Jonathan Richman

Oct 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM · 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA

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Jonathan Richman, born in Natick, MA, is a versatile singer/songwriter known for evolving from a proto-punk bandleader with the Modern Lovers to an acoustic balladeer. Influenced by the Velvet Underground, his music spans playful tunes like "Ice Cream Man" to poetic multilingual ballads. He collaborated with Ric Ocasek and Jerry Harrison, and appeared in "There's Something About Mary." His well-received albums include "Jonathan Sings," "I'm So Confused," and "Sa," featuring distinct, sincere storytelling across languages and genres.