Velvet Illusions has been played on NTS shows including Loose Bones, with Hippy Town first played on 17 May 2018.

The Velvet Illusions, the legendary seven-piece 60’s teenage rock band, was formed in Yakima, WA, circa 1965. We utilized Vox amplification and Vox and Mosrite guitars, including a Mosrite double-neck. We practiced seven-days-a-week in order to learn and perfect our versions of popular songs of the day. We also wrote and recorded originals; and we recorded two songs written by the great Jerry Merritt, a former member of Gene Vincent’s Blue Caps.

I was co-lead singer and guitarist in the Velvet Illusions. Steve Weed, our Vox…