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Meri St. Mary is an American punk poet, chantuese, musician and artist.

Career

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Meri St. Mary was part of the early punk music scene in Hollywood, California.[1] She was involved in many projects, including a Ramones video and the punk film Suburbia as well as television shows[which?] (new wave theater) and movies.[which?] She also starred in Suicide Line, an underground punk film on 8 mm film, featuring people from the punk scenes of San Francisco and Los Angeles.[citation needed] During the same period she was in two short-lived bands in Hollywood: "Toejam” and "Road Hog". Known in early Hollywood as Meri (wagon) Housecoat, she was photographed by Bruce Kalhberg (and featured in NO magazine),{{citation needed|date=October 2012}. Early influences were live shows by the Screamers, the Weirdos, the Dickies and The Mau Maus: single members became friends, mentors and inspiration in art, music, visuals.

In 1984 San Francisco Meri started the band Housecoat Project with Eric Rad Yuncker, Michel Schorro and Erol Cengiz.[citation needed] until Yuncker died onstage at the Mabuhay Gardens, leaving St. Mary to begin again with a new lineup. Housecoat Project released their first album Wide Eye Doo Dat on Subterranean Records. They also played the New Music Seminar in New York City, at the Pyramid Club in the lower east side; then toured the US sponsored by Jagermeister. The band disbanded after their second recording in the late 1980s.

In the 1990s, St. Mary started a band called "Sex is A Witch" in San Francisco another short-lived project [clarification needed] playing in San Francisco notably a H.E.A.R. show for deaf audience. This show was the first webcast show in history.[citation needed]

In 2007 she resurfaced as an award-winning[citation needed] broadcaster at KVMR in Nevada City with her show The Underground Sound and Hallelujah Hollaback[2] In 2009 she recorded with Lemon de George [3] and produced her first acoustic solo CD [4] “I’m Back”, distributed through Subterranean Records. She began performing again acoustically.

In 2009 a partnership with Monte Cazzaza created the following fourteen years with various projects including the NorCal Noisefest where they coined the phrase "Dueling Theremins" 

 The 1989 Housecoat Project album Girlfriend has been remastered and released on vinyl through Subterranean Records with new artwork (October 2010). Housecoat Project's LPs on Subterranean Records are SUB 61 & SUB 66 catalog numbers.[5]

In 2010, Meri reformed Housecoat Project with the release of "girlFIEND" 12" on Subterranean Records playing Live Shows through 2012.

. In September 2012 Meri St. Mary's first book of poetry and art, YOU TORE US was released on Cold River Press.[6]

In September 2012, her song "Time To Die" was used in an independent film Pig Death Machine by Apathy Productions, which screened at Artists' Television Access in San Francisco.[citation needed]

In November 2014, St. Mary's first electronic vinyl EP PROTAGONISTA! (with Th' Mole) was released on Beehive Records, and debuted in Berlin.

In September 2015, the short film NINE DOORS debuted at The Nevada City Film Festival in California. St. Mary wrote, directed, and edited the film in collaboration with Camen Hodges for the song "Nine Doors" in PROTAGONISTA!

In October 2015, St. Mary collaborated with Monte Cazazza for the 20th NorCal Noisefest in Sacramento, playing dueling theremins.

In 2018 Meri and Monte released a 7" vinyl single "Killing Time" and "I Fight Like A Girl" on MSM Music.

Meri continued producing engineering and hosting radio shows, poetry and music until July 2023 when her Longtime Partner Monte Cazazza passed away. Devastated by the loss Meri went into seclusion and is rarely seen.

2024 finds Meri working on Legacy Projects due for release in 2025 and 2027 respectively. She continues to deal with personal health issues and is an advocate for Mental Health.

