GrooveLily


GrooveLily is an American musical trio based in New York City notable for creative songwriting in different pop genres, such as rock, folk, jazz, and show tune. The band consists of Valerie Vigoda and Brendan Milburn along with Gene Lewin. A report in the New York Times in 2004 described the group as an "up and coming trio". According to Variety, GrooveLily was founded by Vigoda.
A review of their 2006 performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream described their show as having "plenty of fun" with "original music" from GrooveLily, but noted problems with acoustics. In 2008, Milburn & Vigoda wrote seven musical numbers for the Disney Wonder cruise ship production of Toy Story: The Musical. In 2002, GrooveLily performed a holiday musical entitled Striking 12. A Washington Post reviewer described it as an "engaging concert-style entertainment" and fusion of "cabaret act and chamber musical". Milburn & Vigoda wrote the book, music and lyrics along with Rachel Sheinkin. Variety gave Striking 12 a mixed review, saying the show's "lame wit obscures its moments of beauty" and that the trio's "politeness hinders the supposedly rebellious humor."
After years of very few GrooveLily performances, the band came together to write and perform a musical called Wheelhouse about their earlier touring career on the road in a Winnebago and why they stopped touring largely because of that experience. The show premiered at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley June 6, 2012.

Albums

TitleYearLabelOther Artist
Inhabit My Heart1994QMR RecordsGrooveLily
Jungle & Sky1996QMR RecordsGrooveLily
Brendan & The Extenuating Circumstances1998QMR RecordsGrooveLily
Little Light2000QMR RecordsGrooveLily
Folk Appetizer2001QMR RecordsGrooveLily
Just The Three Of Us2002QMR RecordsGrooveLily
The Nutshell EP2002QMR RecordsGrooveLily
Are We There Yet?2003QMR RecordsGrooveLily
Striking 122005PS ClassicsGrooveLily
A Little Midsummer Night's Music2007PS ClassicsGrooveLily
Sleeping Beauty Wakes2009PS ClassicsGrooveLily
Warner-Chappell Demos 20102010Warner/ChappellGrooveLily
Striking 12: Bonus Tracks2010PS ClassicsGrooveLily
Sleeping Beauty Wakes: La Jolla Playhouse Bonus Tracks2011PS ClassicsGrooveLily
Wheelhouse2013IndependentGrooveLily
While You Were Out2013IndependentGrooveLily
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