Bassist Mike Rivard is a pro. He’s worked with a long list of top names like Paula Cole, the Story, and Mark Sandman (of Morphine), to name a few. When it came time to start his own band, [...]
The “All Star Game” Effect – First observed in certain high-energy fusion groups of the ’70s, this phenomenon typically occurs when a collection of highly talented [...]
The sound of the future is here. The band’s deeply hypnotic trance-grooves combine jazz, world, and electronica. Bass wizard Mike Rivard, percussionist Jerry Leake, sampler Jere Faison and [...]
JAZZ… The dub-wise jazz jamming experiments of Mike Rivard (aka Micro Vard) and his Club d’Elf night at the Lizard Lounge continue when the bassist invites special-guest keyboardist [...]
You knew it was a special evening as you walked down the stairs, and entered the main basement-cum-living room area of the Lizard Lounge, a club tucked away underneath the Cambridge Common [...]
“Music can serve as a springboard for alternate consciousness if you play long enough and get into a trance spot,” explains bassist Mike Rivard. “And if it works for the [...]
CAMBRIDGE – Local bassist Mike Rivard envisioned Club d’Elf, an event staged at the Lizard Lounge Thursday, as a “live remix session” for rehearsed grooves – in the [...]