{"id":932,"date":"2012-02-22T20:43:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T20:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.malcs.org\/archive-2017\/?p=932"},"modified":"2012-02-22T20:43:59","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T20:43:59","slug":"malcs-listjefa-reviews-girl-in-a-coma-at-ms-mag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2012\/02\/22\/malcs-listjefa-reviews-girl-in-a-coma-at-ms-mag\/","title":{"rendered":"MALCS listjefa reviews &#8220;Girl in a Coma&#8221; at Ms. Mag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MALCS Listjefa Nicole Guidotti-Hernandez recently webpublished this review <a href=\"https:\/\/msmagazine.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/01\/31\/girl-in-a-coma-rocks-to-its-own-beat-and-causes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">essay at Ms.Magazine<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The impact of homegrown, San Antonio-based, all-woman band Girl in a Coma stretches far beyond the borders of Texas. Its fourth album Exits and All the Rest, recently named to NPR\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 50 best of 2011, shows the band\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s range of talents\u00e2\u20ac\u201cfrom the Morrissey-inspired \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Smart\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to the rough-edged anthem:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"529\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yExKuLIHIac\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Phanie Diaz, Nina Diaz and Jenn Alva bring renewed vitality and political charge to what have historically been labeled \u00e2\u20ac\u0153girl bands.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let their name fool you: GIAC is wide awake (their name is based on the song \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Girlfriend in a Coma\u00e2\u20ac\u009d from the Morrissey-led British band The Smiths), and its bluesy, rock sound gains tremendous force from Nina Diaz\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s distinct vocals. These women are the real thing\u00e2\u20ac\u201cand that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s probably why rock pioneer Joan Jett signed them to her Blackheart Records in 2006. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Joan really understands where we are coming from,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Phanie Diaz tells the Ms. Blog&#8230;..<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/msmagazine.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/01\/31\/girl-in-a-coma-rocks-to-its-own-beat-and-causes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Essay continues here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MALCS Listjefa Nicole Guidotti-Hernandez recently webpublished this review essay at Ms.Magazine: The impact of homegrown, San Antonio-based, all-woman band Girl in a Coma stretches far beyond the borders of Texas. Its fourth album Exits and All the Rest, recently named to NPR\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 50 best of 2011, shows the band\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s range of talents\u00e2\u20ac\u201cfrom the Morrissey-inspired \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Smart\u00e2\u20ac\u009d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-932","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-members-in-the-news","7":"entry","8":"override"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1475,"url":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2013\/06\/27\/call-for-nominations-2013-malcs-tortuga-award-july-10-2013-deadline\/","url_meta":{"origin":932,"position":0},"title":"Call For Nominations: 2013 MALCS Tortuga Award (July 10, 2013 Deadline)","author":"la Webjefa","date":"June 27, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2013 MALCS TORTUGA AWARD History of Tortuga Award The Tortuga Award originated in 2004 when Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) recognized the need to formally acknowledge the tremendous professional accomplishments and contributions of its members. 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