Jean-Pierre Boccara is a French-Italian-American nightclub and
restaurant entrepreneur and artist known for founding several seminal
clubs in Los Angeles, California. Lhasa Club, Lhasaland, Café Largo,
and Luna Park were known for bookings across many genres including
music, spoken word, comedy, cinema, cabaret, and pre-digital media art
shows. These venues received critical acclaim not only for their range
of groundbreaking acts, but also for their cuisine and ambiance.Born
in Tunisia and raised in Paris, Boccara first came to Los Angeles in
1976 as a film student. He directed and produced two short films in
Paris, L'Homme Désintégré (The Disintegrated Man) in 1978 and Par
Exemple: Le Poison Dans l' Eau (For Example: Poison in the Water) in
1979. Par Exemple: Le Poison Dans l' Eau had its distribution rights
revoked after being censored by the French government as "an apology
for terror."The three hundred person capacity multimedia space
functioned as a stage, art gallery, cinema, special events venue, and
café. The club was known for its eclectic and surprising bookings of
original talent. Named by the LA Weekly "Best after hours hangout" in
1982, "Best avant-garde club" in 1983, and "Best cabaret" in 1984, the
club was often covered in media outlets including KCRW, LA Weekly and
the LA Times. The Lhasa Club emphasized visuals, film loops, slide
shows, and handmade special effects.It became a watering hole for both
unknown and established artists, not only in all genres of music but
also spoken word, comedy, cinema, cabaret, and painting. Some of the
artists who appeared on Lhasa's stage where Ann Magnuson, Henry
Rollins, Sandra Bernhard, Jane's Addiction, Hubert Selby Jr., Nick
Cave, Duran Duran, Christian Death, Kevin Costner, Exene Cervenka,
Chris Isaak, Joey Arias, Thomas Dolby, The Kipper Kids, John Sex,
Lypsinka, Lance Loud, The Fibonaccis, Lydia Lunch, Angie Bowie, John
Lurie, John Fleck, Stray Cats, Llyn Foulkes, Jello Biafra, and Rachel
Rosenthal.
restaurant entrepreneur and artist known for founding several seminal
clubs in Los Angeles, California. Lhasa Club, Lhasaland, Café Largo,
and Luna Park were known for bookings across many genres including
music, spoken word, comedy, cinema, cabaret, and pre-digital media art
shows. These venues received critical acclaim not only for their range
of groundbreaking acts, but also for their cuisine and ambiance.Born
in Tunisia and raised in Paris, Boccara first came to Los Angeles in
1976 as a film student. He directed and produced two short films in
Paris, L'Homme Désintégré (The Disintegrated Man) in 1978 and Par
Exemple: Le Poison Dans l' Eau (For Example: Poison in the Water) in
1979. Par Exemple: Le Poison Dans l' Eau had its distribution rights
revoked after being censored by the French government as "an apology
for terror."The three hundred person capacity multimedia space
functioned as a stage, art gallery, cinema, special events venue, and
café. The club was known for its eclectic and surprising bookings of
original talent. Named by the LA Weekly "Best after hours hangout" in
1982, "Best avant-garde club" in 1983, and "Best cabaret" in 1984, the
club was often covered in media outlets including KCRW, LA Weekly and
the LA Times. The Lhasa Club emphasized visuals, film loops, slide
shows, and handmade special effects.It became a watering hole for both
unknown and established artists, not only in all genres of music but
also spoken word, comedy, cinema, cabaret, and painting. Some of the
artists who appeared on Lhasa's stage where Ann Magnuson, Henry
Rollins, Sandra Bernhard, Jane's Addiction, Hubert Selby Jr., Nick
Cave, Duran Duran, Christian Death, Kevin Costner, Exene Cervenka,
Chris Isaak, Joey Arias, Thomas Dolby, The Kipper Kids, John Sex,
Lypsinka, Lance Loud, The Fibonaccis, Lydia Lunch, Angie Bowie, John
Lurie, John Fleck, Stray Cats, Llyn Foulkes, Jello Biafra, and Rachel
Rosenthal.
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