Punk Globe: When did you meet the members of Black Flag?

Kira: The L.A. punk scene in the late 70’s and early 80’s was pretty small. Prolly a couple hundred at first and maybe 800 by the mid 80’s. Basically I knew most everyone in bands around town because I went to gigs, played at shows with them or that they went to. I also went out of my way to meet people who played to find people to play with. So I knew and had seen Black Flag many times, and most recently a show at the Whisky when Henry first joined (they had just come off tour) that blew my mind. They became my favorite band at that time.

Punk Globe: What were the live shows like?

Kria: The live shows varied so much. Some were in small clubs. Others in empty halls where we just set up a P.A. In the bigger cities there were more established clubs and a local college radio station who might promote the gig. That was true in a lot of college towns – the college station promoted it out show. Our tours were based around college towns around the country. So some shows were intimate and in your face. Some were kind of stand-offish because people didn’t know what to expect, especially at first when I joined. My War had come out after a long break and sounded quite different than earlier records.
Europe was a totally different experience again. But still, the bigger the city the more likely people knew what to expect from the gigs.

Punk Globe: What were Black Flag recording sessions usually like?

Kira: We would usually schedule a 48 hour lockout to do basic tracks (drums and bass), often for two records. Greg would play a scratch guitar along,  just so we were all on the same page. We would play until we couldn’t play, and then rest a few hours, then play some more.No choice but to get through the material in 48 hours.