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42: 296:, the Warfield Foxes moved to Los Angeles in 1975. While in Los Angeles, Lisa Brenneis left and the band first changed its name to Angels of Mercy, then to The Motels. Both Davis and Wada contributed original songs to the band's repertoire. Around this time, bass guitarist Richard D'Andrea and drummer Robert Newman joined The Motels, making the band a quintet (Chamberlain, D'Andrea, Davis, Newman and Wada). 730: 743:
Davis and Taras being accompanied by Fritz Lewak (drums) and David Sutton (bass). By 2004 the band had performed more than 70 concerts and toured in the U.S. and Australia. As of 2006 the band included Davis on vocal and guitar, Nick Johns (bass/keyboard), Eric Gardner (drums), Clint Walsh (guitar), and Jon Siebels (guitar).
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In 1997, Martha Davis began appearing live with a band composed of Erik Lemaire (guitar), Adrian Burke (bass), Jason Loree (drums), and David Van Pattoen (keyboards/guitar). This group began calling themselves "Martha Davis Jr." and later "The Motels" in March 1998. After 1998, the line-up consisted
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The Motels 2009 summer tour found Martha Davis once again surrounding herself with all new musicians: Felix Mercer (keyboards), Matthew Brown (bass), Matthew Morgan (drums), and Matt Miller (guitar). However, previous members continued to play in the band in a mix-and-match arrangement depending on
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After leaving Capitol, Davis focused on different music styles and recorded songs for several film soundtracks but it appeared as if her music career was winding down. In the early 1990s she began performing occasional surprise gigs which found her experimenting with new songs that she had written.
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on bass, Kevin Bowen on keyboards, Michael Barbera on keyboards/saxophone, and Jason Loree on drums. In 1999 Nick LeMieux joined the band on keyboards. The repertoire performed at these gigs consisted almost entirely of new material. In 2001 the band changed to a compact, four piece ensemble with
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Garay was now firmly in control of album and video production for The Motels, owned Record One, the studio where they recorded, and the rehearsal space where they prepared. After the band fired Fritz Turner Management, Garay also became the band manager. In February 1983, the band returned to the
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During the 2013 tour, the band was listed in flyers and websites as "Martha Davis and the Motels", with a lineup consisting of Nicholas Johns (bass), Eric Gardner (drums), Clint Walsh (guitar) and Marty Jourard (sax/keyboards). Subsequently, original Motels sax and keyboard player Marty Jourard
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The first incarnation of The Motels formed in Berkeley, California in 1971. Lisa Brenneis (bass) persuaded Dean Chamberlain (lead guitar), Chuck Wada (rhythm guitar) and Martha Davis (vocals, guitar) to form a band (then called The Warfield Foxes). Hoping for better exposure and seeking a
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chart. From early 1986 to February 1987, The Motels worked on songs for a planned sixth album. However, on February 13, 1987, Martha Davis took each member of the band in turn to a local bar to notify them that she had decided to dissolve the band and go solo.
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later that year. Again, Garay made extensive use of session musicians. For albums, The Motels line-up was Davis and a revolving cast of musicians; for concerts there was a definitive band that included Thurston on additional keyboards and guitars.
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Chamberlain created the band Code Blue, which signed a contract with Warner Bros. Records. D'Andrea joined the Pits and later the Know. Newman became an art director and designer and Wada a financial advisor. Brenneis wrote a series of books on
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offered the band a recording contract. At this point, The Motels rejected the Capitol offer and disbanded, citing musical differences among the band members. One song from their Warner Bros. demo, "Counting", was included on the
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and Davis solo material, including new recordings of "Take The L", "Only the Lonely", and "Suddenly Last Summer". In April 2008 Martha Davis/The Motels released two new albums on the same day; The Motels' new studio album
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in their "Living Legends" special concert series on the Main Stage. This was the beginning of a new rise in the band's popularity and success. A coast-to-coast summer tour ensued, where they performed with acts such as
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was featured on guitar, while bass duties were split among two studio players. Adrian Peritore (also known as Guy Perry) was hired in late January 1982 and played lead guitar on some of the tracks, including
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At the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010, Davis made available two direct to download releases, one of which, "Mr. Grey", was a single from her forthcoming album, then provisionally known as the
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in the U.S., Canada, and several other countries. In August 1983, at the insistence of Garay, David Platshon was added on drums with Glascock reluctantly moving over to percussion.
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restaurant/nightclub. The Motels began to draw crowds and in May 1979 the band signed a contract with Capitol Records. Four months later, Capitol released The Motels' debut album,
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continued. As of late summer 2011, Davis put her jazz album (rechristened as "I Have My Standards") on hold, but she still plans to release it down the line.
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Currently, The Motels, under new management, are touring the U.S. playing new material, along with their vast back catalog. The 27-song collection
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In 1980, Jourard was replaced as lead guitarist on The Motels by Davis' boyfriend Tim McGovern and the band went back into the
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in an attempt to maintain the band's commercialism. After more than a year of recording, the group released their fifth album
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for both "Only the Lonely" and "Take the L". In 1982, Davis won a Best Performance in a Music Video award category at the
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chart. The song "Mission of Mercy" also reached No. 23 on the Top Tracks chart. In addition, two other singles, "
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In 2024, The Motels toured as part of the Abducted by the 80's tour across the US and Canada with fellow 80's acts
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Rolling Stone Magazine. "The Motels Return With Their Version 2.0" by Blair Fischer. September 2, 1999.
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for her performance in the "Only the Lonely" video. During 1982, the band added keyboardist/guitarist
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HMMA Nomination Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2018 :"Punchline" Alternative www.hmmawards.com
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All of the members of the 1982–1987 line-up of the band reunited in 2004 for an appearance on VH1's
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Los Angeles Times, "Davis Checks Out Of Motels with Policy", by Connie Johnson. October 18, 1987
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In March 1978, Davis and lead guitarist Jeff Jourard (formerly of a pre-fame version of
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in 2005, for which she collaborated with TZ Maestro Norm Durkee to make the special CD
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was released March 10, 2017, consisting of songs recorded between 2002 and 2006.
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chart in the U.S. Two other singles were taken from the album: the title track "
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and toured the U.S. and Australia in 2007. Martha Davis performed at Seattle's
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1982: Best Performance for "Only the Lonely" at the 1982 American Music Awards
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Martha Davis has released several albums in the new millennium. She released
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in November 1987. Musicians who worked with her included Clarence Clemons,
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The first leg of the Little Robbers tour, which included an appearance on
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rejoined the band for many 2014 dates, including a sellout show at the
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In January 2023, a US show was announced: the band will play at the
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which sold out. Sony Records also released a live album titled
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At the end of 2012, The Motels opened for The Go-Go's at the
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in 2008, and in 2011, she released a children's music album,
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Martha Davis and The Motels, singing at Hollywood Park, 2006
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which was released on January 20, 2010, while work on her
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In 2005 Davis and the new Motels released an independent
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in September 1985. The first single from the album was "
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was "Only the Lonely", which reached No. 9 on the
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Short on funds, The Motels shared rehearsal space with
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The Motels attempted to re-record the rejected album
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chart in the U.S. In Europe and the UK, the singles "
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Red Frog Presents: 16 Songs for Parents and Children
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Red Frog Presents: 16 Songs for Parents and Children
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