Kim Warnick (born April 7, 1959[1][2]) is an American rock musician (bassist and vocalist), a former member of Seattle-based bands The Fastbacks (1979–2002)[3] and Visqueen (1998–2004).[4] Described by KIRO-FM in 2016 as a "legendary musician and vocalist,"[5] she is the former wife of Ken Stringfellow of The Posies.[4] Officially she retired in 2004, and suffered some serious health issues in the following years,[4][6] but recovered and has participated in Fastbacks reunion shows, the first of which was in 2011, headlining the West Seattle Summer Fest.[7][8][9]
With the Fastbacks, Warnick opened for Seattle shows by acts such as Joan Jett and The Ramones, toured Japan with Seaweed and the Supersuckers, and supported Pearl Jam on a tour that went as far as Istanbul.[10]
The reunited Fastbacks performed at SPF 30 on August 8, 2018, an outdoor concert celebrating the 30 year anniversary of Sub Pop Records, Warnick's prior employer and the band's label.[11]
References
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- ^ Kim Warnick at IMDb. Accessed online 2017-03-31.
- ^ Fastbacks on SubPop Records. Accessed online 2017-03-31.
- ^ Wilson, Kathleen (2002-02-14). "Set Me Free: Kim Warnick Says Goodbye to the Fastbacks". The Stranger. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ a b c Paul Cashmere, Seattle Musicians Rally For Kim Warnick, undercover.fm News, December 28, 2007. Accessed online 2017-03-31. Gives date 1980 rather than 1979 for founding of Fastbacks.
- ^ Air-Raid Podcast #310 – Kim Warnick, KIRO-FM, September 5, 2016. Accessed online 2017-03-31.
- ^ The Fastbacks Kim Warnick Learns The Compassion Of Indie Music, Innocent Words, March 1, 2008. Accessed online 2017-03-31.
- ^ Art Zone Shuffle: The Fastbacks perform 'No Information', Seattle Channel, August 30, 2013. Accessed online 2017-03-31.
- ^ First West Seattle Summer Fest music news: Fastbacks reunion, May 13, 2011, West Seattle Blog. Accessed online 2017-03-31.
- ^ Grant Brissey, West Seattle Summer Fest, The Stranger (Seattle), May 23, 2011. Accessed online 2017-03-31.
- ^ "Fast Enough: Kim Warnick and Lulu Gargiulo", p. 140-143 in Maria Raha, Cinderella's Big Score: Women of the Punk and Indie Underground, Seal Press (December 31, 2004). ISBN 1580051162.
- ^ Sommerfeld, Seth (2018-08-13). "The 10 Best Moments from SPF30". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
External links
edit- The Fastbacks official Facebook page.