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The Lounge Lizards were an eclectic No Wave musical group founded by saxophonist John Lurie and his brother, pianist Evan Lurie, in 1978.Initially known for their ironic, tongue-in-cheek take on jazz, The Lounge Lizards eventually became a showcase for John Lurie's sophisticated compositions straddling jazz and many other genres.
John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law; has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works; and he produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series.
John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991 is a 1992 documentary concert film directed and shot by Garret Linn. It was the director's first feature, and was filmed in Super16. [1] It was shown at The Water Reade Theater in New York City and was part of the Berlin Film Festival in 1992. [2]
The Lounge Lizards is the first album by the Lounge Lizards. It features hectic instrumental jazz. The songs are mostly composed by band leader and saxophone player John Lurie. [2] The album artwork was designed by the English graphic designer Peter Saville.
Among other things, John Lurie is a reality-television pioneer. A musician who founded jazz group the Lounge Lizards and who moonlighted as an actor in films such as Jim Jarmusch’s “Down By ...
Queen of All Ears is the fourth and final studio album [2] by the American band the Lounge Lizards, released in 1998. [3] [4]"The First and Royal Queen" was used at the end of episodes of Painting with John. [5]
HBOIn a TV landscape littered with dark, gritty dramas and cornball comedies, it’s refreshing to find a show as funny, soothing, surprising and downright idiosyncratic as Painting with John, and ...
[11] The Windsor Star wrote that the Lounge Lizards "sound as if their music is written by a contemporary Kurt Weill for a Fellini movie without them ever taking their tongues out of their cheeks." [ 10 ] The Christian Science Monitor deemed No Pain for Cakes "zany weirdness and outrageous eclecticism—avant pop/jazz/rock."