Katie Skene & Friends

Katie Skene is a blues and southern rock & soul singer, guitarist and songwriter based in Los Angeles, CA. Growing up in Tallahassee, FL, she was raised on the roots music of the South, playing shows and festivals around the Southeast before moving to L.A to study and pursue music. She has shared the stage with many prominent artists in the Jam Band and Americana scene including Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead), Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers Band, Gov’t Mule), Col. Bruce Hampton (Aquarium Rescue Unit), and more. Her music pays homage to vintage influences while capturing a fresh and modern sound. Her debut EP, ‘From the River’ was released in January 2016. She currently is recording and playing with California Kind, a jam-band super group featuring John Molo (Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Phil Lesh & Friends), Pete Sears (Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna), Barry Sless (David Nelson Band, Phil Lesh & Friends) and Rob Barraco (Dark Star Orchestra, Phil Lesh & Friends). She also  is recording and performing with her duo project, Katie & Andrea, an Acid Americana project featuring Andrea Whitt (Zucchero, Shania Twain).