September 1, 2003 – 2:37 pm
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 # 2 3 ******************** Quick Recap Of The Summer: June – Brendan and Val’s coop board interview. We’re owners of the smallest [...]
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 [...]
Mostly Monthly E-Newsletter by and about GrooveLilyValerie 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 # 2 2-D We apologize for the delay, everyone! Brendan’s computer bit the dust today, and caused a bit of chaos ’round the GrooveLily [...]
Worrall Newspapers Concert Scene GrooveLily Wails Wildly In Westfield Thursday, June 26, 2003 by Bill VanSant, Associate Editor A high-energy concert covering a variety of styles brought the Coffee With Conscience Concert Series to a rousing, rockin’ close Saturday night. After opening comments by series producer Ahrre Maros, the social hall at the First United [...]
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 # 2 2-C Our big super-secret announcement is 1 week away! For those of you just joining us, Thursdays in June are [...]
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 # 2 2-B Our big super-secret announcement is 2 weeks away! For those of you just joining us, Thursdays in June are [...]
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 [...]