A CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT: Thursday at Club d’Elf, Mike Rivard stood at the center of the circle and directed the music with his bass and his hands: segues, riffs, entrances, exits, shifts. A [...]
Almost every time Club d’Elf performs, the lineup of the musicians changes. For leader and bassist Mike Rivard, the rotating lineup is a necessity. “I’d love to have a constant [...]
One place where you might find jazz aficionados, electronica addicts, hip-hop enthusiasts and admirers of the avant-garde all congregated under one roof is at a Club d’Elf show—a rare and [...]
Core Members: Mike Rivard (bass); Jerry Leake (tabla, percussion); Jere Faison (sampler); Erik Kerr (drums); Brahim Fribgane (oud, percussion). Guests include: John Medeski (keyboards); DJ Logic [...]
In a popular magazine from many years ago, I read an article about a well-known songwriter and pop artist who was asked about his unlikely success and uncanny skill at crafting hit songs. His [...]
Leading his ensemble Club d’Elf, bassist Mike Rivard alchemizes a unique strain of improvisational trance-dub, spiced with jazz, electronica, funk, and rock with a loose collective of [...]
It’s still a few weeks before the heat truly descends on NYC, turning the remnants of garbage on the streets into it’s annual glob of sour mash. For now, we’re in a bit of a [...]
It’s a testament to Club d’Elf versatility that they were nominated in two Best Music Poll categories this year-Best Local Jam Band and DJ/Electronic-and they probably could have fit [...]
On occasion, the Columbus Theater in Rhode Island puts on its best face. A Sunday in February was one such example. Instead of movies featuring surgically enhanced breasts and actors named Candie [...]
Didjeridoo and turntable players – and even an accordianist – show up on this two-CD set, but no matter whom he’s working with, Rivard keeps things moving with his springy, [...]