Now I Understand! Perhapsody was what I had hoped for from Now I Understand, understand? Perhaps not, so let me clarify: Perhapsody is a live recording of the record release party for Now I [...]
It’s generally accepted that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but when a CD comes wrapped in smokable cellophane, the cover might be a good place to start. Inside, the [...]
The musical collective known as Club d’Elf came together when bassist/composer Mike Rivard started a biweekly musical night at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA. On [...]
More than just a band, Club d’Elf is a rolling consortium of killer players (featuring John Medeski, Billy Martin, Dave Tronzo, Reeves Gabrels, and many more) organized and produced by [...]
Club d'Elf is not exactly your average band. First off, there's only one permanent member of the ever-changing club: bassist and bandleader Mike Rivard. Second, d'Elf dropped their [...]
In Hunter S. Thompson's “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,†the author explains that good mescaline comes on slow. Good music can be like that, too, and Club D'Elf is a case in point. [...]
An unstoppable, far-out musical force captured live on two discs. The last time we checked in with Boston's Club d'Elf, they'd just released Now I Understand, their long [...]
This two-CD live set from The Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA, in October 2006, is chock full of jamming. Some of it's inspired, some of it's a tad insipid. So what? What makes [...]
Mike Rivard’s Club d’Elf continues its work of the deconstruction and expansion of improvised trance music unperturbed with this optimal double live album which their friends at [...]
As the name implies, this is less a group than a meeting place, with a website listing more than 100 conspirators beyond a core-bassist Mike Rivard, drummer Eric Kerr, and oudist Brahim [...]