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Where's Mary Jane

The Story of Mary Jane

The band name was inspired by a story about a popular foreign exchange student named Mary Jane Petrova, a talented Photographer from Vladivostok that came to the United States to refine her artistic skills back in the early 1970s.


The tale that's been floating around for decades is that one night during a fall thunderstorm, Mary Jane was walking back to her apartment after hanging out with friends at a party when two men approached her and tried to pick her up. Apparently the conversation escalated into an argument as the men began to physically intimidate her. Mary Jane fought back fiercely as the men tried to grab her; a passerby even ran across the street and stepped in to help Mary Jane but was stabbed several times by one of the strangers and left for dead. According to eye witnesses, an unmarked white van pulled up to the scene, and the two men overpowered and pulled her into the vehicle then disappeared into the night.


Friends and classmates reported Mary Jane missing and an extensive manhunt was launched in an effort to find Ms. Petrova. Her family was flown in from the Soviet Union, and with the help of Embassy translators, were briefed of the situation. Her parents were distraught with fear for the safety of their daughter. 

As the weeks passed, hope for finding Mary Jane Petrova grew bleak. Her remains were found twelve weeks later on the edge of North River--charred and unrecognizable. Upon further investigation, authorities discovered that Mary Jane had been  tortured at the River Rock Hotel (Suite-16) located in a seedy neighborhood a few miles south of the university before she was doused in gasoline, set on fire, and left at the muddy banks of the river to die.


Roughly two months later, a white van was found smoldering in the same location with the remains of four unidentifiable males. They had all burned to death. Oddly, the only evidence found at the scene was a hat that bore the name Mary Jane Petrova on the inside band.


Now according to urban legend, runaways that find themselves on the streets have a guardian angel looking over their shoulders. Strangers that mean to do them harm have unexplainably met unsavory deaths ranging from grisly disembowelments, and multiple stabbings and strangulation, to gruesome freak accidents involving blunt force trauma and spontaneous human combustion. According to each of the potential victims, there was always the presence of a young lady at the scene before each incident that told them to remain calm and they would be safe. Coincidentally, the descriptions given by runaways over the last five decades all match that of Mary Jane Petrova...an attractive young lady with long red hair, striking green eyes, that spoke with a soft accent.


Those that have encountered the female phantom have all claimed that they felt an air of sadness and alienation about her before she vanished into the shadows leaving behind only the faint smell of her perfume.


And as for those that prey on the helpless, Мэри Джейн Петрова owns the night...

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Band Biography

A stylistically unique hard rock band from day one, the members of Where's Mary Jane have been performing, and playing in sync as if they’d been together their entire musical careers. Where's Mary Jane began when The Godfather (Guitarist and Vocalist) and Ajax (Bass) teamed up many moons ago and combined their playing styles and material with the humble vision of playing the clubs in Phoenix as Desert Reign. 

 

Eddy Tuesday was the Drummer that would carry the band from the drawing board to headlining clubs, and from the recording studio to airplay on local 98 Rock. Where's Mary Jane took it's members on a journey through Arizona's clubs and nightlife where the power trio performed before a diverse audience before vanishing from the Arizona club scene.​

Where's Mary Jane has returned to claim their namesake and revive the thunder and speed that put the band on the razor's edge years ago, and to do a few more studio projects with old and new material before they ghosted permanently into the neon desert for the last time.


 

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Where's Mary Jane

Get to know the people behind the music and learn more about Where's Mary Jane below.

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The Godfather
Origin: Arizona

All Guitars & Lead Vocals

Previous Bands:

Evermore

Desert Reign

Mariachi Diablos Del Sol

Tabasco Run

Monster Peace

Dammit Jim

The Trophy Husbands

Dijen

U & The Risk

Latin Connection

Animal Wall

RnR Trippin'

Bad Catholics

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The Prodigy
Origin: Arizona

Drums, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals and Backup Vocals

Previous Bands:

Suit Up!

Animal Wall

Los Chupacabras

Hell City Gunfighters

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The Boogieman
Origin: Iowa

Rhythm Guitars, Keys, Harmonica, & Back-up Vocals

Previous Bands:

Common Ground

Hindsite

Whoa Nellie

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Ajax
Origin: Hawaii

Bass Guitar & Back-up Vocals

Previous Bands:

Ground Zero

Desert Reign

Mother Helper

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send your I ♡ Ajax photos here: wheresmaryjane84@gmail.com 

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Acknowledgements

Where's Mary Jane would like to thank the following:

Alec Pappas
(Into the Never)

Recording Engineer and Owner of Casona De Pappas Studio

Where's Mary Jane would like to give a shout-out to Alec Pappas for his time, patience, and advice during the recording process of Into the Never. This project would never have been possible without his input and generosity. Alec kept us on schedule and was uncompromising when it came to perfection.

