Back in the 1960’s, The Velvets was one of the first-ever “Doo-Wop” groups of the genre, a press release stated. Roy Orbison heard the group and signed them to Monument Records. At 2 p.m. Saturday at ...

The haze of a dimly lit piano bar. A red curtain draped across a dusty stage. The feeling of satin on skin. Turn these things into melodies and it would sound like Vika & The Velvets. And that's ...

Salt Lake City has long been a hub for indie-rock, and Krooked Kings is continuing that legacy. Since 2020, the Utah quintet has been exploring indie-rock with their own distinct sound full of fuzz, ...

Peter Rivera headlined the Bing Crosby Theater on Saturday night, and Vika & the Velvets were the opening act. Drummer and vocalist Peter Rivera, from the Motown band Rare Earth, performed a set of ...

As hard as it is to believe, Sonic Youth played their final show 14 years ago this fall, instigated by the breakup of co-founders Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon. In the years since, they’ve each ...

Editor’s Note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles and is a Librarian Emeritus from Texas Tech University. He can be reached [email protected]. Today’s article about Virgil Johnson and ...

Editor’s Note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles and is a Librarian Emeritus from Texas Tech University. He can be reached at [email protected]. Today’s article about Virgil Johnson ...