Last month, the surviving members of legendary rockers Soundgarden reunited for a charity show under the name Nudedragons, an anagram for their real moniker. Guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron were joined by singer, songwriter, music educator and community organizer Shaina Shepherd.
The show was a benefit for the Seattle Children’s Hospital, and the band played an abbreviated half-hour set consisting of the songs “Hunted Down, “Outshined,” “Flower,” “Beyond the Wheel,” “Kickstand,” and the MC5 classic “Kick Out the Jams.”
During one part of the set, Shepherd did a stage dive that didn’t go as planned when most of the crowd moved out of the way as she fell to the floor. “I knew I was too heavy for you motherf*ckers,” Shepherd can be heard saying in the video as she collects herself and returns to the stage.
There’s no word whether or not Shepherd will be a permanent replacement for the late, great Chris Cornell, but there is serious speculation that Soundgarden will be the next major band to reunite with a new singer following in the footsteps of bands like Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots and Linkin Park. Shepherd previously fronted the soul-grunge band Bearaxe and teamed up with Thayil previously for an event honoring the aforementioned Alice In Chains.
Video of the stage dive and the entire set can be viewed below.
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