Kim Trenerry and Jason Mogi met in Atlanta, GA during the mid 90’s. She was a veteran performer in musical theatre, and he was a drummer playing with various groups in the local blues, folk, and jam-band scene. They both ended up in the same band (Kim as a doo-wop girl, Jason on drums) and started hanging out between gigs playing guitars and singing Neil Young tunes. Inspired by the pure sound of their harmonies and frustrated with hectic city life, they decided to abandon their current directions and head to the Pacific Northwest to try something new. They performed as an acoustic duo in the coffee shops and bars of Port Angeles, WA as “Tongue and Groove” and were an immediate hit. T&G eventually added several other members, went electric and evolved into one of the Olympic Peninsula’s favorite bands, releasing three CD’s and playing everything from late-night Dead-esque jams in local bars to the Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle.

 

Over the course of five years, T&G’s gig schedule became too busy for some of the members working full-time jobs and the band’s momentum quickly waned. With the confidence and experience gained from fronting a successful band and hungry to keep performing, Kim and Jason went in a new and completely different direction. Jason picked up the claw-hammer style banjo while Kim explored old country-style rhythm guitar. And the duo “Deadwood Revival” was born. Hundreds of concerts and festivals, four west coast tours, and two cd's later...Kim and Jason reconnected with longtime friend, bassist Ches Ferguson and fiddler Julie Campbell.  The foursome toured the West Coast multiple times, released a live album, and became known as one of the hottest bands in the old-time, bluegrass and jam band scene until disbanding in 2011.

 

Soon after, Kim and Jason along with Paul Stehr-Green on bass and Terry Smith on drums became “Joy in Mudville”…a cross between the sounds of Tongue and Groove and Deadwood Revival. They quickly became a local favorite and played countless shows in and around the Peninsula for 8 years. 

 

While still performing with Joy in Mudville, Jason was playing a weekly solo gig at a local tavern and Kim started “sitting in”. The banjo and the old guitar came back out and they soon decided to resurrect the duo “Deadwood Revival”. They are still playing today. 

 

But something else happened during these weekly gigs. Jason brought in drummer, Robb Hoffman and then asked Kim if she would learn the bass. And that’s what she did. The 3 of them became the Tuesday night band “KJR”. They soon met keyboardist, Ken Lykes, who brought the music to a new level. Jason had a slew of new and unreleased original tunes that had never been heard until late 2025, when the foursome became the country funk jam band “Mars Garden”.  Mars Garden is now going strong.

 

When the Randall Wolf Band was seeking a new bass player and a drummer, they approached Kim and Jason as candidates. After a few rehearsals, we knew we were a fit. In all the years Kim and Jason have played music together, they never in a million years would have imagined that they would become the rhythm section for a top-notch, off the charts talented classic rock band. They are honored to be laying down the groove for the amazing Randall Wolf Band!