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@VelocityGirlDC
Velocity Girl
3 months
Psyched to share upcoming August 16th release of UltraCopacetic on @subpop ! The first Velocity Girl album fully remixed plus a single, B sides and previously unreleased track and the bandโ€™s 1993 Peel Session. Double LP or CD. Pre-order/sneak peaks here:
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
1990...
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Well hellllllooooo. Velocity Girl gonna play a show in September. Please stop by and see us.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Sarah rocking the mic on Crazy Town at the @BlackCatDC Saturday. ๐ŸŽฅ๐ŸŽฅ๐ŸŽฅ Matt/ Mass Broadcast
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Tis the group...
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
VG 2023. ๐Ÿ“ธ Jim Saah.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
OMG! Velocity Girl, Tuscadero & Pohgoh at the Black Cat in Washington DC Dec. 2!! @BlackCatDC @PohgohFL
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
-Velocity Girl has just dropped a digital EP on Bandcamp! -At least half the $$ goes to We Are Family DC -First release in a series of unearthed old tapes meticulously restored. -Plus it's #BandcampFriday fees are waived!
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Dug up some outtakes from the "photo shoot" for the Copacetic LP and Crazy Town single. We used a polaroid to snap pics of stuff lying around the house... big time graphic design.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
First practice happened. So far so good.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Sound check.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Poster for the @subpop album Copacetic. ๐Ÿ“ธ John Falls.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Final practice before the big show !!
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Delighted to announce the group will play Bowery Ballroom in NYC on September 30th along with the amazing Elk City and the fantastic Jeanines. CITI Presale begins Tue, General Sale begins Friday: Hope to see you there. XOXO, VG @ElkCityMusic @jeanines_nyc
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
CUTE BAND ALERT!!
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Velocity Girl once had a promo mobile with art from Steve Raskin and Pam Berry. More mobiles in the world couldnโ€™t hurt a thingโ€ฆ
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@VelocityGirlDC
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11 months
THANKS SO MUCH to everyone who came to the show in New York last night. It really meant a lot us. โค๏ธโค๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™ Hope everyone had as much fun as we did and If you have any cool pics or videos send them on over!
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@VelocityGirlDC
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11 months
Bowery Ballroom.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Velocity Girl has two shows coming up: -Sept.9 at Black Cat in DC -Sept.30 at Bowery Ballroom in NYC Itโ€™s a long time to wait! Meantime enjoy this rad Japanese band covering Audreyโ€™s Eyes & Forgotten Favorite. They are sooo good, but we have no info on them.
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@VelocityGirlDC
Velocity Girl
1 year
Magical night for @BlackCatDC XXX. The Owners, Hammered Hulls, @badmovesDC , and @tedleo & the Pharmacists all came correct. (Trying to find the owner of this photo for correct attribution)
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Sub Pop promo pics by ๐Ÿ“ธ John Falls.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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11 months
Here's an old John Falls pic.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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11 months
Club Babyhead, Providence Rhode Island January 29th, 1993. Following the Swirlies and Small Factory wasn't easy, but the group always had a great time playing Providence!
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Hey itโ€™s Alec MacKayeโ€™s birthday too! It was great, watching him shake the stage down to its foundation on Saturday night!
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@VelocityGirlDC
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Outtake from ๐Ÿ“ธJim Saah photo shoot for the Washington Post in 1992. This was in the group's rehearsal space in the basement of a house in Silver Spring MD. Pity the neighbors. @jimsaah
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Well... here's a screen grab from the video for I Can't Stop Smiling directed by Spike Jonze. More on this in a future missive. #Hijinks
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@VelocityGirlDC
Velocity Girl
11 months
I Don't Care if You Go is the A side of first full Velocity Girl single on Slumberland Records. Bridget Cross was the singer on that record, but Sarah loves singing it! This from Bowery Ballroom in NYC Sept. 30, 2023. ๐ŸŽฅ- Alex Malcolm Mills
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Velocity Girl sold a lot of pillowcases for a rock band. Should we make some more ?
