Episode 204 - Mary Timony (EX HEX, Helium, Wild Flag)

Published: April 1, 2019, 11:29 a.m.

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This week on the show, one of the coolest (& one of the first performers your host Damian ever saw live), MARY TIMONY of the band EX HEX sits down for a chat. Listen in as the two talk about Mary going from a DC hardcore kid who didn\'t feel like she fit in, to finding a home in Boston Indie Rock, to touring world wide with the godly HELIUM. THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED (ALSO, don\'t miss EX HEX\\u2019s FANTASTIC new album "It\'s Real\\u201d on Merge Records)!!! \\xa0

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Also touched on:

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\\xa0Damian\\u2019s first show

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Growing up down the road from the MacKayes

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Mary\\u2019s folks: \\u201cHave you heard of Ian\\u2019s band Minor Threat?\\u201d

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Alec\\u2019s leopard print hair

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Watching Friday Night Videos and finding New Wave

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Feeling different

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Learning to play guitar to stop dressing weird

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Seeing Rites Of Spring for a first show

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The positivity of the DC hardcore scene

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Revolution Summer and the changes begin

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\\u201cDON\\u2019T MOSH!!!\\u201d

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Combo sport team/ street gang

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Fire Party

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Christian Billotte

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Jamming Joe Satriani\\xa0

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HazMat becomes Autoclave

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A Rush loving drummer

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Autoclave

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Slant 6

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Swiz

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Kingface

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Soulside

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Ignition

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Fugazi in the basement of St. Stephen\\u2019s (pre-Guy)

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The friend with the Bongos

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Moving to Indie Rock loving Boston

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The difference between DC and Boston

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\\u201cWay to DC for that!\\u201d: Major label find no one answering when they come knocking

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Signing to Matador

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Opening for Liz Phair at CBGB\\u2019s

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AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!

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