One of my favourite venues!!

THE HOTEL CAFE LAUNCHES FIRST EVER NATIONAL TOUR Month-long trek features Cary Brothers, Tom McRae, Rachael Yamagata, Butch Walker,
Imogen Heap, Jarrod Gorbel of The Honorary Title, Joshua Radin, Joe Purdy, Jim Bianco & more

From a close-knit family of talented local songwriters and friends, to national acts, opting for a more intimate setting, the Hotel Café, once just a small Los Angeles coffee shop, has quickly blossomed into not only the premier singer/songwriter venues in the United States, but also a kind of all purpose clubhouse for a newly burgeoning community of songwriters.

On any given night, you can find well known artists (such as: Weezer, Jewel, Concrete Blonde, Lucinda Williams, Minnie Driver, Adam Duritz, Damien Rice, Ray LaMontagne, Jason Mraz, John Popper, Rilo Kiley, Ravi Coltrane, Zooey Deschanel, Vanessa Carlton and many more) on the same bill with up-and-comers, playing both as solo artists and as a communal project, sometimes well rehearsed and sometimes in the heat of the moment, and more often then not, jamming into the wee hours of the morning.

At the beginning of 2005, the Hotel Café took its show on the road, producing two incredibly successful events, presented by KCRW. The first, at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT, and the next event, at the South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, TX. An estimated 1200-1500 people came through the doors in Texas over six hours, leaving the 300 seat venue at capacity from the time the doors opened. The next step was fairly obvious to all involved.

This fall, The Hotel Café is proud to announce the launch of its first national tour. The tour will consist of a core of three artists who will play at every show. While each city will feature different headliners and local heroes, including many seasoned veterans as well as locals and up-and-comers. The tour will last for six weeks, hitting every major city in North America and will include a high profile appearance at the 2005 CMJ Music Festival in New York City.

The concept of this tour is to share that same community vibe with music fans all over the country, as well as spread the music itself, which, as a genre, is rapidly emerging as the cornerstone in the next generation of music. No cookie cutter corporate American Idols, just real music, written by real artists, surrounded by real friends, who actually have a story to tell.


TOUR DATES .. VENUE INFORMATION .. LINEUPS

Wed 09-07 Portland, ME The Big Easy
Cary Brothers, Tom McRae, Jarrod Gorbel (of The Honorary Title), Joshua Radin
Thur 09-08 Northhampton, MA The Iron Horse
Cary Brothers, Tom McRae, Jarrod Gorbel (of The Honorary Title), Joshua Radin
Fri 09-09 Boston, MA Paradise Lounge
Cary Brothers, Tom McRae, Jarrod Gorbel (of The Honorary Title), Joshua Radin
Sat 09-10 Boston, MA Paradise Lounge
Cary Brothers, Tom McRae, Jarrod Gorbel (of The Honorary Title), Joshua Radin
Sun 09-11 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's
Cary Brothers, Tom McRae, Jarrod Gorbel (of The Honorary Title), Joshua Radin
Mon 09-12 Annapolis, MD The Ramshead Tavern
Cary Brothers, Tom McRae, Jarrod Gorbel (of The Honorary Title), Joshua Radin
Wed 09-14 Brooklyn, NY Southpaw
Cary Brothers, Tom McRae, Jarrod Gorbel (of The Honorary Title), Joshua Radin
Fri 09-16 New York, NY The Living Room CMJ Music Festival show!
Cary Brothers, Tom McRae, Jarrod Gorbel (of The Honorary Title), KT Tunstall, Joe Purdy, Jim Bianco, Kevin Devine, Steve Reynolds, Joshua Radin
Sat 09-17 Philadelphia, PA The World Cafe
Cary Brothers, Tom McRae, Jarrod Gorbel (of The Honorary Title), KT Tunstall, Joshua Radin
Mon 09-19 New York, NY The Bowery Ballroom
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Tom McRae, Jarrod Gorbel (of The Honorary Title), Joshua Radin
Tue 09-20 Pittsburgh, PA The Rex Theatre
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Joe Purdy
Wed 09-21 Cleveland, OH The Cambridge Room
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Joe Purdy
Thur 09-22 Indianpolis, IN The Patio
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Joe Purdy
Sat 09-24 Columbus, OH The Basement
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Joe Purdy
Sun 09-25 Nashville, TN Exit In
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Joe Purdy
Mon 09-26 Cincinnati, OH 20th Century
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Joe Purdy
Wed 09-28 Detroit, MI St. Andrews
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Joe Purdy
Thur 09-29 Chicago, IL Park West
Rachael Yamagata, Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Joe Purdy
Fri 09-30 Madison, WI Café Montmarte
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Joe Purdy
Sat 10-01 Minneapolis, MN The Ascot Room
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Joe Purdy
Mon 10-03 Denver, CO Bluebird
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Jim Bianco
Tue 10-04 Salt Lake City, UT The Urban Lounge
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Jim Bianco
Thur 10-06 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Jim Bianco
Sat 10-08 Portland, OR Doug Fir
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Jim Bianco
Mon 10-10 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Jim Bianco
Wed 10-12 Los Angeles, CA The El Rey Theatre
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Jim Bianco, Joshua Radin
Thur 10-13 San Diego, CA The Casbah
Cary Brothers, Imogen Heap, Butch Walker, Jim Bianco