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Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone
Experimental / Folk / Jazz

"head hatchet sisters"

BROOKLYN, New York
United States

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   Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone: General Info
Member Since10/30/2005
Band MembersMary Halvorson (guitar, vocals) + Jessica Pavone (viola, vocals)
Sounds Like"Thorny compositions that sound as if female teen punkers the Shaggs received doctorates in the music of 12-tone composer Alban Berg, and then rewrote their Philosophy of the World.... Carefully notated structures and interplay morph effortlessly into free improvisation that is intelligent and expressive, but never self-indulgent. Also featuring intense lyrics sung with their clear and melodic voices, the two women make transcendent chamber music outside of any genre." -Elliott Sharp, Guitar Player Magazine, December 2007 *************************************************************************** "The guitarist Mary Halvorson and the violist Jessica Pavone have worked together in ensembles led by the avant-garde eminence Anthony Braxton, and separately in a wide array of upstart new-music groups. As an acoustic duo they produce something distinct and beguiling: an amalgam of experimental folk, rock and chamber music that feels both meticulous and raw. Their debut, "On and Off" (Skirl), presents a dozen pieces of modest scale but impressive metabolism. There's a disarming openness to their interaction, never more pronounced than when the two are blending their voices in something like a campfire harmony. But this music isn't clever or cute. Its core is steely, and its execution clear." -Nate Chinen, The New York Times, August 2007 *************************************************************************** "They listen as though they're hotwired into each other's brain, their taut structural discipline prompting a domino effect of great ideas." - Philip Clark, The Wire May 2006
Record LabelLucky Kitchen, Skirl Records
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Aug 4 2008 8:00P
m and j with GOOD 4 COWS - CD Release eye beam
Sep 5 2008 8:00P
Sept 6 - 13 / U.S. tour opening for Xiu Xiu Minneapolis to San Francisco
Sep 6 2008 8:00P
triple rock social club minneapolis, minnesota
Sep 7 2008 8:00P
aquarium fargo, north dakota
Sep 10 2008 8:00P
neumos seattle, washington
Sep 11 2008 8:00P
backspace portland, oregon
Sep 13 2008 8:00P
bottom of the hill san francisco, california
Sep 14 2008 8:00P
M and j with GOOD 4 COWS - CD Release san francisco, california
Oct 17 2008 8:00P
Jazz and More Festival Sibiu, Romania
Nov 10 2008 8:00P
The Skylark Chicago, IL

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WE WILL BE ON TOUR IN SEPTEMBER OPENING FOR XIU XIU
Details coming soon
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On and Off was voted one of the top 10 Albums of 2007 by Steve Dollar in Paste Magazine and by Philip Clark in London's Jazz Review ******************************************************************
OUR 1ST CD CAN BE PURCHASED @ http://www.luckykitchen.com/lkpal.html ... it is LK 031 -THANKS

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Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone's Friends Comments
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J.FRYE





Jul 1 2008 7:49 AM

you guys make awesome music for crappy stepdad cookouts with no veggie burgers and lots of icehouse. the viola drowns out hank williams jr. real well.
Judith Berkson





Jun 26 2008 10:35 AM

hippie scenarios!
Jeremiah Cymerman





Jun 24 2008 7:27 PM

you fags need to spruce up your myspace page- it feels like a $0.
99 store around here- BATTABING!
SGJ





Jun 18 2008 10:00 PM

awesome seeing/hearing you during the vision festival.
John





Jun 12 2008 7:14 AM

Nice show last night... It appears your buddies like what is ironically my usual attire... but tell Jerimiah the look (which I guess literally is Wall St. Banker) is probably more drug dealer than undercover cop... cops can't afford my suits... hahahaha... later..
Ramon Godes & Alejandro Royo





May 28 2008 3:06 AM

Hi,Mary & Jessica,
I bought your "On and off" CD at the Anthony Braxton concert in Madrid last october. Your music is wonderful. Hope you come back again to play a Halvorson-Pavone concert!
Best wishes
Ramon
-t...





May 23 2008 12:24 PM

Thanks SOOO much for your support last night! Was great to see you guys!!! We all should play soon - trio, duo, whatever...let's make it happen!

