Ally Venable already has a rep for fast and nasty guitar licks and a soulful voice. Think Susan Tedeschi by way of AC/DC.
On her sixth album, Money and Power (due out April 18), the East Texas musician wants to shine a light on her lyrics, too.
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Venable delivers a message of feminism in that song, as well as in 鈥淯nbreakable,鈥� her dramatic duet with about a woman who鈥檚 鈥渁 force of nature.鈥� On 鈥淏rown Liquor,鈥� she gets an assist from Mississippi guitar hero , her jamming partner on the recent Experience Hendrix tour.
Venable, 26, released her first EP at age 14 in Kilgore, the Piney Woods town where she grew up. She returns home to perform April 19 at Kilgore College, her alma mater. Tickets are free and available at . She also performs April 12 in Dallas.
Details
With opening act Gary Hoey on April 12 at 8 p.m. at the Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave., Dallas. $20-$25.
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