The Rumpus ("Yo, Jojo!" special edition)
I have no idea how I managed to forget to include these shows when I assembled the latest Rumpus earlier this week, but it struck me like a thunderbolt that I had done so yesterday. Suffice it to say, however, I did a little happy Jojo dance when these shows were first announced, and promptly added them to the Rumpus Google Calendar, but somehow forgot to add the listings to the Word doc I keep...
*2/26 Jonathan Richman @ the 9:30. His new album, O Moon, Queen of Night on Earth, is his best since 2004’s Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love, but that’s neither here nor there since what really matters is Jonathan Richman is coming back to town, people! A singular talent, Jonathan is one of my all-time favorite artists to see live, truly one of the highest order of “ya gotta see ‘em live” performers. So, it’s clear what I’m saying here, right? Listen to “I Was the One She Came For.”
*2/27 Jonathan Richman @ the 8x10 (Baltimore). See above. It’s a Jojo-rrific weekend in the D.C. area!