{"id":26,"date":"2011-11-12T17:43:08","date_gmt":"2011-11-13T01:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-07-07T12:36:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T19:36:03","slug":"band-bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/band-bio\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Creatures in the Garden&#8217; Out Now! (About Page Link)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout her storied music career, Anna Karney has performed across the country and released an incredible catalog of chart topping and critically acclaimed music. Always keeping her mind on social justice and positive messages, KARNEY channels her love for the planet and the beauty of the earth into her powerful new fulllength album CREATURES IN THE GARDEN, set for release August 18, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Using themes of climate change awareness and respect for the planet as a focal point for her writing, CREATURES IN THE GARDEN showcases an incredible blend of soulful and dreamy acoustic arrangements, easy indie rock beats, dusty distortion, winding bass lines, and astounding indie, emo, and shoegaze rock styles, all as KARNEY weaves images of nature throughout and incorporates a high-spirited positive message about finding solutions to our current climate crisis.<\/p>\n<p>CREATURES IN THE GARDEN features several prominent Bay Area musicians. Longtime drummer Jeff Herrera plays on several tracks including \u201cPeace Is More,\u201d which also features guitarist Erik Smyth and bassist David Doucet. A special lyrical addition to this track is the quote by Fred Rogers (aka Mr. Rogers), \u201cPeace is far more \/ than the opposite of war.\u201d The title track along with \u201cSinners and Saints\u201d and a powerful cover of \u201cRainbow In The Dark\u201d by Ronnie James Dio all feature James Deprato on guitar, Kevin White (Chuck Prophet Band) on bass, and new addition to the Karney crew, drummer Kyle Capistra. The Dio cover particularly resonates with KARNEY as a contemporary comment on the recent unjust laws that are hurting the lives of LGTBQ+ people. KARNEY is honored to feature two Santana band members on CREATURES IN THE GARDEN, trumpet player Bill Ortiz on the track \u201cAcross The Planet (remix)\u201d and percussionist Karl Perazzo on the track \u201cWildfire.\u201d The track \u201cEternity (remix)\u201d features slide guitarist Gawain Matthews.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2268060328\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karney.bandcamp.com\/album\/creatures-in-the-garden\">Creatures In The Garden by Karney<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It was an overwhelming experience for KARNEY to work with so many creative and talented musicians, in addition to the great collaborative chemistry shared with her co-producer Michael Rosen (Rancid, Tesla). Everyone poured their hearts into the music and achieved heights far beyond anything she could have ever imagined. Anna Karney\u2019s lyrical content offers an impassioned and straightforward approach to many of the issues facing people today. Her musical influences include Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Patti Smith, John Lennon, Sheryl Crow, Chrissie Hynde, and Joni Mitchell. As an arranger, pianist, and guitarist, she has worked with artists such as George Clinton, Linda Perry, and Dennis Bovell.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, KARNEY released Gonna Be Beautiful, an exciting collection of originals along with some freshly conceived versions of old favorites. In 2021, songs from the KARNEY EP release Better received stellar airplay on Triple-A and Americana radio stations, including the title track and her powerful cover of \u201cRamble On,\u201d one of Anna Karney\u2019s favorite Led Zeppelin songs. She released a series of singles throughout 2021, including her personal and heartfelt original track \u201cBe Together,\u201d and a cover of the Neil Young classic \u201cHeart Of Gold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other previous KARNEY releases include her 2018 album No Mercy; a series of singles from 2016 called Manifest Destiny, Vol. 1 EP and Restless Wind, Vol. 2 EP; the 2012 album Love &amp; Respect; the 2003 album All Connected; and her debut release Karney from 1999. Anna Karney has worked with producers and artists in the SF Bay Area such as Producer\/engineer Mark Pistel (Michael Franti, Grace Jones, Chuck Prophet), Producer\/Engineer Michael Rosen (Rancid, Tesla, Smashmouth, Santana, and Papa Roach), and Adam Munoz (Herbie Hancock, Dave Mathews, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Bell, Chester Thompson, and Lyle Lovett).<\/p>\n<p>Anna Karney has had a diverse musical career, having spent many years composing music for games such as Star Wars Galaxies, Monkey Island IV, Armed and Dangerous, several SimCity titles, Metal Dungeon, Death Jr., and many more. She received the esteemed \u201cDreamcatcher\u201d Award from the Visual and Performing Arts division of the San Francisco Unified School District for her work as a choral teacher and conductor for middle and high school students, as well as her contribution to the furthering of music education in the San Francisco public school system. Additionally, Anna Karney has scored ballet and modern dance pieces as an artist in residence at Mills College and San Francisco State University. She also composed her Opus 1 Chaconne Sur Sept for nationally renowned contemporary music group Earplay Ensemble.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuge Sound and Powerful Lyrics!\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>-Girl.com Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA statement of defiance in the face of our era\u2019s adversity.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>-DMME.net &#8211; Let It Rock<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHard hitting stuff for hard hitting times.