Jahna Rain - Screamin' and bass; John Pardo - Geee-tar; "Pretty" Jimmy T. - soul and drums
Influences
Julia Lee, The Who, Billie Holiday, X, Nina Simone, Etta James, Polly Styrene, Debbie Harry, Chrissie Hynde, Elvis Costello, Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, Ella Fitgerald, The Kinks, Nina Simone, The Pretenders, Smokey Robinson, Mickey and Sylvia, Nick Lowe, Otis Redding, The Jam, The Buzzcocks, Louis Armstrong, Dusty Springfield, John Fogerty, Steve Cropper, Richard Lloyd, Dave Edmunds, Ike Turner, Scotty Moore, Luther Perkins, Waddy Wachtel, Joe Strummer... the list goes on and on and on...
HIGH WIRE IS NOW OUT ON DEEP EDDY RECORDS
From www.deepeddy.net:
THE DEMANDS HIGH WIRE – Their second CD for Deep Eddy Records! The Demands new CD HIGH WIRE is sexy as hell. This three-piece sounds like a much bigger band -- Jahna Rain's sultry vocals have been compared to Chrissy Hynde and Etta James, John Pardo's guitar work owes as much to Creedence as it does to Television and drummer Memphis Mike is a powerhouse that ties it all together with a tornado's speed and energy. Rain and Pardo's songwriting effectively fuses the swing and stomp of 60's soul with the angular edginess of 70's punk and the melodic impact of power-pop and glam rock. HIGH WIRE also features lush backing vocals from Cynthia Santiglia (High School Sweethearts, Holmes), Paige Sixteen (High School Sweethearts) and Julia Rogers (Mister Badger, Curly Cues and formerly of the Demands).
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