Psychedelic-post-punk-power-pop-art-rock

After releasing their debut EP to glorious reviews, touring Japan (and Sydney / Canberra / Adelaide), VELVET PARADE have their debut full length LP in hand and are preparing to tour it this summer.

This five piece is made up of Ripley Hood (Lime Spiders / Five Stooges etc), Vincent Kramer (Cold Harbour), Pete Coves (Claire Birchall's {hantom Hitchhikers), Don Drum (Fraudband) and Ash Jones (Mat Malone's Holy Spirits).

VELVET PARADE - launching single 'Manque' (pr "man-kay") from debut (self-titled) LP on limited edition vinyl and CD - 100 pressed of each ,vinyl only available at shows!

• The Hovering Spooks new band for:

• Richard Burgman (Sunnyboys)

• Bruce Callaway (Chris Bailey's Saints)

• Phil Hall (Lime Spiders / Dropbears)

• Paul Larsen (New Christs / Celibate Rifles)

so bit of a 'supergroup' here

• Fowl Weather Vein

Being together just a couple of years, Velvet Parade have toured Japan and Australia, gigged with the likes of X, Buddhadatta (Jpn), The On And Ons, Cambodian Space Project, Sister Paul (Jpn) etc and released a debut EP.

Now with their debut full length album in hand Velvet Parade launch the single 'Manque (pr. 'man-kay') from it with a very special lineup Sydney show at Lazy Bones Lounge, Marrickville. 'Manque' is a raucous, rocking tune of frustration.

Special supports THE HOVERING SPOOKS - new band and bit of a super group for Richard Burgman (Sunnyboys), Bruce Callaway (Chris Bailey's Saints), Phil Hall (Lime Spiders / Dropbears), Paul Larsen (New Christs / Celibate Rifles) playing a mesh of psychedelic-post-punk-power-pop-art-rock. FOWL WEATHER VEIN will open this show with aplomb!

Velvet Parade's debut (self-titled) album was recorded and mixed by Loki Lockwood (The Drones) and Dugald Jayes (Hugo Race), master by Loki, the album (self-titled) will be issued on vinyl and CD in a run of just one hundred each with vinyl only available at live shows.

Come catch Velvet Parade for this Sydney launch at Lazy Bones Lounge on Saturday 30th January as they launch at Lazy Bones with this very special lineup.

7pm Doors/ Restaurant 🍹 🍕

9pm band

12am late night band on the back stage

open late