Demaray told KPCC/LAist he would sometimes confront Kantner about his behavior, and Kantner would say "that he had insurance for that, and I was like, 'Gareth, that's not how insurance works.'" With its late nights, heavy drinking and hot tempers, the restaurant industry has had its share of #MeToo scandals, several of which have involved prominent chefs and restaurateurs: John Besh in New Orleans, Ken Friedman and Johnny Iuzzini in New York, and, most famously, Mario Batali, who was accused by four women of inappropriate touching. "It was kind of the same predatory behavior. Meanwhile, Kantner and Slick reigned as one of rock's most prominent couples. Add or change photo on IMDbPro Add to list More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Known for Phoenix 6.3 Art Department 1998 VARMiNT 7.6 Short Producer 2012 Gunshy 5.9 Art Department 1998 Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies 5.0 Video Art Department 1999 Credits Edit Boozy Dole Whips. ", Almost everyone interviewed for this story described Kantner as mercurial. He will try to have sex with you and you need to have a game plan for when he does.". takeaway counter in Echo Park he's expanding into a restaurant, market and cafe. And the best part of all, documents in their CrowdSourced Library are FREE! The 2014 Restaurant Opportunities Center report found that nearly two-thirds of female restaurant workers and nearly half of male staffers reported that sexual harassment was an "uncomfortable aspect of work life." But I was adamant. Most restaurant owners, chefs and kitchen staff are men, according to the 2018 "Women in the labor force" report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Mr. Kantner never discussed his insurance policies with Mr. Demaray, nor would there have been an occasion or reason to have such a discussion with any of his staff members," Brettler wrote to KPCC/LAist. On April 13, 2011, Kantner married actor and producer Seth Isler and now prefers to be known as China Isler. After reading the stories about Harvey Weinstein's behavior, Sturges said she related "on such a visceral level [to] the experience of everybody knowing something is very, very wrong and nobody doing anything. The next three years saw the group reaching their peak, but by 1970 in-fighting was breaking out, and by 1971 both Dryden and Balin had left. (Company founder Matthew Hiltzik was the corporate communications chief at Miramax and a spokesman for Harvey Weinstein.) She is also a former MTV VJ, sometimes credited on-screen as China Slick Kantner. Father of China Kantner and Gareth Alexander Kantner. ", Another former waitress described Kantner's behavior toward her and others as "wildly sexually inappropriate.". She is a native of San Francisco, living first in the city itself, and later in Marin County, just north of the city, and is an alumna of Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California and Redwood High School, Larkspur, California. He called Demaray's claim of shouting matches "false.". He dropped out of college to pursue a career in folk music and became friendly with Crosby and future Starship. Kantner, who spent much of his life in his native city, would look back years later and remember a golden age of art, free love and joyous possibility. "It was like his whole body was around me, his hands were on my hips," Sturges said, "and his lips and whiskers are, like, literally on my ear and saying, 'You're making so much f--ng money.'". "He would come up from behind, often, and put his hands around my waist and pull me in and put his face up into my neck, pull my hair aside," said a former waitress. This was followed by credits for "Things to Come" (Freedom at Point Zero, 1979), "Out of Control" (Winds of Change, 1982), and "The Sky Is No Limit" on her father's 1983 solo album Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra. She is also a former MTV VJ. In his written statement, James Seitz, described as a "former chef" at Cafe Stella, said no one ever suggested to him that Kantner had behaved inappropriately. Some of the accusations against Kantner, 52, date back a decade or more. (Susanica Tam for LAist). Kantner, who looked as much like a college student as a rock star with his glasses and shaggy blond hair, did not have the vocal or stage presence of Balin and Slick, or the instrumental power of Kaukonen or Casady. However, she has also commented in interviews that she has no real musical aspirations of her own, claiming that she cannot sing very well. Steen said she's talking about it now because she doesn't want other women to go through what she experienced. She is also a former MTV VJ, sometimes credited on-screen as "China Slick Kantner". Please try again. China Wing Kantner (born January 25, 1971)[1] is an American actress in television, theatre and film. Gareth Kantner 's birthday is 04/21/1967 and is 55 years old. Part of the California Employment Development Department document summarizing Julie Grimm Espinoza's 2006 claim for unemployment benefits after leaving Cafe Stella. In 1984, he left the group and formed a legal agreement with the other members that they could not use the Jefferson name without the approval of all respective members. His death was confirmed by longtime publicist and friend, Cynthia Bowman, who said he. Contact us. The guitarist and songwriter had survived close brushes with death as a younger man, including a motorcycle accident during the early 60s and a 1980 cerebral haemorrhage, and he recovered from a heart attack last year. We can't hold those in power accountable and uplift voices from the community without your partnership. And although I know he liked to play the devils advocate, I am sure he has earned his wings now. Steen is among the many restaurant workers nationwide who say they have put up with harassment and sexually inappropriate behavior because if they don't, they worry they'll be assigned worse shifts or lose their jobs. The former waitress said Kantner expressed "surprise and consternation" upon learning that some former employees were accusing him of harassment, adding, he was "very distraught and distressed about the whole thing.". An error has occured while loading the map. "It's in all restaurants, all kinds of food service, because of the intensity of the job. ", In one letter Brettler wrote: "In 20 years of operations, Cafe Stella has employed more than 500 individuals and never received a single complaint accusing Mr. Kantner, or anyone else at the company, of sexual harassment or similar misconduct. She said she kept working there because she needed the money and she felt connected to her co-workers. He had been a science fiction reader since childhood and with friends David Crosby and Jerry Garcia among others recorded a 1970 concept album about space travel, "Blows Against the Empire," credited to Kantner and "Jefferson Starship.". Two of the companies are still active while the remaining one is now listed as inactive. They