References

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The Underground Sound - Podcasts on KVMR [7] Meri St. Mary KVMR-FM DJ [8] Subterranean Records [9] Meri St. Mary 2014 Berlin Tour The Union [10] V.Vales Research Newsletter [11] Foreword for YouToreUs written by V. Vale RE/Search Publications [12] 9 Spoken Word Poems recorded for My Audio Universe [13] Robert Christgau of Village Voice reviews Housecoat Project 1st LP [14] Silke Tudor of SF Weekly write up [15] Rachel Leibrock of SN&R write up [16] Dr. Andy's Poetry & Technology Hour Podcast on KDVS [17] See Jane Do: Meri St. Mary w/Elisa Parker Podcast on KVMR [18] Review of I'm Back East Bay Express [19] "Wild Women Don't Die" Interview w/Ginger Coyote for Punk Globe, April 2012 [20] Insight w/Beth Ruyak - Capitol Public Radio - podcast [21] Meri St. Mary & Th' Mole on The Big California Noise Compilation [22] Blurt Magazine: Meri St. Mary – I'm Back review [23] We Are All Pussy Riot/Radar Productions Blog - Michelle Tea - City Lights Reading [24] Meri St. Mary and Monte Cazazza in Rokko's Adventures no 13 [25] "Catching Up with Meri St. Mary" interview in Punk Globe, August 2015 [26] Punk Globe Hot Gossip [27] PROTAGONISTA! new Meri St Mary Berlin CD release Nov 2014 [28] Meri's SF '90s band Sex Is A Witch [29] Housecoat Project on Discogs [30] Meri St. Mary on Discogs [31] Monte Cazazza at NCNF 2015 Duelling Theremins w/ Meri St. Mary (Excerpts) [32] NINE DOORS video [33] Meri plays a TR kid in Suburbia [34]

  1. ^ Don Baird (July 9, 2009). "Housecoat Project Comes Back". San Francisco Bay Times.
  2. ^ "Meri St. Mary, The Underground Sound". KVMR. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26.
  3. ^ "Lemon DeGeorge : who is Lemon ?". www.lemondegeorge.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Meri St. Mary - I'm Back". CDBaby.
  5. ^ "meristmary.com". Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  6. ^ "Cold River Press". Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. ^ "KVMR Podcasts - Music of the World, Voice of the Community". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  8. ^ "Meri St. Mary". Kvmr.org. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Subterranean Records & Distribution". Subterranean.org. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2015-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ Vale, V. (31 December 2014). "V. Vale's RE/Search Newsletter #134, January 2015". Researchpubs.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  12. ^ Vale, V. (23 August 2012). "V. VALE RE/SEARCH NEWSLETTER AUG 2012: Meri St. Mary; Ty Segall, Liza Marklund, Noise Music". Researchpubs.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Meri St. Mary |". Archived from the original on 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  14. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Housecoat Project". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  15. ^ Tudor, Silke. "House of Tudor". SF Weekly. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  16. ^ "The underground punk - In the Mix - Music - Music - March 5, 2015". Sacramento News & Review. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Listen to Meri St. Mary!". Poetrytechnology.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Elisa Parker with Meri St. Mary: Punk Rock Protagonista". Seejanedo.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  19. ^ Seltenrich, Nate. "Your Daily Lick: Meri St. Mary". East Bay Express. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Meri St. Mary". Punkglobe.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Grass Valley Punk Rock On Insight, Meri St. Mary". Capradio.org. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Meri St. Mary & Th' Mole - Will U Miss Me, by California Noise Artists". Toforg.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  23. ^ Judge, Stephen. "Meri St. Mary - I'm Back". Blurt Magazine. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2015-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  25. ^ "Rokko's Adventures no 13". Rokkosadventures.at. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Meri St. Mary". Punkglobe.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  27. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2015-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  28. ^ "Beehive | records + beyond". Beehivesound.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  29. ^ "Mark Pino on Drums: Sex is a Witch". Markpinoondrums.blogspot.com. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  30. ^ "Housecoat Project". Discogs.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  31. ^ "Meri St. Mary". Discogs.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  32. ^ "Monte Cazazza at NCNF 2015 Duelling Theremins w/ Meri St. Mary (Excerpts) - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  33. ^ "Nine Doors". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  34. ^ "Meri Resovich". IMDb.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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