Showing posts with label Hotel Cafe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hotel Cafe. Show all posts

Saturday, August 8, 2009

DRHWNJHC Part 4

31 July 2009 drhwnjhc part 4

For You*
Used To This
Turn Around
Pretty Girl (With or Without You, Let's Get It On, Whatever You Like, You're The Best I Ever Had, Sexual Healing, Dick in a Box, Your Body is a Wonderland, One on One)
Yesterday Shutting Down
Today Was Just a Dream
All I Need
Still Be Loving You*

*solo
rest of the show was full band (Michael Chaves, Sean Hurley, and Victor Indrizzo)

What a way to close out the month. Hotel Cafe was packed like luggage and the band brought the party. Pretty Girl was extra fun (TI and Lonely Island?) and Yesterday Shutting Down made it feel like a Saturday night. Today Was Just A Dream and Still Be Loving You are both new tunes, both beautiful. Can't wait to hear more.


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DRHWNJHC Part 3

24 July 2009 drhwnjhc part 3

Turn Around
Do What You Want
For You
Used To This*
All I Need*
Pretty Girl (The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, You Send Me, Slow Hand, Shining Star, Let's Get It On, Your Body is a Wonderland, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, I Want You To Want Me, You're The Best I Ever Had)*
Sweetest Berry*+
Good Thing

*w Michael Chaves
+w Bob Reynolds

Three shows this month, three completely different experiences. DRH had MC Chaves on guitar and Bob on sax in the house. Beautiful stuff. Chaves jumping right in with the riff when David sang the line from "Wonderland" in "Pretty Girl" was classic. Bob's performance was indeed baby-inducing and "Good Thing" was a straight out par-tay.

David mentioned next week's show will include some of the new tunes he's been working on...

Sidebar - saw our buddy John Butler last night at the Troubadour. Tremendous show. Icing on the cake was the first song of the encore - a dedication to MJ, "I Want You Back".


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Saturday, July 18, 2009

DRHWNJHC Part 2

17 July 2009 drhwnjhc part 2

Sorry for being tardy...and I don't have a note, so I guess it's one of those unexcused tardies?

Do What You Want (Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman)
Strong Enough
For You*
If I Had A Dime
Can We Get Down
Turn Around**
Sign O' The Times**
Good Thing**
Pretty Girl (You're The [Effing] Best, One on One, I Want You To Want Me, Natural Woman, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, Sexual Healing, Let's Get It On)**

*unplugged and un-mic'd
**w/ JJ

Very different show than last week in many respects. The crowd was so keyed in that David played "For You" from the front of the stage, sans amplification. I haven't heard "Do What You Want" or "Sign O' The Times" in a while. And of course, the presence of JJ Johnson on stage, off stage, in the room, in the building, in the city ensures a wonderful evening.

See you next Wednesday.

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DRHWNJHC Part 1

10 July 2009 drhwnjhc part 1

Tonight was the first night of David Ryan Harris on Wednesday Nights in July at Hotel Cafe. The setlist:

The Way You Make Me Feel
Used to This
For You
Subterranean Homesick Alien
Turn Around (If You Think You're Lonely Now)
Be Beautiful
Pretty Girl (How Sweet It Is, You Send Me, Everybody Here Wants You, Let's Get It On, Natural Woman, Slow Hand, Your Body is a Wonderland)
Sweetest Berry
If I Had A Dime

(all solo, all hot fiyah)

The MJ cover was an incredible way to start off the night. David also played an inspired "SHA" as a similar tribute. I haven't heard "Be Beautiful" in forever ever... "Pretty Girl" had a break in the middle of the bridge - explaining it to those who weren't there would only be more confusing. Loved the solo in "Sweetest Berry". Also found out that "If I Had A Dime" is also titled "Bitch I Want Breakfast".

But the best line of the night was before "Pretty Girl" - to the fine, curvy girls: "...don't lose anything...but articles of clothing..."

See you next Wednesday...maybe we'll get PYT?

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

DRH at the Hotel Cafe 11/19/07 (d/l)

Another awesome show. Sorry it took so long to post it, but I just woke up from all the Tryptophan I had at Thanksgiving.

As always, click any song on the player to listen, or click the sendspace link to download.***



Rapidshare***

Enjoy, and thanks Debbie for the wonderful recording!

