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Kathy Foster
Kathy Foster (right)
Kathy Foster (right)
Background information
Also known asButterfly Transformation Service
Origin Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres Indie rock, punk rock, alternative rock
Instrument(s) Bass, drums, backing vocals, guitar, keyboard

Kathleen Michelle "Kathy" Foster [1] is an American musician best known as the bassist for the indie rock band The Thermals and drummer for the All Girl Summer Fun Band.

Foster was raised Catholic in Sunnyvale, California and moved to Portland, Oregon in 1998. [2] With Thermals bandmate Hutch Harris, she was in Haelah, Hutch and Kathy, and Urban Legends. [3] With Foster on bass guitar, the Thermals became a mainstay of the Portland indie rock scene beginning in 2003. [4] [5] She continued to record and tour with the band until their 2018 dissolution. Foster also recorded drums on two of the band's seven albums, The Body, the Blood, the Machine (2006) and Now We Can See (2009). She also performs under the name Butterfly Transformation Service. [6] She is the owner of the T-shirt company Daydream Factory. [7]

References

  1. ^ "BORN TO KILL". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Thermals". Pitchfork. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  3. ^ "Jealous Butcher - Hutch & Kathy". Jealousbutcher.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  4. ^ Colton, Kim (March 4, 2003). "Unraveling the Thermals". Willamette Week.
  5. ^ Frochtzwajg, Jonathan (April 16, 2013). "Cultural Icons". Willamette Week.
  6. ^ K Artists Archived April 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Current Band Member Bios". Agsfb.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-02-19.

External links

Band links

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