January 20, 2011 – 1:45 pm
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 [...]
January 20, 2011 – 1:30 pm
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 [...]
January 20, 2011 – 1:20 pm
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 1, 2008 – 7:46 am
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 1, 2008 – 7:33 am
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 17, 2007 – 8:01 am
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 [...]