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!
MCSR is Matthew Dunehoo. It is an act, but true! Mary itself is a trickster spirit, channeled through the application of a little toxic face paint, the donning of dirty suits, and the practice of purgatorial theatrics: part psychedelic seance, part manic episode, and all unnervingly sincere. Live electrical guitar and squawking against backing drum, bass and alien choir tracks. Ethereal shimmering highs over zombie gutter beats. It’s sheer melodrama as the set swings manically between metallic exuberance and brittle melancholy.
Musical analogs include: Eno, Siouxsie, Bowie, Love and Rockets, Oscar The Grouch, Def Leppard, Cocteau Twins, Carole King. The MCSR moniker was inspired by the animated special “Really Rosie,” a collaboration between King and author Marice Sendak, and honors play, and irreverence as integral to survival in the throes of a tirelessly antagonist and beautiful world. The performance itself is intended as a transcendent container, with certain knowledge that gathering in community for music worship remains an essential and revolutionarily mystical act.
Dunehoo is an advocate for destigmatizing mental health awareness. His podcast MINDBEND features interviews with guests sharing about their experiences exploring non-ordinary and extraordinary states of consciousness, often with an emphasis on psychedelic modalities.
During the pandemic, Dunehoo pulverized his right wrist in a bicycle accident and shortly thereafter cut off the tip of his left ring finger in a separate accident. Originally envisioned as a project wherein he could focus on singing, hands free, for now MCSR live is a one man band featuring painful guitar work, lots of fake candles and flowers, but real portals and spells.
MCSR’s debut album is entitled “Que Linda,” and was released on CLEARLY Records, 3.14.25. The album is in memory of his mother Linda, an English teacher and watercolorist, who painted its cover as her last commission before succumbing to ovarian cancer in August, 2024.
Mary is grateful for the opportunity to apparate for you. In an eggshell, Mary Chicken Soup And Rice is eye contact music from a misshapen eccentric. Remember, an encounter with a chicken can be a powerful omen…
Upcoming Events Events, Meetups & Concerts COMING SOON
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
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
