Jonathan Richman Show

Jonathan Richman

Hey, we went and saw Jonathan Richman and his drummer Tommy Larkins last night at the Continental Club near downtown Houston. Big "ups" to my boy, Santucci, for alerting me of the upcoming show. Well, the formerly upcoming show, as it is now a past show. But when he alerted me a couple weeks ago, it was, indeed, upcoming. So, yeah. Mad props, Tucc. (tōōch) n.

The performance was cool as was the venue. It's a retro-style night club with a little well-lit stage in the main bar room, and a secondary bar / billiards room in the back. The sound was so-so, but it's nearby, and it beats driving to Austin to see a show, which is where they usually play.

Jonathan and Tommy were as polite and approachable as ever, and we had the chance to chat with them a bit after the show. I'll provide a link to his label, Vapor Records, as well as a link to download the title track from his last record, Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love.