No, She’s Not Dead...it turns out she’s a group of talented and butt-kicking lady rockers from Portland, OR. She’s an explosive team of energetic musicians who break the mold of rock in Oregon & Washington; young but mature with talent, when She takes the stage, the audience is swept into the maelstrom of her unique sound. Make no mistake, She’s Not Dead, she’s alive and rockin’ the house! CV NorthWest had a chance to chat with the members of the band during some much-needed downtime... <CV NW> These always start off the same – before Kira and I found Annelise and Keiko through Craigslist; at that point, everything just tell us who’s in the band and their role. clicked :) Kira Nesser - Lead Vocals and Lead guitar <Annelise> We‟ve been together so long, I just Annelise Josserand - Bass and Backing Vocals look at it as Kira and Sam found us via Craigslist. Keiko Andress - Keyboards Yes, odd to say, but thank you Craigslist! Sam Howell - Drums and Backing Vocals <Keiko> Well, I'm the last to the party. I found them through Craigslist last summer. I was gonna <CV NW> Who started the band? <Annelise Josserand> Sam and Kira are the mas- be a temporary fill-in, but I stuck around, or really, they let me stick around and become part of terminds who started it all. <Kira Nesser> We are! Sam and I started the band the lineup. The rest is history. about 4 years ago. <Sam Howell> Kira and I came up with the idea of being in a band in 7th grade when we were seated next to each other in band class. The band didn't really become active until summer of 2010. <CV NW> Who composes your songs, is it primarily one of you or a collaboration? <Keiko> Kira gives birth to precious little song babies which we raise collectively. Sam gives our songs their strong, steady heartbeats. Annelise gives them their badass funky souls. And I give some color to them <CV NW> You’ve gone through some personnel changes, can you tell us about the journey of bringing this particular group together. <Kira> Sam and I met in school, and we found Annelise and Keiko on Craigslist. We've had other members in the past, but Annelise and Keiko have been the most important and talented members we‟ve found so far. <Sam> We actually started with 2 other girls in the band when we first became an all-girl band,
<CV NW> What do you think it is about this line up that works do well? <Keiko> First of all, we respect each other. Respect is key, I think. <Kira> We are more dedicated and talented than any past members. We get along and have a lot in common. We all enjoy similar types of music and blend well together onstage. <AJ> Man, it‟s just the attitude of each of us girls. We're all very driven, very focused, and we