Kendall Jane Meade and Benjamin Cartel

Kendall Jane Meade is a solo artist and founder of the band Mascott. Jon Pareles of The New York Times once wrote “If Aimee Mann had fended off cynicism, she might sound like Kendall Meade…turn(ing)
folk-rock into stately pop, wrapping vulnerability and longing in quietly radiant arrangements” and Spin Magazine claims Meade hails straight “from the Carly Simon School of Confessional Songwriting.“ Meade’s influences include 60s & 70s folk and pop songwriters like Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Francoise Hardy, Margot Guryan, Carole King, Christine McVie, and indie pop icons like Camera Obscura and The Softies.

An accomplished singer and musician who has contributed to albums or played/sang live with Sparklehorse, Helium, The Spinanes, Lloyd Cole, Gramercy Arms, Anders Parker, Stars, and more, Meade’s original songs have been featured on shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Chuck. Her most recent collaborations include songs with Kris Gruen, Leroy From The North, and an EP of John Prine covers with Jon Derosa of Aarktica. She has recently completed her new solo album, SPACE, produced by Charles Newman (Magnetic Fields, Bones of J.R. Jones, Soko) which will be released in spring 2025. This residency will debut her new material and showcase songs from her back catalog and recent releases.
She is thrilled to play every Wednesday in October at the Hotel Cafe’s second stage with her friends and favorite new artists opening each week.

IG: @kendalljanemeade

Benjamin Cartel is a lifer — a workingman’s songwriter whose journey has taken him across much of the world, first as a member of Kaiser Cartel — whose critically acclaimed albums earned the duo a spot in the folk-pop revival of the 21st century — and later as an adventurous solo artist. Write At Home, his fourth solo release, marks a new chapter in Cartel’s unfolding story, rolling classic pop hooks, indie sensibilities, 1960s influences, and his brand of American roots rock into a fresh and familiar sound.
Some call it dream-pop. Others call it Americana. “One producer even called me ‘futro’ — a combination of retro and new influences,” Cartel adds. “I believe all descriptions apply to what I do. I tend to resist being a ‘genre’ artist. I just want to make the best Benjamin Cartel music.”

IG: @benjamincartel