Sister Double Happiness
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| Sister Double Happiness | |
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| Origin | San Francisco, CA, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, blues-rock, post-punk |
| Years active | 1986–1995 |
| Labels | SST, Sub-Pop |
| Associated acts | The Dicks, Imperial Teen, Black Kali Ma |
| Past members | |
| Gary Floyd Lynn Perko Ben Cohen Jeff Palmer Danny Roman Miles Montalbano |
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Sister Double Happiness was an alternative blues-rock band that existed from 1986 until 1995, formed in San Francisco, CA, United States.
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[edit] History
Sister Double Happiness recorded and released four LPs, one EP, and one live record in its nine-year existence. Its core members were Gary Floyd and Lynn Perko, who were in the seminal punk blues band The Dicks. Their music was bluesier than that of the Dicks, and lyrically they were generally more personal than the politically radical lyrics of that band; however, Floyd and Perko's leftist lyrics and punk influences were not entirely gone.
[edit] Members
[edit] Heart and Mind
- Gary Floyd - vocals and harmonica.
- Lynn Perko - drums, percussion, piano and organs.
- Ben Cohen - guitar, mandolin, and 6 string base.
- Jeff Palmer - bass guitar
[edit] Uncut and self-titled EP
- Gary Floyd - vocals
- Lynn Perko - drums
- Ben Cohen - guitar
- Danny Roman - guitar
- Miles Montalbano - bass
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio recordings
- Sister Double Happiness LP, SST, 1988
- Heart and Mind LP, Reprise, 1991
- Uncut LP, Warner Chapel Music, 1993 (reissued on Dutch East India Trading)
- Sister Double Happiness EP, Warner Chapel Music, 1993 (reissued on Dutch East India Trading)
- Horsey Water LP, Sub-Pop, 1994
[edit] Live recordings
[edit] Audio
- Stone's Throw from Love (Live and Acoustic at the Great American Music Hall 06/17/92), SST
[edit] Video
A live concert video Sister Double Happiness Live: Greetings from Zurich was released on Studio K7 home video in the mid 90's, taped from a show on September 24, 1993. The set list included songs from both Sister Double Happiness and the Dicks:
- Bobby Shannon
- Don't Worry
- Lightning
- Ashes
- Exposed to You
- San Diego
- Freight Train
- You Don't Know Me
- Whipping Song
- No Good For You
- Dicks Hate Police
- Two-Headed Dog
[edit] Post-breakup
After the dissolution of Sister Double Happiness, Floyd formed and primarily played in Europe with the blues group The Gary Floyd Band; an overview of this material, Backdoor Preacher Man, is available in the United States.
Floyd and Sister Double Happiness guitarist Danny Roman formed Black Kali Ma, a blues-punk act that recorded an LP for Alternative Tentacles in 1999. Drummer Bruce Ducheneaux (Assassins of God) and guitar player Matt Margolin (Smokin' Rhythm Prawns) joined Roman and Floyd in Black Kali Ma. Rolling Stone Magazine reviewed Black Kali Ma's album and gave it three stars.
Gary Floyd is now in a band called the Buddha Brothers, and has recorded solo as a country musician. Perko went on to become a member of indie rock band Imperial Teen in 1996, and appears on You Ride The Pony (I'll Be The Bunny).
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