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Thursday 29th May
2008
Updated Publicity Shots!
We've
updated all the band photos on the website with some
brand spanking new ones. So check 'em out! The photos
were provided by Dpix. Check out their website
www.dpix.co.uk
for more information. |
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Wednesday 12th
March 2008
The Old Dial Gig - Saturday 15th!
'Junction 2' will be paying a visit to the 'Old Dial'
this Saturday to help blast away your winter blues with
some temperature raising sweet soul music!
Directions
can be found in the
Gig Guide,
so don't miss
'Junction 2' this Saturday night for the very best of
Soul, Blues and Motown! Be there! |
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Wednesday 13th
February 2008
Bossa Nova Gig - Friday 15th!
The band will be performing at 'Bossa Nova' in Worcester
this Friday night, a swinging live music venue with a superb
atmosphere. We'll be once again joined by our special guest vocalist, the
bearded singing wonder, Joe Greaves (for more info see
the
Band Blog), as we heat up your Friday night with STAX of that
Sweet Soul Music.
Directions
can be found in the
Gig Guide,
so don't miss us at 'Bossa Nova' this Friday
night for a shower of
Soul, Blues and Motown that will wash your week away! |
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Thursday 7th
February 2008
The Old Dial Gig - Saturday 9th!
The band return to the 'Old Dial' this Saturday to raise
the roof once again with another night of classic Soul,
Blues and Motown, with special guest vocalist, the
bearded singing wonder, Joe Greaves (for more info see
the
Band Blog).
Directions
can be found in the
Gig Guide,
so don't miss
'Junction 2' this Saturday night for the very best of
Soul, Blues and Motown, with extra beard thrown in... |
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Tuesday 1st January
2008
Gig Guide Updated - Happy New Year!
The
Gig Guide has been
updated with some more dates for the upcoming months. Check out where you can catch us
throughout January and February. Make sure you don't miss out! More
dates to follow soon. |
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Thursday 20th
December 2007
The Old Dial Gig - Saturday 22nd!
If you're in the mood for an evening of classic Soul,
Blues and Motown, with some classic Christmas tunes
thrown in, come and see the band this
Saturday for a cozy pub gig at 'The Old Dial' in
Stourbridge.
Directions
can be found in the
Gig Guide,
so don't miss
'Junction 2' this Saturday night for the very best of
Soul, Blues and Motown, with stax of Christmas cheer! |
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Monday 19th
November 2007
Bossa Nova Gig - Friday 23rd!
The band return to the Bossa Nova club in Worcester this
Friday to raise the roof once again with a dance filled
evening of classic Soul, Blues and Motown.
If you're new to the
venue (and if you are, where have you been?) directions
can be found in the
Gig Guide. So join 'Junction 2'
this Friday night for the very best of Soul, Blues and
Motown! Don't miss it! |
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Tuesday 16th
October 2007
Gig Guide Updated
The
Gig Guide has been
updated with some more dates for the upcoming months. Check out where you can catch us in the run up to the
Christmas season. Make sure you don't miss out! More
dates to follow soon. |
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Monday 1st October 2007
Summer Fun Sell Out!
The band
is just days away from getting back to it for the new
season following a deserved few weeks break after a long
run of sell out gigs over the summer. Big thanks to all
of you who came to see us at venues like Bossa Nova and
the Z-Bar throughout the July and August period. We're
glad everyone had such a great time!
Almost all
of us are now back from holiday, some more tanned than
others, and we're raring to go with some new numbers,
gigs dates and much more just around the corner! |
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Tuesday 26th June 2007
Acorns Charity Gig - June 15th
The band
had the recent pleasure of performing for a fund raising
event in Dudley to help raise money for Acorns
children's hospice, a West Midlands based charity setup
to raise money for life-limited children and their
families.
Everyone
had a great time on the night and a significant amount
of money was raised. Well done to all involved from
Junction 2. Check out the performance photos from the
event below.