Better than all the best,
T.
Andrej Tarkovskij





May 12 2008 8:49 AM

These girls know how to party.
billy j.





May 5 2008 11:59 PM

oy! how's europe?
TONY





Apr 17 2008 12:13 AM

I LOVE YOUR MUSIC. I CAN LISTEN TO IT FOREVER!!!!
BEST WISHES!!!!
TONY
.Oe





Apr 14 2008 10:07 AM

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very speCial music.!!!!!!!!
very spaCial.
'
.
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piero bittolo bon





Apr 8 2008 9:22 AM

hi mary, hi jessica. music here is outstanding! another wonderful skirl release, gotta have it... thanks for the friendship!
massimo moccia





Apr 3 2008 12:08 PM

Tha Clouds è molto bella! Translation: The Clouds is a wonderful piece of music! Brava Mary, Brava Jessica.
:-o
Murder Ballad Music Series





Apr 3 2008 10:44 AM

Yesterday's show at the Stone made my day.
Thanks!
Patrick McCormack





Mar 31 2008 4:58 PM

LOVE-rly, quite, yer werks and spirit...both poise and daring...and POESIE, certainly...

Thanks to you both!

Patrick
dr.fab





Mar 29 2008 1:06 PM

thank you very much!
EXTRA LIFE





Mar 28 2008 12:18 PM

I love "'king" as an abbrev of "fucking"! That's my new favorite.
Phillip Greenlief





Mar 16 2008 10:50 PM

mary!

it was brilliant hanging out for a minute and doing that gig together - thanks so much for your effort with my compositions, you seemed to have a great feel for them. i had a blast and hope we can do it again sometime!

cheers
pg

p.s...hey jessica!
massimo moccia





Mar 12 2008 10:34 AM

Dear Mary and Jessica, I've written a little silly Wind Dance for you. Check it and ... don't be too severe, please.
Ciao! from Italy
The Rick Jensen Trio





Mar 11 2008 12:06 PM

Thanks, great sounds, coming to London anytime?
Rick.
Louise bronx





Mar 9 2008 3:19 PM

hellohello
thank you i love your music
The Shithouse Lilies





Mar 6 2008 4:12 PM

187 misses you!! (Well actually I miss you and would love to have you guys catch one of our shows.) Hope to see you soon!

xo, erin

Immaculately Cruel





Mar 6 2008 12:03 PM

thx for the add...
you ROCK!!!!
Chris Taylor a.k.a. Sub-d





Mar 4 2008 11:42 AM

Yea.........
Y'all got it.....
great sonic art thanks for the +
c
Jeremiah Cymerman





Feb 27 2008 6:27 PM

yeah right! i totally saw you guys making out at that gig at the tank...

you guys make such a cute couple- are you still talking about moving in together? that's a major step and something you should think LONG and HARD about before you jump into anything crazy- you know? i know you guys love each other so much and i just want you both to be happy... i guess you guys are just still in that phase where everything is peaches and cream!
love ya
your pal
jeremiah
Phillip Greenlief





Feb 27 2008 8:23 AM

mary!

this was hella...

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great to play with you while i was out there in that disneyland-on-steriods place known as nyc.

i hope to catch up with you further down the trail...

xo,
pg
Judith Berkson





Feb 26 2008 11:29 AM

purrr-ty picture
Dynamite Club





Feb 24 2008 10:35 PM

Loving RevoLover!

Much love to you both from the DC camp!
-MP
John





Feb 23 2008 11:11 AM

Awesome last night M!!!!
massimo moccia





Feb 18 2008 12:36 AM

Thanks a lot for adding!
"On and off" is enough to fall in love with your Duo.
Great!
Massimo
Andrew Hock





Feb 11 2008 7:24 PM

how y'allz doin?
Johan Berke





Feb 4 2008 3:06 PM

Hello Mary&Jessica,
Thanks for the add.
Sounds great! Very original sounding.
The clouds got me inspired instantly!! Best Wishes
Johan
Hughes/Scherzberg/Wiese





Feb 2 2008 5:52 AM

beautiful music,
thank you for friendship.
-hsw
Swanwelder





Feb 1 2008 11:31 PM

Brilliant, pure and totally wacked!

much respect-

daryl shawn