enjoyed further album chart success in 1967 with After Bathing at Baxters (much of which was written by Kantner), and the following year with Crown of Creation, on which Kantner composed the title song. He found inspiration in science-fiction books and folk music, dropping out of college to pursue music. Zach Bryan and Travis Tritt Meet 'Eye to Eye' to Talk Out Twitter Beef She told KPCC/LAist that she remembers being advised, "This is where we put the napkins. I would only ever go if I knew he wasn't there.". Kaukonen and Casady founded the blues group Hot Tuna, and Balin, the bands estranged original leader, also left. He continued these roles as a member of Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Airplane's successor band. Slick kept her bands momentum with Starship, which earned a big hit with We Built This City, without Kantner. Kantner made a handful of solo and Jefferson Starships albums and used various musicians in the studio and on the road, including daughter China on vocals and son Alexander on bass. He has released music with the KBC Band as well. 2023 Southern California Public Radio - All Rights Reserved, corporate communications chief at Miramax, settled a federal sexual harassment lawsuit, Rising Egg Prices Are For The Birds. LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio, a member-supported public media network. "And then, it just changed, and it went back to being what it was, except for me. Its members supported various political and social causes, tossed out LSD at concerts and played at both the Monterey and Woodstock festivals. Steen said she considered taking some kind of legal action and spoke to a lawyer in April 2012. One of its founding partners, Marty Singer, is well-known in Hollywood for his bare-knuckled defenses of A-list celebrities. The musician had been in ill health in recent years, with Kantner suffering a heart attack in March 2015, according to the paper. In most small establishments, employees have no recourse, especially if the harassers own or run the restaurant. "One night, he was wasted, and he grabbed my dick by the computer," Demaray said. Kantnerquit the group in 1984, but would rejoin in 1992 and continue to play with them until his death. San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States. January 29, 2016 / 8:42 AM LAist dropped a report this morning about sexual harassment allegations, spanning from 2006 to 2014, against current Cafe Stella owner Gareth Kantner. Just sitting around having a good time with all this shit going on around us. Over the past 30 years, Kantner, Balin and Casady occasionally performed as the KBC Band and a reunited Airplane briefly toured and recorded. Gareth Alexander Kantner has been associated with three companies, according to public records. She has been given co-songwriting credits by her father on several of his songs. / AP. He is best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, and vocalist of Jefferson Airplane, a leading psychedelic rock band of the counterculture era. 1 album, "Red Octopus.". Kantner helped rename the band from Jefferson Airplane to Jefferson Starship in the '70s and left the band in the '80s. China Wing Kantner (born January 25, 1971, San Francisco, California, USA ), is an American actress and former MTV VJ. Gareth's current home is located at Los Angeles, CA. A man Steen dated for part of the time she worked at Cafe Stella, who also asked KPCC/LAist not to use his name, confirmed that she had told him about Kantner's behavior while she was working there. The local news you read here every day is crafted for you, but right now, we need your help to keep it going. He spent much of his life in his native city, and would look back years later and remember a golden age of art, free love and joyous possibility. The group formed in 1965 and, within a few years, scored hits with Somebody to Love and White Rabbit. In their first run, five of the bands seven albums went gold, including 1967s Surrealistic Pillow and 1968s Crown of Creation. Paul Kantner, a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane who stayed with the seminal San Francisco psychedelic band through its transformation from 1960s hippies to 1970s hit makers under the name Jefferson Starship, has died, aged 74. "Moon, I'll Get It - The China Kantner Story" Liverpool, UK: Kantner, C. (2008). Rolling Stone would note their contrasting styles, labeling Slick the Acid Queen of outrageousness and Kantner her calm, dry, sardonic flip side. In 1971, Slick gave birth to their daughter, whom the couple originally wanted to call God, but decided to name China. In an email to KPCC/LAist, Brettler said Grimm Espinoza "never accused Mr. Kantner, or anyone else at Cafe Stella, of misconduct, sexual harassment, or other inappropriate behavior. The former Cafe Stella waitress who said Hanne Steen was one of Kantner's "favorites" said Demaray told her at the time about the alleged incident. He suffered a heart attack a year ago and again in recent days. The band was still a going concern at his death, and their most recent album was Jeffersons Tree of Liberty (2008), mostly comprising traditional folk and protest songs. He also recorded with the KBC Band, which featured fellow Airplane members Balinand Casady. Kantner has several songwriting credits on various Jefferson Starship albums. Most of the former employees who spoke with KPCC/LAist said they were motivated by the #MeToo movement to share what they experienced or witnessed. LAist spoke to multiple people, some of. He said absent "egregious misconduct by the terminated employee, Mr. Kantner typically does not challenge claims for unemployment benefits. The albums lush Miracles earned them a Number Three hit, and their next two albums 1976s Spitfire and 1978s Earth would also earn them Top 10 singles. He continued these roles as a member of Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Airplane's successor band. For a while around 1989, she also presented a Saturday night phone-in request show on a local Bay Area radio station, KRQR-FM. Music would not be the same without the sounds of The Doors and Jefferson Airplane, which both contributed so heavily to the signature sound of the Sixtiesand Seventies.. Rolling Stone would note their contrasting styles, labeling Slick "the Acid Queen of outrageousness" and Kantner her "calm, dry, sardonic flip side." Slick and Kantner broke up in the late 1970s and Kantner had a son, Alexander, with Bowman, and another son, Gareth. He and Slick collaborated with several other San Francisco musicians. Why A Key Program Is Falling Short, An Agonizing Battle With Schizophrenia Ends On A California Freeway. Kantner and Jefferson Airplane would reform in 1989, when they put out a self-titled album, and again in 1996, when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Demaray was a waiter at Cafe Stella for five years, from late 2005 to early 2011. 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