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"Fiona Apple hypnotized audiences in a rare live appearance last night, joining longtime collaborator Jon Brion at L.A.&amp;apos;s Largo club for an intimate, acoustic set. The ragged but charming show alternated between covers and originals and, as Apple told the audience, it comprised the pair&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;first official show together.&amp;quot;\r\nThe performance was clearly off-the-cuff, with Apple pausing frequently to look through her notebooks (and apologizing for it), and Brion quipping, &amp;quot;Acoustic sets mean never having to say you&amp;apos;re sorry.&amp;quot; (Brion, a prolific producer and pop-classical musician, maintains a regular residency at the Largo.) Nevertheless, their show had many high points, including a sublime cover of Patsy Cline&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;You Belong to Me&amp;quot; that demonstrated Apple&amp;apos;s incredible vocal control. Her rendition was stunning in its simplicity and directness, with no over-emoting or histrionics to be found; it should be required listening for all contestants in amateur singing competitions.\r\nRandom Notes: Hottest Rock Pictures\r\nApple&amp;apos;s voice was spot-on throughout her eclectic selection of covers, from country odes to torch songs. After delivering her own &amp;quot;A Mistake&amp;quot; with a delicious snarl, she segued into  the classic &amp;quot;After You&amp;apos;ve Gone&amp;quot; (a jazzy ballad made famous by Nina Simone and Ella  Fitzgerald) and the Cliff Edwards saloon obscurity &amp;quot;Night Owl.&amp;quot;\r\nAt the end of the evening, Apple and Brion welcomed onstage keyboardist Benmont Tench, a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and bluegrass player Sean Watkins. They jammed on a few songs; the joyous standout was &amp;quot;So Sleepy,&amp;quot; which Apple wrote with students from the nonprofit writing organization 826LA (Apple created the music, her young collaborators penned the lyrics). Onstage with Brion and their guests, Apple banged on a drum as she sang the chorus, &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m a gummy bear / I stand up on a chair / And then I start to dance.&amp;quot; It was the perfect end to an uplifting and passionate night of music."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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