With Leroy Radcliffe, Curly Keranen, and D. Sharpe.

This is the early show of two shows played that day

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/3e59e175.html

1977 Mar 13 San Francisco USA The Boarding House

This is the late show of two shows played that day 

Jerry

The very first JR song I ever heard. I heard Hospital on the radio around 1976 or so. That got me hooked for life.

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/bff48172.html

1977 Mar 23 Washington DC USA The Cellar Door

Sweet!!! Someone referenced this page: http://www.boiseweekly.com/Cobweb/archives/2012/06/01/jonathan-richman-is-the-crazy-uncle-you-wish-you-had

From a radio broadcast recently made available on 'Night Train', VPRO Radio, Netherlands, a super sounding show, and with something almost unique too, 'Here we are in ancient Egypt', great stuff...

Roadrunner cuts out at about one minute in

http://www.miscmusic.net/hear/hear-jonathan-richman-and-the-modern-lovers-live-from-1977/

1977 Sep 24 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso

Modern Lovers Live (1977)

Modern Lovers Live

Exact date of this show unknown. But it seems to be pretty likely near the date of  the New York University show - from the 29th October - as both shows include 'Little Boy In My Heart' along with a trombone instrumental.Another fun sounding two set show with the Modern Lovers, marred only by two of the songs were cut short on the taping.

"Roadrunner" and "Important in Your Life" cut before the end

1977 Boston USA The Paradise

1978 Feb 17 Philadelphia USA Houston Hall

JR Fan 1

JR is the man!  He lives near my family.  I want to wear his socks

So classic...includes a very early version of Abdul 

1978 Feb 17 Philadelphia USA University of Pennsylvania

Jonathan with the Modern Lovers: Asa Brebner, Leroy Radcliffe and D. Sharpe. Ice Cream Man is great fun... with loads and loads of false endings.

1978 Apr 30 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique

This radio show starts out with a little ditty called something like "We're the Modern Lovers"

VPRO Radio - Amigos De Musica (1978)

VPRO Radio - Amigos De Musica

A little bit of echo for the 1st couple of  songs only, but excellent for the rest of the show.

1978 May 15 Netherlands Pinkpop Festival

Pinkpop Festival

Good  live in the studio recording of the Modern Lovers, with nice and relaxed performance. Some nice chat between songs too.

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/c3bb5678.html

Radiohuset Radio Show (1978)

Radiohuset Radio Show

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/9f90f76d.html

1978 Jun 22 Bristol UK Bristol University

Jonathan with Leroy Radcliffe and Asa Brebner, both this and the show from the following night are really sharp recordings; neat that such early shows occasionally turn up in great condition.

The band introduction is after "New England"

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/6bc06777.html

1978 Jul 7 Roslyn USA My Fathers Place

A really good recording and something of rarity from this time. Tonight's and the following nights recording are solo performances, a lot of fun, and full of spontaneity. An added bonus too is the inclusion of  a rare recording of 'I Don't Want No Nuclear Power Plants (in My Life)', a song once planned to be released as a single with the Beserkley label. This release never came to be and the song quickly dropped from Jonathans live shows.

1979 Jul 13 Chicago USA Gaspars

Includes a couple of very unusual songs, but, be warned... the sound quality is poor.

"I'm a Little Dinosaur", and "Shirin and Fahrad" are performed acapella

Ramon

She's Mine is really Rama Lama Ding Dong by the Edsels

Thanks Ramon! I changed the song to Rama Lama Ding Dong

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/f62e127e.html

1980 Oct 7 Berkeley USA The International House

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/dedc5873.html

1980 Oct 18 Santa Cruz USA The Catalyst

A cracking two set show featuring the Rockin' Robins (Beth Harrington and Ellie Marshall). The second set is particularly enjoyable... everyone's loosened up and having fun.

1981 Feb 6 Bloomfield USA The Dirt Club

With Curly Keranen, Michael Guardabascio and Ken Forfia, plus 'The Rockin' Robins' : Ellie Marshall and  Beth Harrington.Yoyos On Parade' & 'Creeps On The March' aren't really songs they're just a few lines while Jonathans messing about for a minute or two.

