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venable

Folk Rock / Soul / Experimental

Portland, OR

bio

Venable was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, and started playing the guitar at a young-ish age. Lived in Boise, Idaho, for some years playing with Jeremy Miller in Weary Gentlemen's Saloon, Palmer Cloud in Downshift Now!, and performing solo. Then to Louisville, Kentucky, for more solo performing, spontaneous touring with the likes of Cynthia Nelson and Dave Pajo, and the meeting of many fine folks that would lead to the next move to Brooklyn, New York, where Venable played with Anna Padgett and Cynthia Nelson (later Geoff Soule, of Fuck) in The Naysayer. After a brief pause in Memphis, Tennesee, Venable has called Portland, Oregon, home for the last 4 years and performs irregularly with the Venable All-Stars (Kristina Davies, drum and vocals, Matt Hall, upright bass, Venable, guitar and voice), Sad Horse (Geoff Soule, guitar and voice, Venable, drums and voice), and other random exciting projects. Venable is working on a recording that is hoped to be finished by the end of the year. Also looking forward to the release of a split 7" with the talented Micheal Turner (of Warmer Milks, a great band from kentucky). Thoughts for the future: touring. europe. yard shows. living room shows. new sounds. quilt-making. food and friends.

Venable also makes all sorts of art and takes pictures. See photos..

too: www.virb.com/sadhorse

SAD HORSE

art and photos - see all 18

zebra whoa! tits!

friends - see all 58

Dirty Projectors's Picture Daniel Johnston's Picture Pinback's Picture The Names That Spell's Picture MXP4's Picture BLACK MOUNTAIN's Picture Autotopia's Picture Secretly Canadian's Picture joesepi's Picture the Front and Follow label's Picture Eric Bachmann's Picture King Black Acid's Picture Double U's Picture starfucker's Picture Early Day Miners's Picture WHITE RAINBOW's Picture 31 Knots's Picture Artistery Record Co.'s Picture The Blue Seeds's Picture The Knockarounds's Picture Atole's Picture Junior Revolution's Picture BOBBY BIRDMAN's Picture julio's Picture K-G and The Band's Picture GunFight!'s Picture Avi Bear's Picture The Naysayer's Picture Elf Power's Picture Of Montreal's Picture Michael Turner's Picture Travis Shawn Hill's Picture YACHT's Picture lucky dragons's Picture Edith Frost's Picture The Watery Graves of Portland's Picture Bishop Allen's Picture Roberto Sbraccia's Picture Leviethan's Picture Gagosian Liga's Picture XDS's Picture Marmoset's Picture thebrotheregg's Picture

Band Members - see all 3

  • matt hall - upright bass

  • kristina davies - drums, sounds

  • elizabeth venable - guitar, vocals, sounds

Discography - see all 1

  • where's the happy

    where's the happy

Comments - see all 9

Double U says:

nice rear, dear

posted Jul 10

the Front and Follow label says:

Thanks for being my first friend! Really looking forward to hearing the album. Best wishes, Justin.

posted May 18

ASP:asmallsimpleplan says:

you are playing in astoria. i live in astoria. hope to see you!

posted Jan 5

Gagosian Liga says:

Hehe, good idea!

posted Dec 29

Sad Horse says:

SIX SH SONGS UP!

posted Nov 1

The Names That Spell says:

Thank you You as well

posted Oct 20

Kristen says:

Hola, chica! Getting ahead of myself, but April is just around the corner! Can't wait for LRC again! Hope to see you then! -k

posted Sep 26

shedding says:

hi elizabeth, i met you long ago when you lived in louisville. perhaps at a show or something when i was playing with todd in parlour. ah, the mysterious powers of the internet. take care! - connor

posted Aug 2

Michael Turner says:

Oooh...how much FUN is this! Excited about getting me some jams in the mail. friend and fan, Mikey

posted Jul 24