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Tonight I will be interviewing the lovely Meri St. Mary!  More information below:

Meri St. Mary's PROTAGONISTA! unites the legendary punk-poet-chanteuse with mutant electronic producer Th’ Mole. A veteran of the San Francisco / Los Angeles punk underground, Meri brings her charismatic vocals and compelling poetry in a new direction with her first electronic release. The EP features four of St. Mary’s songs, brought to vivid sonic life — layered, psychedelic, surreal and daringly new.

Meri first made her mark in the late 70's-80's Hollywood punk scene, running with other underground luminaries such as The Dickies, Flipper, The Wierdos, The Ramones, The Mau Mau's, Factrix, and Monte Cazazza.  Her bands included Roadhog, Toe Jam, Sex Is A Witch, and lauded SF avant-punk band Housecoat Project (Subterranean Records).  She also starred in various cult films including Suburbia and Suicide Line.

In more recent years, Meri has led a solo music and spoken word poetry career, with poetry published in numerous periodicals and book You Tore Us (Cold River Press, 2012).  Her 2009 EP, I'm Back, and the 2010 re-release of Housecoat Project's album, girlFIEND (Subterranean) were both critically acclaimed.  In 2007 and 2010 Meri received awards for Outstanding Broadcasting for her long-standing radio show on KVMR-FM Nevada City, The Underground Sound.  Her podcast of the same name, featuring interviews with counter-culture icons, has enjoyed overwhelming success as well.

Meri St. Mary + Th' Mole: PROTAGONISTA! Stream/download: https://soundcloud.com/whateveryourheartdesires/sets/meri-st-mary/s-GRAKk

Meri St. Mary official web site: http://meristmary.com
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meri_St._Mary 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/meristmary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meristmary
Tumblr: http://girlfiend.tumblr.com

Th' Mole official web site: http://spaz.org/thmole

Beehive Sound web site: http://www.beehivesound.com

Recent Press:

*Cover story, The Grass Valley Union: http://www.theunion.com/entertainment/14182190-113/mary-berlin-nevada-barbeau

Top Picks 2014, Thoughts From The Other Side:
http://www.kvmr.org/blogs/thoughts-other-side

 

Genre

Indie & Punk & Rock

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