Calamity Jane (1990s band)
| Calamity Jane | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Portland, Oregon |
| Genres | Grunge, punk rock, riot grrrl |
| Years active | 1989-1992, 2010 |
Calamity Jane was an all-female American grunge/punk band, formed in Portland, Oregon, United States, in 1989.
Gilly Ann Hanner (vocals/guitar) and Lisa Koenig (drums) started playing together as a band in 1988 along with Ronna Era (bass). After a few live appearances Hanner’s sister Megan took over on bass and the band was renamed Calamity Jane the following year.[1] Their first gig was supporting Scrawl. The band then supported Fugazi on their 1990 tour.[2]
The band released three singles and an album Martha Jane Cannary[3] with their original line up, and a final single with Marci Beesecker (aka Marci Martinez - later of Team Dresch) on drums and Joanna Bolme (later of Quasi and The Jicks) on bass.
The band played two support slots with Nirvana, including their final concert – until a 2010 reunion gig – in Buenos Aires where notoriously the band was subject to sexist abuse and missile throwing from the audience,[4] an incident which precipitated their break up. Gilly Ann Hanner went on to play with Starpower, Semisweet and others.
Line-up
- Gilly Ann Hanner (vocals, guitar)
- Megan Hanner (bass)
- Lisa Koenig (drums)
- Marci Martinez (drums) 1992
- Joanna Bolme (bass, guitar) 1992
Discography
- "Hang Up"/"You Got It Rough"/"Outta Money", Brimstone Productions, 7’’, 1990
- "Say It"/"Little Girl", Imp Records, 7’’, 1991
- "My Spit"/"Miss Hell", SRI, 7’’ 1991
- Martha Jane Cannary, SMR Records, LP/CD, 1991
- "Love Song"/"Believe", Tim/Kerr Records, 7’’, 1992
References
- ↑ "Gilly Ann Hanner". Punkglobe.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ "Calamity Jane Saturday, July 24". Wweek.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ "Release "Martha Jane Cannary" by Calamity Jane". MusicBrainz.org. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ Bealmear, Bart. "Watch Nirvana sabotage Buenos Aires stadium show, opening with (still) unreleased song, 1992". Dangerousminds.net. Retrieved 2015-04-23.