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Nick Venturella

music . art . writing

About Me



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Member Since: 8/12/2005
Band Website: nickvmusic.net
Band Members: Live...
Nick - Guitar/Vocals

In the Studio...
Nick - Guitar/Vocals
my cats...
Charlie - drums
Bailey - bass
Samantha - guitar/piano/organ
Annie - back-up vocals

Influences: The Refreshments, Willy Porter, The BoDeans, Weezer, '80s hiar bands, James Taylor, Dashboard Confessional, The Flaming Lips, and Jason Levasseur

Sounds Like: Dashboard Confessional and Ryan Adams meet The Refreshments with a little Willy Porter and Howie Day.

Nick Venturella's Discography
including new album "Premium Blend"


Record Label: OatMealRecords
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Summerfest Performance Yesterday, July 5, 2008

Hey all, Thanks to everyone that came out to see me perform yesterday at Summerfest.The weather was absolutely gorgeous allowing everyone to truly have a blast.I have to thank my musician friend Coven...
Posted by Nick Venturella on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:01:00 PST

Summerfest show

There was a slight chance that I might get to perform at this year's Big Gig, Summerfest, in Milwaukee, WI, and my contact there just confirmed the gig. So on Saturday July 5th come down to Summerfe...
Posted by Nick Venturella on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:18:00 PST

Show at Winesteins (May 3, 2008)

Hey all, Grab a nice glass of wine and a bite to eat at Winestein's Cafe & Wine Market in Oconomowoc, WI...oh yeah, and I'll be playing some music there too. This will be a laid back evening of f...
Posted by Nick Venturella on Sat, 03 May 2008 11:37:00 PST

Stumpjack re-cap

Well, I first want to thank everyone who came out to Stumpjack Coffee Company last Saturday (April 26th) to see me perform.  It's always a great time at the Stump, and of course, I'd like to than...
Posted by Nick Venturella on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:36:00 PST

Come Out to the Stumpjack Show

Hey all, Come on out to my show at Stumpjack Coffee Company in Two Rivers, WI.  Stumpjack offers fine coffee, great ambiance, and hip art...it's a happening place.  This will be my second t...
Posted by Nick Venturella on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:38:00 PST

Alaska and back & Earth Day

I’ve been extremely busy with all sorts of stuff, both music and otherwise, so I apologize for my inconsistent writing.  I wrote 14 songs in the month of February, I’m continuing to p...
Posted by Nick Venturella on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:02:00 PST

Show tonight

Hey all, I’m back from Alaska...I’ll have to tell you about that later, but if you’re looking for something to do tonight come on out to the show...3/29/2008 show begins at 6:30pm (a...
Posted by Nick Venturella on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:49:00 PST

Im busy writing and heading north

February Album Writing Month (FAWM) went well.  By Feb. 29th I had 14-and-a-half songs completely written.  That was a fun experience, and it forced me to woodshed some ideas that are now re...
Posted by Nick Venturella on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:47:00 PST

Various Updates

I know it's been a bit since I last posted.  My progress with February Album Writing Month (FAWM) was stalled for the last week or so as I was woodshedding a few ideas.  I currently only hav...
Posted by Nick Venturella on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:33:00 PST

F.A.W.M. progress

Hey all, February Album Writing Month is now in full-swing, and yours truly is knee-deep in the challenge of writing 14 (and -a-half songs w/ the the leap year) in 29 days. You can check my progress ...
Posted by Nick Venturella on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:19:00 PST