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Live At Largo (other)
''Live at Largo'' is the name of several live albums recorded at the Los Angeles nightclub Largo (nightclub), Largo, including: * ''Live at Largo'', a 2003 album by Glen Phillips (singer) * ''Live at Largo'', a 2000 album by Steve Poltz * ''Elliott Smith: Live at Largo'', a CD accompanying the book Elliott Smith (book), ''Elliott Smith'' (book) by Autumn de Wilde * ''The Interpreter: Live at Largo'', a 2011 album by Rhett Miller See also * Largo (Brad Mehldau album), ''Largo'' (Brad Mehldau album), 2002 * Largo (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Largo (nightclub)
Largo, also called Café Largo, Largo, darling!, or Club Largo, is a nightclub and cabaret in Los Angeles, California, known for its musical and comedic performers and for the Friday night residency of singer-songwriter Jon Brion. History Cafe Largo was founded by Jean-Pierre Boccara, a nightclub entrepreneur, in 1989. Cafe Largo featured music (including performances by Peter Himmelman, Colin Hay, Victoria Williams, Suzanne Vega, Syd Straw, The Love Jones, Julie Christensen, Hugo Largo, Grant Lee Buffalo), cabaret (including performances by Philip Littell, Stephanie Vlahos, Lypsinka, Barry Yourgrau), vaudeville (Les Stevens), comedy (Nora Dunn, Beth Lapides), and spoken word (Tommy Cody, Eve Brandstein, Michael Lally). The ''LA Weekly'' named Cafe Largo "LA's Best Supper Club" in 1990. ''The New York Times'' ran a substantive review "A Place for Poetry in Land of Pictures" on July 12, 1989. The 1989 ''Reader'' review was titled "Cafe Largo mixes food and music – memorabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Phillips (singer)
Glen Phillips (born December 29, 1970) is an American songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitarist. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of the alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket. Personal life Phillips was born to a Reform Jewish family in Santa Barbara, California, United States. Although his family was Jewish, with Glen having a Bar Mitzvah, his family was secular and Buddhism was studied, with this spiritual curiosity being present in his work. He began to make music at 14 years old. Phillips and his ex-wife, Laurel, have three daughters, Sophia, Freya, and Zola. The couple was married from 1989 to 2014. On October 8, 2008, Phillips injured his arm while at a friend's house when a glass coffee table collapsed while he was sitting on it. Phillips had surgery to repair a damaged ulnar nerve and muscle in his left arm. His ability to play guitar was hampered during his recovery, but he had been actively touring in spite of his injury. Sean Watkins and Jonat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Poltz
Steve Poltz (born February 19, 1960) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is a founding member of the indie-rock band The Rugburns and collaborated on several songs with singer Jewel, including the 1996 single " You Were Meant for Me", which reached number 2 in the US. As a solo artist, he often performs acoustic-only "good old-fashioned sing-along" shows. Early life Poltz was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and later immigrated with his family to Pasadena, California; he then moved to Palm Springs, California. He attended the University of San Diego, where he received a degree in political science, he met guitarist Robert Driscoll and The Rugburns were formed. Career Poltz and his bandmates developed a local and national cult following by playing coffeehouses and bars. While performing dates at the Innerchange Coffeehouse in San Diego, he formed a relationship with Jewel, frequently opening for her on tours, co-writing songs, and appearing in her music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliott Smith (book)
''Elliott Smith'' is a book about the musician Elliott Smith that was compiled by photographer Autumn de Wilde. The foreword was written by Beck and Chris Walla. The book was released in November 2007. Interviewees Those interviewed for the book include: * Joanna Bolme, Elliott's ex-girlfriend * Neil Gust, Smith's friend and former bandmate * Ashley Welch, Smith's sister * Beck, musician * Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie * Matthew Caws of Nada Surf * Mark Flanagan, owner of Club Largo * Sam Coomes, Smith's Heatmiser bandmate and bassist during the '' XO'' and ''Figure 8'' tours * Rob Schnapf, co-producer of ''XO'' and ''Figure 8'' * Jon Brion, co-producer of ''Figure 8'' Accompanying CD Included with the book is a five-song CD featuring previously unreleased live recordings of Smith performing acoustically at Club Largo in Los Angeles, CA on April 11, 1998. The track listing is as follows: # "Angeles" (2:59) # "Between the Bars" (2:27) # "Clementine" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At Largo
''Live at Largo'' is the name of several live albums recorded at the Los Angeles nightclub Largo, including: * ''Live at Largo'', a 2003 album by Glen Phillips (singer) * ''Live at Largo'', a 2000 album by Steve Poltz Steve Poltz (born February 19, 1960) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is a founding member of the indie-rock band The Rugburns and collaborated on several songs with singer Jewel, including the 1996 single " You Were ... * ''Elliott Smith: Live at Largo'', a CD accompanying the book ''Elliott Smith'' (book) by Autumn de Wilde * '' The Interpreter: Live at Largo'', a 2011 album by Rhett Miller See also * ''Largo'' (Brad Mehldau album), 2002 * Largo (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Largo (Brad Mehldau Album)
''Largo'' is an album by American pianist and composer Brad Mehldau released on the Warner Bros. label in 2002. The album is a departure for Mehldau's earlier straight-ahead jazz albums, instead featuring a more experimental pop-influenced sound and extensive use of studio overdubs and session musicians. Reception ''The Guardian's'' John Fordham gave it a 4-star rating and observed "Mehldau is framed quite differently on ''Largo'' – a setting that includes chamber-classical woodwind and brass and a percussion sound deploying hip-hop and drum'n'bass grooves. He also plays electric keyboards at times, and the influence of producer Jon Brion – Mehldau's principal collaborator on the project, though the pianist wrote all the arrangements - was clearly critical". ''AllMusic'' awarded the album 3 stars, and in its review by Robert L. Doerschuk stated "what intrigues most about ''Largo'' in the end is the perspective it offers on Mehldau, whose playing here is, as always, intellige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
