Parker Kindred is an American drummer who played in the band of Jeff Buckley, appearing on his unfinished second album, Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk in 1997, as well as playing live with Buckley and the rest of his band at Arlene's Grocery on February 9, 1997.
After Buckley's death Kindred continued to work with the other band members on other projects in New York City.
Kindred, with Michael Tighe and Buckley's then-girlfriend, Joan Wasser, formed Black Beetle.
Since then he has worked with numerous other artists including Antony and the Johnsons,[4] Joan As Police Woman, Amen Dunes, Cass McCombs, Minor Alps, Luke Temple, Adam Green, Grand Mal, White Bike and Mike Bones.
The UK's best-selling drum magazine Rhythm featured a two-page article on Kindred in January 2009.