Part three of three. Tuesday: Greg Laswell, Priscilla Ahn, William Fitzsimmons, and Joshua Radin. Yesterday: Meiko, Jim Bianco, and Jessie Baylin. Today: Ingrid Michaelson, Cary Brothers, and Jesca Hoop. Again -- last Saturday, Hotel Cafe Tour 2008 (MySpace)'s Greg Laswell (MySpace), Priscilla Ahn (MySpace), William Fitzsimmons (MySpace), Joshua Radin (MySpace), Meiko (MySpace), Jim Bianco (MySpace), Jessie Baylin (MySpace), Ingrid Michaelson (MySpace), Cary Brothers (MySpace), and Jesca Hoop (MySpace) performed a sold-out show at the......

39 days • 12 musicians • 1 bus Though this may sound like the setup for “The Real World: Singer-Songwriter Edition,” it’s actually the description of the Hotel Cafe Tour—a traveling showcase of some of the best musical talent in the country, most of whom are LA residents and regulars at the Hotel Cafe on Cahuenga. You might think that with so many creative people packed into such a small space, drama would naturally......

Part two of three. Yesterday: Greg Laswell, Priscilla Ahn, William Fitzsimmons, and Joshua Radin. Today: Meiko, Jim Bianco, and Jessie Baylin. Tomorrow: Ingrid Michaelson, Cary Brothers, and Jesca Hoop. Recapping -- last Saturday, Hotel Cafe Tour 2008 (MySpace)'s Greg Laswell (MySpace), Priscilla Ahn (MySpace), William Fitzsimmons (MySpace), Joshua Radin (MySpace), Meiko (MySpace), Jim Bianco (MySpace), Jessie Baylin (MySpace), Ingrid Michaelson (MySpace), Cary Brothers (MySpace), and Jesca Hoop (MySpace) performed a sold-out show at the......

Part one of three. Today: Greg Laswell, Priscilla Ahn, William Fitzsimmons, and Joshua Radin. Tomorrow: Meiko, Jim Bianco, and Jessie Baylin. Thursday: Ingrid Michaelson, Cary Brothers, and Jesca Hoop. This past weekend, the 2008 installment of the Hotel Cafe Tour (MySpace) rolled back into town (last month it opened with stops in San Diego, Santa Barbara, Anaheim, and the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood) for the last of two sold-out shows during its domestic run......

Robert Francis | Photo via his MySpace page As we said yesterday in this column, Robert Francis fell ill earlier this month, prompting the cancellation of his Monday night residency at the Silverlake Lounge. Good news, though, the new favorite local artist of ours is playing tonight at El Rey at 8:45 p.m. with the Australian Missy Higgins performing after. There's no better way than letting you get to know Francis via a few......

It’s shaping up to be a busy year for singer-songwriter Cary Brothers. With the fourth annual Hotel Cafe Tour beginning in just a few days and his first full-length CD, Who You Are, getting great reviews, things won’t be slowing down for him anytime soon. Brothers first received nationwide attention when his song “Blue Eyes” was featured on the Garden State soundtrack four years ago, and his fan base has grown with the release of......

"Big Fish" - Jesca Hoop The Kevin Eubanks Group @ The Baked Potato Kiss or Kill @ El Cid Restaurant Sarah Stanley Band, Bob Woodruff @ TAIX Office, Tiger City, Via Audio, DJs at Club NME @ Spaceland Velvet Revolver @ Gibson Amphitheatre Liz Pappademas, Sally Kellerman, Loni Trock @ Genghis Cohen Bjork @ Nokia Theatre Mia Doi Todd, Anders & Woods, Sara Lov @ Tangier Ben Lee, Cary Brothers, Kate Voegele @ El......

Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ The Mayan Dave Brubeck @ Hollywood Bowl Brave Combo, Orchestra Super String @ Safari Sam's Jackshit @ The Baked Potato Aimee Mann @ Largo Air Supply @ Cerritos Center Stevenson Ranch Davidians @ The Echo Eskimo Joe, Versa Vice @ Spaceland Cary Brothers, Stars of Track & Field, William Fitzsimmons @ The photo by godknows via Buzznet......

Perry Farrell’s Satellite Party - Ultra Payloaded (Sony) R. Kelly - Double Up (Jive) Transformers: The Movie - Original Soundtrack [20th Anniversary Edition] (Sony Legacy) Richard Thompson - Sweet Warrior (Shout! Factory) Moonbabies - Moonbabies at the Ballroom (Hidden Agenda) The Smithereens - Green Thoughts [REISSUE] (American Beat) Cary Brothers - Who You Are (Bluhammock) Madagascar - Goodbye East, Goodbye West (Western Vinyl) Juliana Hatfield & Frank Smith - Sittin' in a Tree... (Ye......

Two phrases come to mind to describe Josh Radin (and opener Schuyler Fisk's) show. Smitten kitten and waxing nostalgic. The show started with his playing songs from his new album We Were Here but really Josh has not been here before. Selling out the Troubadour is quite a feat. His connections to fellow Northwestern alums Cary Brothers and Zach Braff have helped him along, but the Troubadour was all Josh Radin. And we were......

We'd like to congratulate Neil for winning The Stills contest. The Stills play tonight at the Henry Fonda with The Land of Talk. If you didn't win, stay tuned, LAist has contests every week for your ass. Here are some other options tonight, a night full of killer live music. Rocket (pictured) @ Spaceland (free) Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blood Brothers @ Hollywood Palladium Band of Horses @ Avalon Andrew's Bad Stuff, Fluffer, Rick Surveuor......

Sample these tracks and let us know what's in your iPod playlist this week. Cary Brothers | Local Rock Ride [download] Brothers garnered exposure on the Garden State soundtrack. After one listen to his new EP, you'll see he is more than a one hit wonder. Though comparisons to Pete Yorn are appropriate, Brothers' vocals are richer. He plays Hotel Cafe on December 6. Amy Jo Johnson | Local Pop Puddle of Grace (live)......

At 7:30 PM, Beyond Baroque is hosting a third anniversary reading for POOL Magazine, hosted by poets/editors Judith Taylor and Patty Seyburn with readings from the new issue by Stephanie Brown, Rick Bursky, Gina Lain, Suzanne Karpilovsky, Louise Mathias, Jim Natal, Alicia Partnoy and Charles Webb. Wine and cheese will also be served. The Hotel Cafe is "Fumblin' With The Blues" tonight, when Ian Ball, Jim Bianco, Cary Brothers, Buddy C Duck and Nate,......