Dave Klein (born May 31, 1979) is an American bass guitarist. He currently plays bass for
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bands: A Vulture Wake, Aggravated Nuisance, and They Stay Dead. Former bands include:
Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band consisting of Ben Weasel (vocals), Mike Kennerty (guitar), Mike Hunchback (guitar), Zach "Poutine" Brandner (bass) and Pierre Marche (drums) founded in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Pierson (music ...
, Black Flag, Wretch Like Me, Good For You, Bi-Products, Jettison, Euclid Crash, American Ruse, et al. He has also worked as a studio musician, founded and developed numerous bands, and performed hundreds of concerts internationally since 1993.
Career
Early career
Klein is earliest credited in 1997 as the bassist for the Oklahoma punk band, Bi-Products, self-released debut split 7" vinyl. This album also featured drummer Chris Gaylor, best known for his work with
The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects (often abbreviated as AAR) are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in 1999.
Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band consisting of Ben Weasel (vocals), Mike Kennerty (guitar), Mike Hunchback (guitar), Zach "Poutine" Brandner (bass) and Pierre Marche (drums) founded in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Pierson (music ...
's new bass player at the October 29, 2011 "Carnival of Schadenfreude" record release concert at Reggie's in Chicago, IL. He continued to play live shows with the band until March 27, 2013, when
Ben Weasel
Benjamin Foster (born April 8, 1968), also known as Ben Weasel, is an American musician best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Screeching Weasel.
Early life
Foster was born in 1968, and was raised in Prospect Heigh ...
announced on social media the bassist was leaving Screeching Weasel to Join Black Flag as touring bassist. In the post, Ben stated, "It's my sad duty to report that Dave Klein has left the Screeching Weasel fold. Black Flag came calling, and he answered the bell. And who can blame him? When Black Flag says they want to hire you, you suit up, give notice to the circus, and report for duty". But Klein didn't stray far from the camp as he played on much of Screeching Weasel's 2015 rock opera "Baby Fat: Act 1" and is also credited with vocals on the album.
Black Flag
Klein earned the title of touring bassist for American Punk-Rock Band Black Flag during their 2013 reunion tour. At this time he also joined Black Flag guitarist, singer, and bassist
Greg Ginn
Gregory Regis Ginn ( , born June 8, 1954) is an American musician and songwriter, best known for being the leader, primary songwriter, and the only continuous member of the hardcore punk band Black Flag, which he founded and led from 1976 to ...
's band, Good For You, alongside action-sports legend
Mike Vallely
Mike Vallely ( ; born 1970), also known as Mike V, is an American professional skateboarder and musician. From 2013 to 2025, he was the lead vocalist of the hardcore punk band Black Flag. Vallely was the second-longest-serving member of the ban ...
. Reportedly, it was a tumultuous year of touring that ended in Perth, Australia when Vallely told Black Flag's vocalist,
Ron Reyes
Ron Reyes (born July 24, 1960) is an American musician most noted as the second singer for the Los Angeles punk rock group Black Flag, which he fronted from 1979 to 1980 and again in 2013.
Reyes joined Black Flag after original vocalist Keith ...
that the "party" was "over" and took the microphone to finish the band's set. Weeks later, Klein announced his departure from the SST ventures to rejoin 'They Stay Dead' and release the band's "Bruise Banner" single in December 2013. Klein mentioned the departure on social media, posting, "I guess I should OFFICIALLY (puns!) say that I'm no longer playing with BF."
A Vulture Wake
Klein replaced
Joe Raposo
Joseph Guilherme Raposo, OIH (February 8, 1937 – February 5, 1989) was an American composer and songwriter. He is best known for his work on the children's television series ''Sesame Street'', for which he wrote the theme song, and several no ...
in A Vulture Wake as touring bassist in the summer of 2019. He played bass on the band's sophomore album ''One.Kingdom.Animal'', released November 11, 2022 on Thousand Islands Records. He continues to tour with the band alongside founding member and main songwriter
Chad Price
Chad Price is the lead singer for the melodic punk band ALL and alt-country band Drag the River. As of 2018, he is the lead singer for A Vulture Wake.
He joined ALL in 1993 as the band's third singer, after Dave Smalley and Scott Reynolds. H ...