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Pope
Jane is the internationally
acclaimed all-female pop/rock band originally from
the Big Sky of Billings, Montana, highly noted for
their mold-breaking contributions to the Independent
music movement of the 1990’s with their groove-based
hooks, rich vocal harmonies, and tremendous live
performance. Touring the Northwest and other regions
for years prior to the band's relocation to Los
Angeles, Pope Jane was founded in 1995 and still
holds a strong and loyal fan base, both locally
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Pope
Jane's fascinating career and undeniable cult-rock status
has earned the term "legendary" by entertainment
trades, landing the band coverage in national periodicals
like Curve Magazine,
Music Connection Magazine and
Girlfriends Magazine, with
Curve Magazine naming singer
Danielle Egnew as “Most Likely to Turn You Into
an Obsessed Fan”.
In
2007, several of Pope Jane’s songs were used in
the feature film Changing Spots,
a drama in which Pope Jane lead vocalist Danielle Egnew
also starred. The band has also made several live TV
appearances and radio interviews over the years, with
their video "Forgive Myself", directed by
Lance Mora, staying at #1 for one month straight on
NetthisTV in Los Angeles. With the release of their
third album, "Hide Me From The Moon", Pope
Jane’s music broke throughout the USA and across
international borders by appeared on AEI Music Network’s
world-distributed commercial foreground music tracks,
playing in power retailers worldwide.
Pope
Jane received both national and international recognition
with radio programmers from across the United States,
Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, Russia, The Czech Republic,
and Scotland requesting material. Stateside, the band’s
singles “Lay Down Your Life” and “What
Are You Thinking Now” were spun on both commercial
and college FM stations, as well as internet broadcasters
all over the USA.
Throughout
the years, Pope Jane has played with Joan Jett and the
Blackhearts, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Indigenous,
and an array of other diverse national acts including
Ted Nugent, Mark Chestnut, Paul Revere and the Raiders,
Rick Trevino, and even Loverboy and Quiet Riot. The
band has graced the stages of famous Hollywood music
clubs such as The Whiskey a Go-Go, The Rainbow, and
The Cat Club, as well as headlining music festivals
like The RockrGrl Music Conference in Seattle,
The Riverside Orange Blossom Music Festival
in California, and Montana’s outdoor summer concert
extravaganzas, ZooGrass and Rockin’
The Rockies.
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Vocals
/ Guitar |
Bass
/ Vocals |
Drums
/ Vocals |
Pope
Jane's discography includes five albums: Pope Jane
(1995), Relief (1998), Hide Me From the
Moon (2000), Industry Whore (2001), and
Dog and Pony Show (2003). Pope Jane also appeared
on children's compilation album. We're All Kids
On This Bus, donating their children's song "Everybody
Cries Sometimes", pressed to benefit children's
advocate group, The Lost and Foundation, based in Helena,
Montana
Pope
Jane is comprised of Danielle Egnew on lead vocals /
guitar, Kristen Coyner on drums and backing vocals,
and Holly Hoagland Shawver on bass and backing vocals.
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