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Jul 30, 2009 | Caliente

Remember Gila Bend? Enjoy band again at reunion

It's been a while since Gila Bend last jammed together. So long that we had to dig into the archives to find an article that mentioned the band.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Now Toronto

Jonathan Richman

Jonathan Richman's early work was a key influence on what became punk rock, but by the time the Sex Pistols started covering Roadrunner, he'd lost most of his band due to his demands that they get quieter and quieter.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Sex Pistols, Punk

Fri Jun 19, 2009

The Village Voice

Live: Jonathan Richman Turns Off the Air Conditioning at Bowery

"Blame me, don't blame them", said Jonathan Richman about a third of the way into his close to two-hour set last night, " I did it." Sweat was beginning to prickle the crowd, and the rare funk of grown-ups could no longer be ignored.

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