Buster Poindexter's Residency at Cafe Carlyle Begins Tomorrow

As a founding member of the New York Dolls and in a prolific solo career, David Johansen has been a seminal force in rock and roll, influencing countless singers and bands to this day. Buster Poindexter, Johansen's celebrated alter ego showcases his elegant crooning through R&B ballads. His late '80s single "Hot Hot Hot" made him a staple on radio charts, MTV and the NYC club scene. Poindexter's previous one-night only engagements at the Café have been sellouts. The audience favorite now returns to Café Carlyle for a limited five-night residency, October 21-25.

The Hollywood Reporter praised his Café Carlyle performance from earlier this year: "Dressed in a tie-less tuxedo and wearing glasses under an impressively tall pompadour, he seemed born to a room as intimate as this one.... the singer displayed a record music nerd's winning enthusiasm for introducing friends to songs they haven't heard."

Poindexter recently joined Arcade Fire at Brooklyn's Barclays Center as a surprise guest to perform his hit "Hot Hot Hot". Watch video from that show here.

Performances will take place Tuesday - Saturday at 8:45pm. Reservations made by phone at 212.744.1600 are $70 ($120 for premium seating, $50 for bar seating) Tuesday - Thursday; and $80 ($130 for premium seating, $65 for bar seating) on Friday and Saturday. Reservations made online at www.ticketweb.com are $65 ($115 for premium seating) Tuesday - Thursday; and $75 ($125 for premium seating) on Friday and Saturday. Café Carlyle is located in The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel (35 East 76th Street, at Madison Avenue).

At the Carlyle, Poindexter (vocals, harmonica) will be joined by Brian Koonin on guitar, Brian Mitchell on piano, Richard Hammond on upright bass and Ray Grappone on drums.