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@VelocityGirlDC
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11 months
You meet the nicest people playing indie rock! Here Sarah is partying down with our friends in Belly and some English group in the unlikely location of Newark Delaware Oct. 2 1993. Note that the rest of the group was apparently not invited to this hang. @bellytheband @radiohead
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Velocity Girl / Tsunami post card. It's true. Love rock is for wimps.
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1 year
Practice, practice, practice.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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10 months
Hey y'all, the Sub Pop LPs Copacetic & Simpatico are now available on the Velocity Girl Bandcamp along w/ the Sorry Again 4 song CD single thing featuring 2 non album B sides and a groovy drum machine, synth and robo-vocal version of Labrador.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Practice.
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Sarah singing... BTW, Sarah has a solo record coming out soon... more to come. ๐Ÿ“ธCromwell Denosta
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
This little 7" is well regarded by the group. Features the short lived lineup of Archie, Kelly, Bridget, Berny and Jim. Slumberland 004. Recorded by Barrett Jones. Not currently streaming. Should that be changed? @LaundryRoomStud @SlumberlandRecs
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Archie Moore laying down some hot licks while recording Simpatico. He's got the goods!
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@VelocityGirlDC
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9 months
Check it out! VG Beer! The good folks at Crooked Run Fermentation have whipped up a batch of Memos Stapled to my Pillow Munich style dark lager. checking in at 5% alcohol and packed in beautiful 16 oz. cans with art from the groupโ€™s Simpatico record. @Crookedrunbrew
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@VelocityGirlDC
Velocity Girl
1 year
What a night! Thanks so much to Dante, Catherine and the whole Black Cat posse, past and present. Thanks to all the AMAZING bands who played whole played both nights. And thanks to everyone who came out and made us feel so loved! ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ“ท Nalinee D @ParklifeDC
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@VelocityGirlDC
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You meet the nicest people playing indie rock! Here Brian cavorts with Tim from Stereolab. July 1993 at the Phoenix Festival- Long Marston Airfield in Stratford-Upon-Avon Englandshire. You can tell it is July in England because it's freezing cold. @stereolabgroop
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Weirdo VG bootleg. The folks at "Static Discs" sent us a handful of copies of this in lieu of payment, permission etc. Must say though, the cover really captures the spirit of the band.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
BIG NEWS COMING TOMORROW!
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Outside Rocket House after an action packed night in Louisville KY. ๐Ÿ“ธ Michael Galinsky. 1992? @mgalinsk
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๐Ÿ“ธJohn Falls @subpop promo pic... used a lot including for postcards!
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Early band pic by Charles Steck, Jim's bandmate in High Back Chairs. This was the short lived four piece line before Brian joined. 1991 probably.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Late era 1996 set list in Sarah's handwriting courtesy James Valente Banta... probably from Tramps in NYC.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Don't forget... Velocity Girl in NYC Sept. 30 !!
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Everything you want to know about Velocity Girl is covered in the Winter 1994 issue of Slanted Magazine... from the excellent DC Punk Collection at the University of Maryland, which is well worth exploring.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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Here's a flyer for a Valentine's day 1992 show at Abi's, then the DC area's hottest Papuseria / Indie Rock venue. On the flip side you can see Jim's VG to-do list Was always fun playing with our friends in Edsel and Tsunami!
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Velocity Girl has always had the best AI generated fans. #Blessed
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The drums.
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Track sheets and tape box for reel 2 of the Copacetic album, recorded by the great Bob Weston at Easley studio in Memphis. Note that the Chicago Recording Company stickers on the tape box are A LIE! These stickers were swiped by Bob. Mixed at Steve Albini's house in Chicago.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
OMG !! Check out this amazing felt badge from The Quirky Girl Crafter !!
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@VelocityGirlDC
Velocity Girl
1 year
Hi all, Iโ€™m afraid to say our appearance on night two has sold out โ€ฆ but please grab tickets for night one with the amazing Ex Hex, Gray Matter, Messthetics, Flasher and Birthday Girl. Black Cat, Black Cat !! @BlackCatDC
@BlackCatDC
Black Cat
1 year
Day tickets for our 30th anniversary party go on sale tomorrow morning at 10am! Weekend passes sold out in less than a day. Don't miss out! 9/8: 9/9:
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In case you prefer an advert in the "It's 1993 and I just got my first Mac" style...
