Photos by Walter Sy. Although from Austin, jazz musician Kat Edmonson feels she made it now that she’s playing in LA. The Hotel Cafe was the host of the night for this singer/songwriter, who funded her album Way Down Low from a kickstarter campaign. After her encore, she received a warm welcome and a standing [...]

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Sally Jaye and Sarah Roberts of Ladies Gun Club lilted away the evening with galvanizing harmonies Friday at Hotel Café. Familiar faces from the LA Americana and roots scene crowded the room while guitar and accordion splashed over the din of warm conversation and clinking whiskey glasses. Musicians supporting the duo included Brian Wright (Brian [...]

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Before the show began, Daniel Bedingfield was trying to get the crowd in the right frame of mind. Usually, Hotel Cafe audiences are treated to singer/songwriters who remain still on the tiny stage. So, it was understandable they were timid at first to Bedingfield’s request to ditch the chairs they were sitting on and come [...]

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Introducing pot to her Mormon mom in her 50s when she developed cancer, tin foil as braces and dreams of a broken arm were just a few highlights of a night at the Hotel Cafe with singer/songwriter/guitarist Jesca Hoop. Hoop was in town filming the video “Hospital” for her new album The House That Jack [...]

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The Hotel Cafe was crowded for an early show on a chilly Monday evening, which included Cameron Crowe.  Making its first LA appearance in support of its album Blind Sighted Faith, The Dunwells are receiving high praises with its folk/soul/indie sound.  Two brothers, two cousins and totaling five, they stood on the tiny stage with just four guitars.  What is readily apparent is their vocal chops, [...]

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all photos by debi del grande When you work with bands like Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Depeche Mode, you get a little recognition. KCRW knew this and booked Barry Adamson at the Hotel Cafe. Touring on his new album I Will Set You Free, this British rocker stood alone on the tiny [...]

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Her grandfather is the legendary American folksinger Woody and her pops, Arlo, is the purveyor of “Alice’s Restaurant,” so needless to say, Sarah Lee Guthrie had to step up her game. Fortunately for all, she makes life easy and brings her A-plus game on her latest album, Bright Examples.

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There is a real rustic tranquility present that is sure to bring in many more admirers of her music. I’m curious to see how she comes into her own going forward, but there is no doubt that Haroula Rose is a strong addition to this city’s musical landscape.

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live on A Prairie Home Companion Tom Brosseau is like an angel…alien from North Dakota…definitely something celestial, a force of good, nice things. Listen to him play on A Prairie Home Companion then pop over to Hotel Cafe tonight where he’ll be performing with WPA, that’s Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek, The Watkins Family) and Glen [...]

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