***Contact us at sweetestberryblog@gmail.com if the link needs to be re-up'd.

Monday, December 3, 2007

DRH - For You

DRH performing For You live at the Hotel Cafe 11/12/07:


Source

Sunday, November 18, 2007

DO YOU WANT MORE?!!!??! DRH, TEMPLE BAR, SANTA MONICA, 11-17-07

A blog from Scotty Crowe:


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2007
DO YOU WANT MORE?!!!??!
DRH, TEMPLE BAR, SANTA MONICA, 11-17-07

David Ryan Harris and BOOYAHWHATCHA-CHING (see below) hit the stage last night at Temple Bar in Santa Monica, CA -

For You*
All I Need (Everything's Not Lost)
Turn Around
Sweetest Berry**
Pretty Girl (The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, You Send Me, Natural Woman, Let's Get it One)
Used to This
Hold My Fire
Yesterday Shutting Down**
can he get an encore, do you want more?
If I Had A Dime

all songs performed by BOOYAHWHATCHA-CHING (DRH, Michael Chaves, Sean Hurley, JJ Johnson, and the new addition of Chris Lovejoy on percussion) except:
*DRH solo electric
**BOOYAHWHATDENCHA-CHING (add a dash of Bob Reynolds to make it extra tasty)

So, it's a Temple Bar sandwich on Hotel Cafe bread this month - our boys posted it up 11 blocks from the beach and pretty much tore the place down. With JJ and Bob still hanging out in LA, it was another crowded stage of all-stars. Chris Lovejoy jumped in the mix tonight, adding all kinds of things from his neverending bag of tricks (he's like Gallagher over there...except good). I'm not gonna lie, I feel like my toes were a little stepped on when he broke out the triangle in YESTERDAY SHUTTING DOWN, but I'll make it. Let's hear it for a sweet Summer 2001 reference!

Bob killed it on SWEETEST BERRY - best I've ever heard the tune. DRH did his thing in HOLD MY FIRE and YESTERDAY before the crowd brought the dudes back for the first IF I HAD A DIME of the month. Of the season, even.

All in all, a fantastic little night. I think we downsize to BOOYAH tomorrow night at Hotel Cafe, but you don't have to take my word for it.

-Scotty


POSTED BY SCOTTY CROWE AT 03:52 PM


Saturday, November 17, 2007

DRH - Don't Look Down Live at the Hotel Cafe 11/5/07



Video uploaded to YouTube by Brandy314

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

You Oughta Be In Pictures...

So as you all should know by now, DRH and friends put it down at the Hotel Cafe on Monday, and I'm surprised I emerged from the experience with my face intact. It was that good. David will henceforth be known as the Reverend Harris because the way they worked Sittin On Top of the World had me dancing and clapping and shouting hallelujah like I was in church.

So you're probably wondering why I'm blogging for the third time today. Well, it's simple. DRH is bad ass. You all know this, yes, but guess who else is bad ass? Erik Thureson and his wife, Judy. Yes. Erik is a killer photographer (as you'll see momentarily), and Judy was amazing enough to hook me up so that I could hook YOU up! Aren't Rev. Harris fans the coolest? :)

Okay, so here we go. Photo love coming in 3...2...1...




























Again, a big thanks to Erik Thureson (www.lightbox57) and Judy for sharing these amazing photos!

DRH at the Hotel Cafe 11/12/07



Words don't really explain how great Monday night's show was, you just need to hear it for yourself. Click any song on the player to listen, or click the sendspace link to download.*** (The show is in a zip file, and all songs are in mp3 format.)




Download from: Sendspace
OR
Download from: Rapidshare***


A big thanks to Debbie for recording the show and sharing it with us all. Enjoy!

***Contact us at sweetestberryblog@gmail.com if the link needs to be re-up'd.

WHO WAS WHERE WITH WHOM AND WHERE YOU WAS? WHAT? YES.

A blog from Mr. Scotty Crowe:




Photo courtesy of Gari Lamar Askew.


David Ryan Harris and BOOYAH (and more!) returned for Round 2 at Hotel Cafe last night:

All I Need (Al Green interlude, Everything's Not Lost)*
Hold My Fire*
Sweetest Berry**
Yesterday Shutting Down***
Sittin' On Top Of The World***
Pretty Girl (Shining Star, No One, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, Sexual Healing)*
For You

*band comprised of BOOYAH (Michael Chaves and Sean Hurley) and JJ Johnson, creating BOOYAHWHAT
**band comprised of BOOYAHWHAT and Bob Reynolds, creating BOOYAHWHATDEN
***band comprised of BOOYAHWHATDEN and John Mayer, creating BOOYAHWHATDENAWWWCHYEAH(snap)
all other songs performed solo (yes, for those of you keeping score at home, that's only one of 'em)

What a day. After spending the day prepping for and playing a little private set with BOOYAHWHATDENAWWWCHYEAH(snap)'s other configuration, we rolled to Hollywood for the big Hotel Sauna (or Sauna Cafe or Sauna Sauna, point being it was WARM in that mofo) show. The kids came out like no shoes and were not disappointed.
We got HOLD MY FIRE early in the night, which set up one of the most rockin', deepest groovin' SWEETEST BERRYs I've ever heard. Bob added some sweet sweet saxiness. John jumped up for YESTERDAY SHUTTING DOWN and SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD (a Howlin' Wolf cover), all the guys trading solos in the latter and all the people soul-clapping in the former. DRH brought back the love to close the set (got to understand he loves the kids). A special night indeed for everyone in the room.

A few visuals to go with that essay, all via my man Gari Lamar Askew (with his Ron Gant-esque swagger)...see you next week...












