When the cello is heard in pop music, it’s usually to provide solemn accompaniment to a poignant ballad, be it the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” or Nirvana’s “All Apologies.” In the hands ...

The weight of the world fell on Melora Creager all at once. “Like all in one day,” says the leader and principal cellist of Brooklyn chamber-rock band Rasputina. She found out “that ...

Fittingly the songs of her cello-rock ensemble Rasputina tend to center on narratives, some of which are partially infused with real-life historical references. A vague aura of dread pervades ...

Creager doesn’t have to worry about being a rock star. Her band, Rasputina, a gothic chamber-pop act, hasn’t come close to charting over its 19-year run. But that’s just fine with Creager ...

Nothing. Unless you’re Brooklyn’s Rasputina. The chamber-rock mavericks that made cello cool again bring these (and other) disparate characters together in the guise of their 19th-century ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Led by cellist virtuoso Melora Creager, Rasputina will perform at Crossroads Music Hall Saturday beginning at 10 p.m. with Canadian folk-ensemble Wilderness of Manitoba opening.

We will never send spam or annoying emails. Unsubscribe anytime. Much ink has been spilled trying to describe Rasputina, cello rock, neo chamber grunge, burlesque, dark cabaret. But none of the terms ...

Now, almost 20 years later, that band, Rasputina, is set to release "Sister Kinderhook" (Filthy Bonnet), its sixth studio album. The recording fits nicely among the best work in today's rich ...

Well, where should we start? Rasputina is one of the most rocking bands you'll ever hear, but you won't see one guitar; instead, you'll see two cellos and a big drum set. Led by visionary cellist ...

Rasputina's Zoe C. Keating, Melora M. Creager and Jonathon S. TeBeest set grungy jams to strings in an effort to relate "the power and versatility of the mighty cello." Faun Fables opens.