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Last night I went to see
Jonathan Richman play in
Hoxton, it was really good, as expected.
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We hung around for a bit afterwards, when we eventually left we found Jonathan on the street outside playing for fans.
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We tried to get Jonathan to come and see the Alan
Weekes Quartet with us, but he was having none of it.
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The
AWQ were
amazing, as usual. Here's Brian Edwards playing saxophone. Unfortunately The Haggerston seems to increasingly frequented by guys with moustaches who insist on talking over the band; SHUT THE FUCK UP!