Basic Information
Label: Zap (Indie)
Management: Jorge Santamaria
Members: Sarah Gleason, John Ran Smith, Paul Pearce, Michael Skiffington, Jorge Santamaria
The Velvet Marias
Richmond, VA
Country / Roadhouse Country / Honk Tonk
Bio
With what Neal Pond of American Profile calls "...a salvo of ax-slinging crunch, honky-tonk high spirits and soulful swagger," The Velvet Marias come calling from Richmond, Va. Turning heads with their high-energy shows since 2007, the Velvets' songs of "boozers, losers, lovers, leavers and dreamers bear the stamp of Janis Joplin’s ballsy wallop, the Stones’ randy, rowdy, high-voltage hammering, Merle Haggard’s barroom bruises" and the long, lonesome call of Lucinda Williams' enchanting w...
Comments
Dave Younger:
BIG GUITARS...ROCK SOLID RHYTHM SECTION...HUGE POWERFUL VOCAL...(no wonder I'm writing in CAPS alluva sudden!)
Jul 20
CiJay:
"Demon Alcohol" is my absolute favorite of the songs you have posted...very cool sound.
The producer in me would love to hear a bigger vocal(a little higher range and slight change from the regular melody line) coming out...
Jun 21
The Roadhouse Clams:
Damn right, that's a good sound! We're up here in MD. If you wanna swap some shows, let us know.
Apr 27
Artist Stats
Fans: 3,004
Song Plays: 1,141
Visits: 1,376
Video Plays: 94
Widget Hits: 12
Status
Status:
THanks to everyone who made our farewell show last night at Poe's! You made it very, very special! Now stay tuned!!!!
Artist Recommendations
Americana / Roots Rock
Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA



