Martin Courtney Makes Café Carlyle Debut in May

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Martin Courtney makes his Café Carlyle debut, May 10-11. After the critically and commercially well-received 2014 release of Atlas, the third LP from Ridgewood, New Jersey's Real Estate, Courtney started quietly chipping away at some new songs while he was waiting to head back on the road with his band. The idea was that they would be his songs. They'd be a little more compact and concise, a little less abstract. "I was trying to do a straightforward pop thing," he says. It turns out that what Courtney actually means when he talks about straightforward pop is a collection of soft psychedelia that recalls the Kinks and Big Star even as it probes the depths of his own life as a family man, father, and touring musician. His recent debut solo album, Many Moons, is breezy, full of subtle introspection - an elliptical document of Courtney's transition into family life and fatherhood.

Many Moons saw widespread coverage upon release, from NPR, Pitchfork, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, SPIN, and The Village Voice.

Courtney will be performing songs from Many Moons during this very special Café Carlyle residency.

Performances will take place at 10:45pm. Pricing begins at $50 per person / Bar Seating: $30 / Premium Seating: $80. Reservations can be made by phone at 212.744.1600 or online via Ticketweb. Café Carlyle is located in The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel (35 East 76th Street, at Madison Avenue).

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Originally opened in 1955, Café Carlyle is New York City's bastion of classic cabaret entertainment, a place where audiences experience exceptional performers at close range in an exceedingly elegant setting. Since composer Richard Rodgers moved in as The Carlyle's first tenant, music has been an essential part of The Carlyle experience. No place is that more evident than in the Café Carlyle.

Café Carlyle is known for talents including Woody Allen, who regularly appears on Monday evenings to play with the Eddy Davis New Orleans jazz band. For three decades, Café Carlyle was synonymous with the legendary Bobby Short, who thrilled sell-out crowds for 36 years. His spirit lives on through the music at Café Carlyle.

Continuing the tradition of the 1930s supper club, Café Carlyle features original murals created by French artist Marcel Vertès, the Oscar-winning art director of the 1952 Moulin Rouge.

American Airlines in-flight magazine, American Way, recently included Café Carlyle within their 2017 Platinum List as one of the Top 3 Music Venues in the World.