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Jim bugging Kevin and Deb from My Bloody Valentine at the 1994 Reading Festival. Fair to say this was a fairly well lubricated gathering. Photo by Mac @superchunk
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@VelocityGirlDC
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Archie "The Architect" Moore plays and sings at the Black Cat. ๐Ÿ“ธ Nalinee D / Parklife DC @ParklifeDC
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@VelocityGirlDC
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Drug girls never fess up. Black Cat DC, September 9, 2023.๐ŸŽฅ- Shantel Breen/These Subtle Sounds. @BlackCatDC @shamitchbreen @SoundsThese
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Brian โ€œBrubooโ€ Nelson playing a complex looking chord on a Telecaster as Archie Moore keeps it real on the Game Boy. Simpatico sessions most likely.
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@VelocityGirlDC
Velocity Girl
9 months
After catching up on the Golden Bachelor and a good round of stretching we are ready to rock again at the Black Cat. Canโ€™t wait to see you all! 10:45pm: Velocity Girl 9:45pm: Tuscadero 8:45pm: Pohgoh Doors open at 8pm.
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1 year
Some groovy pics from ๐Ÿ“ธTodd Ladner, taken at the Beehive in Pittsburgh on August 8, 1992. This was a fun show w/ Tsunami, Bratmobile and the Meices!
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
Wow, the Black Cat show was GREAT! Hope everyone had fun! Our next show is September 30th in NYC at Bowery Ballroom w/ Elk City and Jeanines. Tickets here: @ElkCityMusic @jeanines_nyc @boweryballroom
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The group enjoying a post practice nosh at Tastee Diner in Silver Spring MD (RIP).
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Picture in Picture at the Black Cat, 9-9-2023. ๐Ÿ“ธ- Alison Caplan @BlackCatDC
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@VelocityGirlDC
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Here's a John Falls photo that was never used.
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Here's the group with the mighty Bob Weston in Steve Albini's kitchen in Chicago while mixing Copacetic. Bob recorded and mixed the record and made a mean frappe. Jim sporting an extremely ill-considered goatee, while Sarah peruses USA Today. Brian guards the Fresca. @subpop
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Visiting Sun Studio in Memphis.. 1992?
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Low-Res VG set list from a benefit show at the Washington Peace Center, January 12, 1992. From the Paul Bushmiller archive via the DC Punk Collections at University of Maryland.
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My Forgotten Favorite b/w Why Should I Be Nice To You? 45rpm 7" single. Slumberland records #10 . Recorded in the Autumn of 1991 at Inner Ear by Don Zientara and Eli Janney. If you dig this track check out the new VG Bandcamp 4 song digital EP w/ alt MFF !
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@VelocityGirlDC
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Stoked to receive this amazing Velocity Girl felt badge and companion indie rock lovin' kitty cat from The Quirky Girl Crafter!! All the way from Singapore!! Track her down and buy some goodies ASAP.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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Velocity Girl made their first appearance on @subpop Records w/ this January 1992 Singles Club split release with Tsunami. Hereโ€™s Jimโ€™s highly technical mockup of the cover and the final result by Art Chantry. Band pic by Charles Steck. High Five to Atomic Fireballs!
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Practice Jamz...
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@VelocityGirlDC
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10 months
On this day in 1991.. day one of the Lotsa Pop Losers festival. Day one took place at an American Legion hall outside DC. As the wonderful poster by Peter Hayes shows, there were lotsa great bands!
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VG singer Sarah Shannon strumming on acoustic in the studio.
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Current status
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Many happy returns of the day to @realtedleo It was a pure pleasure to watch him burn down the stage Saturday night.
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The Velocity Girl band plus SubPop's Nils Bernstein frolicking in bed at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in LA. Fair to say shenanigans were afoot. Photo by the amazing Marina Chavez. A snap from this series was an Alternative Press cover, more on that down the road...
