PATTERNS AND TONES

Kim Shattuck, the powerhouse singer-songwriter, guitar player and producer behind the phenomenal band The Muffs , has been carving a path of her own since she began her career playing bass for The Pandoras back in 1985. Spending a day with Kim was delightful. The same sense of wit and humor that shines through in her lyrics came to life in front of my eyes. Her affable nature was a joy to be around. Unguarded, wry and smart this Rock n’ Roller led me through her day flitting from one project to the next with ease.  I caught Kim on a day filled with regular chores revolving around her adorable pooch Riley, her passion for restoring wood furniture, and while walking Riley, picking up trash around the neighborhood. She then found time to plug in her tube amp and record some leads for an upcoming project! Kim had a special performance as a guest singer at the Alex theater in Glendale later that night. Backed by  The Wild Honey Orchestra , a roster of brilliant pe...

From the first time he hit the stage back in the 90's as the lead singer for the Bay Area's roots n' blues flavored band  The Loved Ones  who were on  HighTone Records ,  to his melodic vocals intertwining with the hybrid electronica/funk music of  Honeycut  who were on DJ Shadow ' s hip-hop collective Quannum Projects , to the soft-pop stylings he is  crafting today  as a solo artist,  Bart Davenport  has traversed a varied musical landscape over the years, cultivating his own distinctive vocal style along the way. " I’m like a thrift store vintage artist in the sense that I like taking things from the past and put them in the context of a new song. I don’t want to be a retro purist, I just like to borrow when it seems like they would be fun to use. I’m a purist in art but I’m not a purist in period music. It’s just that it’s a fine line. I will literally write a chord progression that sounds like Bert Bacharach and ...