Kara Hesse

"Someone recently asked me why I chose music, and the first thing that came to mind was that I didn't. When I was a kid, my dad would drag me out to the dive bars and get me to play with the cats there. He'd even slip me a thimble of whiskey to knock off the edge. Blame the Irish in us, but it's the truth." Inspired by simple truths and conscientious themes, Kara has toured with Denver's 103.5 The Fox's Groove Hawgs, opening for acts such as BB King, Al Green, and Buddy Guy at Red Rocks, and continues to build her fan base, while touring between states. Boulder native, she currently lives in Seattle. "I remember a man in the corner of some Denver dive, a blues cat under a black hat. He summoned me with a wave of a finger and whispered 'We are the philosophers of our time... use it' and from then on, I suppose I felt responsible. It just solidified my desire for this life even more. Besides, I can't keep a normal job for more than five minutes."