You don't need a big band for surf-tinged garage rock. Girl In A Coma from San Antonio, TX, keep one eye on the volume (loud) and another on the hooks (catchy). Singer and guitar player Nina Diaz sounds confident, channeling the cool of Kim Deal and the lyric imagery of PJ Harvey. Her sister Phanie has a take-no-prisoners grip of her drum kit and Jenn Alva leads the way with rock solid bass parts.
Their sophomore album Trio B.C. is released on Blackheart Reords, the label founded by Joan Jett, who has a vocal part and some guitar on Joanie In The City. It's a nice gesture, but the girls don't need her help really. They are like late fifties car, slick, cool and quite capable of burning rubber, heading for the horizon.
Girl In A Coma:
Nina Diaz: vocals, guitar
Phanie Diaz: drums
Jenn Alva: bass
Tracks:
- BB
- Static Mind
- Vino
- Baby Boy
- El Monte
- In The Day
- Slaughter Lane
- Trail
- Pleasure And Pain
- Joanie In The City
- Pink Lemonade
- Empty Promise
- Ven Cerca
- 06/12 Atlanta, GA, Masquerade Hell
- 06/13 Spartanburg, SC, Ground Zero
- 06/14 Charlotte, NC, The Milestone
- 06/16 Washington, D.C., Red & Black
- 06/17 Philadelphia, PA, Khyber
- 06/18 Long Branch, NJ, The Brighton Bar
- 06/19 New York, NY, Highline Ballroom
- 06/20 Northampton, MA, Iron Horse
- 06/21 Allston, MA, Harpers Ferry
- 06/23 Columbus, OH, Bernie's Distillery
- 06/24 Pontiac, MI, The Pike Room
- 06/25 Indianapolis, IN, Radio Radio
- 06/26 Chicago, IL, National Museum of Mexican Art
- 06/27 Janesville, WI, The Back Bar
- 06/29 Milwaukee, WI, Summerfest
- 07/01 Minneapolis, MN, 7th Street Entry
- 07/02 Omaha, NE, The Waiting Room
- 07/03 Kansas City, MO, The Riot Room
- 07/04 Des Moines, IA, 80/35 Music Festival
- 07/06 Denver, CO, 3 Kings Tavern
- 07/07 Casper, WY, American Legion
- 07/08 Salt Lake City, UT, Burt's Tiki Lounge
- 07/09 Boise, ID, Neurolux
- 07/10 Seattle, WA, El Corazon
- 07/11 Portland, OR, Doug Fir Lounge
- 07/13 Chico, CA, Lost on Main
- 07/14 Citrus Heights, CA, The Fire Escape Bar
- 07/15 San Jose, CA, The Blank Club
- 07/16 San Francisco, CA, Bottom of the Hill
- 07/17 Long Beach, CA, Alex's Bar
- 07/18 Los Angeles, CA, The Knitting Factory
- 07/21 San Diego, CA, Casbah
- 07/22 Las Vegas, NV, Beauty Bar
- 07/23 Mesa, AZ, Hollywood Alley
- 07/24 Tuscon, AZ, Plush
- 07/25 El Paso, TX, Zeppelins Underground
- 07/30 Austin, TX, The Khabele School
- 07/31 Dallas, TX, Sue Ellen's
- 08/06 Oceana County, MI, Michigan Womyn's Festival
- 08/14 San Francisco, CA, Somart's
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