Kim Warnick (born April 7, 1959Fastbacks on SubPop Records
Accessed online 2017-03-31.) is an American rock musician (bassist and vocalist), a former member of

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-based bands

The Fastbacks Fastbacks were a Seattle, Washington, punk rock band. Formed in 1979 by songwriter/guitarist Kurt Bloch (born August 28, 1960), and friends Lulu Gargiulo (guitar and vocals, born October 12, 1960) and Kim Warnick (bass and vocals, born April 7, ...

(1979–2002) and Visqueen (1998–2004).Paul Cashmere
Seattle Musicians Rally For Kim Warnick
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in 2016 as a "legendary musician and vocalist," she is the former wife of

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. Officially she retired in 2004, and suffered some serious health issues in the following years, but recovered and has participated in Fastbacks reunion shows, the first of which was in 2011, headlining the

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Summer Fest.Art Zone Shuffle: The Fastbacks perform 'No Information'
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and

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, toured

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with

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and

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, and supported

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on a tour that went as far as

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."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). . The reunited Fastbacks performed at SPF 30 on August 8, 2018, an outdoor concert celebrating the 30 year anniversary of

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, Warnick's prior employer and the band's label.

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External links

The Fastbacks
official Facebook page. {{DEFAULTSORT:Warnick, Kim Living people American punk rock bass guitarists American women guitarists 1959 births Women bass guitarists Guitarists from Washington (state) 20th-century American bass guitarists 20th-century American women musicians 21st-century American women Women punk rock singers