Best New Bands » Hotel Cafe https://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 We Have A Winner! https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/we-have-a-winner/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/we-have-a-winner/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:50:21 +0000 We’re excited to announce the winner of a pair of tickets to see Field Report play at Hollywood’s intimate Hotel Café this Saturday, August 25. For those of you who are not familiar with Field Report, it is the solo project of Chris Porterfield. The musician got his start playing the pedal steel guitar in DeYarmond Edison, the

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  1. Hey L.A! Win Tickets To See Field Report At The Hotel Café We’re excited to announce our first ticket giveaway! For those of you in the Los Angeles area, we have a pair of tickets to see Field Report play at Hollywood’s intimate Hotel Café this Saturday, August 25. Winning is easy....
  2. Download Taking Alcatraz from Field Report’s forthcoming debut album. Taking Alcatraz is the second track off Field Report’s forthcoming debut album. Field Report happens to be an anagram of Porterfield, the lead singer and mastermind behind Field Report. With the kind of coverage they’re getting, they’re sure to be great. You can...
  3. Field Report Releases Two Songs, Listen To Them Here Justin Vernon has had a hell of a year. He produced his girlfriend’s album (Kathleen Edwards), started his own label and announced the first release, won a couple Grammy’s and his former bandmate Chris Porterfield has just come out with...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/we-have-a-winner/feed/ 0 SXSW: The Hotel Cafe Showcase https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sxsw-the-hotel-cafe-showcase/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sxsw-the-hotel-cafe-showcase/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:52:53 +0000 Prior to Meiko taking the stage at The Hotel Café Showcase, I had already heard people in the crowd talking about how excited they were to see her. I knew I was in for a treat. The showcase was held at St. David’s Sanctuary. The church atmosphere really added to the intimate feel and the

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  1. The Pierces Share A Secret At The Hotel Cafe Finishing up a successful stint in the City of Angels, The Pierces brought their show to the Hotel Café last night. Usually, a late night Tuesday gig may as well be the graveyard shift, but the alt-folk outfit nailed it...
  2. Knox Delivers Another Killer Night At Hotel Cafe When BestNewBands.com favorite Will Knox is in town, you can be sure that we’ll be there. Knox kicked off his five-week tour with fellow troubadour Ari Herstand at the  Hotel Café in Hollywood. Throughout his 45-minute set, Knox sprinkled in...
  3. “Everybody Knows” Jeremy Silver Rocked Hotel Cafe Last night Jeremy Silver rocked the Hotel Café with his CD release show, and the great turn out of fans, friends, and music fiends were not disappointed.  Silver waded his way through every track off his just-dropped “Everybody Knows” and...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sxsw-the-hotel-cafe-showcase/feed/ 0 Neon Hymns at The Hotel Cafe on August 5th https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/neon-hymns-at-the-hotel-cafe-on-august-5th/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/neon-hymns-at-the-hotel-cafe-on-august-5th/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:38:30 +0000   Neon Hymns will be performing at The Hotel Cafe on August 5th. The show is 21+, and the cost is $10. The Hotel Cafe is located at 1623 1/2 North Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood. Their self-titled EP (pictured below) is now available for purchase on iTunes. For more information on Neon Hymns‘ upcoming tour

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  1. Neon Hymns – Artist of the Week Editors Note: Our Artist-Of-The-Week feature is on, a hopefully brief, hiatus. We plan to return to action by mid-October with a very special two part feature. Until then, we’re going to take a page from our television brethern and repeat...
  2. Johnny Bennett wants you to come see him at the Hotel Cafe– for Free! Johnny Bennett is playing at the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles this Tuesday, and he wants to invite you to come see him– for FREE! If you’d like to be on the list this Tuesday evening, email me, Leona Laurie,...
  3. Knox Delivers Another Killer Night At Hotel Cafe When BestNewBands.com favorite Will Knox is in town, you can be sure that we’ll be there. Knox kicked off his five-week tour with fellow troubadour Ari Herstand at the  Hotel Café in Hollywood. Throughout his 45-minute set, Knox sprinkled in...
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  1. A moment with Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs Growing up halfway between Seattle and the middle of nowhere can have a profound effect on one’s life. In the case of Star Ann, it drove her to write and perform music. With melodic, aching vocals that’s as raw as...
  2. Loreta: No Stranger in Los Angeles Its been an interesting journey so far for Lithuanian born pop singer Loreta. Performing since the tender age of 4, Loreta has taken the stage at some of the biggest and most famous venues in Europe. Not too long ago,...
  3. Sitting Down with Typical Situation Typical Situation had a fairly untypical formation. The Los Angeles-based quintet started due to a fateful encounter between guitarist Cy Passley and singer Ronja Petersen. During their time at the Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, Ronja went across the hall to...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-amy-wallace/feed/ 0 Pump your fist in the air for Golden State https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/pump-your-fist-in-the-air-for-golden-state/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/pump-your-fist-in-the-air-for-golden-state/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:00:00 +0000 The sad truth is while I’ve seen many musicians pump their fist in the air during a live performance, I’ve only known four to do it without looking, well…..dumb: Bruce Springstein (with the nickname The Boss, c’mon), Bono (up for debate), Wayne Coyne (who spends half his time in a bubble) and Win Butler (he

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  1. On seeing KISS: An explanation of intent. My goodness! I never expected to receive as much feedback on my purchase of KISS tickets as I’ve gotten. Apparently, my interest in seeing them has confounded those closest to me, so I thought I’d provide a little context here....
  2. Abe Vigoda This weekend my girlfriend and I are going to San Francisco to measure a bridge (not the whole bridge, I’ve been told over and over again). You might have heard of this bridge. It’s called “The Golden Gate Bridge” and...
  3. Christa Mae and The Brigade at Viento Y Agua, April 29th, 2010   I caught Christa Mae and the Brigade last Thursday, April 29th, at the Viento Y Agua coffee house in Long Beach, where they previewed songs from their upcoming album The Truth Is… Armed with an acoustic guitar and backed...
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  1. Kathryn Ostenberg @ The Hotel Cafe TONIGHT Former BlueComet.TV Artist in Residence Kathryn Ostenberg will be playing the Hotel Cafe TONIGHT. 8PM on the dot w/ Matt DelVecchio on bass and Chris Lovejoy on drums– and she’ll be playing new songs! Two amazing ladies play after her:...
  2. There is a password for a free show tonight by The Dance Party In case you missed their recent strip-club show, our darling gents The Dance Party are playing a show at the Viper Room tonight, and there’s a password to get in for the low-low price of free. This gives the event...
  3. Fun Free Residencies Are Fun, 22 February: Are you tired of the Olympics? Can you, like me, not find it within yourself to muster up any amount of enthusiasm for the Olympics?* Both great reasons to get out of your mom/coworker/neighbor’s child’s soccer coach’s house tomorrow and...
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