Sister Double Happiness


Sister Double Happiness was an alternative blues rock band that existed from 1986 until 1995, formed in San Francisco, CA, United States. Its core members were Gary Floyd and Lynn Perko, who were in the seminal punk rock band The Dicks, and Ben Cohen of the Pop-o-Pies.
Sister Double Happiness recorded and released four LPs, one EP, and one live record in its nine-year existence. After they disbanded, Floyd went on to front Black Kali Ma and recorded solo material. Perko later joined Imperial Teen.

Members

''Heart and Mind''

Studio recordings

Audio

A live concert video Sister Double Happiness Live: Greetings from Zurich was released on Studio K7 home video in the mid 1990s, taped from a show on September 24, 1993. The set list included songs from both Sister Double Happiness and the Dicks:
  1. Bobby Shannon
  2. Don't Worry
  3. Lightning
  4. Ashes
  5. Exposed to You
  6. San Diego
  7. Freight Train
  8. You Don't Know Me
  9. Whipping Song
  10. No Good For You
  11. Dicks Hate Police
  12. Two-Headed Dog

    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 and guitar player Matt Margolin 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 .
Ben continues to record and perform as Benjamin Cohen; his latest album is available online.