Kim Warnick was co-founder, bassist

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

, and lead vocalist of the Seattle band Fastbacks

Fastbacks

The Fastbacks were a Seattle punk rock band. Formed in 1979 by songwriter/guitarist Kurt Bloch , and friends Lulu Gargiulo and Kim Warnick , they disbanded in 2001...

 between 1979 and 2002, and bassist with Visqueen from 2001 until her retirement from performing in 2004.

In March of 2010 Kim returned from her retirement when Evan Dando

Evan Dando

Evan Griffith Dando is an American musician, most famous for fronting the alternative rock band The Lemonheads. He is the only original member left in the current Lemonheads line-up, having served as lead singer since the band's original formation in 1986...

 (The Lemonheads

The Lemonheads

The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band first formed in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily and Jesse Peretz. Dando has remained the band's only constant member....

) suggested they start a new band with Mikey Davis (Alien Crime Syndicate

Alien Crime Syndicate

Alien Crime Syndicate, often abbreviated to ACS, were a rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1997. From 1999 to the band's breakup in 2005, the lineup consisted primarily of Joe Reineke , Jeff Rouse , Nabil Ayers , while guitarists Jason Krevey, Mike Squires and Mike Davis were also...

, Tommy Stinson) and call it Calligraphers. 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. Thane Mitchell, Dain Hudson and Kellie Payne have all taken up positions behind the kit in lieu of Evan Dando, who is currently concentrating on the Lemonheads. Kim and Mikey are currently tracking at Contactcreate studio north in Snohomish, Washington

Snohomish, Washington

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with Bubba Jones. Thane Mitchell is again taking up the position behind the kit for these sessions.

Kim resides in Seattle, WA.