The Velveteers

Demi Demitro, the guitar and voice of this must-see ax-and-drums duo, talks A Million Knives

- JIM BEAUGEZ

SEEING ICONIC GUITAR/DRUM duos like the White Stripes and the Kills left a big impression on Demi Demitro, the mastermind of the Velveteers' off-kilter, grungy sound. Even before she picked up a guitar, she was already envisioning how her band would sound.

“When I'd watch Meg and Jack White on stage, her just pounding away at the drums, and having those two pieces, it felt really inspiring," Demitro says. The next move for the Boulder, Colorado, native was to up the stakes. “Eventually I thought, what would it be like if we added another drummer? And then it got fun. I just love the raw energy of that. It opened up more room for us to express our creativity.”