Kewpie sends the link (via Morrissey reddit), originally posted by Corrissey in the forums (original post):

Girl in a Coma: it's serious - Chicago Tribune
With help from Morrissey and Joan Jett, this Texas trio is ready to blow up

Excerpt:

How about your excellent band name? What's its genesis?
We went through a lot of Smiths songs to start with, because we wanted to take a phrase from them. "Girlfriend in a Coma" wasn't necessarily our favorite, but since we were originally the Ordinary Girls, we went with it. We didn't want to bite the title too much, but we might as well have. [Laughs]

To go from that to opening for Morrissey on your debut tour must have been a trip.
It was mind-blowing, and I'm glad that we did that first. We would just play, then stay in our dressing room, and try to do a good job. It was like boot camp. When we toured with Tegan and Sara, they wanted to hang out more, which was cool. Which is not to say that Morrissey isn't down-to-earth. But he's Morrissey, you know?