03/28/02
Mary Timony Is Real
‘The Golden Dove’ preview live at Joe’s Pub, NYC
Mary Timony will be performing material from her stunning new album ‘The Golden Dove’ at Joe’s Pub, 475 Lafayette St. NYC (Astor Place, 6 train) on Thursday, April 11. Showtime is 7:30pm. Tickets are $12 (212-539-8777)

This event is open to the public (ie. you) and we strongly encourage all smart persons to check out Mary’s new songs. We think this album is her finest moment to date, be it solo, Helium, Green IV, Autoclave, you name it. But we’re supposed to say that — we wanna know what you think.

A Brett Vapnek directed video for one of the Golden Dove tracks will be completed soon, and look for a full North American tour by Mary this spring and summer.

02/12/02
We can happily confirm that Mary Timony’s new album is called ‘The Golden Dove’ and shall be released in May, accompanied by a tour of all the places that matter. If you live somewhere else, don’t be offended, that’s just a form of hyperbole, we meant nothing personal by it.

12/05/01
We asked for an update, and Mary delivered: “I’m in the midst of recording, I’ve done basic tracks, and I’m going to Virginia this week to record with Mark Linkus. Also look for a song on a Kill Rock Stars compilation later in the new year. I’ve also hired a band of 12 dwarves to play the bells and pipes on my record. OK, that part’s not true... I hope to have the record out in the spring. I just got two cats? Okay, that’s not relevant either.”

09/07/01
New Recordings and a Gig You Can’t Buy Tickets to
Mary is scheduled to begin recording her new album in early November, assisted by Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse at his Virginia studio. Whether or not this is a Helium album or Mary’s 2nd solo album has yet to be determined (by her) but when we know, we’ll tell you. Mary will also be playing at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on 11 October, along with Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks in what we’re told is an event being presented by Jane Magazine. This seems like a good time to mention that one of the label’s founders recently tried to peddle his entire collection of Sassy back issues on eBay, only to be sent a rubber check. Letters of sympathy can be sent c/o Matador. One sensible person at the label suggested that maybe we shouldn’t mention this gig as it is probably not open to the public, but lots of things aren’t open to the public. Ivy league Universities. Florida polling stations. If you have a problem with it, perhaps you should hop in a time machine and come back to earth as Jane Pratt. Or Todd Pratt.

12/06/00
The non solo point of view
In news that will excite and thrill denizens of Matador’s bulletin board like nothing short of a Chavez sighting, Mary Timony tells us that Helium have begun writing and playing new material. No news yet on recording plans, but hey, you’ve got to write the songs first! Mary is also hard at work on new Spells material with Carrie Brownstein.

07/27/00
A travelling musician, and a chatting one, too
Mary is currently in the UK supporting Sleater-Kinney on their sold-out tour, but once that trip is done, she’s on her way to Olympia, WA for Ladyfest, the women’s music and art festival featuring Sleater-Kinney, Jean Smith, Cat Power, Gina Birch and many more bands, spoken word performers, film makers, etc. And gURL.com are hosting a chat with Mary on August 2 at 6pm EST.

05/25/00
If everything works out the way we expect (i.e. calls are returned, letters are posted), Mary Timony will be playing some shows with Sleater-Kinney in Germany and the U.K., she’ll be appearing at the Lady Fest in Olympia, WA in August, and there’s some West Coast U.S. dates with Sleater-Kinney after that. If that wasn’t enough activity, there are plans for a 2nd Spells recording.

05/12/00
The rock world’s numero uno avatar continues her U.S. tour. An MP3 of “The Bell” from the ‘Mountains’ album will be available for download at CDNow June 6th.

04/14/00
Mary and her drummer Christina Files are getting ready for a US tour, they are packing a drum kit, one guitar, two keyboards, one amp, one speaker, one violin and a bunch of duct tape. If everything falls into place, Mary should be doing some European dates this summer in support of Sleater-Kinney.

03/27/00
If you’re in the Boston area on March 18, you can catch Mary Timony playing music from the amazing new Mountains LP/CD at Hi Fi Records in Jamaica Plain. The performance starts at 4pm, but if you want to show up early and spend money, they’re not gonna throw you out.

02/10/00
OK, here we go with the no fun patrol. Our plans to feature a Quicktime video of a live human sacrifice on this site once a week have hit a snag. Since a court order was put into place, we can no longer kill anyone. So you'll have make yourself happy with the next best thing -- MP3's of new and upcoming Matador releases. Cube 40 (aka Khan)'s "10,9,8,7, Launched" from the Passport CD/LP is available now. Starting next week, we'll have new MP3's from Mary Timony, Non Phixion and Console.

01/07/00
Cave-dwellers and lovers of high culture might not be aware that beatnik filmstar Will Shatner is singing in a series of TV commercials for Priceline.com that are supposedly a spoof of the VH1 'Storytellers' series. Leather-lunged Captain Kirk can be seen moaning his way through such all-time favorites as "Convoy," "Freebird," "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" and "I Want You To Want Me," backed by an all-star band featuring Mary Timony and Carrie Brownstein. To tell you the truth, Mary and Carrie didn't actually play on the songs, they're just miming. But Whitesnake did the same thing in their popular videos and you don't see anyone making fun of them. Anyhow, these mind-blowing advertisements were directed by video auteur Phil Morrison, whose credentials include numerous promotional clips for Yo La Tengo, many episodes of Comedy Central's "Upright Citizens Brigade," and a series of bizarre horse racing spots featuring Rip Torn. Is that enough name dropping for you?

11/05/99
Mary Timony (of Helium) is in the studio, hard at work on her forthcoming solo album entitled "Mountains." Joining her is Christina Files (formerly of The Swirlies) on drums. We’ll be bringing it to you on March 7th.

07/30/99
Matador’s Tenth Anniversary Compilation video to be released on VHS and DVD on September 14 will include the video for Helium’s “Honeycomb.” “Everything Is Nice” is the title of the compilation. The DVD version will also include "What’s Up, Matador?" in its entirety. How’s that for value?

01/25/99
Mary Timony has hooked up with drummer Christina Files and they're going to start playing shows, including a bunch on the upcoming Sleater-Kinney U.S. tour. Expect a Mary Timony LP out in September or thereabouts. Mary has also recorded a 7" (and possible CD-single) with Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney) that will be coming out on Kill Rock Stars this spring.

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