{"id":4,"date":"2019-09-05T08:43:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T08:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fernandazanchetta.online\/kendra\/?p=4"},"modified":"2025-10-31T15:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:09:50","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kendramckinley.com\/?page_id=4","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>About <\/h1>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Kendra McKinley paints on her clothes and makes music for smoking weed with your bra off.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>She&#8217;s a conduit of connection with a voice that sounds like tuned honey, creating music that braids sensuality, levity and polish. Whether she\u2019s casting spells with her looping pedal or fronting a dynamic band, her live show is an invitation to swerve and swoon to her yummy grooves.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Born in Santa Cruz, California, into a family of artists, McKinley has been immersed in a spectrum of performance mediums from a young age. Theater, dance, choir, painting, fashion, and music have shaped this intuitive performer, laying the foundation for a dynamic and multifaceted career in the arts. She&#8217;s shared bills with Nai Palm (of Hiatus Kaiyote), Salami Rose Joe Louis, Madison McFerrin, Gail Ann Dorsey, and Kimbra.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>McKinley&#8217;s recorded catalog showcases the vivid depth and range of her artistry.<br \/>\nHer new EP, <em>music for smoking weed with your bra off<\/em>, is a floral, funky, cozy, and cool collection of songs entirely performed and produced by McKinley. Featuring the velvety vibes of <em>morning routine <\/em>and the rallying cries of <em>you think you&#8217;d notice<\/em>, this collection of beat-centric bops beckons the listener into a luscious state of ritutal and relaxation, swirling like a plume of incense smoke. This EP is available on all streaming platforms EXCEPT for $potify. <em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other releases include the sophisticated and funky LP <em>WHERE DOES A BODY BEGIN?<\/em> inspired by the cinematic introspection of Joni Mitchell&#8217;s COURT AND SPARK and the undeniable grooves of D&#8217;Angelo&#8217;s Black Messiah, as well as the romantic and rustic <em>Henry Miller Memorial Library Sessions<\/em>, written and recorded during a dreamy five-week residency at Big Sur\u2019s iconic bookstore, music venue, and commemorative space dedicated to the late author.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beyond her work as a songwriter, McKinley was the music director, bandleader, and performer in Ragnar Kjartansson\u2019s piece <em>Romantic Songs of the Patriarchy<\/em>, presented at the Guggenheim Museum in New York (2021) and The Women\u2019s Building in San Francisco (2018).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now based in New York\u2019s Hudson Valley, McKinley has found a vibrant community of fellow artists, where she continues to create and collaborate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- {\"type\":\"layout\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"animation\":\"slide-bottom-small\",\"animation_delay\":\"200\",\"class\":\"uk-position-relative\",\"header_transparent\":true,\"header_transparent_noplaceholder\":false,\"header_transparent_text_color\":\"light\",\"height\":\"viewport\",\"height_offset_top\":true,\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/DSC5834-copy-scaled.jpg\",\"image_effect\":\"fixed\",\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"image_size\":\"height-1-1\",\"media_overlay\":\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)\",\"overlap\":false,\"padding\":\"none\",\"padding_remove_bottom\":false,\"style\":\"secondary\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"vertical_align\":\"middle\",\"width\":\"\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"vertical_align\":\"bottom\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"animation\":\"parallax\",\"content\":\"About \",\"parallax_target\":\"!.tm-grid-expand>*\",\"position\":\"relative\",\"position_top\":\"100\",\"position_z_index\":\"1\",\"text_align\":\"center\",\"text_align_fallback\":\"center\",\"title_element\":\"h1\",\"title_style\":\"heading-large\"}}]}],\"props\":{\"margin\":\"remove-vertical\",\"width\":\"default\"}}],\"name\":\"Hero\"},{\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/Screenshot-2025-06-04-at-9.28.14\\u202fAM.png\",\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"media_background\":\"#000000\",\"style\":\"default\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"vertical_align\":\"\",\"width\":\"default\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\"}}]},{\"type\":\"row\",\"props\":{\"column_gap\":\"medium\",\"margin\":\"default\",\"row_gap\":\"medium\",\"width\":\"xsmall\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"block_align\":\"center\",\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content\":\"\n\n<p style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"><strong>Kendra McKinley paints on her clothes and makes music for smoking weed with your bra off.<\\\/strong><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><strong>She's a conduit of connection with a voice that sounds like tuned honey, creating music that braids sensuality, levity and polish. 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