2002

Relix Magazine

Relix Magazine


-Jeremy Goodwin

Relix Magazine

6/01/02

Creekside Jamboree (Forksville, PA)



A little after two AM—over two hours after main stage headliner Lake Trout called it a night-Club D’Elf began methodically shredding t... (read the full article)

Jambands.com

Jambands.com

-David Weston (from the Urban Spacemen)

If you are ever in Boston, go to the Lizard Lounge, Thursday nights, Club D'elf, not so much of a band but fluid experimentation, its the brain child of the bass player and along with the regular drummer and percussionist they lay down some amazing g... (read the full article)

MyRootDown.com

MyRootDown.com


-Shawn Dos Santos

MyRootDown.com

2002-2003

An Interview with Mike Rivard



Pt 1 (see original text here):



MIKE RIVARD

PART 1 OF 3



Mike Rivard is the d... (read the full article)

Stuff@Night

Stuff@Nite

21 Best Things To Do In Boston After Midnight

-Scott Kathan

The second set of Club d'Elf at the Lizard Lounge: Club d'Elf are a rotating collective of some of the best and most innovative musicians in town, fronted by smooth-cat bassist Mike Rivard, a/k/a Micro Vard. They usually play every alternate Thursday... (read the full article)

All About Jazz

AllAboutJazz.com

6/01/02

Club d’Elf: As Above: Live at the Lizard Lounge (Grapeshot / LiveArchive)

-Chris M. Slawecki

Club d’Elf is currently in the midst of a Pennsylvania / New York club tour in support of As Above, live documentation of their rather incredible sound on two CDs.



Club d ’Elf began in 1998 when the Lizard Lounge in Cam... (read the full article)

Jambands.com

Jambands.com

4/03/2002

Club d'Elf, Mercury Lounge, NYC- 3/31/02

NYC ROLL-TOP: The Red Herring

The old dude was clearly out of his gourd. But he was also a red herring. I stood there watching him for a whole set of music by Club d'Elf thinking that he was the bandleader. After all, he was obviously older than everybody else on the platform, an... (read the full article)

DailyLocal.com

DailyLocal.com

March 30, 2002

"A bit of everything at the TLA tonight"

For several years, the musical aggregate known as Club d'Elf has been building a fan base in the Boston area. The band brings its improvisational mix of styles to Philadelphia on Saturday night.



They'll perform one show at ... (read the full article)

RedandBlack.com

RedandBlack.com

3/28/2002

Walking a Thin Line Between Order and Chaos

Club d'Elf puts musical risks and unpredictability aside to give listeners a wild ride. In 1970, Miles Davis' album Live Evil took experimental music to new heights.



Today, in the same vein, Club d'Elf embarks on sonic expl... (read the full article)

Fairfield County Weekly

Fairfield County Weekly

3/28/2002

Past Future: Club d'Elf plays god with musical styles old and new.

The next time someone says, "There's no good music today," I'm handing him a copy of As Above: Live at the Lizard Lounge. Surely the most engaging CD to cross my desk this year, it is a winding dreamscape of an album with intense moments of percussio... (read the full article)

Online Athens

Online Athens

3/27/2002

Entranced by d'Elf: Club d'Elf takes listeners on the jazz-trance experience

Long before music became a business venture, the African rhythms now associated with reggae, funk, jazz, hip-hop, rock and almost everything else popular in American music were part of an essential cultural spiritual celebration and release.
(read the full article)

Flagpole

Flagpole

3/27/2002

Mike Rivard Explains d'Elf's Deep Rooted Grooves

In creating an ultra-modern hybrid of dub trance, Moroccan Berber music electronica, jazz, and trip-hop, Boston-based improvisational ensemble Club d'Elf ventures way out beyond the borders of electric jazz and funk into a groove all its own. Led by ... (read the full article)

JamBands.com

Jambands.com

January 30, 2002

JOIN THE CLUB D'ELF THIS WEEKEND IN PENNA

"Club d'Elf, the interchanging exploratory avant-garde ensemble from Boston, is invading Pennsylvania for four shows this weekend, on tour with Elf collaborator Dr. Didg. Leader/bassist/Lt. Elf Mike Rivard recently spoke to me about the various ideas... (read the full article)

Boston Metro

The Boston Metro

1/24/02

Club d’Elf: A Musical Meeting of Spirits

Hey There



Name: Mike Rivard (aka Microvard)

Age: 39

Gig: Bassist/Ringmaster of Club d'Elf

Favorite all-star summit CD: Gift of the Gnawa, with Hassan Hakmoun and Don Cherry

... (read the full article)

Asheville Citizens Times

Ashville Citizen-Times
3/21/2002
Jazz-jammers Club d'Elf get the beat going at Asheville Music Zone

Listening to writer/bassist Mike Rivard describe the concept of his band Club d'Elf sounds like a painter detailing the image he brushes onto a canvas. Although his medium is electronic jazz-trance music rather than oils, Rivard is mo... (read the full article)