A History Worth Repeating – Songs and Stories from Lucius
A History Worth Repeating – Songs and Stories from Lucius
Largo at the Coronet366 N La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles 90048
At Largo at the Coronet, A History Worth Repeating: Songs and Stories from Lucius is billed as an evening devoted to Lucius, with the title promising both songs and spoken stories. The available listing does not name individual performers, guests, or a supporting lineup, so the focus is simply the Lucius-centered program. It takes place in Largo’s tiered Coronet Theatre room, where the audience faces the stage and the house asks for quiet attention: phones and cameras stay out of the theater during performances. Arrive ready to hear the whole set, since late entry is not permitted.
The billing identifies Lucius as the subject of the night, but the material available here offers no further biographical background, personnel details, hometown, musical history, collaborators, or press commentary about the act. That leaves the event’s own framing as the useful guide: this is a Songs and Stories presentation rather than a standard show described by a genre or album cycle. Largo has long programmed musicians alongside comedians, and its Coronet Theatre setting favors focused listening over a barroom-style performance, making the stories as much a part of the advertised format as the songs.
Largo’s defining feature is a shared, no-distractions performance culture: phones and cameras stay out of the theater, and the audience is expected to keep quiet while artists perform. Mark Flanagan brought the longtime club into the Coronet Theatre in 2008, carrying forward a program where musicians and comedians share the bill. The main room is a historic playhouse with tiered theater seating, so you can settle in facing the stage rather than treating the show as background to drinks. Tickets are for specific performances, and buying ahead is the practical choice; check in well before showtime, since late arrivals are not admitted and tickets may be forfeited if you have not checked in 15 minutes before the start. There is a bar in the Little Room, but no full dining service; plan dinner separately.