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.
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.
[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.
Meri continued producing engineering and hosting radio shows, poetry and music until July 2023 when her Longtime Partner Monte Cazazza passed away.
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!