Calamity Jane

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. Their first gig was supporting Scrawl. The band then supported Fugazi 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) on drums and Joanna Bolme (later of Quasi and the Jicks) on bass.
The band played two support slots with Nirvana. One of these shows, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (30th October 1992), ended in Calamity Jane being booed off the stage, which motivated Nirvana to intentionally sabotage their own performance.
==Links to Peel==
Peel seemed to have discovered the band in February 1991 when he played their Say It single on his show. 
On his 05 January 1992 show, Peel mentioned he hoped to get the band in for a session when they come to the UK in March. This never happened and they became one of the Sessions That Never Happened.
Further material from the group were played on his shows until 1993, when the band had already split. After his death in 2004, it was later found out that Peel had their Martha Jane Cannary album in his Record Collection: C.
==Shows Played==
;thumb|220x220px1991
*24 February 1991: Say It (7") Imp Records
*02 March 1991: Say It (7") Imp Records
*04 March 1991 (Ö3): 'Say It (7 inch)' (Imp)
*09 March 1991: Little Girl (7" - Say It) Imp
*09 March 1991 (BFBS): 'Say It (7")' (Imp)
*17 March 1991: Little Girl (7" - Say It) Imp
*23 March 1991 (BFBS): 'Little Girl (7"-Say It)' (Imp)
*30 March 1991: Say It (7") Imp
*03 August 1991: Miss Hell (7" - Miss Hell / My Spit) Sympathy For The Record Industry 
*16 August 1991 (BFBS): My Spit (7" - Miss Hell / My Spit) Sympathy For The Record Industry
*18 August 1991: Miss Hell (7" - Miss Hell / My Spit) Sympathy For The Record Industry
*30 August 1991 (BFBS): Miss Hell (7" - Miss Hell / My Spit) Sympathy For The Record Industry
*02 September 1991 (Radio Bremen): My Spit (7" - Miss Hell / My Spit) Sympathy For The Industry Record
*15 September 1991: Miss Hell (7" - Miss Hell / My Spit) Sympathy For The Record
;1992
*04 January 1992: Miss Hell (album - Martha Jane Cannery) SMR
*05 January 1992: 'You Got It Rough (LP-Martha Jane Cannary)' (SMR) 
*12 January 1992: Shark (LP - Martha Jane Cannery) SMR
*19 January 1992: Alot O' Blood (LP - Martha Jane Cannary) SMR
*01 February 1992: Alot O' Blood (album - Martha Jane Cannary) SMR 
;1993
*05 February 1993: Love Song (7") Tim/Kerr
*05 March 1993: 'Love Song (7")' (Tim/Kerr)
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