Kara’s music is like a warm breeze from Muscle Shoals in a contemporary framework that scratches a musical itch you didn’t realize you had. Kara’s newest release, “Suitcase Full of Dreams” is a perfect title for music that is right here, right now and moves the listener to a new place. Don’t let this one slip by. It deserves your attention.
— George Nunes, MusicRow
It’s as if Bonnie Raitt, Sia, & Janis Joplin had a baby.
— Pulse Music Television, San Francisco

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Native to the Wichita plains and raised in Boulder, CO, Kara’s midwestern roots seep through her sultry voice and songwriting with an eclectic blend of Americana soul and rock ‘n roll. Her music is like a warm breeze from Muscle Shoals in a contemporary framework that scratches a musical itch you didn’t realize you had. Her songs have landed on television shows (CBS, ‘Scorpion’ and DirecTV, ‘You Me Her’) and has opened for acts, such as Steve Miller Band, BB King, Al Green, and Buddy Guy. Kara’s catalog includes two albums, Better By Morning (2014) and Sojourner (2018), along with several singles. Her third album is currently in production in Nashville, Tennessee, where she now resides.


“SOJOURNER” Trailer by Digital Vendetta Productions, released November 3rd, 2018.

“SOJOURNER” ALBUM RELEASE // ADMIRAL THEATRE // BREMERTON, WA


Welcome back to Friends Pick Friday! Today we have Kara Hesse in the shop, a wonderful singer/songwriter originally from Wichita, KS who grew up in Boulder, CO and now finds home here in WA! In addition to her music, she makes beautiful jewelry under the name Roadworn, and is just an incredible person to spend time around.
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— Anonymous fellow musician, Seattle