Cafe OTO opened in April 2008 with the aim of providing a home for creative new music that exists outside of the mainstream. Past performers include: The Sun Ra Arkestra, Henry Flynt, Peter Brotzmann, Kan Mikami, Otomo Yoshihide, Josephine Foster, Phill Niblock, Marshall Allen, Joe McPhee, Jandek, Evan Parker, Satchiko M, Toshimaru Nakamura, Tetsuya Umeda, Christian Marclay, Louis Moholo-Moholo, David Grubbs, Meg Baird,Philip Jeck, PAAP, Sean Lennon, Chirs Corsano, Keith Rowe, Carla Bozulich, Han Bennink, Akio Suzuki, John Tchicai, Peter Walker, Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins), Tori and Reiko Kudo, Kath Bloom, Skaters, Okkyung Lee, John Butcher, Nicolas Collins, Alasdair Roberts, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Mt. Eerie, Diane Cluck, Tenniscoats, Richard Youngs, Jack Rose, Alex Neilson, John Sinclair, Steffen Basho-Junghans, Ken Vandermark, Pamelia Kurstin, Lol Coxhill, Eddie Prévost, Adam Bohman, Steve Beresford, Mats Gustafsson, Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Roger Turner, Shuichi Chino, Carla Bozulich, Shelley Hirsch, Haco and many more. Café Oto comprises of one large cafe/performance space open during the day serving food and drink with an evening programme of live music almost seven nights a week.