MONEY & POWER ALBUM OUT NOW VIA RUF RECORDS 

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Rules are there to be broken. Expectations are there to be defied, and glass ceilings are there to be shattered.  

Ally Venable is a triple-threat.  She is not only one of the fiercest young guitar players on the scene, she’s got songwriting chops with depth and a voice that drips with soul, grit, and Southern fire — a rare blend.

After spending the past decade carving out her own unique space in the male-dominated world of blues-rock, Venable’s sixth album, Money & Power, is out everywhere now via Ruf Records.  

“All the songs on this album showcase the theme of what it truly means to be a force to be reckoned with. I want this record to wake people up,” says Venable.   

“Money & Power is such a strong statement, especially for women,” says the award-winning Texas gunslinger of her Nashville-recorded new release, on which Ally’s crack-squad band is joined by A-list guests Shemekia Copeland and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram.  

Money and power make the world go round. But in the right hands, music can be every bit as potent.  On the heels of 2023’s acclaimed Real Gone – an album that hit No. 1 on the Billboard Blues Charts and was still in contention a year later – Ally is rated amongst the best young singer-songwriters in American roots, saluted by Total Guitar magazine in its poll of Top 100 Blues Guitarists. 

“With her heels, sequins and Les Paul growling on a leash, she’s one of Ruf’s most head-turning young artists,” wrote Classic Rock, “and while the instrumental prowess can be taken as read, Real Gone marks a growing maturity in the Texan’s songcraft.”  

In February 2024, with the dust still settling from Real Gone, the Money & Power sessions saw Ally and producer-drummer Tom Hambridge push through the doors of Nashville’s famous Soundstage Studios. While the studio band was strictly on the A-list, as always, Ally’s new songs are the real stars. That attitude is palpable on opener “Brown Liquor,” Ally’s battle-cry decorated by a stinging guest guitar solo from the Mississippi hotshot Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram.    

“Maybe Some Day” is a blissful moment of redemptive soul, carried along by horns and barbed lyrics aimed at an old flame. Next up is the white-hot title track, with Ally’s guitar set to scorch and a seething message.  

“’Money & Power’ shouts to the masses,” she explains, “that women are not to be doubted in their ability to thrive in the world.”  

Vital right to the end, Money & Power plays out with “Stepping Stone’s” earthy roar of empowerment, the shuddering, spooky, tremolo-soaked groove of “Feel That Sting, ” and the dustblown rocker “Unbreakable,” where Ally goes toe-to-toe with New York powerhouse Shemekia Copeland.   

Venable is currently on tour in support of the new album, following several weeks out on tour with the legendary Experience Hendrix Tour.  For news, tickets and additional information visit allyvenableband.com. 

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