09/01/2022
Closing out SUNDAY at FALLOUT FESTIVAL - McKinney!
McKinney, formerly Kayla Lynn, is a bass player, singer, songwriter, empowerment speaker, living in Asheville, NC. Since moving to AVL in 2018, McKinney has played with the Alive After Five Concert Series with The Asheville All-Stars, was the bass player for the sold-out LIZZO/Talking Heads tribute with members of The Fritz, and performed with the Women who moved the Needle event sponsored by The Asheville Symphony. She has played with numerous bands throughout Asheville as well as with her own band at venues on the East Coast.
K is a resident artist with LEAF Global Arts, an ambassador for Free2Luv, and a founding member of The One Voice Project. She is released her debut solo album in 2021 entitled "Stay," produced by Josh Blake at Echo Mountain with McKinney on bass and vocal, Thommy Knowles of the Fritz on keys, Derrick Johnson from Yo Mama's Big Fat B***y Band on trombone, Alex Bradley of Empire Strikes Brass on trumpet, Isaac Hadden of IHP on guitar and backing vocals, and K's drummer of 13 years A***n Graham on drums. McKinney is now also co-fronting Asheville's newest band Funk'N Around, a funk band led by King Garfield of New Orleans.
FALLOUT FESTIVAL is a FREE, three-day event in Alexander, NC (20 minutes outside Asheville) benefitting Fallout ArtSpace, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting artists!
Register + get info: boogiecharm.com
