common ground, and it's on the quiet fringes of pop music's comfort zone. [more]

-- Joan Anderson Boston Globe

Will at Situationville has a small video of what might be called "The Cell Phone Song" that he made on his cell phone

Jere at A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe Territory was there too, on Friday

gruebleen has Flickr photos