All tickets for this show will be sold as “General Admission,” and the Odeum Box Office will assign your seats based on the tier you purchase.
If you require ADA Seating, please contact us at info@greenwichodeum.com
Capacity might be limited if social distancing is necessary.
In 1971, a young Martha Davis joined The Warfield Foxes, a band from Berkeley California. In 1975 they moved to Los Angeles and changed the band name to The Motels.
The new name was inspired on the way to the band’s ... view more »
All tickets for this show will be sold as “General Admission,” and the Odeum Box Office will assign your seats based on the tier you purchase.
If you require ADA Seating, please contact us at info@greenwichodeum.com
Capacity might be limited if social distancing is necessary.
In 1971, a young Martha Davis joined The Warfield Foxes, a band from Berkeley California. In 1975 they moved to Los Angeles and changed the band name to The Motels.
The new name was inspired on the way to the band’s first show at Barney’s Beanery. Guitarist Dean Chamberlain noted the motor inns as they drove down Santa Monica Boulevard and suggested “What about The Motels?”
The band broke up then reformed in 1978 with guitarist Jeff Jourard who brought in his brother Marty on keyboards and saxophone. Michael Goodroe on bass and Brian Glascock on drums rounded out the quintet. This lineup played around L.A. for six months before signing with Capitol Records on May 13, 1979—Mother’s Day.
The Motels released five albums on Capitol Records between 1979 and 1985, two of them earning gold record status and generating two Top Ten singles, “Only the Lonely” and “Suddenly Last Summer.” When the band broke up in 1987 Martha released Policy, a solo album that charted in Australia.
After leaving Capitol Davis spent years working in different musical genres with multitudes of players. Recently it became apparent that one particular configuration generated the same feeling as the original band concept.
The new lineup includes guitarist Clint Walsh, drummer Eric Gardner, bassist Nic Johns and as of 2011, original member Marty Jourard. Apocalypso, a previously unreleased version of 1982’s All Four One was released in 2011 on Omnivore Records, thirty years to the day after the intended original date.
In Spring of 2018 the Motels released their new record The Last Few Beautiful Days.
Motels Discography
The Motels 1979
Careful 1980
All Four One 1982
Little Robbers 1984
Shock 1985
Apocalypso 2011
The Last Few Beautiful Days 2018
Refunds for advance purchase tickets will not be available (unless show is canceled or rescheduled). Credit will be offered if any ticketed patrons self-identifies at least 2 hours prior to doors opening (by emailing/calling box office) as having Covid-19 symptoms or being recently exposed to Covid-19. Patrons are required to wear facemasks at the Odeum, and Patrons with temperatures over 100.4 or displaying Covid-19 symptoms will not be permitted to attend the event. No refunds or credits will be processed on site.
Tickets to this event include an additional $5 Historic Restoration Fee which assists in restorations and repairs of the Greenwich Odeum. When purchasing tickets online, an additional $2 convenience fee per transaction will be applied. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
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