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Velocity Girl bass drum head, very professionally decorated with Elmer's glue and glitter.
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Kelly, playing Archie's 12-String whammy bar equipped Vox. Sorry... no photo credit. Lil' help?
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Sounds.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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9 months
Dโ€™oh!
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HFStival- July 3, 1993. RFK Stadium in Washington DC. ๐Ÿ“ธ Jim Saah.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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10 months
Check out this very comprehensive profile in the Washington Times from January 12, 1994. Words by @anniegowen ,who is terrific journalist now covering the Midwest for the Washington Post. Really good, fun, interesting pics by @RFremson who is now a New York Times photog.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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Early tour accommodations. Here Sarah and Tsunami's Jenny Toomey catch some ZZZZs. BTW Toomey is looking for Tsunami ephemera, so track them down and send over any pics, video etc.
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1 year
Oh look... another Tastee Diner shot with the first lineup of the group: Archie, Kelly, Bridget and Berny... PLUS a bonus shot of the group in one of Silver Springs many dodgy parking garages. ๐Ÿ“ธ by the esteemed Erin Smith.
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Our December 2nd show at the Black Cat in Washington DC with Tuscadero and Pohgoh is sold out. Thanks everyone!! @PohgohFL @BlackCatDC
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Kelly and Sarah signing autographs in the Lime Lizard tent at the Phoenix Festival over in jolly old England -July 17, 1993.
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Here's a rare color pic by the great Charles Steck ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿฉท- this was likely the group's first appearance in @SPIN magazine w/ words by Gail O'Hara @chickfactorzine so, the fix was in. Brian reps @weddingpresent ...
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1 year
Black Cat, Black Cat!!
@nbcwashington
NBC4 Washington
1 year
Iconic D.C. rock club Black Cat celebrates its 30th anniversary in September, and it feels like a family reunion.
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Plotting out some new jams โ€ฆ
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Checking in with some horrible news. Our dear friend Charles Steck has passed away. Charles photographed Velocity Girl many times and played in High Back Chairs with Jim. An all around great guy with a great family.
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You meet the nicest people playing indie rock! Here Sarah & Jim get polaroided w/ Steve Malkmus and Mark "Man about town" Ibold...while Sarah poses w/ Spiral Stairs. VG played with Pavement once in Boston during the Gary Young (RIP) era and then a few shows a couple year later.
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Here VG and Tsunami clown around in an outtake from the photo shoot for Simple Machines 14-the Seasons Greetings split 7". More on the record later. The tights still fit Archie and he wears them all the time. Photo by our friend Charles Steck.โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
The September 30 show at Bowery Ballroom in NYC w/ Elk City and Jeanines is sold out. Thanks all!! See your there... @ElkCityMusic @jeanines_nyc
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@VelocityGirlDC
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9 months
Itโ€™s practice week!
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The show with Tuscadero at the Black Cat in DC sold out fast, and we really want to be sure everyone has a chance to see the come so we added another night! Friday December 1st, with Ecstatic International kicking off the festivities. Tickets on sale now:
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1 year
Breaking news !!
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11 months
Woo Hoo. Sorry Again. Bowery Ballroom NYC. Sept. 30, 2023. ๐ŸŽฅ- Jim Keller.
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Practice.
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Creased outtake from a ๐Ÿ“ธ John Falls photo session at Hains Point in DC. The mighty arm is part of a sculpture called The Awakening by J. Seward Johnson from 1980. This delightful DC landmark was sold ($700K) in 2007 and moved to a goofy development in Maryland.
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@VelocityGirlDC
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1 year
If you are are all like โ€œWait, this is not the Velocity Girl I know โ€ฆโ€ here is a good run down on the bandโ€™s history via Archie in Perfect Sound Forever.
@VelocityGirlDC
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Oh look... another Tastee Diner shot with the first lineup of the group: Archie, Kelly, Bridget and Berny... PLUS a bonus shot of the group in one of Silver Springs many dodgy parking garages. ๐Ÿ“ธ by the esteemed Erin Smith.
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