View Photo:
Acorns Charity Gig
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Acorns Charity Gig
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Friday 15th December 2006
Gig: The Hen House!
The band
will be performing at the popular
Hen House in Cannock
tomorrow night (Saturday December 16th) with a special
selection of classic Christmas numbers mixed in with our
usual set. Full details can be found in the
Gig Guide. Don't miss
out on a Saturday night of quality Soul & Blues with an
unforgettable sprinkling of Christmas. Get on down! |
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Monday 4th December 2006
New Band Photos!
We've
added some new promotional photos to the site following
another photo shoot a couple of weeks ago. The new
photos can be viewed in the new
Band Photos section of
the site. Hope you like them. |
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Sunday 22nd October 2006
Showcase Medley
We've
added an additional track to the
downloads section,
it is
essentially a 4 minute long medley of our existing demo
tracks. It is a quick and easy way to get a feel for the
range of stuff we do without having to download and
listen to each of our individual full tracks. Ideal if
you are a bit short on time. Check it out! |
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Saturday 14th
October 2006
Junction 2 meet the Blues Brothers!
On Friday
13th October the whole band decided to take the night
off and go and see the "The
Best Blues Brothers Show In The World... Ever!!!".
We were privileged enough to be invited back stage
before the show to talk "Blues" with the people who know
it best and we also had the opportunity to have a drink
with the boys after they had blown us all away with an
excellent evening of quality Blues and Soul music.
Find below
a few pictures. Many thanks to Jake and Elwood for their
hospitality and a great show and we look forward to
seeing them again in the future.
View Photo:
Jonathan Back Stage -
The Stage -
The Show -
Junction 2 & BB |
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Monday 11th
September 2006
Demo Tracks Live!
Following
the bands studio session on the 2nd September 8 full
tracks have been added to the
downloads section.
The tracks were recorded live at Muff Murfin's
Old Smithy Studios
in Worcester. Photos and Video footage of the session
will be posted in the
Band Blog over the next
few days. Enjoy the tracks people! |
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Saturday 12th August 2006
Studio Session / Band Blog Live!
The band
are scheduled to return to the studio on Saturday
September 2nd to record a new Demo CD showcasing
the new line-up and sound. The CD will be recorded live
and available free to everyone looking to book the band.
All recorded tracks will also be available here on the
website in MP3 format. So keep your eye on the
downloads section.
In other
news, the
Band Blog
is now live! It is an area of the site where
you can keep up-to-date with what the band has been up to on a week by
week basis, including regular video, audio and photo
content from gigs, rehearsals and other showcases. The
studio session on September 2nd will also be fully
covered in the
Band Blog. |
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Sunday
25th June 2006
Welcome to
Junction 2's official website. A new look,
a new line-up and of course a new name.
Check out
the new
Band Members page to
meet the new line-up and also checkout a great
interview
with new front man
PJ Sangster. There's also a load of
new
wallpapers
for Soul-Satisfaction fans who have been waiting to update their
desktop backgrounds.
Leave us a
comment in our
Guest Book and let us
know what you think of the new site and keep your eyes
on the
Gig Guide
as brand new dates are on the way. The band are extremely looking forward to getting
back out there and have got a few surprises in store for
fans!
Junction 2 is finally here and quality Soul music is
finally back in the Midlands, better than ever! |
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Wednesday
24th May 2006
Well it's been over 3
months, and the band have finally decided on a new name and
it will be announced along with a much overdue site upgrade, gig
listings and a new logo over the next few weeks.
The band has
been rehearsing hard and we'll be conducting an official photo shoot
for new promotional photos with all the new band members this coming
Friday 26th. In the mean time, please enjoy
this gallery for a
sneak peak of the new line up. |
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Thursday 16th
February
2006
After two extremely
successful years on the gig circuit, Soul Satisfaction has
decided to reform. However, all the key members remain and the
band is currently recruiting new talent. Soul Satisfaction would
like to wish its departing members all the best for the future and
we hope that one day they'll return to making that Sweet Soul music.
