Jonathan Richman – review

Brudenell Social Club, LeedsThe last time Jonathan Richman played this venue, his "rider" consisted of only a glass into which to pour his own water, and he spent the afternoon telling drinkers about his other job, installing pizza ovens. This is typical of the Massachusetts cult hero who left behind his seminal band the Modern Lovers (and a smash hit with Roadrunner in 1977) to create 20-odd albums about ice-creams, vampire girls and Martians.One of pop's truly idiosyncratic geniuses, t...

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