October 1, 2003 – 2:05 pm
rismixlive.com Reviews October, 2003 by Shael Risman Any band that shoves the electric violin to the forefront of their sound is aces with me. This trio of American music vets supply no sugary confection here – simply unique, unashamedly intelligent pop music. Positively singable melodies and cream-of-the-crop musicianship make this album one of the great [...]
September 2, 2003 – 2:00 pm
The Philadelphia Daily News The musical question: “Are we there yet?” Tuesday, September 2, 2003 by Jonathan Takiff GROOVING EASY: Spritely and sweet-natured, richly tuneful, lyrically playful and comforting. That’s the like-no-other, adult-rock trio Groovelily in a nutshell, on the charming indie release “Are We There Yet?” Let vocalist/violinist Valerie Vigoda, keyboardist/vocalist Brendan Milburn and [...]
August 31, 2003 – 1:59 pm
Washington Post A Quick Spin Sunday, August 31, 2003; Page N02 ARE WE THERE YET? GrooveLily by Pamela Murray Winters For every Nirvana, there’s a GrooveLily. The New York-based trio offers the same combination of wide-eyed smileyness and aggressive ambition seen in Miss Texas contestants. But for all of their pick-me-pick-me hand-waving, these popsters usually [...]
August 26, 2003 – 1:53 pm
GrooveLily: “Are We There Yet?” Release date: August 26, 2003 www.groovelily.com The ancient Chinese curse puts it this way: May you live in interesting times. Well, the times are nothing if not interesting these days. Whether it’s military turmoil, techno-economic crises in the music business, or just building an individual career in a wary economy, [...]
The Newark Star-Ledger “Pop singer had to march before she could rock” Wednesday, July 30, 2003 by columnist Fran Wood When the trio GrooveLily takes to the stage, the svelte blond singer/violinist out front is driven by perseverance she says she picked up from a source that’s somewhat unusual in the pop music world. She [...]
Courier News (Readington, NJ) KiCKS MoreMusic Thursday, July 17, 2003 by Robin Renee When singer and electric violinist Valerie Vigoda greets an audience, she often tells them “Welcome. You are now part of a revolution!” The revolution is one of independent music, and her band, GrooveLily, is among those on the front lines. The unique [...]
Worrall Newspapers Arts & Entertainment Unique sound is borne out of necessity Thursday, June 12, 2003 by Bill VanSant, Associate Editor Blend equal parts folk, rock, jazz, classical music, and musical theater. Mix well, and give it almost a decade. The end result is, of course, GrooveLily, the funk-folk trio that will close out the [...]
Band On The Web By Geary Yelton Electronic Musician, April 1, 2003 GrooveLily is not your average rock ‘n’ roll power trio. Two out of three members have graduate degrees in music; the third graduated from Princeton with honors. Individually, they’ve performed with such varied artists as Cindy Lauper, Joe Jackson, John Patitucci, Clarence Clemons, [...]
February 17, 2003 – 12:02 pm
SoundBytes February 17, 2003 Review by Bob MacKenzie http://communication.ca/soundbytes/ Little Light GrooveLily Independent 2000 12 tracks While it’s rarely a perfect fit, it’s usually not too hard to find a genre classification for an artist’s music. Some artists, however, are not so easy to pigeon-hole. GrooveLily is like that. The music is familiar. It feels [...]