Saint Jude

It’s not very often you come across a new band unexpectedly which completely blow your socks off! I confess that I only heard Saint Jude for the first time recently when a free CD fell out of Classic Rock magazine. Mightily impressed I was. So when I found out they were coming to town, an all out effort was made to witness this fine band.  Saint Jude frontwoman Lynne Jackaman has been described having a voice as pure as Aretha Franklin and as gravely as Janis Joplin. I’d concur and also add a sprinkling of Tina Turner. You get the picture.

Hot on the heels of performing at this year’s High Voltage Festival, Saint Jude embarked on their debut mini-tour to promote their critically acclaimed album ‘Diary Of A Soul Fiend’.  Saint Jude stormed through their set delivering a huge slab of an unadulterated mix of soulful blues combined with all out rock. A stunning performance that continually mesmerized the crowd. Tonight we witnessed a super group in the making.

Saint Jude:  http://www.saintjudemusic.com/

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Fighting Wolves

A blistering but short grungy set by Fighting Wolves opened the night. Even with one band member down due to illness, Fighting Wolves soldiered on with true professionalism. However, recent posts on the web say that two members of the band have gone their separate ways. Hope they all find success in the future.

Fighting Wolves: http://www.myspace.com/fightingwolvesuk

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