Kathryn Grimm has a new single out and it arrives with the swagger the title demands. “Treat Me Like Gold” is a blues-rock track from the Portland-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, produced by Dennis Moody (Diana Ross, Missy Elliott), and it does exactly what Grimm describes: “a playful song about someone who knows their worth advising a less than appreciative partner to hurry up and realize what they’ve got.” The accompanying visualizer is out now, and the track sits comfortably alongside the scorching guitar work that has defined her catalog across albums including ‘No Cash Blues,’ ‘Blues Tools’ and the globally reviewed ‘Grimm Again.’
Grimm’s biography reads like a who’s who of rock and blues royalty. Jeff Buckley backed her up in her original band Group Therapy. She jammed with Bo Diddley between takes on the film set of Rockula. Al Hendrix personally contacted her to give his blessing after hearing her version of “Spanish Castle Magic.” She is the featured guitarist in Michael Bolton’s video for “Dance With Me.” Billy Hulting, who has worked with Natalie Cole and Lou Rawls, summed her up simply: “Voice of an angel, plays guitar like the devil.” The Los Angeles Times put it another way, writing that she “pummels crowds into a blissful heap.”
Beyond recording, Grimm keeps an active presence across multiple projects including The Kathryn Grimm Band, The Jazz Rockets, Hippie Love Slave and Babes in Portland, hosts a quarterly Blues and Jazz Jam, and has had several songs featured in playwright Alan Alexander III’s award-winning “Homeless, The Musical.” She holds degrees from The Guitar Institute in Hollywood and Cal State Los Angeles in Jazz Studies and Commercial Music.