Valerie Agnew


Valerie Agnew is an American musician best known as the drummer of 7 Year Bitch.

Career

Agnew moved from Ohio to Seattle, Washington, where she met the musicians that would become her future bandmates: Selene Vigil, Elizabeth Davis, and Stefanie Sargent. They formed 7 Year Bitch and signed with C/Z Records. They released their debut album Sick 'Em in 1992. 7 Year Bitch's career came to a close in 1997.
Agnew also worked as a massage therapist and was a shareholder at Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, a worker-owned grocery in San Francisco for over 22 years. Since 2021, Agnew works as a region manager at Independent Natural Food Retailers.

Personal life

While still living in Ohio, Agnew dated Steve Moriarty, the drummer for the American punk band The Gits. Additionally, Agnew was a very close friend of Mia Zapata, the band's frontwoman.

Discography

Albums

Singles/EPs

  • "Lorna" b/w "No Fucking War," "You Smell Lonely",.
  • "Antidisestablishmentarianism EP"
  • "7 Year Bitch" / "Thatcher on Acid" "Can We Laugh Now?" / "No Fucking War"
  • "7 Year Bitch EP"
  • "Rock-A-Bye Baby" b/w "Wide Open Trap"
  • "The History of My Future" b/w "24,900 Miles Per Hour"
  • "24,900 Miles Per Hour"
  • "Miss Understood" b/w "Go!"

Other contributions

Music videos

  • "In Lust You Trust"
  • "Hip Like Junk"
  • "24,900 Miles Per Hour"

Filmography

Film

The Gits Movie