Twenty-five years after Club d’Elf first made contact at Cambridge, MA’s Lizard Lounge, the experimental collective will head out on an anniversary tour. The run of 13 shows throughout the Northeast and Colorado will feature a rotating cast of guest musicians including John Medeski, Rob Compa (Dopapod), Lyle Brewer (Neighbor), and Reeves Gabrels (The Cure).
Included in the baker’s dozen tour dates is a February 17th spot at the band’s “home base,” the Lizard Lounge, where the Mike Rivard-led project has maintained a bimonthly residency for a quarter century. The “Moroccan dosed psychedelic dub jazz collective” will also appear at other Northeastern hot spots like New York City’s The Cutting Room (2/15), Bridgeport, CT’s Park City Music Hall (2/23), Portsmouth, NH’s The Press Room (2/25), and more. Club d’Elf will also head west for a pair of shows in Colorado with a February 3rd concert at So Many Roads in Denver (2/3) and a set at Alpine Funk Festival in Crested Butte the following day.
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Club d’Elf will also celebrate its 25th anniversary by releasing its long out-of-print debut album, As Above, on streaming services for the first time. The 2000 live album, recorded over six shows at Lizard Lounge, will hit digital platforms on February 1st.
Tickets for the Club d’Elf 25th anniversary tour are on sale now. Check the band’s website for a detailed lineup of each show.
