About Jude

"I sing other people's songs...I sing my own songs. I sing songs that I feel. I sing songs that are fun to sing. I sing songs that hurt to sing. I am me....and I sing...."

Oklahoma native Jude Kinnear sings with a degree of honesty that comes from a life full of happiness, pain, love and loss. Jude is a powerful and expressive performer with a unique collection of cover and original songs that reveal a soul baring sincerity, a quirky sense of humor and a sultry drawl.

Jude maintains a busy performing schedule throughout southeastern Wisconsin primarily as a soloist. She also performs weekly with the house band, Whitebird for  Spiritual Living Center of Greater Milwaukee and also throughout the year with the acoustic rock trio ZiGZaG and Outta State Plates, a six piece vintage rock dance band.

Jude abhors violence against innocent creatures and detests rudeness, greedy people, arrogant musicians, fast food, televisions in public places, media heroes, sound checks and the song Bobby McGee.

"Kinnear fills her songs with soul..."

Dave Tianen Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Outta State Plates - Vintage Rock and Roll

ZiGZaG - Acoustic Rock

Whitebird - Spiritual Folk Rock

Fred and Ethel - THE original acoustic rock duo