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Bruiser Queen to play NYC New Colossus Festival 3/8, and release 7″ vinyl 4/12

February 28, 2019

St. 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, 2018

Don 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, 2018

We 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, 2017

With 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, 2017

Jesse 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, 2017

We 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, 2016

DEC 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, 2016

Brooklyn-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...

Diane Gentile up for “Coolest Song of the Year” on Little Steven’s “Underground Garage.”

November 18, 2016

Diane Gentile up for “Coolest Song of the Year” on Little Steven’s “Underground Garage.” This is for her Velvet Elk single, “Motorcycle“, released earlier this year. We were truly honored to release this great song, and would love to see it recognized even more. Voting starts on Nov 25th. http://undergroundgarage.com/the-coolest-songs-in-the-world-2016

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