Demetra Plakas

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Demetra "Dee" Plakas (born November 9, 1960) is a punk rock drummer, notable for her membership in the all-female band L7.

Born in Lansing, Illinois, Plakas grew up in a suburban family near Chicago, the eldest of 3 girls.

Contents 1 Early bands 2 L7 3 Post-L7 4 External links

[edit] Early bands

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She joined a punk band called The Problem Dogs as their drummer. Although Plakas never played drums before, she purchased a drum set and learned to play as the band practiced in the basement of bass player Algis Kizy's house. In the thriving Chicago punk scene,The Problem Dogs played sporadic gigs at places like Space Place, and O'Banion's. They opened for The Bangles at The Metro. They also released a single "City Hall/ You Are The Knife" following the departure of Kizys in 1982. The band went through several personnel changes, with Plakas and some bandmates reforming in Los Angeles as Pirate Radio.

[edit] L7

In 1987, Plakas joined the group L7, releasing several albums including the hit single Pretend We're Dead.

In one of the band's more memorable stunts, Plakas was once raffled off to have sex with an audience member. [1]

L7 disbanded in 2001.

[edit] Post-L7

She is currently playing drums on solo projects by her and former L7 member Donita Sparks. Dee is currently married and living in Santa Monica.

[edit] External links

• Demetra Plakas at the Internet Movie Database