Category Archives: Newsletters

STRIKING 12 Wrapup & WHEELHOUSE Status

We just returned from a brief, wildly triumphant run of STRIKING 12 at TheatreWorks of Silicon Valley, where we first workshopped the piece in 2003 and had a run in 2004. The houses were packed, the crowds were ebullient and bubbly like a glass of New Year’s champagne, and we raised a glass with a [...]

A New Venture: Valerie’s Solo Concerts

There are a lot of venues that GrooveLily doesn’t play anymore, but places that would be perfect for…a solo performer. Ergo: Val’s new solo concerts and website. http://valerievigoda.com/ Val is putting together a set of songs that she’ll perform alone with violin, harmony box, and Ableton Live running on a laptop. She’s creating loops of [...]

Goodspeed Opera House Wrapup, & how to become a card-carrying Gaby Alter fan in just two weeks in the snow

Goodspeed Opera House invited me (Brendan), Val and Rachel Sheinkin to come up for two weeks and write whatever we wanted to write, as long as Val and I would consent to play a 45-minute concert at the end of the second week. We used this precious kid-free time (thanks for babysitting, Mom) to work [...]

June 2008 Newsletter

G r o o v e L i l y E – N e w s # 5 7 June 2008 A Mostly Monthly E-Newsletter by and about GrooveLily Valerie Vigoda: vocals/violin Brendan Milburn: keys/vocals Gene Lewin: drums/vocals A contest where everybody (and nobody) won…a little new FREE music to hear right this minute…a workshop [...]

May 2008 Newsletter

A Mostly Monthly E-Newsletter by and about GrooveLily Valerie Vigoda: vocals/violin Brendan Milburn: keys/vocals Gene Lewin: drums/vocals G r o o v e L i l y E – N e w s # 5 6 Thanks to everyone who came out to our late-April shows in NJ and NYC. We had a blast, and [...]

April 2008 Newsletter

A Mostly Monthly E-Newsletter by and about GrooveLily Valerie Vigoda: vocals/violin Brendan Milburn: keys/vocals Gene Lewin: drums/vocals G r o o v e L i l y E – N e w s # 5 5 We are so excited to get out and PLAY again. We haven’t gone this long without a gig since [...]

March 2008 Newsletter

A Mostly Monthly E-Newsletter by and about GrooveLily Valerie Vigoda: vocals/violin Brendan Milburn: keys/vocals Gene Lewin: drums/vocals G r o o v e L i l y E – N e w s # 5 4 Almost out of hibernation, people… 1. April 26 Show In Maplewood, NJ: “Petal Pusher” Gig 2. April 27 Show [...]

February 2008 Newsletter

A Mostly Monthly E-Newsletter by and about GrooveLily Valerie Vigoda: vocals/violin Brendan Milburn: keys/vocals Gene Lewin: drums/vocals G r o o v e L i l y E – N e w s # 5 3 Writing, writing, writing, making sheet music, making demos, making plans, making coffee, fending off frostbite, teaching Mose about “please” [...]

January 2008 Newsletter

A Mostly Monthly E-Newsletter by and about GrooveLily Valerie Vigoda: vocals/violin Brendan Milburn: keys/vocals Gene Lewin: drums/vocals G r o o v e L i l y E – N e w s # 5 2 January in Brooklyn: the Statue of Liberty is easy to spot through leafless branches and over the dark water [...]

December 2007 Newsletter

G r o o v e L i l y E – N e w s # 5 1 December 2007 A Mostly Monthly E-Newsletter by and about GrooveLily Valerie Vigoda: vocals/violin Brendan Milburn: keys/vocals Gene Lewin: drums/vocals Happy holidays, everyone – and thanks for an amazing 2007. Details on “Striking 12″ in NYC between [...]