Interview by Elizabeth Rhodes Photo by João Carlos When did the band get started and what was the original intention of the band? Velvet Kills : We started not long after we first met, around 2015, after a fortuitous encounter on the dance floor. We were both getting out of other projects, looking for new directions in art. We went through a lot of changes in the beginning, searching for a sound that we could identify with together as a group. We didn’t actually have a partic

Velvet Kills make their return to the stage on 9th of September Village Underground Lisboa. This marks their first live performance since the beginning of last year's lockdown and will also be their first performance since the release of their latest album Bodi Labyrinth, now out on Manic Depression Records & Events, Icy Cold Records & Unknown Pleasures Records. They will be joined by the live visual performances and Retropofagia of Astronauta Mecanico. Photo: artmistake.com