Another Anton song

Rodney Dangerfield built a career out of repeating a catchphrase: “I can’t get no respect.” Through the simple art of repetition, that catchphrase went from being mildly yok-worthy to spectacularly unfunny to hilarious. Unlike Dangerfield, Anton Barbeau commands respect. Through the simple art of repetition—watch for a huge feature, followed by hundreds of small references—we figure we will drive you, the reader, crazy until you bow down to the staggering genius that is Barbeau. The singer-songwriter is playing the True Love Coffeehouse, at 2406 J Street, on Saturday, May 24, commencing at around 9 p.m. For $7, the intrepid music fan also will hear one of Barbeau’s major influences, Scott Miller—whose combo Game Theory was a staple of college-radio playlists in the 1980s. You are not getting sleepy …