Kim Warnick

Kim Warnick was co-founder, bassist, and lead vocalist of the Seattle band Fastbacks between 1979 and 2002, and bassist with Visqueen from 2001 until her retirement from performing in 2004.

In March 2010 Kim returned from her retirement when Evan Dando (The Lemonheads) suggested they start a new band with Mikey Davis (Alien Crime Syndicate, Tommy Stinson) and call it Cali Giraffes. Evan, Kim and Mikey recorded one song, with Kim on bass, Evan on drums and Mikey on guitar, before Evan returned to NYC.

Producer/engineer/multi-instrumentalist Bubba Jones took on working with Kim and Mikey to get the project going. For anyone who saw Warnick as the voice and face of the Fastbacks, it might take a moment to wrap your head around this factoid – this is the first time she’s written songs and lyrics.

Cali Giraffes has been performing locally and have a full-length album is in the works which includes Josh Freese (perfect Circle, Weezer, Devo) behind the kit.

Fastbacks “Waste of Time”

Partial Discography

Band	Title	Released
The Fastbacks	…And His Orchestra	1987
The Fastbacks	Very, Very Powerful Motor	1990
The Fastbacks	In America	1991
The Fastbacks	The Question is No	1992
The Fastbacks	Zucker	1993
The Fastbacks	Answer the Phone Dummy	1994
The Fastbacks	New Mansions in Sound	1996
The Fastbacks	Win Lose or Both	1998
The Fastbacks	The Day That Didn’t Exist	1998
Visqueen	King Me	2003
Visqueen	Sunset on Dateland	2004
Visqueen	Message to Garcia	2009