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Marry Me Jane
12+ albums
rockindiefemale vocalistalternative
about
New York City, 1993 - Singer/songwriter Amanda Kravat met drummer Richard Pagano. The two found out they were "of like musical minds" and got together to play. They soon recruited bassist Brad Albetta and lap-steel guitarist/harmonica player, Tim Beattie - both from other local bands. Finally, everything came together with the addition of lead guitarist Dan Petty. Much like her lyrics, Kravat was able to take the name of the band from her own life experience. She had just broken up with her boyfriend when she was out running around -upset and crying- thinking her music was going nowhere. She ran smack into a post that had a torn and tattered flyer taped up on it, which read: 'Marry Me Jane, Love Keith'. A light bulb went off in Kravat's mind, thus supplying a great name for what would soon become an awesome band. Their demo tapes caught the attention of Kravat's friend and fellow New Yorker (writer/director) Eric Schaeffer. He wanted to use the band's music to help define the emotion in his Columbia/Tristar release If Lucy Fell, but it almost didn't happen! According to Schaeffer, Tri-Star wanted the soundtrack to be laced with rock and grunge because that's what was "in" at the time. But Eric felt like the band's music was an "epiphany" and needed to be in his film. So he pushed and Tri-Star finally gave in! Because of this (and while If Lucy Fell was in post-production), Sony gave Marry Me Jane a record deal within "five minutes of hearing the demo and seeing a show". Wh
