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The Velmas

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About Me


TELL HER I LOVE HER (Official Video!):

(hint: stop the music from playing above to watch this!)
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Member Since: 8/30/2004
Band Website: thevelmas.com
Band Members: Mike "Harvey" Grosshandler
Todd "Figaro" Minnick
Michael "Bruce" Bruce
Influences: The Beatles, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kiss, Sublime, Alice In Chains, Foo Fighters, Veruca Salt, Pearl Jam, Type O Negative, Smashing Pumpkins, Banana Fish Zero
Sounds Like: The Velmas, Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters, Third Eye Blind, Nirvana, Sublime, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Our Lady Peace, Eve 6
Record Label: City Canyons Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Velmas at Edgefest? Its up to you!

We hope to see a ton of people there! Help make sure The Velmas play at Edgefest by being there and voting!104.9 THE EDGE /PARKWAY MUSIC- PRESENTSTHE BATTLE FOR EDGEFEST 2008NORTHERN LIGHTS CLIFTON PA...
Posted by The Velmas on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:39:00 PST

Hairband Fistfight 9 - Reb Beach (Winger) vs. Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geaaUgtOylU&ft=18reb beach from winger takes on nuno bettencourt from extreme.  this one's already got all the nuno fans posting comments!  leave some comment...
Posted by The Velmas on Wed, 28 May 2008 08:50:00 PST

Hairband Fistfight 8! Backing Vocalists?

backing vocalists do battle!  richie sambora (bon jovi) vs. michael anthony (van halen)! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-QXjFzNptE ...
Posted by The Velmas on Wed, 07 May 2008 07:07:00 PST

Article Version 2?

That article the Gazette posted yesterday is gone, but a new one with slightly different wording is up now, with a cooler subject/title line:  Iroquois becomes school of rock for a dayhttp://www....
Posted by The Velmas on Sat, 03 May 2008 10:55:00 PST

Newspaper article about our show at Iroquois Middle School

Those guys don't waste any time!  We played a show at Iroquois Middle School this morning, and google alerts just told me about this article on the Daily Gazette site:Check it out!http://www.dail...
Posted by The Velmas on Fri, 02 May 2008 11:39:00 PST

Featured Artist on iMusicScene.com

I just got this email from the admin over at iMusicScene.com. I checked the site, and there are bunch of really good reviews of our music. It's pretty awesome, take a look!Congrats-- I've chosen t...
Posted by The Velmas on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:39:00 PST

Music Video: Tell Her I Love Her

(ladies and) GENTLEMEN, BEHOLD!Tell Her I Love Her is on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSWRTnapOXs&fmt=1 8...
Posted by The Velmas on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:05:00 PST

Hairband Fistfight - Round 7 - Stu Hamm vs. Victor Wooten

hairband fistfight 7 is up!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR0VtoW0uEk ...
Posted by The Velmas on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:52:00 PST

another chance to vote for the velmas!

please vote for the velmas for "Best rock musician or band" in the times union "best of the capital region" poll!  you only need to vote for 20 things this time, not 500!  http://www.informz...
Posted by The Velmas on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:23:00 PST

half penny pub and c&g music in-store

we had a great time in syracuse this weekend.  it rained instead of snowing, which was a nice change of pace.  we did a great show at the half penny pub with crankdaddy and the blisterz frid...
Posted by The Velmas on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:22:00 PST