MY TOP 30: Year 3 Posts of ALL-TIME! 29. Girl in a Coma 5Q

MY TOP 30:  Year 3 Posts of ALL-TIME!

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29. Girl in a Coma 5Q
The Year 3 29 spot is taken by San Anto’s own, Girl in a Coma.  I did a series of interviews for the inaugural Neon Desert Music Festival out of El Paso, my hometown, during what I called El Paso Week.  The festival went down on Saturday, April 30, 2011, and this interview went live on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.

Since I’m from there, I wanted to do my own part to represent for this festival.   I was really excited that someone was doing this and that it was something that hadn’t been done there before.

I also like the idea of bridging the musical gap between Austin and El Paso.  The founders of the festival are from El Paso and based in Austin, like myself.  I only wish I could have featured more El Paso Artists through the years.

Though I feature artists from around the country (and sometimes the world), I do highlight when they are regional.  I usually include it at the end of the title of the post with a hyphen and the name of the city they are from and/or based in.  In the case of  an event, I call them a so-and-so event Artist.  So, Girl in a Coma were a Neon Desert Artist.

The Questions for feature is a nice alternative to the standardized pop quiz feature as it allows me to tailor my questions to the artist.  I also left it open-ended  in regard to the number of questions that can be included.  There’s no mention of number in the title of this particular feature for that reason.  Usually I work with multiples of 5 with no more than 20 questions.  Sometimes I break an interview into 2 to 3 parts.  I could do a 2-part 20Q interview with 10 questions in each post.

See the original post here — 5Q for Girl in a Coma — Neon Desert Artist.  It includes a performance video of their cover of Selena’s “Si Una Vez” and an interesting fact about them.

See all 7 Neon Desert interviews and more here.

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5Q for Girl in a Coma – Neon Desert Artist

Girl in a Coma is Jenn Alva, Phanie Diaz, and Nina Diaz.  Phanie is repping GiaC for the purposes of this interview.  They are one of the 29+ bands playing one of four stages at the inaugural Neon Desert Music Festival in El Paso on Saturday, April 30, 2011. 

For those who don’t know, GiaC is a San Anto indie punk band that’s been making a lot of noise the last few years.  Not only in Texas, but beyond its borders.  So, if you don’t know, now you know.  It’s cool that Neon Desert is getting representation from other Texas cities and not only showcasing El Paso and Austin artists.  GiaC will, no doubt, represent San Anto very well.

Watch GiaC perform their cover of Selena’s “Si Una Vez” from their latest release, Adventures in Coverland, available at Amazon.com.

Click the first pic to go to Girl in a Coma’s official site and second, at the end of the interview, to get to their Facebook Page.

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Interesting Fact: As you’ll read in Question 2, Girl in a Coma is signed to Joan Jett’s label, Blackheart Records.  That’s not the only heavy hitter they’re associated with.  ATX’s own, Robert Rodriguez, directed their music video for “As The World Turns.”

1. For those who don’t know Girl in a Coma, yet, what should they know about you? We are three Latinas from San Antonio, TX.  We’ve been together for 10 years.  We love all kinds of music and we love playing live.

2. You’re on Joan Jett’s label, Blackheart Records, and there was a recent film about the band she started with, The Runaways.  If you were to get to a point in your careers where a film would be made about Girl in a Coma, who would you want to play each of you and why? 

Jenn:  Natasha Lyonne  
Phanie:  Sara Gilbert
Nina:  That’s pretty open to discussion. 

The only reason I say the above for Jenn and I is because we’ve been told that’s who we resemble.  So, why not?

3. Why did you decide to play the inaugural Neon Desert Music Festival?
It’s pretty cool that El Paso is throwing this kind of a fest.  Austin has all kinds of things going on and, of course, there is Coachella.  I think it’s about time Texas had something different to offer.  There are also some good and diverse bands for the first year!

4. Is it taking a risk to play a new festival like or is it an automatic success because you will always go down in history as one of the bands that helped kick it off? I think it’s definitely a positive thing!  Just the idea behind it is great and if it takes off or not,  it’s cool to be a part of a great idea.

5. After this festival, what’s next for Girl in a Coma that your fans should keep an eye out for? We have a new record that is due out in fall and then lots and lots of touring!!