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Velvet Elk announces posthumous Alan Vega (Suicide) single 3/8/19
March 8, 2019Alan 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...
Bruiser Queen to play NYC New Colossus Festival 3/8, and release 7″ vinyl 4/12
February 28, 2019St. Louis’ Bruiser Queen returns to NYC on March 8th to play Berlin for the upcoming New Colossus Music Festival. They have a new video for “Question Mark House” to be premiered soon, which will be the B-side to their limited edition 7″ single which comes out April 12th.
Don DiLego / DEC 7 / End of Year Holiday Show
November 23, 2018Don DiLego & The Touristas will be covering Neil Young…a mashup of “Harvest” and “Harvest Moon” for his annual holiday show at Coney Island Baby in NYC. A host of special guests are lined up to sing on the classic Neil tunes. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/CIBDEC07DILEGO
Bruiser Queen to release “Heavy High Deluxe Edition” on Velvet Elk 11/16/18
November 11, 2018We are thrilled to have Bruiser Queen in the Velvet Elk family! They are an infection garage-pop duo out of St. Louis that can write great songs for days, and a ton of them are on this release coming up, “Heavy High – Deluxe Edition“. Check out “Sugar High”, “Telepathic Mind”, and the new bonus… Read more...
Hollis Brown announces upcoming tour dates
October 2, 2017With the recent success of their latest single “Run Right To You,” the gents from Hollis Brown are heading out on a string of recently announced tour dates.
New Jesse Malin Songs – 6/30/17
October 2, 2017Jesse Malin is set to release a new EP of four songs this June, including the lead single “Meet Me at The End of The World.” Street date with Velvet Elk Records will be June 30th. More…
Jesse Malin and Lucinda Williams in Rolling Stone
October 2, 2017“Americana treasure and New York punk troubadour discuss songwriting in the wake of his bracing new EP ‘Meet Me at the End of the World’” Rolling Stone
Arthur Moon debut “Our Head” available for pre-release TODAY – 03/03/17
March 3, 2017We here at The Velvet Elk world headquarters couldn’t be more excited to announce the pre-release of Arthur Moon‘s debut album, Our Head. Noisey says this of the band, “If you’re looking for an artist somewhere between tUnE-yArDs and Anna Calvi, a woman who goes by the name Arthur Moon might just be your best bet.”… Read more...
2nd Annual Velvet Elk Holiday Extravaganza @The Bowery Ballroom NYC – DEC 10th
November 29, 2016DEC 10th / The Bowery Ballroom / NYC / 8PM ** JOAN JETT and DEBBIE HARRY join the cause!! ** We don’t even know where to BEGIN on this crazy silly amazing show. Our 2nd Annual Velvet Elk Records Holiday Extravaganza has become the equivalent of The Johnny Cash Holiday Happy Hour! First… Read more...
Arthur Moon Dec 2016 Tour Dates Announced
November 18, 2016Brooklyn-based Arthur Moon has announced their first tour of the Northeast. The will be out on the road with Iris Lune. Arthur Moon // Iris Lune // Winter Tour: 12.1 // New London CT // 33 Golden Street 12.2 // Marlboro NY // Live at The Falcon 12.3 // Kingston NY // BSP Kingston 12.4… Read more...