The Los Angeles club Largo has long operated at the intersection of the more sophisticated edges of the city's rock and comedy scenes. The late Elliott Smith was a regular at Largo, and the comedian Mae Martin performed a lovely tribute to Smith during a recent Largo gig. Martin makes music as well as comedy, and they recently released I'm A TV -- an indie rock LP, not a comedy album. There's a whole LA Times feature about it. On Friday night, Martin put on a night of comedy and music at Largo, and her guests included Great Grandpa leader Al Menne, who helped out on an Elliott Smith cover.
Mae Martin is a regular at Largo, and they've played Elliott Smith covers there in the past. Great Grandpa, a band deeply influenced by Smith, recently released Goodnight, Moonbeam, one of the best albums of the year thus far. At Largo, Martin and Menne played a lovely cover of "The Biggest Lie," from Elliott Smith's self-titled 1995 debut. Menne also did his own 2023 solo song "Kill Me." Check out some videos below.
