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 (1979–2002) and

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(1998–2004).Paul Cashmere, , undercover.fm News, December 28, 2007. Accessed online 2017-03-31. Gives date 1980 rather than 1979 for founding of Fastbacks. Described by

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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'
Seattle Channel, August 30, 2013. Accessed online 2017-03-31. With the Fastbacks, Warnick opened for Seattle shows by acts such as

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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

Sub Pop Records Sub or SUB may refer to: Places * Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, Indonesia, IATA code SUB People * Bottom (BDSM), or "sub" for "submissive" * Substitute teacher Christianity * Sub tuum praesidium, an ancient hymn and prayer dedicated ...

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

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