1981 Feb 14 Providence USA

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/df3f4772.html

1981 Feb 20 Mt. Vernon USA Left Bank

With Curly Keranen, Beth Harrington, Ellie Marshall, Ken Forfia, and Michael Guardabascio.

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/ee7df973.html

1981 Feb 21 New York City USA My Fathers Place

Very clear - probably a soundboard recording. With Beth Harrington, Ellie Marshall, Ken Forfia, Michael Guardabascio, and Curly Keranen.

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/63eb2c77.html

1981 Mar Detroit USA Bookies

With Beth Harrington, Ellie Marshall, and Ken Forfia. A pretty short show this, at something like 30 minutes long. 

1981 Oct 10 Boston USA Commonwealth Pier Exhibition Hall

Also known as "I Can't Stand To See People With Their Feeling's Hurt"

A neat sounding show, the 2nd of two nights at the Bottom Line, and with a very early acapella version of 'That Summer Feeling'... it's pretty different here and sounds like it's completely new to the audience too; Jonathan describes this as his 'Summer Song'...With Beth Harrington, Ellie Marshall, Ken Forfia, Michael Guardabascio, and Curly Keranen.

1981 Dec 27 New York City USA The Bottom Line

Recently got hold of this one, and guess what... it's as good as the following nights show.And a couple of  very rare songs too.

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/d2497f80.html

1982 Mar 20 New York City USA The Other End

cover files available     This is a great little show! It sounds really intimate and of the 16 songs Jonathan plays 6 that I've only heard here (well maybe one or two exist on a couple of other live shows but the performance here is spot on). This is one of my favorites and listened to lots.

1982 Mar 21 New York City The Other End

With  Beth Harrington, Ellie Marshall, and Michael Guardabascio.

1982 May 13 Boston Cambridge USA Jonathan Swifts

1982 May 19 Paris France The Rex Club

1982 Jun 3 Lyon France

1982 Oct 23 New Orleans USA Tupelos Tavern

A super fun show and one of the best we have! Lots of jokes, fooling around, and an unusual song list, plus, towards the end of the show Jonathan's joined on stage by The Baltimores, for a great version of......... well, what else but ........ The Baltimores!Jonathan at his very best!!!!

This show has also been listed as September 27 1985

1983 Mar 19 Santa Monica USA McCabes Guitar Shop

1983 Aug 27 Melbourne Australia Dallas Brooks Hall

1983 Oct 7 Amherst Bluewall USA University of Massachusetts

One of the best sounding shows I have of The Modern Lovers from the early 1980's.Jonathan doesn't introduce all the band members so can't be sure of the full line-up tonight, but the performers included 'The Rockin' Robins' (Beth and Ellie), Curly Keranan, and Carla Brownlee on Saxophone. Carla's Sax is put to full use throughout and some of the songs have never sounded better

"This Kind of Music", and "Hospital" are cut

1983 Oct 10 Boston USA Jonathan Swifts

With (among others) Carla Brownlee, Curly Keranan, Ellie Marshall, and Jamie Hawkins (?)

I've been to The Bottom Line a few times back in the 70's. I saw Billy Joel,Patti Smith and Elliot Murphy there.

That Patti Smith show must have been amazing

1983 Oct 11 New York City USA The Bottom Line

Personal highlights are 'I'm a Jerk' and a really nice and long 'Affection'.Deservedly Excellent.

The Penthouse Radio Show (1983)

The Penthouse Radio Show

English music festival, Jonathan with Ellie Marshall and Curly Keranen.

1984 Jul 29 Cornwall UK Elephant Fayre

Elephant Fayre

Very good audience recording of Jonathan with Ellie & Curly. Including an improvised and otherwise completely unknown song, 'Jonathan I feel so Bad'', the words of which Jonathan seems to be spilling out, line by line, in a stream of consciousness style of improvisation.

