Jonathan Richman Tickets

If you are already a fan of Mr. Richman's songs and lyrics, you will probably love seeing him perform. If you are on the fence about him and have listened to a few rocking songs in The Modern Lovers but really never listened to the lyrics then you may come away confused after seeing him live. Mr. Richman is exactly as humble, true and honest as his lyrics suggest and this quality about him makes him a truly unique performer. He is never posing as something he is not which gives the audience a truly authentic experience of an artist performing and connecting with us instead of kind of singing songs above our head somewhere. When I saw him perform at the Roseland, it was a hot, stuffy day in New York and the humidity was high. Mr. Richman performs with a truly spared down set of an acoustic guitar and a jazzy drummer and he insisted on the air conditioning being turned off for the show. The result was the audience members suffered and he suffered probably even more but we could hear him play even as he turned away from the mic with his guitar and moved around the stage, which was a decision that in my mind was well worth the heat. When the fans were turned on towards the end "just the little fans", it was a moment we all shared of relief from a struggle, as an artist I think it was wise to place us all in peril and then release us en masse

Really, how can you go wrong with a Jonathan show? He's still a master of testing new ideas while giving the crowd a few old favorites to sing along to. I loved how he told the crowd that he was dissatisfied with his own performance—he then stayed to play a few extra songs to make up for it and totally hit them on the mark. So charming! "Springtime in New York" was a perfect show capper. He continues to wow me.

Jonathan Richman is simply a fascinating human specimen. If you like being honest about emotions and chuckling at them at the same time, Jonathan Richman ought to be high on your list. He is one-of-a-kind. Also it was a good venue. Packed a lot of people but still felt intimate.

Jonathan Richman was fun and fabulous. However the AC in the overcrowded BB was not on. The place was insufferably hot! As usual, the BB staff was accommodating, friendly and professional.