Kevin_Rutmanis

Kevin Rutmanis

Kevin Rutmanis

American musician

Kevin Rutmanis (born October 17, 1958) is an American bass guitarist. He is of Latvian descent. Before getting into music, he was a student teacher.[1] In late 1985, along with his younger brother Sandris Rutmanis, Thor Eisentrager, and then Jayhawks drummer Norm Rogers, he started the band The Cows.[2] After the dissolution of The Cows, Rutmanis was the bass guitar player for The Melvins from 1998 to 2005.[3][4] He was also the bass guitarist in the supergroup Tomahawk featuring Mike Patton.[5] Kevin played bass on Tomahawk's first two long play releases, titled Tomahawk[6] and Mit Gas,[7] and played for two world tours supporting those albums. He has since recorded with Hepa-Titus.

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Discography

Cows

Main article: Cows (band)

Melvins

Main article: Melvins

Tomahawk

Main article: Tomahawk (band)

Hepa/Titus

  • 2011 - The Giving Brain
  • 2012 - Follow Me
  • 2014 - Gettin' It On
  • 2016 - FM Warm Weather
  • 2017 - Omega Pig
  • 2018 - Champagne of Incest
  • 2019 - Blue Fat Pussy

Teenage Larvae

  • 1993 - Songs For Pigs
  • 2017 - Omega Pig

References

  1. [1]
    "Weekly Random 2.10 Special Guest: Kevin Rutmanis from Hepa/Titus". YouTube. Retrieved 26 June 2014.[dead YouTube link]
  2. [2]
    Dougan, John. "Overview: The Cows". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  3. [3]
    Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Prato, Greg. "Biography: Melvins". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Melvins Part Ways With Bassist". Blabbermouth. June 23, 2005. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  5. [5]
    Prato, Greg. "Biography: Tomahawk". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  6. [6]
    Butler, Blake. "Review: Tomahawk". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  7. [7]
    Carr, Daphne. "Review:Mit Gas". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.


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