Jackie Venson @ Texas City Live Bar & Grill

622 6th Street North,Texas City TX 77590

09 April, 2021

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Jackie Venson, singer-songwriter and guitarist from Austin, Texas will be @ Texas City Live for a special performance April 9th @ 8PM! Jackie Venson has released three studio albums, The Light In Me (2014), Joy (2019) and Vintage Machine (2020). In addition to three studio albums, Venson has also released 3 live albums, Live at Strange Brew (2016) Live in Texas (2020) and Jackie Venson Live at Austin City Limits. Jackie also has a musical DJ alter ego that goes by the name jackie the robot and has released two albums titled jackie the robot vol 1 and Jackie the robot vol 2, both records take Jackie Venson's music and remix them to create a psychedelic electronic journey. Jackie has many more jackie the robot volumes planned for the future. The Austin American-Statesman described Venson as "a Gary Clark Jr.-level talent who speaks boldly through her guitar while entrancing with her gorgeous, smoky voice." Guitar World noted the influence of blues and soul music on her vocals.[8] Parade called Venson a soul/pop guitarist and vocalist. The Austin Chronicle wrote that Venson's "willingness to stand naked lyrically and vocally" is an "admirable" trait, while her "smoldering and honest" voice "won't blow doors off buildings, but if she could, it would be overkill."The Chicago Sun-Times said Venson brings "formidable instrumental chops and a musical message of positivity", with a "singing voice that radiates warmth and spirit". Venson's influences include Buddy Guy, Sade, and Alicia Keys. Her voice has been compared to Joss Stone and Amy Winehouse.