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Jonathan Richman at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (06/03/12)

Jonathan Richman at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (06/03/12)

weheartmusic June 5, 2012

Jonathan Richman has the kind of rock ‘n roll holiness reserved for someone like Leonard Cohen. But where Cohen is all hushed poetic passages and melancholy overtures, Richman inspires the kind of reaction that could only be found in a Baptist church on a Sunday morning. Dressed in yoga pants and slippers, with a long-sleeved green shirt over a black and white striped shirt, Richman padded across the Cedar Cultural Center’s stage looking like a Parisian street corner balladeer, his arms wide open ready to embrace the entire audience. An excited young fan near the front held up a glittery and feathered sign (“Jonathan, be my little dinosaur”) and Richman pointed at it and smiled and then patted his chest in gratitude as the entire room erupted in applause.

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Of Monsters and Men at Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis (03/29/12)

Of Monsters and Men at Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis (03/29/12)

vusleeper March 30, 2012

Of Monsters and Men is a hot little band from Iceland. They're getting a ton of buzz with their hit song, "Little Talk" and have been selling out most, if not all, of their US tour dates. They played to a sold-out show at the Fine Line Café in Minneapolis, last night.

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