Girl in a Coma Finds 'Meat is Murder'
Jen, Nina and Phanie: Girls in a field.
It’s tempting to chuckle when you first click on the profile of an emerging band named Girl in a Coma that professes to adore the Smiths and urges you to renounce fur and meat. But upon listening, you realize, more quickly than you can proclaim, “The Queen is Dead!” that, just like Morrissey crooned on Girl in a Coma’s namesake song, “It’s really serious.”
Girl in a Coma may wear its heart on its record sleeve, but this PETA-petting punk rock trio from San Antonio, Texas, creates songs that sound refreshingly new and are singularly its own. Sisters Nina and Phanie Diaz and their best friend, out lesbian Jenn Alva, salute and reconfigure influences as varied as Joy Division, the Pixies, Billie Holiday, Patsy Cline and Tejano music on their debut album, Both Before I’m Gone, now available from Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records.
Get linked to Girl in a Coma's creepy-cool new video after the jump!
"Suffer, little children."
Formed in 2001, Girl in a Coma was discovered by Jett, and signed on the spot, last year while filming the pilot for a Si TV documentary series about up and coming Latino bands. The dykonic rocker was probably impressed by the range of the group's tunes, from the sexy swagger of “Say” to the rockabilly-accented “Their Cell.” But the exquisite voice of teenage Nina, whose husky adult pipes at times sound like the female incarnation of Moz himself, must have sealed the deal. This grrrl matches the emotive wattage of Sleater-Kinney’s Corinne Tucker, and she demands to be heard.
Catch some gender play and expressive vocals here in the hot video for Girl in a Coma’s yearning ditty, “Road to Home.” Watch Manhattan socialite Amanda Lepore, the self-described “number one transsexual in the world,” make a star appearance and help a young man find his true self. The gorgeously weird song could be at home on the soundtrack to a David Lynch film.
Strangeways, here they come. Girl in a Coma plays dates in the Midwest and the South this month, including a stint on the Vans Warped Tour.
god i love them
Posted by: randy | July 07, 2007 at 03:44 AM
Girl in a Coma are amazing and definately something to witness live in concert! I listen to their CD "Both Before I'm Gone" constantly. I love them!
Posted by: Sarah | July 20, 2007 at 12:08 AM
Its about time you guys played some real music! GIAC freakin rock!
Posted by: Cher | July 20, 2007 at 03:52 PM
Girl in a Coma are playing great music!Go See them in Concert!!LOVE THEM!
Posted by: ramon | July 21, 2007 at 10:48 AM
Saw y'all in Tampa and love ya! It is a small venue at the Tampa SKate Park but it is an awesome opportunity for young local bands to play too!
I was there for the M-1s and was lucky enough to hear you also!!
That whistling guy was interesting though....
Posted by: jeanne | July 21, 2007 at 12:17 PM
This band is awesome! Saw them in Lawrence, KS, they ROCK!
Posted by: Mariana | July 25, 2007 at 02:29 PM
This band is awesome! Saw them in Lawrence, KS, they ROCK!
Posted by: Mariana | July 25, 2007 at 02:30 PM
this band rawks keep em playing
Posted by: Roger | July 25, 2007 at 02:30 PM
best local band ever. i'd do them
Posted by: mona lisa | July 25, 2007 at 02:30 PM
This band is so AWESOME I saw them @ CLUB ADDICTION in LOS ANGELES ! Can't wait to see them again !
Posted by: CYNTHIA | July 25, 2007 at 02:32 PM
This band is amazing! Original songs and lyrics. Guitar riffs that complement melodramatic croon of Nina. On stage, this band delivers a performance that is to be envied by all other artists.
Posted by: ~Monica~ | July 25, 2007 at 02:35 PM
I luv GIAC I fell in luv with them the first time I heard them here in S.A. It's better than some of the bands that are out now!
Posted by: kat | July 25, 2007 at 02:36 PM
HEY I SAW THEM IN L.A. TOO @ PRIDE AND CLUB ADDICTION ! THEY HAVE SO MUCH TALENT !
Posted by: NATALIE | July 25, 2007 at 02:36 PM
girl in a coma kicks ass! i love them they are great....keep them playing!
Posted by: miss cherrie | July 25, 2007 at 02:36 PM
Love GIAM. San Antonio finally produced something great. Much Love!
Posted by: RedPunk80 | July 25, 2007 at 02:37 PM
I just had the chance to see the girls here in Jacksonville and they totally rock live also. Rocker Bitch Clothing is proud to see the girls do soooo well. Now when other rockers ask me about them I direct them to New Now Next. Keep rockin girls
Posted by: Rocker-Bitch Clothing | July 25, 2007 at 02:37 PM
Played with these girls at warped tour, completely in love with them.
Posted by: Chris | July 25, 2007 at 02:37 PM
Ahhh i love these gurls. So nice and friendly, down to earth and realistic. I'm so proud of them for representing SayTown and that they get the oppotunity to show their talent on LOGO. ::tear:: oh and i love Jen
Posted by: Raven | July 25, 2007 at 02:39 PM
I've been following this band for almost two years (I live in Corpus Christi, Texas so they're kind of local) and I love their full-length album!
Posted by: Izzy | July 25, 2007 at 02:39 PM
I have seen them perform more than a few times and they are so awesome. Seeing them live is like an addiction. You get tingles. Love their videos. Clumsy Sky and Road to home. keep rockin girls!
Posted by: Rich | July 25, 2007 at 02:39 PM
Awesome Voice, Awesome music, Awesome in general!
Posted by: GReg | July 25, 2007 at 02:39 PM
i will only watch anything that has to do with mtv if girl in a coma is on it... save the music girls!!
Posted by: randy | July 25, 2007 at 02:44 PM
From the moment i heard these girls i knew they were something special...Keep on rocking girls....
Posted by: Reyan | July 25, 2007 at 02:56 PM
Girl in a Coma ROCKS!!!! They deserve to be heard by many more millions!!
Posted by: schmuffin | July 25, 2007 at 02:59 PM
One of the greatest/nicest bands ever. Really great music and good people. xoxo
Posted by: layne | July 25, 2007 at 03:04 PM