The 1950's thru a 2006 P.A System !!!
Ever thumb through the Want-Advertiser looking for a used automobile and stumble upon those ads with the side note…”great for parts?” Velvet Elvis is just that…the sum of extremely salvageable parts from classic Boston area bands, welded together to create one finely tuned, well oiled Roots Rock/Rockabilly Hot Rod.
Rich Bartlett, of The Fools fame, provides the V-6string engine that gets the audience rockin’ from 0-60 in seemingly zero time. Joe Holiday, bassist for Beatlejuice, provides the low end rumble that quakes through one’s bones as the engine revs. Steve Baker, also of Beatlejuice, is the high octane fuel that juices this vehicle as his fingers fly across the keyboards through each number. Jeff Mate is the mechanic that keeps Velvet Boys greased, timed and ready to roar through 3-plus hours of rock and roll. And finally Jimmy Rogers is the aftermarket flare that customizes the style and energy of what is known as Velvet Elvis…Boston’s Best Tribute to Elvis and the Pioneers of Rock and Roll.
Now if you were expecting a tightly jump-suited, bloated, 70’s, schmaltzy, Elvis impersonator, Vegas-style review, you would be sadly (or gladly, whatever your druthers) mistaken. Velvet Elvis is a pure rock and roll band with a roster of incredible musical pros, high energy fun-riddled stage show with a rapidly growing fan base of swing dancing music aficionados.
This 6 piece band pays homage to the golden-throated, guitar slinging pioneers of
rock-n-roll, focusing on much of the pre-Vegas Elvis era, as well as many of The King's compatriots, like Carl Perkins, Bill Hayley, and Jerry Lee Lewis, to name a few.
Velvet Elvis strives to capture the true detail and feel of a genuine 50's Rock and Roll show. Close your eyes and you'll feel as if you back in a simpler time...although you may not want to close them for fear of missing a few hysterical stage antics.
Velvet Elvis is THE choice for live entertainment within Boston and beyond. Velvet Elvis will remind you how much you love these great old songs.
J Wail vs aNdu on tour all over the US meltin mindz! Get your freaky
funked-up livetronik bliss on when we pass thru! Here's the
dates.....spread the word, lets party.
WOW!!! I had such a GREAT time last night... Even after realizing I have 2 left feet trying to learn the jitterbug! LOL LOL Can't think of a better band to dance the jitterbug to though! Maybe the next time I will find that much prized right foot! LOL Thanks Guys! I had a BLAST!!!
Sorry so late...But you guys were GREAT on Valentines Day!! But you are always great! More Kinks! Buddy Holly? Love you guys! Always great seeing Rich on the guitar, each one of his fingers always urging me to let go, even with Velvet Elvis !!!
Great show as always guys! We gotta see you more than once a year though. Gotta book some gigs up on the North Shore more often. Leominster is just too far away!
I just wanted to drop by to introduce myself and say hello. I also wanted to thank you for joining me here on this new-fangled contraption. Wishing you continued musical success. Yours Truly, Clayton Willoughby
Nice new pic guys.. I'm looking forward to the Tequila's show, haven't seen Velvet Elvis in a while. I'll see some of you tonight at Commonwealth.. I'm already getting psyched..
