Amy Maulie
Bass

Jennifer Scary Maulie
Guitar, Vocals, Tambourine, Casio SK-1

Carole Maulie
Guitar, Vocals

Jennifer Boom-Boom Maulie
Drums

There comes a time in every girl's life when she has to decide: should I continue to allow the boys to get all the glory, or should I form my own all-female indie-pop combo and kick ass? That decision was made for the Maulies when they were thrown together in the winter of 1996. Was it destiny, a court order, or a chance encounter underneath Jennifer Scary Maulie's couch? That remains a mystery, but who really cares - they're here, and they intend to rock.

The Maulies debuted at the late, lamented Blue Flamingo on August 25, 1997, and have been playing around Austin, Texas, ever since. The band was voted 4th Best New Band in the 1997 - 98 Austin Music Awards, while Amy took 15th Best Bassist out of a field roughly made up of everybody and their mother. Carole has also been honored as Best Short Person Who Appears to Have a Sunny Disposition but is Actually Easily Annoyed and Prone to Violence.

Before settling upon their current name, the Maulies went through various incarnations. First came the Walleyes, featuring fish costumes and surf rock. Then there was the week they were known as Suck Death & the Fairy Princesses. It was an extremely productive time, spawning such tunes as "Baby, Baby, Baby, Shall I Kill You Now?" and "Fluffy Bunny, Rotting Carcass." The band members made the tough decision to retire those songs when they adopted a new moniker, sound, and look as the Mollies.

Jennifer Boom-Boom Maulie explains, "Carole came up with the name. I think she's always dreamed of being a gangster's bitch and is living out her fantasy with us girls. I always knew there was something weird about her."

Unfortunately, as has befallen many a band before, the band was forced to change its name again when it was discovered that another group had released a recording under that name already. Being big fans of homophones, the girls decided to go with the Maulies "because we are T-O-U-G-H. Maulies. Grrrrrr."

The Maulies are relatively new to the whole band thing, with only Jennifer Boom-Boom Maulie having played in a combo before, but don't think they're naïve. Although very young-looking, the Maulies all have a long history of music appreciation and DJ experience which has afforded them exquisite taste and style. The freshness with which they approach the C chord is astounding.

Having never played a gig outside their home state, the Maulies jumped at a chance to open up for local luminaries Silver Scooter in New Orleans during Mardi Gras '98. It proved to be a milestone of sorts as the band was initiated into the touring experience of the broken-down automobile. Only two hours into the trip, the band was trapped in Columbus, Texas (which has snared other bands from Austin in the past).

"It is a very mysterious and magical place filled with weird creatures you have never seen before!" Jennifer Scary Maulie gushes. "We had a picnic at a gas station, went cabbit (a cat/rabbit-type creature) hunting, thought about sexually propositioning a helicopter pilot to fly us to New Orleans, went on a Wal-Mart shopping spree, and took some very memorable photos. I now realize we should have had a video camera because had we been able to film that day we would have had our own little Spice World movie. I would have titled it Maulie World, and it would have been much more entertaining and more realistic than Spice World."

Fortunately, the Maulies were rescued by their friend Anne, who graciously drove to Columbus that very night to save them. The band arrived back in Austin only eight hours after the ordeal had begun. Carole's road-weary Pontiac Grand Am was towed to La Grange, home of the "Chicken Ranch" immortalized in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, for repairs.

The band recently wrapped up its first recording session at Sweatbox Studios in Austin. Amy, who has served as an engineer and producer for KVRX's Local Live, was in charge of recording, mixing, and mastering duties, with the other Maulies assisting.

"Recording was a lot of fun," Amy says. "We had help on the vocal tracks by some very persistent crickets."

"Envision four rock geniuses in the studio with a xylophone - enough said," Jennifer Boom-Boom Maulie interjects.

"The best part about recording is getting to play with the studio instruments," says Carole. "They have a Vibra-Slap II, which makes the coolest sound - I drove my bandmates crazy."

"We also got to read a lot of fine periodicals such as Pop Smear and Penthouse while we were in the studio," continues Jennifer Scary Maulie. "Most likely, only three songs will make it on our 7", although we did record five."