Taken from the liner notes of the Cafe Bleu CD Compilation we put out in 1999.
Born: April 16th, 1996.
Where: Tempest on Santa Monica Blvd.
Cafe Bleu became a reality as soon as Piper and Shalyce moved to Los Angeles. There weren't any clubs playing the music they loved. Finding a location, DJ's and a name came effortlessly, but getting people to actually attend, was the difficult part. In the beginning about 50 people a week danced to Brit Pop and Mod hits, but in order for the club to stay alive something had to change. When the club was just a few months old, Piper and Shalyce, weighed down with hundreds of Cafe Bleu flyers, went to see Lush, Sheer and Mojave 3 at The Palace in Hollywood. No one left without a flyer. The next week brought over 250 people. Early on, they started booking live bands each week. Having live bands made the club more than just a place to dance. It became a collective musical family. Over time Cafe Bleu evolved by keeping up with the times and never forgetting the reason they started the club. For the music, the people, the bands, the philosophy and the scene. Keep it alive!
Music
Suede ~ Pulp ~ Blur ~ Oasis ~ Cast ~ Bluetones ~ Echobelly ~ Marion ~ The Dandy Warhols ~ The Smiths ~ The Charlatans ~ The Stone Roses ~ Happy Mondays ~ Black Grape ~ Elastica ~ The Long Pigs ~ Sleeper ~ Lush ~ Menswear ~ Gene ~ Madness ~ Lionrock ~ Paul Weller ~ The Ocean Blue ~ Ocean Color Scene ~ Stereo MCs ~ Space ~ Kula Shaker ~ Swervedriver ~ The Cardigans ~ Chapterhouse ~Teenage Fan Club ~ Rialto ~ Ash ~ Stereophonics ~ Adorable ~ The Jam ~ The Beatles ~ Ride ~ Super Furry Animals ~ Stereolab ~ Space ~ Symposium ~ The Animals ~ The Kinks ~ The Yardbirds ~ The Stones ~ James Brown ~ Aretha Franklin ~ Edwin Starr ~ Marvin Gaye ~ Stevie Wonder ~ The Creation ~ The Who ~ Pizzicato Five ~ The Style Council ~ The Selector ~ The Specials ~ The English Beat..... and the list goes on and on......
Heroes
All the bands on the Cafe Bleu CD:
The Brandy Alexanders, Charming, Small Stone, Marigold, Majestic, Bike Ride, The Dining Room Set, The Arrogants, Crooner, The Harmony Unit, Teen Heros, The Lemmings, Mak Twain, Peoplemover, Gliss, Jen Beast, The Autumns, Silent Gray, Gwen Mars, Suburbia.
All the bands who played:
Marion, Rialto, The 60 Ft Dolls, The Dandy Warhols, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Tim Burgess of the Charlatans, John Stewart of Sleeper, The Frank and Walters, Closer, The Euro Boys, The Egg, Poole, The Make, Plastiscene, Champion, Tsar, The Mojo Filters, Lo-Fi Champion, Fanatic, Burgundy, Melody Black, The Lassie Foundation, Driver 8, The Killingtons, Dora Flood, Travis America, The Heavenly Bodies, Bellatone, Tom-Dick and Harry, 20 Cent Crush, The Jigsaw Scene, Martin Luther Lennon, Tube Top, Brian Jones was Murdered, The Flavor, Chopper One, The Gain, Brown Acid Cinema, Blueland, The Gift, Drill Team, UV Transmission, Chardon Square, It's Rave Up, Phantom Planet, Kara's Flowers, Mover, Velour 100, Green Circles, Sleepy Hollow, The Jupiter Effect, Cockeyed Ghost, Chicklet, The Kenetics, Fonda, Underwater, The Nick Rossi Set, Bianca, The Din Pedals, Siron 6, National, The Body English, Transit Sound Development System, Kosmos Express, Bon Voyage, The Beachwood Sparks, Sally's Experiment, Sketches of Ellis, The Push Kings, Green and Yellow TV, Xelectra, The Tyde, The Januaries, The Touching Game, The Kynd, UFO Bro, Spectacle, Glimmer, You am I, Undone, The Damsels, The Royals, Film Star, Gloss, Loaded, Ozma, The High Road, Stedman, Peal, The Soundhead, Cala, Tristeza, The Starters, The Autumns with Simon Raymond, BRMC....... And I think we forgot a few.
All the guest DJ's:
Rodney Binginhiemer, Ajay Sharma, Riley Moore, DJ Del, DJ Selecter Kirk,
Casey Jacks, DJ " Shanti" Martin, Alonzo, Jason Lavitt, Lisa Warden, Kevin and Dieter, Collin and Albert....I think we forgot a few here too.......
All our friends who came to the club:
The Charlatans, The Bluetones, Kenickie, The Seahorses, John Squire, Mani of Primal Scream and The Stone Roses, The Ocean Blue, Johnny Marr of The Smiths, Brian Wilson, Sleeper, Carrie of Sleater Kinney, Superdrag, Spacehog, Rachel Stamp, Robert Dillam of Adorable, The Tender Idols, Simon Raymonde of the Cocteau Twins.
Cafe Bleu Reunion Friday, July 3rd at The Echo and The Echoplex! We join forces with Underground + Transistor + HTDJS for a massive Indie/Mod event! view more
I just wanted to say thanks for the memories. Cafe Bleu will always be one of my most favorite places to be. I really want to thankyou two again for the many years of great times. Much love to you two always, Adrian
bow chicka bow bow. god save the el rey, the sherlock holmes english speaking vernacular, the george cross and all those who were awarded them. love, beth (former miracle mile resident, long time listener, first time caller)
I was at the first one....and pretty much all of them. I would never miss this for the world. Thank you SO MUCH for putting all of the effort into making this happen! Warm up for Friday night with some tasty RIDE action here: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=920190274
Cannot wait to see everybody!!!!
