Fingers of Fury (Road) with Kira Roessler (Black Flag, dos, AwkWard)

Four Strings and the Truth

Providing the rhythmic glue for Black Flag’s mid-80s heyday was just a starting point for bassist/songwriter/singer Kira Roessler. Now, an Oscar- and Emmy-winning dialogue editor (that’s half an EGOT!) based in LA, Kira still finds time - in 30-minute increments - to lay down intricate, dueling bass lines with her sometime bandmate (and ex-husband) Mike Watt in dos, while also releasing her first solo album in 2021, the aptly titled KIRA. Ms. Roessler bristles with insight and self-deprecating humor in this long awaited chat.

KIRA (https://kittenrobotrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kira) (solo album)

Black Flag (https://www.blackflagband.com/)

Dos (https://dossanpedro.bandcamp.com/album/justamente-tres)

AwkWard (https://bassawkward.bandcamp.com/album/in-progress)

Buy yourself a custom Kira bass (https://www.garzguitars.com/basses) from Garz guitars

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