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Thumbs Up
Detroit’s premier Velvet Underground ukulele duo
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Churning out the Lou Reed tunes via ukulele since 2009, Thumbs Up have blown away the Velvet Underground Ukulele competition in both Detroit and Nashville, IN. Starting in 2017 Thumbs Up began performing VU albums in their entirety to celebrate their 50th anniversaries. So naturally we will spend 2022 performing Lou’s Transformer release with the Rhythm Section Want Ads! Book us to scratch your Velvet Underground Ukulele itch today!
“There are only two things that I hate in this world, The Velvet Underground and Ukuleles” - John Sinclair
2022 Shows
January 22nd Brown County Ukulele Festival 2022, Nashville, IN
June 3rd Ukulele World Congress XIII, Needmore, IN
October 8th Canna Jam, Ypsilanti, MI
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Thumbs Up - BCUF
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Lou Reed’s Walk on the Wild Side, live at Brown County Ukulele Festival. 1/22/22
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VU says trilogy part III (stephanie says)
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