If this was the ‘80s, and Eef Barzelay was some self-promoting sap in a loud jacket and matching hairpiece, you might see him on late-night television hawking his wares. ‘Need a song for your ...

Eef Barzelay is best known as the erstwhile leader of the power-pop combo Clem Snide, but with his first solo effort, Eef finds a new motif. Discarding the effusive sound associated with his day job, ...

For the man who once sang, “That was my ass you saw bouncing next to Ludacris,” Oh Smokey may come across as a more mature affair. For almost two decades, Eef Barzelay (who often records under the ...

You may not recognize Eef Barzelay’s name, but you might recognize his former band’s name, Clem Snide. And even if you don’t recognize that, you’ll recognize Barzelay’s distinctive voice and rock ...

Eef Barzelay w/The Tanukis and Pee Pee Monday, August 4th, 2008 Hi-Dive, Denver Better Than: A show with songwriters peddling hackneyed premises. When I got to the Hi-Dive, I discovered I’d missed all ...

This cover image released by Ramseur Records/Thirty Tigers shows "Forever Just Beyond" by Clem Snide. (Ramseur Records/Thirty Tigers via AP) Clem Snide, “Forever Just Beyond” (Ramseur/Thirty Tigers) ...

Eef Barzelay has released a long string of albums in a wide variety of settings and configurations: He's been a solo act, sure, but he's better known as the leader of Clem Snide, a band with a ...

Since forming in the early '90s, Clem Snide has undergone numerous lineup changes, moved to three different cities and left record labels big and small in its wake. Even though singer-songwriter Eef ...

Since its inception in the late 1990s, Clem Snide always seemed like a band on the verge of breaking out. But for one reason or another — perhaps they were a little too smart or quirky for mainstream ...

Eef Barzelay has seen many of the highs and lows that a music career can provide. Clem Snide, the indie-rock band he founded in 1991, signed a major-label contract with Sire, recorded the theme song ...

Godliness is so serpentine that it may as well be godless, or so implies Nashville resident Eef Barzelay in much of his writing, which wedges those passionate words down into the crevasses that are ...