Jonathan Richman at Crescent Ballroom, 6/28/12

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Abraham Karam

Jonathan Richman and drummer Tommy Larkins.

It's hard to know exactly what to say about about Jonathan Richman's performance at Crescent Ballroom last night. Not because things weren't memorable (they were) or uneventful. Not because the crowd wasn't interesting and hilarious. And certainly not because Richman's performance lacked (it didn't). But the songwriter opened with a cut from his 2004 album Not So Much to Be Loved As to Love called "He Gave Us the Wine to Taste It," a song that warns against thinking too much, that celebrates the joy of experience over obsessive contemplation. Read more.
Photos by Abraham Karam, words by Jason P. Woodbury

Published on June 29, 2012

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