Who’s Playing Where June 5th – June 7th: M. Ward, Fall Out Boy, Mary Timony

Coochie Pop no more. Mary Timony is the M. Timony.

I was into Helium before I was into lesbian movies.

Of course the two interests met in the 1997 film All Over Me. Mary Timony appeared in a cameo as the lead singer/guitarist of the fictional Coochie Pop, the band that, then pink-haired, Leisha Haley was in.

And while both interests have endured in their way, the more fulfilling of the two has been Mary Timony and her ever-interesting solo career. I can’t be the only one who’s compelled by her ability to write a song about a break-up followed by a song about a magical beast. And I’m always a sucker for rockers who can go beyond the guitar, bass, drum combo in a way that’s actually integrated and interesting.

Her new album The Shapes We Make just came out in May and, if you were so inclined, you could catch a show and feel like you touched a piece of indie-pop greatness.

Where Fall Out Boy and plenty of other cool bands are playing...after the jump.

Tuesday June 5th:

M. Ward at Orpheum - Omaha, Nebraska

Morrissey at Majestic Ventura Theatre – Ventura, CA

Fall Out Boy at Jones Beach Theatre – Wantagh, NY

Thao Nguyen at Hotel Café - LA

The Cliks at The Echo - LA

Wednesday June 6th:

Rufus Wainwright and Joan as Policewoman at Gramercy Theatre - NYC

The Sea and Cake and Loney, Dear at Soundfix Records – NYC (free!)

Reading for Filth: Queer Writers Read About Queer Sex at Rapture Café – NYC

The Mary Timony Band at Varsity Theatre – Minneapolis, MN

Thursday June 7th:

God-des and She at Pegasus – Pittsburgh, PA

Camp Camp at Bouldin Creek – Austin, TX

Bloc Party at Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NJ

Jason & deMarco (Q&A after screen of We’re All Angels) at AMC Loews 34th St – NYC

Yo Majesty at The Academy Club – Montreal

CSS at Neumos – Seattle, WA