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Examples
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Mr. Capps says the vibe at Bonnaroo isn't as jarring for boomers as a 1960s festival would have been to folks raised on big bands and supper-club singers.
Music Without the Mud Jim Fusilli 2011
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There's something pleasing about the way it eschews all the standard baggage that comes with middle-of-the-road, Radio 2-playlisted artists: no gentle trip-hop breakbeats or cosseting synth washes, no hitmaking songwriters-for-hire buried in the credits, no post-Amy Winehouse retro soul or supper-club jazz scenery.
Rumer: seasons of my soul – review Alexis Petridis 2010
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Another reason for the growth of the pop-up and supper-club movement is social networking.
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If that's not enough to make anyone want to listen to and look at her in an understated black cocktail dress and high-heeled gold-strap shoes and tresses flowing past her shoulders, then those demanding customers are advised to look elsewhere for their supper-club rewards.
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The two most influential ones, run by Stevie Parle and Nuno Mendes, are already out of the pop-up game, although their spirit lives on with regular supper-club events, when the chefs serve multicourse no-choice meals to everyone in their restaurants.
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She found early fame as a "sex-kitten supper-club singer" but soon became one of the most outspoken civil rights proponents among entertainers.
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The background: Almost three years ago to the day, we introduced a supper-club soul act called Jamie Scott & the Town, who were a bit Jamie Cullum for our liking.
Graffiti6 (No 820) 2010
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It's just that with looks putting him in the Seal-Usher class, he could encounter a shrewd manager who'd have him unbutton his shirt a bit more in tribute to the young Harry Belafonte and bring forth, presto chango, a supper-club and concert cynosure.
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Ms. Lincoln found early fame as a sex-kitten supper-club singer and made a cameo appearance in the campy 1956 teen film "The Girl Can't Help It," starring Jayne Mansfield.
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If that's not enough to make anyone want to listen to and look at her in an understated black cocktail dress and high-heeled gold-strap shoes and tresses flowing past her shoulders, then those demanding customers are advised to look elsewhere for their supper-club rewards.
David Finkle: Hilary Kole Deserves to Be Your Valentine 2010
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