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New Anthony D’Amato EP “Five Songs From New Orleans” Out NOW!!

November 15, 2019

The plaintiff and gorgeous “Five Songs From New Orleans” is out now everywhere. Spotify  iTunes  Amazon  Velvet Elk From Billboard: The EP was written and recorded entirely by the New Jersey native during a month-long stint housesitting an old 1800’s Garden District home. Fittingly, Five Songs From New Orleans features all New Orleans musicians and… Read more...

Jesse Malin’s latest “Strangers & Thieves” featuring Billie Joe Armstrong out TODAY

October 11, 2019

New video for “Strangers & Thieves” released today. Featuring Billie Joe Armstrong on vocals.

New Single “Wrong Shade of Blue” from Anthony D’Amato 10/25

October 11, 2019

Velvet Elk is very excited to announce that we’ve bought the rights to everything Anthony D’Amato does from now through his 2nd grandchild. Until then, we are keeping him in a life-sustaining eco-fridge where he will be let out to promote each single on his upcoming “Five Songs From New Orleans EP“, due in full… Read more...

Diane Gentile New Video For “Little Things” In Rolling Stones Top Ten For The Week

August 14, 2019

Rolling Stone has listed Diane Gentile’s “Little Things” in their Top Ten Releases Of The Week for August 12th. Check out the video here!

Diane & The Gentle Men “Little Things” out today! 7/26

July 26, 2019

The new EP from Diane Gentile‘s band, Diane & The Gentle Men, “Little Things” is out today on 12″ vinyl and all digital services. You can listen to the record here on Spotify or there on iTunes. All four songs feature Diane’s gifted craft of songwriting and lyrics, and continues that energy she laid the… Read more...

RollingStone premieres Don DiLego’s new video for single “Your Great Escape”

June 14, 2019

Release date: 6/14/2019 RollingStone.com  Don DiLego, “Your Great Escape” A longtime collaborator of New York staple Jesse Malin, Don DiLego makes his own kind of big-city alt-country music. On “Your Great Escape,” he grapples with the departure of a former flame whose memory still burns brightly. He’s angry one minute and nostalgic the next, promising… Read more...

New Jesse Malin Single out today, “Room 13” with Lucinda Williams

June 3, 2019

In a 2017 joint interview with Rolling Stone, Jesse Malin and Lucinda Williams discussed the idea of collaborating together. Two years later, it’s come to fruition: Malin will release his new album Sunset Kids, produced by Williams, on August 30th. MORE on RollingStone.com “Sunset Kids” comes out on Wicked Cool/Velvet Elk Aug 30th.

New Don DiLego single “Your Great Escape” out 6/14/19

May 3, 2019

Don DiLego will be releasing his summer single, “Your Great Escape” on Velvet Elk, June 14th. Look for the song links and video here.

Bruiser Queen 7″ Vinyl Single “Sugar High” b/w “Question Mark House” out TODAY 4/12/19

April 12, 2019

Bruiser Queen’s new 7″ vinyl is officially available today! Order your copy in our Velvet Elk Store, or at Bandcamp.

Velvet Elk announces posthumous Alan Vega (Suicide) single 3/8/19

March 8, 2019

Alan Vega Limited Edition 12” Vinyl Single You Pay /Too Many Teardrops out Today (Velvet Elk Records) One of Vega’s Final Unreleased Recordings (with Mr. Pharmacist) Hear “You Pay / Too Many Teardrops” “Everybody came in to see Suicide to be entertained. And all we did was give them back the street, in all its glory, and that’s… Read more...

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