The band will be
changing its name, and it will be announced, along with all the new
band members, very soon. Until then, enjoy the site, and keep your
eyes on the
Gig
Guide.
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Sunday
28th August 2005
Anybody hoping to see
the band at the
Party In The Park charity event in
Worcester this Sunday 28th August will sadly be disappointed due to
an unfortunate foul up by the PITP organisers. Contrary to the fact
that the band were oddly billed in some PITP promotional material
the band have never received a confirmed booking for this event much
to our disappointment. Soul Satisfaction sincerely apologises for
any inconvenience and disappointment this may have caused. We will
however be performing at the Lickey End Social Club in Bromsgrove on
Friday September 16th, so we look forward to seeing you all there.
Details will soon available in the
Gig
Guide.
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Friday 22nd July
2005
After going down a
storm at the
Upton Blues Festival the band are
performing for the first time at the
Hare and Hounds
Pavilion in
Coventry tonight for an evening of dancing, sweet soul music and
whole lot of fun.
The
Pavilion Doors open at 8:30pm and the show will commence between
9:00 to 9:30pm. You can arrive before the doors actually open and
enjoy the hospitality of the
Hare and Hounds pub with full bar
facilities available in the Pavilion once the doors open.
There's full parking facilities and you can visit the
Hare and Hounds
website for
directions to the venue where a map and full address are located.
You can also visit the
Gig Guide area of this site for
more info. See you there! |
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Wednesday
22nd June 2005
Soul Satisfaction
kicks off their summer gig line up this Saturday with a visit to
The Cox's Yard in Stratford Upon
Avon. Doors open at 8:00pm, make sure you don't miss it.
Following
The Cox's Yard the band are
appearing at the
Upton Blues Festival 'Under the
Bridge' on Sunday 17th July, show starts at 1:00pm. You'd be nuts to
be anywhere else.
And finally the band
are performing a whole evening of Sweet Soul Music at the
Hare and Hounds Pavilion in Keresley,
Coventry, the following Friday 22nd July. Tickets are available on
the door and the venue has full bar and parking facilities.
More information on
all Soul Satisfaction's upcoming gigs can be found in the
Gig
Guide area of this site.
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Monday 14th March
2005
The band over the last
few months have been working hard on new material to expand their
already huge repertoire, with the band kicking off 2005 with a
wedding on Sunday 20th in Bromsgrove. Best wishes to the happy
couple.
In addition, the
Gig
Guide has now been updated with a few confirmed dates for
the approaching months. One being a gig in June at the Cox's Yard,
Stratford-Upon-Avon. Tickets will soon be available on 01789 404600.
Full details can be found
here. More dates for the
Gig
Guide coming soon.
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Thursday 2nd
December
2004
The band performed at
the popular Bamboo Club in Worcester last month, resulting in one of
Soul Satisfaction's most celebrated gigs to date. The band also had
a feature done on it by the
Worcester Evening News the night of
the gig. Below is a review
of the gig for your reading. Also the
downloads section here at Soul-Satisfaction.co.uk has
been updated with some video clips, captured at some of our most
recent gigs. Watch out for Steve's actions when he asks the audience
"Do
you like good music?"
in the
'Sweet
Soul Music'
clip taken at the Home Guard
Club
in October.
Entertaining stuff!
The Bamboo Club,
Worcester, Friday 19th November 2004
The Bamboo
Club, situated by the River Severn in sunny Worcester, was packed
close to capacity on Friday, 19th November. The resident
DJ provided loud 70’s and 80’s sounds that entertained the audience
prior to the bands first set. All five bars provided a flow of
refreshments to the crowds, who flocked to fill the dance floor as
soon as the band started up with the cry “Do like good music?”. Soul
Satisfaction was tight and obviously took
enjoyment
from playing
good fun soul music. The audience stood, captivated, for the start
of “Bye Bye Baby”. Jo started the song with an ear catching cry that
could have woken the dead! Nice one Jo! Jemma sang, “Take another
piece of my heart” with so much feeling that everyone present wanted
to take more. Steve gave his all, as usual, with notable
performances of “Hold on, I’m coming” and the anthem, “Soul Man”.
