Nina Diaz of Girl in a Coma advised us about her Fun Fun Fun Fest expertise…
Nina Diaz: We have had the pleasure of opening for a lot of of our influences equivalent to Smashing Pumpkins, Morrissey, and The Smoking Popes. Our greatest viewers thus far was half 1,000,000 individuals at Polish Woodstock.
That was loopy as a result of I even did a bungee bounce at this arrange they’d on the fest. Right earlier than I jumped the security inflated balloon was being deflated and it freaked my band out, however right here I’m nonetheless so I survived!
One time we performed Fun Fun Fun fest in Austin, TX. One of Mike Patton‘s bands was additionally enjoying. I’m an enormous fan so whereas Phanie and I had been backstage, we noticed Mike Patton go right into a tent. Phanie pumped me as much as observe him in and attempt to meet him. A safety guard stopped me earlier than I may enter, however I gave him a tragic face and stated I simply wanna shake his hand. Luckily the guard let me in, and Mike was a candy coronary heart and even stated he knew who I used to be! Most not too long ago we noticed Joan Jett and Billy Idol in Austin. It was my first time seeing Billy Idol and by the top of the present all I wished to do was lick his face as a result of rattling is he cool!
For the present arising in Los Angeles we’re excited to current the Bell Systems — the band from the theater venture I’m concerned with known as Adobe Punk by Theresa Chavez at About…Productions.
Girl in a Coma performs with Skating Polly and Bell Systems at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 27 on the Echoplex.
Photo by BeatGirl Productions