Jon Brion on Legendary Largo Shows

[@ginadevoreable]

My best friend and I went to his Friday show for over a year. I was afraid to skip a show, for what I'd miss. We made the trek from Riverside to Mid City every week. We saw Elliott Smith, Fiona Apple, Rickie Lee Jones, Aimee Mann, and many more. I even got to sing Strawberry Fields during one of his "Live Karaoke" nights, while Jon played the Chamberlain (one my all time favorite moments in Life!) It was truly a magical time, and I knew it as it was happening! Perfecto!

[@galacticspacebear9589]

Do you know if he still plays shows there these days?

[@mariovega2099]

I think I was at everyone of those same shows.Fiona Apple was a highlight.

[@mellymeltheoriginal]

Jon Brion on Friday night was my life for years. One night Jon played Beautiful Boy and it was honestly the most special musical moment I have every experienced. I would even say spiritual. I miss those days.

[@pianoatthirty]

same! I'll never forget him getting the entire audience to sing "god only knows" as he played away... unreal

[@mellymeltheoriginal]

@@pianoatthirty I try to explain what it was like to people, but you really can’t contain in words what Largo and Jon were at that time. So grateful I was able to take part in it as often as I did. The amount of times I saw Neil Finn, my all-time favorite, from mere feet away was so special.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

​@@mellymeltheoriginal I'll never forgive myself for not making the short trek from the South Bay to The Largo on Friday nights back then... my gf and I kept on planning it but something always came up 🤦‍♂️ to my utter shame!

[@NC17z]

That's such a great story!

[@FunkDrSpok]

"And my rent will be played."

[@robindeanna1323]

Wow!!!

[@rossturcotte419]

Echo Park / Silver Lake scene was legitimately homey & almost Laurel Canyon-esque communal for a hot minute; then the money got f*cking weird and word on the Strip was if you wanted any faux Bohemian LA cred, you were at the Largo. Judd Apatow was drooling on a burger nervously while Aimee Mann tried to pretend it wasn't happening and Beck _definitely_ pretended it wasn't happening. Jon needed a check but didn't know where to cash it. He's a genius but let's himself get stomped over again & again. He'll pass away and it'll be a less drinkey Nilsson thing where it's like cool; we didn't really give him enough cred while he was here but here's grey Aziz Ansari talking about how mind blowing he was at the g*ddamn Largo one night & gee, maybe shoulda said what's good um why don't you tour? Favorite composer, for film I think, but he's getting left in the dust with this what-if Largo sh!t. Greenwood, Ross/Rez, Levi, Lopatin, Zimmer.