1984 Jul 31 Bath UK Moles Club

The single version of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMmSH-628jI

1985 Apr 25 San Francisco USA Last Day Saloon

VinnieQ

i always wanted to hear the full version of CornerStore from the film Kingpin, but i never found it..

1985 Jun 17 London UK Jacksons Lane Community Centre

A nice show, with a very atmospheric outdoors feel to it somehow; kids talking and playing in the background  between songs and a very enthusiastic band of Modern Lovers (Jonathan with Andy Paley & Asa Brebner) plus a couple of Jonathan's jokes thrown in between songs too. 

Leo Lyons

I think I took this photo of Jonathan at this gig.http://www.flickr.com/photos/21639778@N00/8544246781/

1985 Jun 20 Glastonbury UK Glastonbury Festival

1986 Jan 16 San Francisco USA Great American Music Hall

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/7f20ce70.html

1986 Mar 4 Lund Sweden Pub Sparta

Nice show with the full band :Jonathan, Brennan Totten and Andy Paley, plus plenty of Sax too! 

1986 Mar 23 London UK Town and Country Club

Another neat sounding show; Jonathan's trying his best with the local lingo, the music and atmosphere is great and he's playing Sax loads. Vincent van Gogh, Wipeout, La Bamba, and Egyptian Reggae all given a full Sax blowout!

1986 Apr 10 Barcelona Spain

Another of those great sounding mid-eighties shows with a lot of Saxophone.cover files available

"Back in Your Life" is performed as an acapella

1986 Apr 15 Milanese San Giuliano Italy Viridis

A radio broadcast, it probably would have been a great show, but it's a bit spoilt by the radio announcers cutting into the show endlessly between songs to remind you that  you're listening to 'Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers', by the end of the show you've probably heard this 20 times. They also, near the end, start to overlap their conversation well into the start of some songs. (I've now got hold of a very clear and edited copy of this show, without all the announcers 'babble', but there's a couple of track missing too).

1986 Apr 16 Turin Italy

With Brennan Totten, Johnny Avila and a lot of Sax!

1987 May 5 Scottsdale USA Anderson's 5th Estate

This song was written in the studio during the recording of "Modern Lover's 88"

1987 Aug 21 Davis USA

1987 Sep 25 Los Angeles USA Variety Arts Center

Interview by 'Big Jim Hunsicker', with Jonathan and Brennan Totten. From an intended cable TV show that was never aired , the video of which has since deteriorated, this is the audio recording of the programme. About thirty minutes long. (On the same CD as 14th March 2008). Jonathan does a few songs between questions

"I'm a Little Dinosaur" is a few lines only

KFSR Interview (1987)

KFSR Interview

A fairly lively audience for this show, and with a sound quality that is probably a little better than I've marked it in the main, but, the sound quality drops away for all of 'California Desert Party' and also for part of 'UFO Man' so I've rated this one as 'good' only. Even so, it's a pretty good recording.Brennan Totten does the singing for a couple of songs midway through the show (Born to be Wild & My Baby). With a pretty funny encore.

1988 Jan 14 Liverpool UK Liverpool Polytechnic

With Johnny Avila & Brennan Totten; includes a great sounding 'Affection' peppered with ad libs. 

1988 Mar 5 Manchester UK Manchester University

Last date of the tour before the band are heading home to the states, and a fun show it is too! including a great version of  'Hospital'. Brennan Totten, guitar, and Johnny Avila, drums. At the end of the show Jonathan can be heard throwing cards out into the audience, imploring people to use them to write him - "I always write back, sometimes it takes a while, but I write back!"

1988 Mar 6 London UK Town and Country Club

From an FM broadcast " O3 Musicbox Live "  Austrian Radio (ORF). With Brennan Totten & Johnny Avila.With Brennan Totten & Johnny Avila.

1988 Feb 9 Vienna Austria Szene Wien

"Twist and Shout" and "Pablo Picasso" are together

1999 Oct 15 New York City USA Knitting Factory

How is JR able to point out things that rarely get pointed out in such a lucid way?