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>-Midwestrecord.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cKarney consistently releases intriguing music.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>-MusicStreetJournal.com, Gary Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe has a great soulful voice and the music is unique and interesting. Not your average pop<br \/>\njunk. It \u201cgoes places\u201d you don\u2019t expect which I find very refreshing\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>-Collected Sounds \u2013 A Guide to Women\u2019s Music<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLocal musician Karney is hitting all the right notes.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>-Joel Selvin &#8211; SF Chronicle Datebook<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cKarney has well-written songs, an awesome band backing her up, and top-quality recording,<br \/>\nmaking this a great record by yet another talented local musician.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>-Remy Armstrong &#8211; Zero Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Karney-website-band-pic-edit1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-496 size-large\" title=\"bandslider\" src=\"http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Karney-website-band-pic-edit1-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Karney-website-band-pic-edit1-1024x606.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Karney-website-band-pic-edit1-300x177.jpg 300w, http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Karney-website-band-pic-edit1-768x454.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Band Member Biographies<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Erik-Smyth-guitar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-461 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Erik-Smyth-guitar-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Erik-Smyth-guitar-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Erik-Smyth-guitar-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Erik-Smyth-guitar-48x48.jpg 48w, http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Erik-Smyth-guitar-186x186.jpg 186w, http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Erik-Smyth-guitar-184x184.jpg 184w, http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Erik-Smyth-guitar.jpg 654w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>Erik Smyth<\/strong><br \/>\nErik Smyth has been a local San Francisco Bay Area musician playing the clubs since 1988. In the 90\u2019s he was a founding member of the large ensemble funk\/soul group The Mo\u2019fessionals. The Mofessionals got to share the stage with many large acts, Rage Against the Machine, The Fugees, Parliament, Wall Flowers, and War to name a few. The Mofo\u2019s recorded two albums together, \u201cLive at Slims\u201d and \u201cFinally Over\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/KB-57-JeffHerrera-BW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-324\" src=\"http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/KB-57-JeffHerrera-BW-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/KB-57-JeffHerrera-BW-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/KB-57-JeffHerrera-BW-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a>Jeff \u201cTrump\u201d Herrera \u2013 Drums<\/strong><br \/>\nA third generation native San Franciscan, Jeff has been playing drums and percussion professionally for over twenty five years.\u00a0Jeff\u2019s versatile and dynamic playing have provided him opportunities to back some of San Francisco\u2019s\u00a0 premier vocalists in the Latin, Jazz, Rock, Singer Songwriter, Reggae, Hip-Hop\u00a0and World Music genres. Jeff has performed at acclaimed Music Festivals such as Sierra Nevada World Music Festival (CA), South by Southwest (Austin, TX), and North by Northwest (Seattle, WA). He has also headlined such historic venues as The Fillmore Auditorium, The Great American Music Hall and the Herbst Theater. Jeff is also in demand as a recording artist, contributing to records, projects\u00a0and Soundtracks for TV, film and theater. Jeff\u00a0is currently working with a\u00a0variety of musical acts in the San Francisco area. Jeff loves exotic stamps, desserts served on fire, warm puppies, fishing in Lake Titicaca, exact change and the smell of new civic buildings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>Kevin White<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Kevin-White-bass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-462 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Kevin-White-bass.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Kevin-White-bass.jpg 300w, http:\/\/karney.org\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Kevin-White-bass-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Kevin White plays with a dizzying array of artists. He has been bassist for Will Porter and the California All Stars, GRAMMY winners Al Wilson (&#8220;Show and Tell&#8221;) and Billy Preston as well as soul legend Barbara Lewis (&#8220;Hello, Stranger&#8221;), The Coasters, and The Drifters. Then former Counting Crows drummer Steve Bowman recommended Kevin to be the bass player for Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express, with whom Kevin currently plays. Kevin be-gan playing bass when he was 11 years old, had his first professional gig at the age of 14 and has been on the road, on the stage, or in the studio since.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Karney@karney.org\">Karney@karney.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout her storied music career, Anna Karney has performed across the country and released an incredible catalog of chart topping and critically acclaimed music. 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