Herland Sister Resources

Pride Concert
Church of the Open Arms
Sunday, June 22
Covert Union 6:30 pm
Therapy Sisters 7:30 pm

Austin’s “Divas of Dysfunction” have appointments for new and returning clients in Oklahoma City. The Therapy Sisters, a.k.a. Maurine McLean and Lisa Rogers, long-time Lone Star lampoon artists, will travel to Oklahoma City to co-facilitate 2 large “group sessions” as well as a small group workshops June 21-22, just in time to celebrate OKC’s Gay Pride Parade and festival.
The large group sessions will be held at Church of the Open Arms.  The Sisters will participate in the Sunday morning worship service, which begins at 10:45 a.m. on June 22.  Later that evening, they will perform in concert following the Ice Cream Social at 5:30 p.m.  OKC band Covert Union will open the concert at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Therapy Sisters at 7:30 p.m.  Suggested co-pay for the evening session is $10, or whatever you can afford.  One small group session will be held Saturday evening at the Herland picnic.  If psychotherapy were this much fun, we’d all have our mental health.
Maurine McLean seeks stability by playing steady bass lines. She plays fretted or fretless bass, depending on her stress level. Among the musical styles that influence her songwriting are comic opera, Latin pop music, and TV theme songs of the 1960s. Maurine is a Spanish-English interpreter by day; a musician by night. Both trades allow her to play with sound and meaning, two tireless companions. She’s responsible for such Therapy Sisters songs as “My Finger is an Instrument of Death” and “Don’t Touch Me When I’m Beautiful.” Giving people the giggles by playing music is her heart’s delight.
Lisa Rogers has played in various and sundry bands throughout the developmental stages of her life. She was weaned on church music, cut her teeth on folk music, took her first steps to bluegrass, swore off high heels while listening to women’s music, and found self-realization in the world of novelty tunes. A social worker by trade, Lisa is an avid reader of printed matter that ranges from the New York Times to the National Enquirer. Her most acclaimed news-inspired hit, “The Weenie Whacking Woman,” based on the tale of John and Lorena Bobbitt, topped the charts on Dr. Demento’s syndicated novelty radio show. Listen to Lisa as she sings of life at its most bizarre; therapy at its best.
Lisa’s melodic guitar playing and Maurine’s fretless bass go together like hallucinations and Haldol. Though accepted by no major medical insurance, The Therapy Sisters continue to offer their musical mental health care nationwide, reminding you that if you’re not part of the problem, you’re not part of the Family. But if you are one of the best-stressed people you know, let these regular contributors to Dr. Demento introduce your tongue to your cheek with the most affordable therapy in town.