January 22, 2010 - Soon after singer/songwriter Angelina Moysov immigrated to America from Southern Russia in 1993, she met guitarist Tom Ayres. Together they formed Persephone's Bees, bringing Paul Bertolino (drums) and former bass player Mike Farrell (now Ryan Lukas) into the mix.
January 7, 2010 - Jonathan Richman will lay another tile in his long and winding road early this year when he heads out for a run of mid-winter headlining dates.
January 18, 2008 - Singer/songwriters Jonathan Richman and Vic Chesnutt team up for a co-headlining tour in March, the second such outing the pair have put together in recent years.
January 2, 2007 - Singer/songwriter Jonathan Richman--who hasn't issued a new set since his 2004 release, "Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love," his 20th studio album--will embark on a club tour in February.
September 16, 2005 - Singer/songwriters Jonathan Richman and Vic Chesnutt are set to team up on a brief tour of small clubs in late September and early October.
September 15, 2003 - David Bowie--whose 26th studio album, "Reality," hits stores on Tuesday (9/16)--heads to North America this winter as part of his world tour behind the set.
December 6, 1999 - Ever since he surfaced as the frontman for proto-punks The Modern Lovers in the mid-70s, Jonathan Richman has forged a career by making entertainment of life's minutiae. Ever get the silent treatment from a significant other? Ever wonder how the Velvet Underground got that sound? Richman wrote a simple, funny and poignant song about it. He's also penned similar tomes about UFOs, the ice cream man, and airplanes (from a first person perspective, no less).
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