At the close of the century, with a push from Morphine frontman Mark Sandman, Mike Rivard started his own thing: Club d'Elf, a strange and wonderful hybrid of global rhythms and trip-hop. Rivard's ...
Gnawa trance music from North Africa is not precisely what one expects to hear in the salsa surroundings of the Conga Room. But Marrakech-born Hassan Hakmoun, who sings and plays the traditional three ...
Sintir is the East Village’s pretentious new Moroccan restaurant, turning a cold shoulder to its long-running competitor, the still-delicious Cafe Mogador. The restaurant is named after a ...
The muddy roots and the mystically ethereal mingle at State Bridge Lodge in Bond today . Traditional American touring musical acts carry the term “travelling band.” Hamsa Lila is better described as ...
Club d’Elf is an ever-shifting phenomenon — a musical ensemble of rotating membership led by convener Mike Rivard. Onstage he’ll sometimes stand in a circle of musicians, anchoring an ...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Watching Club d’Elf perform at the Lizard Lounge feels like happening upon a group of friends carefully conducting a musical experiment. The players are strongly absorbed in their ...