Jonathan Richman — night 2!

Jonathan Richman at NYC's Bowery Ballroom on June 17, 2009. (Copyright 2009, Steven P. Marsh)

Here are a few shots, and a video, from Jonathan Richman‘s show on Wednesday night, June 17, at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC.

Tommy Larkins and Jonathan Richman. (Copyright 2009, Steven P. Marsh)

The energy level was distinctly different than the night before. Even Jonathan admitted toward the end of the show that something wasn’t right, something was missing. (Jonathan mixes up the set every  time he plays, and doesn’t use a set list.)

But he fixed it by playing “Springtime in New York” as his parting tune.

Here’s a video I shot of Jonathan performing “Girlfriend” at the show: