Girl In A Coma played Lincoln Center
November 2nd, 2012 by chocko
Girl In A Coma (Nina Diaz-guitars + vocals, Phanie Diaz-drums and Jenn Alva-bass) rocked the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center in New York City last Thursday, October 25, 2012. It was a free show and if you came, expecting some jazz guitar or the soothing sounds of a violin concerto…you came to the wrong place. With Halloween looming, the “Ghouls In A Coma” came to rattle your skull and do the monster mash!
I first saw the band at a couple of shows in Los Angeles opening for Tegan And Sara. They had me hooked with their intense punk attitude on their versions of “Ven Cerca” by Los Spitfires and “Do You Wanna Dance” made popular by The Beach Boys and The Ramones. Maybe it was the way Nina bounced around with her guitar and intense vampire-like stare and wailing vocals or the way the thundering rhythm section made me want to stomp around like Godzilla. I don’t know, but I have been a fan ever since and seen them play more shows than I can remember.
The fine trio from San Antonio, Texas recently won an Independent Music Award (IMA) for the Indie/Alt. Rock Album category and flew to NYC from Atlanta for one show in the middle of a tour with Cursive and Minus The Bear. They seem to keep getting better with every performance and record they put out. Their recent album Exits & All The Rest is out now on Joan Jett’s label, Blackheart Records and it is a perfect mix of post-punk with a dash of rockabilly, some Morrissey (after all, their name was inspired by a Smiths lyric!) with a heap of Tejano and indie rock.
Girl In A Coma performed a full set which featured songs from all four of their albums including a brand new tune “Invisible”, a captivating version of “Walkin’ After Midnight” the sultry and swoon-inducing “Monte” and a Spanish version of their newest single “Smart.” Check out some footage below of “Cemetery Baby” a Chocko favorite from the new album.
Here’s a video for “Smart” off their most recent album Exits & All The Rest…watch GIAC narrowly escape the danger of oncoming trains. Follow the girls as they explore creepy, abandoned buildings and then rock out!
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Tags: blackheart records, giac, girl in a coma, jenn alva, lincoln center, new york city, nina diaz, phanie diaz
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November 2nd, 2012 at 9:59 am
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