Jem, Nicky and Dave, the Soul Satisfaction horn section, provided a
full brass sound that filled the room and complimented the authentic
soul music from the vocalists. It was late when encores were
demanded and the band responded by playing and entertaining the huge
audience until 12.50 am! A happy crowd left the Bamboo Club fully
satisfied with sounds of Soul Satisfaction. Their ears were still
ringing to the echoes of “Shake a Tail Feather”. A return to the
Bamboo Club is planned for 2005. Don’t miss it. |
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Tuesday
5th October
2004
Below are reviews of
both our gig's at the Tardebigge in Birmingham, back in July, and of
our most recent performance at the extremely welcoming Home Guard
Club in Tiddington.
The Home Guard Club,
Tiddington, Stratford upon Avon, Saturday 2nd October 2004
The Home Guard Club recently came
under new management and as a result has started to introduce
musical acts to their main activity schedule. Soul Satisfaction
showcased the largest number of musicians ever to have graced their
stage, a compact but nevertheless friendly arena. The audience were
so keen to start the proceedings that
StickyT, was
still changing into his “gig gear” when the audience was trying to
get in! Soul Satisfaction was tight and the vocalists,
Steve, Jemma
and Jo obviously enjoyed singing and playing good soul music. Fully
“satisfied” from the first set a break was taken to enjoy a
barbecue.
For the second set, Jem, Nicky and
Dave, the Soul Satisfaction horn section, provided the full harmony
brass sound that Soul Satisfaction are notorious for supplying. It
was good, honest, authentic soul music. Jon’s Hammond keyboard
sounds supplemented the brass and guitar to build everything up into
a wall of sound that only real instruments can provide. Synthetic
sounds and backing tracks have their place but it is not in Soul
Satisfaction. Special audience attention was given to “Soul Man”
and “Treat her Right”. The floor was full and heaving as the dancing
audience enjoyed the Blues Brothers and Commitments style music.
The audience reaction was first
rate, they wanted more ; demanding and received two encores. Thanks
Tiddington.
The New Tardebigge,
Redditch, Birmingham, Tuesday 20th July 2004
The New Tardebigge, situated by the
M42 near Redditch, Worcestershire, included an audience of diners
who had completed a good value pub meal as well as those who had
travelled to witness the music. The band provided loud Soul sounds
that entertained the audience prior to the headlining band's set.
The bar provided a flow of good beer and refreshments to the
audience who appreciated the refreshing music. Soul Satisfaction was
tight and the back line rhythm section, Tony, John, Jonathan and Jon
obviously enjoyed holding the groove down and playing that good soul
music.
Jem, Nicky and Dave, the Soul Satisfaction horn section,
provided the full brass sound that is of course an essential
ingredient for creating authentic soul music. Rob, the sound
engineer, using the pub PA system, struggled with the sound a little
due to the room acoustics, however it didn't prevent the audience
from demanding two encores! Fully “satisfied”, this forced the
headline band to start late. Sorry. The landlord requested a return
gig to the New Tardebigge at our next available free date. |
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Thursday 22nd
July
2004
Following our recent
visit to Woodbine Street Studios the band are pleased to announce
that we now have a top selection of demo tracks available for your
listening pleasure. The tracks are performed completely live and
both extract and complete versions are available direct from the
downloads section.
For
preview purposes Demo CD's are also available on request. |
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Sunday 27th June
2004
We are pleased to
report that the
Guest Book is now fully working.
Please feel free to post your comments and feedback.
It
may take several hours before your comments are displayed, but
unlike before, they will now show up. All previously posted
comments have also now been posted. Thanks to those people. |
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