The Holy Sisters of the Gaga Dada
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The Holy Sisters of the Gaga Dada are an eclectic band from Santa Cruz, California, USA. They were voted "Best Alternative Rock Band of the Year" by L.A. Weekly. [1] The brainchild of keyboardist Mary Jean Shaffer, the Holy Sisters reveled in eccentric, quasi-religious imagery and feminist politics. Other original members included Heidi Puckett (guitar) and a woman named Blanca. But as the band morphed from conceptual entity to frequent club performers, Blanca left and two new members were added, Jill Fido (of The Schematix) (bass) and Charles Bingham (of The Satellites) (drums). Kim Sockit later replaced Heidi, and Zero Jessephski, Jr. replaced Charles, making The Holy Sisters of the Gaga Dada an all-female band. The group would later move to Hollywood, California.[2]
One of their finer moments is their cover version of the Roy Orbison tune Oh, Pretty Woman in ska style.
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[edit] Personnel
- Jill Fido: bass, vocals
- Wild Kim Sockit: guitar, percussion, penny whistle, vocals
- Mary Jean: keyboards, vocals
- Zero Jessephski, Jr.: drums, toys, percussion
[edit] Discography
- Let's Get Acquainted (1986; Bomp! Records)
- At Dianne's Place (compilation; includes "Round and Round") (1987; Penultimate Records)
- Gaga at the Gogo EP (1989; Bomp! Records)
- Radio Tokyo Tapes Vol. 4 (compilation; includes one song, a cover version of "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath) (1989; Chameleon Records)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Mary Jean Shaffer interview, Hometown Pasadena on-line magazine, November 27, 2006, Prospect Park Publishing
- ^ Holy Sisters of the Gaga Dada entry in the Santa Cruz Underground Music free content encyclopedia, WikiSCUM