Don't act like i never toldya.

-Scotty



POSTED BY SCOTTY CROWE AT 11:59 PM

Monday, November 12, 2007

DRH Playing at the Hotel Cafe 11/12/07

Just a reminder, you don't wanna miss it! And also, a bulletin from David's Myspace: ...It was announced as a Midnight show, but should start at around 10:30 PM. This will be DRH with special guests on a night you do NOT want to miss! Get there early to make sure you're in the house for this one...

Special guests:
Michael Chaves
Sean Hurley
and
JJ Johnson


Tuesday, November 6, 2007

DRH at the Hotel Cafe 11/5/07




Ah, it was a great, GREAT show last night, and for those that missed it, here's the next best thing: an audio download! Another big thanks goes out to Debbie Ocoboc for this one.

Click any song on the player to listen, or click the sendspace link to download.*** (The show is in a zip file, and all songs are in mp3 format.)



Download from: Sendspace
OR
Download from: Rapidshare***

Enjoy!

***Contact us at sweetestberryblog@gmail.com if the link needs to be re-up'd.

David Ryan Harris Was at the Hotel Cafe Last Night. Were You?

A BLOG FROM MR. SCOTTY CROWE:


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 06, 2007
DAVID RYAN HARRIS WAS AT HOTEL CAFE TONIGHT, WERE YOU?

For You*
Strong Enough*
All I Need (Everything's Not Lost)
Can We Get Down
Caribbean Queen tease >
Used to This
Turn Around
Pretty Girl (The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, No One, Sexual Healing, Let's Get It On, I Want You To Want Me, Your Body is a Wonderland)
--
Don't Look Down*

*solo
all other songs with Michael Chaves and Sean Hurley (not this one), creating the collective group I will henceforth call "BOOYAH"

Ok y'alls. I've seen a lot of shows and talked a bunch of hyperbole, but tonight was something special. I can only assume it's a harbinger of the Mondays to come, but these guys together make magic. These songs, old favorites, had a completely new and different vibe thanks to BOOYAH. "Can We Get Down" ended with a singalong and a "that's the man workin' on your bed...springs." "All I Need" and "Used to This" were great all Chaves-ized. "Pretty Girl" was fun as always and included a little of the new Alicia Keys single. BOOYAH reverted to DRH for an encore of "Don't Look Down."

It was a special night, and there are 3 more coming up this month (if you were at home tonight, your November was only 25% ruined). Monday nights. Hotel Cafe.

BOOYAH.




POSTED BY SCOTTY CROWE AT 12:18 AM

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Shows in Different Area Codes...

A repost of DRH's myspace bulletin:

Hey friends! Tiff from Team DRH here to give you a little bit of news...

The November Hotel Cafe Residency is upon us, and we want to see all of you there! DRH will be performing ..ed Mondays- Nov. 5, 19, and 26-at 9:00 PM. For more information, please go to www.hotelcafe.com or drop me a message here on myspace and I'll get back to you ASAP with the info you're looking for! Please remember, HC shows are 21+.

DRH heads over to the Temple Bar on Nov. 17th! This show will be with some of our favorite band members that you've seen in the past and I can guarantee will be a night you don't want to miss down in Santa Monica. Check out www.templebarlive.com for tickets ($10 in adv/$12 at the door)- DRH starts at 10:30 PM! Temple Bar is also 21+.

And finally- back by popular demand... Atlanta, DRH is comin' back to ya and we've got two shows on one day for you to choose from. Both will be taking place at one of our (and your!) favorite spots, Eddie's Attic, on December 22. The first show is at 7:00 PM and will be ALL AGES. The second show will begin at 9:30 PM and will be 21+. Atlanta friends, you've been requesting it for awhile-- get over there on 12/22 and bring a friend for the holidays.

Lastly, and most importantly --- To all our friends in the Southern California areas who are being affected by the horrible fires going on, please know that everyone with DRH is sending all of our good thoughts and prayers your direction. We hope this horrible disaster ends soon and we can all ban together to help rebuild everything that has been lost and assist with families and friends that need it the most.

Have a good week, folks... and let us know if you need anything or have any questions! Thanks for the support and stay tuned.... We've got something comin atcha real soon that many of you on the East Coast and in the Midwest are going to be buzzing over....

-Tiff

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

DRH Live at the Hotel Cafe 7/11/07

A big thanks to Debbie Ocoboc for taping and uploading this show, and sending it to us so we could share it with you!

It's the audio of David's performance at the Hotel Cafe on July 11, 2007. Click any song on the player to listen, or click the sendspace link to download.*** (The show is in a zip file, and all songs are in mp4 format.)




Download from: Sendspace
OR
Download from: RapidShare


And a video from that night, Can We Get Down ~



Again, a big thanks to Debbie for this one, and also a big thanks to David just because he's badass.


***Contact us at sweetestberryblog@gmail.com if the link needs to be re-up'd.