Bass, loops, pianos and bright ideas-- Todd Sickafoose, Violin-- Alan Lin, Jacob Lawson, depending on which coast we're on... Piano and harmonies, Greta Gertler... Dean Sharp, Dan Morris, and Scott Amendola have played drums. Adam Levy, Nels Cline, and Morris Acevedo have played guitars... It varies...
Influences
Old pianos, orchestras tuning up. The woods-- creaky trees, clicking streams, twigs cracking underfoot. Whistling teapots. Screechy subways. Todd Sickafoose. Faun Fables. Emily Bezar. Happy Rhodes. Jane Siberry. Kate Bush. Tom Waits. Arvo Part. Annie Dillard, Henry Darger, Joseph Campbell, David Abram, Henry Miller, Emily Dickinson. & Many friends who are all doing neat things.
Sounds Like
"Here we have a homegrown, full blown young musical visionary, and a window into a part of the new San Francisco sound. This train is headed somewhere..." PURE MUSIC
“She’s the freshest voice in San Francisco” SAN FRANCISCO MAGAZINE
"...Enviaby literate and awesomely disciplined, Venable amplifies her power through a riveting soprano voice that stuns and enraptures so thouroughly that multiple listenings are required to begin unraveling her mysteries of music and meaning..." SF BAY GAURDIAN
“Noe Venable’s shivering, gravelly soprano and ghostly melodies are like poems and exorcisms...” PORTLAND MERCURY
"...the eerie guitar effects and hypnotic loops that haunt the corners of songs such as "Feral" distance Venable even further from the conventional singer-songwriter genre, giving her more in common with Tom Waits and Radiohead than with Joni Mitchell or Bob Dylan." ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE
"Ravishingly melodic" ANI DIFRANCO in introduction onstage...
Noe Venable is a singer-songwriter, composer, and poet. Having honed her songwriting and musicianship within the context of San Francisco’s rich experimental and jazz music scene, Venable has gone on to somewhat wider recognition through the release of five albums, as well as several national tours opening for such artists as Ani DiFranco and They Might be Giants.
Venable’s newest release, The Summer Storm Journals, has been four years in the making and may be her strongest statement to date. Written over the course of Venable’s transition from the west coast to New York City, and recorded in four different cities, this is an album about change: resisting it, fear in the face of it, surrender to it, and ultimately finding peace in the inescapable reality of uncertainty. Produced with Venable’s longtime collaborator, bassist Todd Sickafoose , the album features a stellar cast of musicians, including violinist Alan Lin , guitarist Adam Levy, (Norah Jones), and avant garde marimba virtuouso, Payton MacDonald, (Alarm Will Sound).
Over the course of recording the album, Noe has also been in school. This June, she graduated from Hunter College of the City University of New York. Noe is currently based in Cambridge, Massachussetts where, in addition to her musical pursuits, she is pursuing graduate studies in literature and comparative religion at Harvard Divinity School.
As well as performing her own music, Venable has lent her voice to many other projects. Several of Venable's songs are featured in the film, Cherish, by Finn Taylor, and her cover of Breakdown by Tom Petty was included in the album's soundtrack. In addition, her voice can be heard on numerous recordings by other artists, including Ani DiFranco, John Vanderslice, Julian Summerhill, Faun Fables, and Alice Bierhorst. Most recently, Venable started singing with the New York based band, Edison Woods.
I stopped by to introduce myself, I am Emiel, a new programmer for C-tv. I'll be scouting for bands in the Hardrock / Metal scene, and everything that is related.
So if you know a band, that in your opinion needs promotion, let us know! Offcourse we are always open to other music styles, so feel free to approach us.
Noe - I've been listening to sea of possibility daily during my post-workout stretch. It's wonderful, and the best, most relaxing part of my day. I'm so honoured to have been able to catch you a couple times when you were in Illinois several years ago.
Hope your summer is wonderful Noe! We miss you dearly out here on the left coast. Will your travels bring you out this way again soon? Hope you and your family are great. Peace & Love, John Murray
Hello my friend, Hope all is well with you. I miss you more than i can express. How is the east coast treating you? Greetings from the mission district!
