For Austin guitarist Jackie Venson, opening for Gary Clark Jr. on tour this past fall began the same way every night. Venson and her band would walk out onstage to the sound of cheers from sold-out audiences, excited because the show was about to begin—and as soon as Venson slung her Strat over her shoulder, the crowd would go silent. “They’re all just standing there confused, and I know what they’re thinking,” she says with a laugh. “ ‘Oh no. I hope she’s good. I’ve never seen a girl that’s good.’ It’s like they get this train-wreck anxiety. There’s no other reason why 3,000 people would get quiet all at the same time.” The tension never fazes her though, because she knows what’s coming next. “They’re gonna love it and realize that yes, I can stand up to Gary Clark Jr., and were nervous for no reason. I start the song and within four seconds, they’re screaming. I love it.” A classically trained pianist who didn’t pick up an electric guitar until her final year at Berklee College of Music (“It just didn’t feel right, devoting my life to playing old dead guys’ music.”), Venson credits her return to her...from News Page http://ift.tt/2FH7YYf https://youbrandinc.com
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