Check out some of the first album – Que Linda
“Quirky, Psychedelic, and Surreal..” – Post-Punk.com
Our Latest Album on Clearly Records Que Linda
Mary Chicken Soup And Rice will strike grotesque postures with you under hot purple light, at the Mary Chicken Soup And Rice show!
Mary Chicken Soup And Rice (MCSR) is the immersive rock-and-roll theater project of LA-based musician, playwright, and filmmaker Matthew Dunehoo. A channeled trickster spirit in smeared face paint and tattered suits, MCSR delivers purgatorial theatrics—part psychedelic séance, part manic episode, part communal ritual—driven by live electric guitar, squawking vocals, and alien choir backtracks. The sound swings between shimmering ethereal highs and zombie-gutter beats, landing somewhere between Eno, Siouxsie, Bowie, Cocteau Twins, Love and Rockets, Carole King, and Sesame Street.
Inspired by the Maurice Sendak/Carole King special Really Rosie, MCSR treats play and irreverence as survival tools in a beautiful, antagonistic world.
Dunehoo’s background spans NYC independent theater, filmmaking—including his feature horror debut WRETCH (Night Visions, Helsinki)—and mental-health advocacy through his podcast MINDBEND. After a pair of hand-mangling accidents during the pandemic, MCSR evolved into a one-man band: painful guitar, fake candles, real spells.
The debut album “Que Linda” (CLEARLY Records, 3.14.25) honors his late mother Linda, who painted the cover before passing from ovarian cancer in 2024.
Because sometimes a chicken is an omen.
Upcoming Events Events, Meetups & Concerts
Past Events
2025
WED 5/7 = Austin, TX @ Kick Butt Coffee
(with WEIRD WOLVES, THE UNLIMITED STARS, DEATH PALMZ)
THU 5/8 = Dallas, TX @ Craft and Growler (w/ Weird Wolves + TBA)
FRI 5/9 = Oklahoma City, OK @ The Grand Royale (with PROM MOM + That Sick Feeling)2025
SAT 3/15 = The Echo, Los Angeles, CA with Kap Bambino
WED 4/2 = Los Angeles, CA @ Gold-Diggers (confirmed)
w/ Santos & the Crystal Visions + Atlas Engine
FRI 4/4 = Arcata, CA @ The Miniplex (confirmed) w/ the Radio Clash DJs
UE 4/8 = Portland, OR @ Turn! Turn! Turn! (confirmed) w/ Auradev + Masonique
WED 4/9 = Seattle, WA @ Baba Yaga (confirmed) w/ Quilli Fin + Quid Quo
SAT 4/12 = Salt Lake City, UT @ International Artist Lounge (confirmed)
SUN 4/13 = Las Vegas, NV @ TBA (confirmed ℅ promoter Damo Obrigado)
TUE 4/15 = Flagstaff, AZ @ the Hive (confirmed ℅ artist)
*WED 4/16 = Tempe, AZ @ the Darkside (confirmed) w/ Sattva + Fl33ce
FRI 5/2 = Prescott, AZ @ Art Hive (with METV + Coolsville Sucks)
SAT 5/3 = Tucson, AZ @ Groundworks (with MANTIS, BURIAL MASK, C U SOON)
SUN 5/4 = Las Cruces, NM @ Lalo’s Sonora Style Dogs (with MT KUP, SUNIHATEYOU)
TUE 5/6 = San Antonio, TX @ Happy Place Bar on Rittiman (with Weird Wolves, Cadherin + Lazy Comet)
SAT 5/10 = Kansas City, MO @ Sk8bar (with THE MEDICINE THEORY, SIMUL ASTRA)
SUN 5/11 = Wichita, KS @ Kirby’s (w/ Remains to Be Seen + Marrice Anthony)
TUE 5/13 = Denver, CO @ EastFax Tap (8001 East Colfax Avenue)
WED 5/14 = Santa Fe, NM @ Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery on the Patio (with Psirens)
WED 9/10 = Nashville, TN @ Springwater Supper Club & Lounge w/ Erin-Clare + Mickey Sunshine
THU 9/11 = Memphis, TN @ Bar DKDC w/ Screamer + Victim of Doug
FRI 9/12 = St. Louis, MO @ Platypus w/ Vulture Vulture + Perfect Worker
SAT 9/13 = Louisville, KY @ Seidenfaden’s
SUN 9/14 = Akron, OH @ the Matinee w/ Hansen Risley (of Diversity Hire) + Fakerealmiles
MON 9/15 = Chicago, IL @ Cafe Mustache w/ Quilli Fin + the Matriarch
WED 9/17 = Indianapolis, IN @ Healer w/ Quilli Fin, Pan Am + Ultimate Dog
TUE 11/4 = Lancaster, CA @ Transplants Brewing w/ Into Action, the Sympathy of All Things + Mysterywacker
WED 11/5 = Albany, CA @ the Ivy Room
THU 11/6 = Cottage Grove, OR @ Axe & Fiddle w/TBD
FRI 11/7 = Portland, OR @ the Hallowed Halls w/ Gasp., the Vardaman Ensemble + Shadowhouse
SAT 11/8 = Seattle, WA @ Slim’s Last Chance w/ Hot Hail! + Devilwood
SUN 11/9 = Olympia, WA @ the Crypt w/ Quilli Fin + Dead Pets
MON 11/10 = Seattle, WA @ Recreational Psycho Acoustics Lab w/ Quilli Fin & Bridles
TUE 11/11 = Bend, OR @ Silver Moon Brewing
WED 11/12 = Cave Junction, OR @ the Replay
THU 11/13 = Reno, NV @ Midnight Coffee Roasting w/ Azma Hazard + Generic Bad
FRI 11/14 = Las Vegas, NV @ (TBD)
2024
8.17.24, = The Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
2023
10.17.23 Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
9.9.23 The Echo, Los Angeles, CA Echo Park Rising
7.24.23 The Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
2022
12.3.22 The Mint, Los Angeles, CA First Show
