MOORE IS BETTER

For all you Mandy Moore fans out there...Mandy did her rounds in Hollywood this past week. She stopped off at the Tonight Show with Jay Leno (soon to be Conan O'Brien) and did an free in-store session at Amoeba Music.

Her lates album, AMANDA LEIGH is out NOW!!

WORLD PREMIERE VIDEO - MANDY MOORE

Mrs. Ryan Adams aka Mandy Moore has just released a new video for her song, "I Can Break Your Heart Any Day Of The Week."

I still feel she's a little too bubble gum pop for this whole singer songwriter image she's throwing at us; however, I give her props because she has worked with some great songwriters on her past projects.

NO MORE CANDY FOR MANDY

So, most of my weekend consisted of nights at the Hotel Cafe. Saturday night I hit the Hotel Cafe, this time to see Mandy Moore perform. She was there to perform songs from her upcoming album that she has been recently working on. She sang a few older tunes off her most recent record, but most of the night consisted of tracks that she finished weeks, even days before Saturday night.

I mean, I didn't really know what to expect and I kind of felt a little silly admitting that I was taking in a Mandy Moore show, but whatever! Okay, Ill admit it...I'm a closeted Mandy Moore fan. Don't judge...there is just something about her that I dig. She's had a pretty decent career that has spanned over the years, and I have seen her grow from her "Candy" years, to her stint as an MTV VJ to her budding acting career. Nonetheless it was pretty cool to see her perform and to see the passion she has for her new found singer songwriter status. Gone are the days of that pop tween who was made famous by that song "Candy" and in is a girl who can stand proud amongst her Hotel Cafe peers.

This girl has a ton of talent and genuinely seems like a super sweet, passionate girl with the most amazing energy. She got up on stage, giggled, interacted with the audience and told stories about the conception of her new songs...it was great! She is doing one more show next Saturday at the Hotel Cafe, so if you're in the neighborhood I definitely would recommend checking her out.

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

Mandy Moore is doing a gig at the Hotel Cafe tonight! I'm kind of excited to see her tonight - she worked with some of my favorite songwriters on her most recent album, so I'm interested to see how's she's gonnna do.

Last night I was able to catch Greg Laswell at the Hotel Cafe, which was a one time bf of Mandy. He has such an amazing voice - I'll have a few pix up soon.

Hotel Cafe
1623 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Hollywood, CA

9PM TONIGHT
$10

UPDATE: MANDY LEFT THIS MESSAGE ON HER MYSPACE regarding tonight.

So, I'm back from a week and half of not just being ON the East Coast but AWAY from Joni.... It was a good time in Upstate New York with some great friends and my brother, Kyle. Just got back to LA and am going to work out a bunch of new material for the Hotel Cafe show this coming Saturday... wait...THIS Saturday???!!! Yikes! Actually, Mike Viola and I have such a good thing going, it's gonna be a blast regardless of how new and rough some stuff may be. I'm really hoping you all can come out and be the first to hear some new material. We are really in a groove and this is still such a work in progress. But nonetheless, the live thing is still so important and I can't wait any longer to gig - especially at such a great, warm and musical place as Hotel Cafe. Really hoping to see some familiar faces.

Best to you all...hope the Summer has been a good one and that you are enjoying the remains of it...

xo

MM