Velvet Rut

• Kai Corns - Guitar, Bass,
• Jack Kennedy - Drums, Vocals
• Craig Haughton - Guitar, Bass

Fronted from the rear by Jack Kennedy, Velvet Rut steadily pushes itself forward. As the drummer and lead vocalist since the 2001 inception of the group, Jack has the uncanny ability to sing with strength and conviction while never missing a beat. You can catch him around town playing with other local favorites and he is also an expert sound engineer. With a local radio station as one of his clients, He has recorded and produced several concerts for national award winning acts and his work is aired frequently on KRCC. As a full time professional musician, Kai Corns plays guitar and brings many years of experience and is also a regular in the local music scene performing with different groups. The trio is completed with Craig Haughton, the bassist/guitarist/background vocalist, who is also responsible for the overall management of the band.

Velvet Rut has written music for independent films, award winning documentaries, professional sports team stadium anthems and commercials for various clients such as, "Yamaha" and Colorado Springs filmmakers "Watt Imagination!". Velvet Rut is currently working with world renowned artist Ron English, songwriter Jack Medicine and Michael Kimbrell as "The Electric Illuminati". Check out the project at songsinenglish.(com). Velvet Rut has recently been featured in nationally distributed guitar magazine, "The Guitar Edge" for their continued presence in the mountain region putting on quality shows.

Velvet Rut live shows are a special blend of dance, pop and rock-n-roll covers. They cover a broad range of artists from the 60's to the present and the songs that they play are beyond the range of a standard bar band. Always aware of the atmosphere and their audience, they can keep the dance floor packed or play softly to allow the crowd to converse and relax. Eight years and hundreds of performances later, Velvet Rut continues to travel throughout the mountain region and neighboring states performing at various events including weddings, private parties, corporate events and clubs to high critical acclaim. If you are interested in booking a Private Party, Wedding or Live show, feel free to contact us.

• Day Tripper - (Beatles)
• Fixing a hole - (Beatles)
• Things We Said Today - (Beatles)
• Bittersweet - (Big Head Todd)
• Man Who Sold the World - (Bowie, David)
• Ziggy Stadust - (Bowie, David)
• Rebel, Rebel - (Bowie, David)
• Just What I Needed - (The Cars)
• Down On the Corner - (CCR)
• Surrender - (Cheap Trick)
• Train In Vain - (Clash)
• Should I Stay Or Should I go - (Clash)
• The Harder They Come - (Cliff, Jimmy)
• Yellow - (Coldplay)
• White Room - (Cream)
• She Sells Sanctuary - (The Cult)
• Boys Don't Cry - (The Cure)
• Just Like Heaven - (The Cure)
• Sympathy for the devil - (Rolling Stones)
• Love Me Two Times - (Doors)
• Roadhouse Blues - (Doors)
• All Along the Watchtower - (Dylan, Bob )
• Burning Love - (Elvis Presley)
• One Thing Leads to Another - (The Fixx)
• Solsbury Hill - (Gabriel, Peter)
• LongView - (Green Day)
• Tear Me Down - (Hedwig)
• Angry Inch - (Hedwig)
• Wicked Little Town - (Hedwig)
• Foxey Lady - (Hendrix, J)
• White Wedding - (Idol, Billy)
• Drive - (Incubus)
• I Need You Tonight - (INXS)
• Wicked Game - (Issac, Chris )
• Laid - (James)
• Jane Says - (Jane's Addiction)
• Bennie and the Jets - (John, Elton)
• Louie, Louie - Kingsmen
• You Really Got Me - (The Kinks)
• All Day and All Night - (The Kinks)
• She Bop - (Lauper, Cyndi)
• Living Loving Maid - (Led Zeppelin)
• I shot the sheriff - (Marley, Bob)
• Pink Houses - (Melloncamp, John)
• I Melt with You - (Modern English)
• About A Girl - (Nirvana)
• Elderly Woman - (Pearl Jam)
• Last Dance w Mary Jane - (Petty, Tom)
• Running Down A Dream - (Petty, Tom)
• Mustang Sally - (Pickett, Wilson)
• Message In a Bottle - (The Police)
• Just - (Radiohead)
• Creep - (Radiohead)
• Suck My Kiss - (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Miss You - (Rolling Stones)
• What I Like About You - (The Romantics)
• Talking in your Sleep - (The Romantics)
• Evil Ways - (Santana, Carlos)
• Needles and Pins - (The Searchers)
• Fire Down Below - (Segar, Bob)
• Venus - (Shocking Blue)
• Don't You Forget about me - (Simple Minds)
• Sweet Home Alabama - (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• Bigmouth strikes again - (The Smiths)
• Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - (The Smiths)
• Drift Away - (Dobie Gray)
• Tainted Love - (Soft Cell)
• Stuck in the Middle - (Steelers Wheel)
• Santeria - (Sublime)
• Psycho Killer - (Talking Heads)
• In a little while - (U2)
• Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - (Urge Overkill)
• Brown eyed girl - (Van Morrison)
• Tightrope - (Vaughn, Stevie Ray)
• Sweet Jane - (Velvet Underground)
• Blister in the Sun - (Violent Femmes)
• Mexican Radio - (Wall of Voodoo)
• Island in the Sun - (Weezer)
• Seven Nation Army - (White Stripes)
• Ain't No Sunshine - (Withers, Bill)
• Stray Cat Strut - (Stray Cats)
• American Girl - (Tom Petty)
• Better Together - (Jack Johnson)
• Here Comes The Sun - (George Harrison)
• Thats Amore - (Dean Martin)
• Hey Hey What Can I Do - (Led Zeppelin)

