Wednesday, November 20, 2013

'60s indie girl band The Shaggs sounding off again

In this image taken from video Nov. 6, 2013, Dot Semprini as seen with the Dot Wiggin Band at the 285 Kent club in Brooklyn, N.Y. Semprini was one of the original members of The Shaggs, an obscure female band from Fremont, N.H. Now at 65 she has returned to the stage to sing to her loyal fans. (AP Photo/Ronny Zvi) EPPING, N.H. (AP) — Not many rock groups get discovered years after they disband. Even fewer stage comebacks spread over more than three decades. Yet that's the story of The Shaggs, which started as an obscure girl band in New Hampshire in the 1960s, broke up in the '70s, became a cult favorite in the '80s and inspired a musical that enjoyed an off-Broadway run last year.








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