The Vinyl District | Joseph Neff | January 19, 2017
by Joseph Neff | January 19, 2017 Club d’Elf, Live at Club Helsinki (Face Pelt) The core group here consists of Mike Rivard on bass and sintir and Dean Johnson on […]
The Village Voice | Richard Gehr | January 17, 2017
With bassist Mike Rivard and drummer Dean Johnston at their core, Boston- based Club d’Elf have been inscrutable purveyors of otherworldly improvised headiness since 1998. In recent years, [...]
All About Jazz | Review of Club d’Elf Live at Club Helsinki | Mark Sullivan | January 17, 2017
by Mark Sullivan | All About Jazz | January 17, 2017 The Boston-based collective Club d’Elf seems to attract genre labels like nobody’s business. Moroccan-dosed dub-jazz, trance, [...]
All About Jazz | Review of Club d’Elf Live at Club Helsinki | Doug Collette | January 15, 2017
by Doug Collette | All About Jazz It’s not really necessary to be a dervish dancer to appreciate Club d’Elf, especially because, on Live at Club Helsinki, the prominence of […]
New Music Without Borders | MICHAEL KONIK | JANUARY 10, 2017
by Michael Konik | New Music Without Borders Genres and categories are cool when you’re trying to sell something. But some of our most compelling musical artists don’t pay attention […]
Jambase Article: Live at Club Helsinki Featuring John Medeski November 28, 2016, by Scott Bernstein
Moroccan-drenched dub-jazz ensemble Club d’Elf have announced the upcoming release of a new live album. The band will issue Live At Club Helsinki featuring special guest John Medeski on January [...]
Layers Centuries and Cultures into Irresistible Grooves by Mel Minter
Club d’Elf, Live at Club Helsinki (Face Pelt Records) A Review Now I think I know how the cobra feels as it sways hypnotically over its coiled body, hood open, […]
Allaboutjazz.com Review of Live at Club Helsinki, January 2, 2017, By KARL ACKERMANN
Who (and what) defines the Boston-based, dub-jazz Club d’Elf is an enigma. At the core, the “group” is bassist and composer Mike Rivard and drummer Dean Johnston. Rivard has [...]
MoTiV | ALT-NATION: A NEW DISC AND CAN’T MISS SHOWS | January 11, 2017
MoTIV | ALT-NATION | January 11, 2017 Club d’Elf – Live at Club Helsinki CD Release featuring John Medeski Boston Based Club d’Elf come to town celebrate the release of […]
Patriot Ledger | Chad Berndtson | January 7, 2017
by Chad Berndtson/The Patriot Ledger Now entering its 19th year, Club d’Elf is a Boston-area institution. Its regular Friday night shows [every other Friday, next show Feb 17, 2017] at […]