Steve Kimock (born October 5, 1955) is an American rock guitarist. He was a member of San Francisco Bay Area bands Zero and KVHW.

His tone and some of his playing approach has been compared to Jerry Garcia, who was a friend of his, and he has been affiliated with musicians connected to Grateful Dead, including the bands the Other Ones, RatDog, and Phil Lesh and Friends. Garcia cited Kimock, along with Frank Gambale and Michael Hedges, as his favorite guitar players during the later part of his life.

Career

In the mid-1970s, Kimock moved to San Francisco to play guitar with the folk-rock group the Goodman Brothers. In 1979, after working with Martin Fierro in the salsa band the Underdogs, he joined the Heart of Gold Band with Keith Godchaux, Donna Jean Godchaux, and drummer Greg Anton. Other groups that Kimock has played with include KVHW, which he formed with Bobby Vega, Ray White, and Alan Hertz, and the Steve Kimock Band, which included drummer Rodney Holmes.

In 1984, Kimock, Anton, and John Cipollina, formerly of Quicksilver Messenger Service, co-founded the instrumental psychedelic rock group Zero.

Personal life

Kimock has been married since 2000 to Jennifer Kimock and has four children. In 2019, he moved back to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley.

Discography

  • Here Goes Nothin – Zero (1987)
  • Nothin' Goes Here – Zero (1989)
  • Go Hear Nothin – Zero (1991)
  • Chance in a Million – Zero (1994)
  • SK&F – Steve Kimock and Friends (1995)
  • The Psychedelic Guitar Circus – Henry Kaiser, Steve Kimock, Harvey Mandel, Freddie Roulette (1996)
  • Zero – Zero (1996)
  • Nothin' Lasts Forever – Zero (1998)
  • Live In Concert – KVHW (1998)
  • The Strange Remain – The Other Ones (1999)
  • Love Will See You Through – Phil Lesh and Friends (1999)
  • East Meets West – Steve Kimock Band (2002)
  • Live in Colorado – Steve Kimock Band (2002)
  • Double Zero – Zero (2002)
  • Zero Blues – Zero (2002)
  • Live in Colorado, Vol. 2 – Steve Kimock Band (2004)
  • Eudemonic – Steve Kimock Band (2005)
  • Big Red Barn Sessions – Steve Kimock & Billy Goodman (2008)
  • Absolute Zero – Zero (2011)
  • Last Danger of Frost – Steve Kimock (2016)
  • Satellite City – KIMOCK (2017)

References

  • Official site
  • Steve Kimock collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
  • Steve Kimock Band collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
  • Psychedelic Guitar Circus collection at Internet Archive's live music archive
  • Steve sits down with Ira Haberman of The Sound Podcast for a feature interview