Seven Nights LA

Los Angeles live music, edited for tonight and the week ahead.

Venue guide

Hotel Cafe

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

Hotel Cafe is in Hollywood. Read it as an intimate room where voice and writing do the work. The current seven-day window has 19 shows listed, mostly around listening, vocal, indie.

small listening room · about 100-250 capacity · intimate two-room singer-songwriter space

  • NeighborhoodHollywood
  • Roomlistening room
  • Capacityabout 100-250 capacity
  • Setupintimate two-room singer-songwriter space
  • FloorSeated room
  • SettingMostly indoor room
  • Musiclistening, vocal, indie
  • Current shows19 this week

Start here

Lori Garrote & The ChaosTonightListeningIndieVocal
Fri, Jul 17 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Lori Garrote & The Chaos sits between rock leaning singer songwriter writing and garage/punk adjacent impact. Hotel Cafe's intimate room keeps the songs and rough edges close.

Zane CarneyTonightListeningJazzVocal
Fri, Jul 17 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Zane Carney brings jazz trained guitar chops to blues/pop singer songwriter material. Hotel Cafe is a close Hollywood room for hearing the playing and the songs without much distance.

CHERISHATonightListeningVocal
Fri, Jul 17 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

CHERISHA gives Hotel Cafe a close-listening Fri set, where phrasing and detail matter more than scale. The room rewards a patient ear.

This week's listings

Katy KennyTonightListeningVocal
Fri, Jul 17 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Katy Kenny puts Hotel Cafe in singer-songwriter mode on Fri, with direct voice and small-room focus. The first verse carries the setup.

MISS MACHINATonightListeningVocal
Fri, Jul 17 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

MISS MACHINA makes Hotel Cafe a seated Fri room for writing, phrasing, and quiet attention. The lyric gets the last word.

Alicyn PackardTomorrowListeningVocal
Sat, Jul 18 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Alicyn Packard keeps Hotel Cafe in craft-first mode on Sat, strongest when the songs land with close detail. Careful ears get more back.

Bryce Fleming with Fine PrintTomorrowListeningVocal
Sat, Jul 18 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Bryce Fleming with Fine Print gives Hotel Cafe a compact Sat bill, where a few well-cut songs can carry the night. Less volume, more shape.

Cadre ScottTomorrowListeningVocal
Sat, Jul 18 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Cadre Scott is a Sat row at Hotel Cafe built around tone, lyrics, and close attention. The set stays small enough to hear.

Su-ChiTomorrowListeningVocal
Sat, Jul 18 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Su-Chi makes Hotel Cafe a small-stage room on Sat, with patience more valuable than noise. The room settles in before the payoff arrives.

Monday MondayNext few nightsListeningVocal
Mon, Jul 20 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

A singer songwriter night in Hotel Cafe's intimate Hollywood room, built for close up vocals and quiet phrasing. Easy if you are already nearby on Monday.

Asa AndersonLater this weekHip-hopListeningIndie
Tue, Jul 21 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Asa Anderson is an emerging singer songwriter in the indie folk and acoustic pop sound. Hotel Cafe's intimate Hollywood room keeps the writing, phrasing, and quiet edges close.

Mollie ElizabethLater this weekListeningVocal
Tue, Jul 21 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Mollie Elizabeth brings singer songwriter material to Hotel Cafe's intimate Hollywood room. That close setting keeps the focus on phrasing and hooks without much distance between the songs and the room.

Not Another ShowcaseLater this weekListeningVocal
Tue, Jul 21 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Not Another Showcase puts the emphasis on phrasing at Hotel Cafe, with the set landing like a direct listen. The singer earns the room one line at a time.

StephàniaLater this weekListeningVocal
Tue, Jul 21 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Stephània is a songwriter-room row for Tue, built on voice and the first few lines carrying the night. A good room for people who like to listen straight through.

Nia AshleighLater this weekListeningVocal
Wed, Jul 22 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Nia Ashleigh gives Hotel Cafe a restrained Wed shape where close detail matters more than volume. Quiet carries the argument.

Pajama PartyLater this weekListeningVocal
Wed, Jul 22 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Pajama Party is a low-spectacle Wed pick for Hotel Cafe. The songs do the work up close, and the room gives them space.

Rachel FreericksLater this weekListeningVocal
Wed, Jul 22 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Rachel Freericks gives Hotel Cafe a close-listening Wed set, where phrasing and detail matter more than scale. The room rewards a patient ear.

B-Side VolLater this weekListeningVocal
Thu, Jul 23 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

B-Side Vol puts Hotel Cafe in singer-songwriter mode on Thu, with direct voice and small-room focus. The first verse carries the setup.

Zachariah & The Lobos RidersLater this weekListeningVocal
Thu, Jul 23 · Hotel Cafe · Hollywood
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  • Intimate Two-Room Singer-Songwriter Space

Zachariah & The Lobos Riders makes Hotel Cafe a seated Thu room for writing, phrasing, and quiet attention. The lyric gets the last word.