Tony Nunes
(Into the Never)

Recording Engineer

Big thanks to Tony Nunes, the musical mercenary that mixed and mastered the songs for Into the Never. We are indebted to your mad skills in manipulating sound waves and raising the bar in your profession. Thank you for sharing your creativity and technical expertise for this project!

Michael Dorcas
(Slaving the Dreamer)

Recording Engineer - Creative Sound Studios

Michael Dorcas is the the owner and Chief Sound Engineer for Creative Sound Studios and is also a fellow musician. Where's Mary Jane owes our undying gratitude for his dedication, talent, sense of humor, and tireless efforts to keep us on schedule. His contribution to this project has been priceless.

Tony Becker
(Slaving the Dreamer)

We'd like to give Tony Becker a standing ovation for mastering and bringing balance to our music, this was the polish that gave Where's Mary Jane the thunder for the project. Blue Mountain Mastering is highly recommended for their fast, friendly, and affordable services for your recording projects.

Shane Matsumoto

Special thanks to Shane and his staff at SER Soundworks for having the best rehearsal studios and hardware in the Valley of the Sun. This project never would have gotten off the ground without you guys!

The Machine aka Armand Denette

Drummer - Where's Mary Jane

Where's Mary Jane will always be indebted to this wild man for bringing the edge back to the band's sound and allowing us to memorialize his talent in the Into the Never project. The Machine lived up to his name with precision, finesse, and power.

Eddy Tuesday aka Scott Dillner

Drummer - Where's Mary Jane

Our hat's off to our former Percussionist that took the journey with us and we cut teeth together in the early days of the band. You will, and forever will be our brother and fellow "Rhythm Pig"...Same Mud, Same Blood. We're cuttin' heads tonight!

The Hammer aka Cameron Thompson

Drummer - Where's Mary Jane
 

Where's Mary Jane thanks The Hammer for bringing his skill set to the band and enriching the dynamics and bringing the sonic boom to a broader audience.

A special shout-out

To our significant others

You ladies have personified class, patience, and love for putting up with all our shit throughout the decades. You were never in second place when it came to music, you were always the inspiration to carry on.

Grunt Style, Capt. Tattoo, WETSU Company, Hurt Locker, & HTFU

Whiskey, bacon, and Death before DNF

Where's Mary Jane is fueled by:
a) Freedom
b) Guns and Guitars
c) Really loud music
d) A lot of Irish whiskey & fucking tequila
e) Killer 
Tattoos

f) All of the above

Where's Mary Jane proudly Backs the Blue

and believes in love of family and country.

Fuck Joe Biden and anyone that looks like that worthless cocksucker, and God Bless the U.S.A.

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Slaving the Dreamer Discography

Stop Dreaming

Lyrics & Music: The Godfather
Vocal Arrangement & Harmonies: The Prodigy & The Godfather

Where's Mary Jane

Lyrics & Music: The Godfather
Harmonies: The Prodigy
Musical Arrangement: Ajax & The Godfather
Vocal Arrangement: The Prodigy & Ajax

River's Edge

Lyrics: Ajax
Music: The Godfather
Vocal Arrangement: The Prodigy & The Godfather

Wrong Side of the Bed

Lyrics: Eddy Tuesday
Music: The Godfather
Harmonies: The Prodigy
Musical Arrangement: The Godfather & The Hammer

Doberman Blues

Lyrics & Music: The Godfather

Borrowed Time

Lyrics & Music: Ajax
Vocal Arrangement & Harmonies: The Prodigy & The Godfather
Musical Arrangement: Ajax

Suite-16

Music: Ajax

Musical Arrangement: Ajax

Russian Lullaby

Lyrics:   Mikhail Lermontov

Ramblehead

Lyrics & Music: The Godfather
Harmonies: The Prodigy
Musical Arrangement: The Godfather

Streetcore Productions™

All songs written and performed by Where's Mary Jane.
Recorded at the Scorpion's Lair Studios in conjunction with Creative Sound Studios.
No song or part of any song may be used without written permission by Where's Mary Jane.

©2020 Where's Mary Jane

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Into the Never Discography

Omnia Vincit Amor

Lyrics & Music: Ajax
Main Vocals: The Godfather
Harmonies: The Prodigy
Musical Arrangement: Ajax

Eyes4U

Lyrics & Music: Ajax
Main Vocals & Harmonies: The Prodigy
Back-up Vocals: The Godfather, The Prodigy, The Machine, Ajax

Mandate

Lyrics: The Godfather
Music: The Godfather
Musical Arrangement: The Godfather
Main Vocals: The Godfather

Punkrock Warrior

Lyrics & Music: The Godfather
Main Vocals: The Godfather

Sword of Orion

Lyrics: The Godfather
Music: The Godfather
Main Vocals: The Godfather

Streetcore Productions™

All songs written and performed by Where's Mary Jane.
Recorded at Casona De Pappas Studios in Tempe, Arizona. 2024 Remasters by Makaha Soundwave Studios-Ajax
No song or part of any song may be used without written permission by Where's Mary Jane.

©2021 Where's Mary Jane

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