Nothing Matters in Our Private Universe — Jon Brion

Jon Brion‘s monthly residency at Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles was in celebratory mode on December 20, 2019 with Christmas decorations adorning the stage, some surprise special guests, and Guinness on call for the maestro. Largo owner Mark Flanagan welcomed everyone while musician Bobb Bruno made a cameo appearance, popping on the stage and sitting through the introduction, but leaving without playing anything. Being a little tired from the previous night’s visit to Largo and wanting to soak in the show without too much self distraction, my notes were more sparse than usual. However, I am able to

If Something’s Everlasting — Jon Brion

Recap of Jon Brion’s show at Largo at the Coronet on Friday, October 25, 2019. No guests on this show, though a very brief appearance by Zach Galifianakis. Lots of time spent at the piano, with a brief selection on the guitar in the middle of the show. Click the title to read more…

On a Different Planet — Jon Brion

A recap of Jon Brion’s show at Largo at the Coronet on August 30, 2019. Opening the show were Sean and Sara Watkins, testing out some new material. Click on the title to read more …

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We’re Sharing this Night That’ll Soon Be a Blur

What a privilege to spend Friday, September 18 at the Troubadour seeing one of my favorite bands, Old 97’s, perform. They’ve been around for “20 good years of about 25” as Rhett sings in their song “Longer than You’ve Been Alive,” but I only jumped on the bandwagon almost exactly one year ago. (I also borrowed the title for this post from that song.) I’ve made up for lost time since then, buying all of their albums and nearly all of lead singer Rhett Miller’s solo albums. In the past several months, I’ve managed to see Rhett perform solo five