Anniversaries, Apres Ski Parties, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Sorority Function, Studio Session, Temples, TV Soundtracks, Weddings

• We hired them for our grand opening. They were incredable are very talented and everyone who watched them enjoyed their music. All of the members were extremly friendly. Overall they were great and we would definetly recomwend them. -- Jason V, Monument, CO, 8/2/2008
• Velvet Rut traveled to Pierre, SD to play our outdoor wedding and they blew everyone away! We could not be more satisfied with choosing Velvet Rut to play our wedding. Making decisions online without seeing a band live was a bit nerve racking, especially for something as big as the entertainment for our wedding, but Velvet Rut put us at ease from the beginning. They were professionals in every detail, from communicating their needs and timeframe for travel, to accommodating requests and working the crowd. Our dance floor was PACKED!!! To put it simply they made our lives easy the day of our wedding. We could not be happier. -- Scott H, Pierre, SD, 6/21/2008
• Velvet Rut played everything we wanted, they had the party rocking all night. We would totally hire them again. We could not imagine our wedding being half as fun without them. -- Craig C, Colorado Springs, CO, 5/25/2008
• Velvet Rut was awesome! They were easy to work with and were willing to do just about anything to make our event fun. It was a company event so I was nervous about everything but they were perfect. Everybody danced and had a great time. I would have had them play longer if we had rented the venue for more hours. If I never need a live band for another event i'm flying them out! :-) -- Kelli V, Denver, CO, 5/18/2008
• Velvet Rut played for my wedding and they were awesome. They traveled over 100 miles to play in our very small town and blew the town away. They made the "party of the year." I was very impressed with their talent and how flexible they were. They learned a song that I requested to play in my wedding. They were early for all scheduled events and were a lot of fun. I would recommend them to anyone who knows how to have a great time!!! -- Aubrey H, Scott City, KS, 12/28/2007
• Absolutely wonderful band in talent and attitud. I can give my absolute highest recommendation for anyone wishing to contract this band. -- Shannon G, Colorado Springs, CO, 10/27/2007
• Velvet Rut absolutely exceeded my expectations. Not only did their music rock and sound awesome, but they were extremely professional and very conscious of their audience. We will definitely hire them again. -- Colbert L, Denver, CO, 6/2/2007
• We had a wonderful Company Christmas party thanks to Velvet Rut. They knew how to read the crowd and get us all out on the dance floor. They showed up on time, set up and really made the party easy for me to manage. They did exactly what I requested. I highly recommend them for a FUN party! -- Beth W, Steamboat Springs, CO, 12/1/2006
• After seeing the setlist these guys have, I didnt think they would be as good as they were. Actually, I was a little scared until they played their first song. They kept everyone entertained and on there feet. Their musicianship was second to none. They werent too loud and they were true professionals in every way. Unbelievable is the only word I can come up with. If you want a party where everyone is dancing and having a good time, hire these guys! They were awesome! -- Jeff B, Colorado Springs, CO, 9/15/2006
• they were very accommodating in every way. they were perfect for our party and I recommend them wholly! -- Natalie R, Denver, CO, 6/15/2006
• An absolutely phenomenal evening. The wedding was at a country club in Denver, and we wanted to go with a rock band, as opposed to the typical "wedding band". There were 150 people in attendance. The wedding goers (of all ages) raved about their song selection and they were very professional, showed up well on time, and proceeded to play a 3 hour set of great 70's, 80's, and 90's rock, but with unique twist to it. We asked them to learn a few songs, which they did, and they were performed brilliantly, The flow and groove had people dancing all night. The band is savvy enough to know the acoustics of the room, and played at a perfect volume. Great Band! -- John L, San Jose, CA, 10/6/2007
• They were very talented and professional. A fun group to work with and we would highly recommend them to others. -- Karen N, Lakewood, CO, 12/12/2008
• These guys are professional and friendly. Best of all, they are excited about and enjoy what they do... We had a great wedding reception thanks to Velvet Rut. -- Jane Anne R, Santa Fe, NM, 10/18/2009

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