Modern Day Saints are a Chicago based pop-rock-punk band that writes and performs their original
songs. They originated in Carbondale, IL in 1984 and were a staple of the prolific music scene
surrounding SIU through the rest of the decade. They were a traveling band and had rabid fans
throughout the Mid-west and South as a well-known and respected regular act in St. Louis, Chicago,
Bloomington IN, Champaign IL, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Michigan, Madison WI, Iowa City,
Knoxville & Nashville TN, Birmingham AL, Tuscaloosa, Jackson & Oxford MS, Athens GA and many many
others.
In October of 1989 they moved to Los Angeles CA and ignited a welcome change in the scene on the
Sunset Strip, which at the time was in the suffocating demise of big-hair metal rock. Soon the Saints
were headlining shows at The Roxy, The Central, Club Lingerie and in 1991 were named the house band
at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go, showcasing every Monday night, aka Industry Night. Thery continued to tour
adding NY (CBGB’s, The China Club, The Wetlands) to their growing circuit.
The year 1993 began a long hiatus for the band. Each member continued to perform individually and
finally in 2020 they reformed as a unit in Chicago. They are currently writing and recording a new record
and can be seen regularly in the Chicago area and anywhere else that calls!
Some career highlights include recording with Billy Preston on keyboards, backing as Joe Walsh’s band
for concert on Ole Miss campus, sharing the stage with Jane’s Addiction @ The Metro in Chicago,
Smashing Pumpkins @ CBGB’s in NY, Joe Ely @ FitzGerald’s in Berwyn IL, Matthew Sweet @ Club
Lingerie in Los Angeles and The Del Fuegos in St. Louis. Getting kicked out of a Star Search audition.