

On the last day in September, many of them slithered into a basement in Cambridge, embodying the red color that enveloped the low room, and bobbed along in a ritual led by Club d’Elf’s Mike Rivard. To protect from predators, some change color with their surroundings or they extend brightly colored throat fans, bob their heads and wave their extremities to distract and intimidate. (Courtesy of Joshua Touster)Īll lizards shed their skin as they grow.

The group Club d'Elf - Mike Rivard on bass (or sintir) Andrew Fogliano on tenor sax and flute, and Alex Lee Clark on trumpet, Paul Schultheis on keys, Dean Johnston on drums, Jeff Rourke on turntables, and Lyle Brewer on guitar - play at the Lizard Lounge reopening in Cambridge, MA.
