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.
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.
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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