Des Rocs, The Velveteers
The Middle East presents: Des Rocs, The Velveteers - All Ages, $17 Advance / $20 Day of Show, 7pm
Des Rocs
Somewhere in Queens, a musical madman creates compositions in an underground lair. Formerly used as a break room for 1950s MTA tunnel workers, the grit and legacy of the city radiates from the walls, anointing Des Rocs with the authentic soul of NYC.
Des Rocs is Rock ’N Roll. A fourth - generation New Yorker and pizza maker, his authenticity, coupled with his obsessive drive to create, has spawned an undeniable force of nature. His music builds upon its deep and soulful rock roots and applies a sadistic, frenetic twist. Des delivers Rock ’N Roll to the modern landscape, enriched with the deep reverence to the history of the art form.
Inspired by music and culture of both past and present, Des provides an energetic and dynamic live performance, display ing the blood, sweat, and tears of the journey to reinvent Rock ’N Roll.
Des Rocs is a man possessed, the chosen prophet of his Filthy Animals™, the movement created by his fanbase. He approaches his career as an all - encompassing art piece. The music, the performance and the visual aesthetic all work in concert to provide his Filthy Animals™ with a captivating movement that’s impossible to ignore. His art is deeply personal, vulnerable, staying true to, and betting on, his unique creative vision.
Des’ latest release, an EP titled This Is Our Life, arrived at the end of 2020. It is an anthemic celebration of our greatest tragedies becoming our greatest strengths. The EP captures the true triumph in our flaws, and the clarity found somewhere at the end
of our rope.
https://www.facebook.com/IamDesRocs
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