By Jim Clark

Martha Davis & the Motels will be hitting the high notes at Johnny D’s this coming Friday evening.

For anyone paying attention to popular music in the 80’s, one powerful voice rang out among the rest, piercing through the crowded field of aspiring New Wave troubadours. That voice belonged to the one and only Martha Davis, fronting the cutting-edge band The Motels.

The wildly popular hit singles Only The Lonely and Suddenly Last Summer are still fan favorites and staples on “oldies” radio playlists.

Through the years, the band’s lineup of instrumentalists have changed numerous times, but Martha Davis represents the one irreplaceable constant that is the essential ingredient that constitutes the core of The Motels.

The current iteration of the band, billed as Martha Davis & the Motels, will be performing a 7:30 p.m. show at Johnny D’s this coming Friday, August 22.

Davis and her crew will be playing the hits and then some, so don’t miss it.

Johnny D’s Uptown Restaurant & Music Club, 17 Holland Street, Somerville.