Early Holy Sisters of the GAGA DADA

Blancah Black and Heidi Ho are two of the original members of The Holy Sisters of the GAGA DADA, an experimental punk band with heavy feminist/political vibes and a driving sound. The band came together in 1981 when Mary Genius answered an ad from Blancah and showed up at her house in a white pope’s robe and a Kamikaze headband. Heidi and Blancah had already been playing together in Fascion. The Holy Sisters soon added drummer extraordinaire Charles Bingham and they were off and running.

With the combined musical talents of Blancah, an experienced songwriter, vocalist, and electric guitarist; Mary Genius,  wordsmith, classical pianist and keyboardist; and Heidi,  bassist, guitarist and songwriter. The band crafted many kick-ass songs ranging from backwater blues, ska, experimental sonic wave, and punk. Within four months they were playing gigs in Santa Cruz CA.  In 1986 Mary Genius relocated the band to LA with new personnel. The LA Weekly awarded The Holy Sisters the best underground band in Los Angeles. They put out 2 albums on Bomp Records.