Kira Roessler Archives
Video Exclusive: Kira Roessler Live at the Sardine
We’re excited to share this new video of Kira Roessler performing at the Sardine in San Pedro, California. The former Black Flag bassist played a set of originals and covers with drummer Dave Bach and her brother Paul Roessler on keys.
Kira: An Interview with Kira Roessler
She’s a punk rock icon, a bass hero, an award-winning sound editor, and now a solo recording artist. But the biggest part of Kira Roessler’s identity comes back to being a bass player. We caught up with Roessler to get the scoop on all that and more, including how the bass is her lens to the world.
Mike Watt and Kira Roessler Release New Dos Album
Bassists/singers Mike Watt and Kira Roessler have released their latest effort from their bass-focused duo, Dos. Dos y Dos is a 13-track release featuring two basses and vocals by Roessler. The duo first teamed up in 1985. Watt was playing bass with The Minutemen full-time while Roessler performed with Black Flag. The two began recording together on Watt’s four-track, before...
Reader Spotlight: Kira Roessler
Meet bassist Kira Roessler, our bassist in the spotlight for July 13, 2010. Bio: I have played in bands since 1977, performing live and recording. At first in local LA bands Waxx, The Visitors, The Monsters, Sexsick and Twisted Roots. Later I joined Black Flag and toured and recorded with them between fall 83 and fall 85 … Since 1986...