What key details about shilpa ray and her happy hookers  can be extracted from the following bio?  Bio: shilpa ray and her happy hookers was an american rock band from brooklyn , new york with a blues punk sound led by singer-songwriter shilpa ray . her music has been compared to blondie and the cramps flavored with the `` goth burlesque '' of the dresden dolls , and her singing has been compared to the style of patti smith , nick cave , and ella fitzgerald . ray is notable for combining an indian harmonium with a `` big-voiced blues-rock howler '' vocal approach . the band signed a record contract with knitting factory records and has toured internationally . a report in the `` san francisco examiner '' describes ray 's new jersey upbringing as an indian american from an immigrant family as contributing to her having a `` scrappy '' demeanor . as a youth , she was mistaken for an iraqi and `` pelted with beer cans '' by hooligans . she dealt with restrictive parents who banned western-themed music and learned to play the harmonium and piano beginning at age six . in her high school years , she became a stealth goth and listened to music by punk rock bands such as the cramps , stooges and joy division . in her twenties , she moved to new york city and worked as a solo artist , singing a capella at first and later accompanying herself on the harmonium . ray formed a band which she named beat the devil , combining punk rock music with indian time signatures in a new format . the group disbanded soon after releasing their first and only album . ray formed another band entitled shilpa ray and her happy hookers which boston globe critic jonathan perry described as the `` best-named band '' in a lineup of numerous indie bands in july 2010 . ray was the songwriter and band leader , and described her role in her band to being similar to being in a `` democracy under a dictatorship '' . she has performed with patti smith and lenny kaye . -lsb- 4 they also toured extensively with man man and acid mothers temple . in an interview , she commented about being a female artist : `` i think feminism in america went through a...
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