Play guitar/bass/drums.  Live in Baltimore, MD.  Like all things jazz/funk/soul/blues/hip-hop.

Hungry on Monday is an alternative pop-rock group currently based in northern Virginia. 

Formed in 2015 as a side project among childhood friends, founding members Noah Poncin, Aidan Bruecken and Nathan Dahlman quickly realized that they had potential to become much more than a local garage band. As momentum began to pick up in October of 2016, the trio recruited long-time friend Michael Preston to play bass guitar. Not long after that they hit the studio. Their debut self-titled EP, recorded at M80 Recording Studio in their hometown of Purcellville, Virginia, received massive praise for its intricate blend of rock, jazz, pop, alternative, and funk.  After its release, the band started to play non-stop in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. During the winter of 2016, they added pianist Ted Gallegos to the band as a surprise for several shows in their hometown. 

With the addition of Gallegos their sound was elevated to even greater heights and Gallegos became a permanent addition to the Hungry on Monday family. In may of 2017, the band set out to write and record their second project. With their own members Michael Preston, Noah Poncin, and Aidan Bruecken spearheading the production, they were determined to create a record that was truly unique. During this time, tragedy struck with the unexpected and sudden passing of their producer, mentor, and dear friend. Ever determined, the group spent countless days and nights writing and recording a heartfelt tribute to their friend and completing the EP, Hideaway, in his memory.

Club d’Elf is an ever-shifting group of musicians fiercely dedicated to “the groove”, consisting of some of the most sought-after players from the jazz, DJ, rock & world music scenes of Boston & NYC, and over the course of it's twenty four year existence has been featured on PRI's The World, Voice Of America, Afropop Worldwide, and Time Out New York. The band's music draws from a startlingly wide spectrum of styles, including jazz, hip hop, electronica, avant garde, prog-rock and dub. Under the tutelage of member Brahim Fribgane (who hails from Casablanca) the band absorbed Moroccan trance influences and frequently adds this element to the mix. Audiences of all persuasions are drawn to Fribgane’s mesmerizing oud stylings and leader/bassist Mike Rivard’s commanding playing of the Moroccan sintir, a 3 string bass lute used by the Gnawa people of Morocco. Derived from such ancient sources as these, trance forms the central core of the Club d’Elf aesthetic, unifying all of the various genres the band has absorbed.

The band's new album, You Never Know (release date: 4/1/22), is a trance-heavy meditation on finding light amidst the shadows. The band pay tribute to the music and musicians who have been primary influences, with half the album being covers of Gnawa, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Moroccan band Nass el-Ghiwane, and Frank Zappa. The other half consists of original music inspired by leader Mike Rivard's personal journey into darkness following a near death experience in the remote jungle of the Peruvian Amazon. Joining Rivard and D'Elf regulars Fribgane, Dean Johnston (drums), DJ Mister Rourke (turntables) for the release tour is special guest John Medeski (on an array of vintage analog keyboards), who is featured on the new album.

"Most of this stuff is just flat-out crazy but in the best possible musical way, as if the Sun Ra Arkestra happened to pick up the Wild Tchoupitoulas on Bourbon Street and then set their controls for the heart of the sun." - Chris Slawecki, AllAboutJazz

"One of the most inventive and ever-changing bands in all of new jazz" - Russ Davis, Jazz America

"....the lovechild of Pink Floyd and George Clinton, dropped in Marrakesh...deeply psychedelic...." - Marlon Bishop, WNYC  

https://clubdelf.bandcamp.com/follow_me

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