Calamity Jane was an
all-female American
grunge
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/
punk band, formed in
Portland, Oregon
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, 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. Their first gig was supporting
Scrawl. The band then supported
Fugazi
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on their 1990 tour.
The band released three singles and an album ''Martha Jane Cannary'' with their original line up, and a final single with Marcéo Martinez - later of
Team Dresch
Team Dresch is an American punk rock band originally formed in 1993 in Olympia, Washington.
History
In 1993, Donna Dresch formed Team Dresch with herself playing guitar and bass, Jody Bleyle on guitar and vocals, Kaia Wilson on guitar and voc ...
) on drums and Joanna Bolme (later of
Quasi and
The Jicks) on bass.
The band played two
support slots with
Nirvana
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. One of these shows, in
Buenos Aires, Argentina, ended in Calamity Jane being booed off and thrown mud and rocks by the stage, which motivated Nirvana to intentionally sabotage their own performance. This experience led to the dissolution of the band, and was Calamity Jane's last performance for 24 years.
Line-up
*Gilly Ann Hanner (vocals, guitar)
*Megan Hanner (bass)
*Lisa Koenig (drums)
*Marcéo 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, Jealous Butcher, LP/CD, 1991
*"Love Song"/"Believe", Tim/Kerr Records, 7", 1992
Track listing
References
External links
Discography at Discogs
All-female punk bands
Alternative rock groups from Oregon
Proto-riot grrrl bands
American grunge groups
Punk rock groups from Oregon
1989 establishments in Oregon
Musical groups from Portland, Oregon
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