Steve Moriarty


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Actively performing and recording musician from 1982-present. Latin Jazz to Hardcore Punk. Rhythm creator and a accompanist in multiple bands and recording projects. Producer, arranger and co-writer. He resides in the Bay Area, California and is active in the duet, T.V. 1984. He has made notable contributions to songs or albums by: The Gits, Joan Jett and Evilstig, Saint Bushmill's Choir, Dancing French Liberals of '48, Cosmic Kitten, Big Brown House, Shotwell, Lauren Hulbert, Mia Zapata, The Pinkos, Vanessa Veselka, Blonde Mexicans, and others.

He wrote the memoire: Art, Rock, and Revolution. The Story of Mia Zapata and The GIts. (Feralhouse Books, 2024).
He has a Masters Degree from University of Washington in Clinical Social Work and incorporates group drumming and music into a group therapy practice in San Francisco, CA.

ALBUMS


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The Gits
The Gits
2008, DVD-V, NTSC, Liberation Entertainment, Jab Films, Gold Village Entertainment
Various
Teen Spirit (Mojo Presents 15 Noise-Filled Classics From The American Underground Scene 1989-1992)
2017, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, ,
Grunge/Punk/Alternative Rock/Power Pop/Indie Rock
Various
Sleepless In Seattle: The Birth Of Grunge
2006, CD, Comp, Livewire Recordings, ,
Garage Rock/Grunge/Indie Rock/Rock & Roll/Lo-Fi/Stoner Rock
Saint Bushmill's Choir
Saint Bushmill's Choir
2004
Various
Home Alive Compilation II - Flying Side Kick
2001, CD, Comp, Broken Rekids, ,
Blues Rock/Folk Rock/Punk/Garage Rock
Toucans*
Steel Drum Buffet
2001, CD, Album, TropiCo Records (2)
Various
Give The People What We Want : The Songs Of The Kinks
2001, CD, ,
Folk Rock/Garage Rock/Grunge/Indie Rock/Punk
Various
Experience Music Project Presents Wild And Wooly - The Northwest Rock Collection
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Experience Music Project, Sub Pop, ,
Rock & Roll/Punk/Power Pop/Alternative Rock/Shoegaze/Grunge
Dancing French Liberals Of '48
Ain't Got A Prayer
1996, 7", EP, Panic Records (7)
Various
Home Alive - The Art Of Self Defense
1996, CD, Comp, Promo, Epic, ,
Alternative Rock/Grunge
Various
Hype! (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1996, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Grunge
Various
Home Alive - The Art Of Self Defense
1996, 2x CD, ,
Punk/Alternative Rock/Grunge/Sound Poetry/Spoken Word/Industrial Metal/Indie Rock/Power Pop
Dancing French Liberals Of '48
Powerline
1995, ,
Punk
Dancing French Liberals Of '48
Spags / Scream Clown Scream
1994, 7", Single, Broken Rekids, Revenge Records (7)
Dancing French Liberals Of '48
Scream Clown Scream
1994
Various
Power Flush: San Francisco, Seattle & You
1993, CD, Comp, Broken Rekids, Rathouse Records
Pop Sickle
Under The Influences
1993, ,
Alternative Rock
Various
Hey Joe: Seattle's Own Coffee Compilation
1991, LP, Comp, Carving Knife Records, ,
Garage Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Punk/Indie Rock
Various
Bobbing For Pavement - A Seattle Compilation
1991, ,
Punk