The Gits

Led by cult singer Mia Zapata, American punk band The Gits didn't survive their murder in 1993. Formed in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1986, the band, completed by Joe Spleen (guitar), Matt Dredsner (bass) and Steve Moriarty (drums), was born at Antioch College and began performing under the name The Snivelling Little Rat Faced Gits, taken from a replica of a film by British troupe Monty Python, before shortening it for practical reasons. A first demo produced in 1988 with the help of Ben London (Alcohol Funnycar), entitled Private Lubs, was not released until 1996. The following year, in search of a label, the band moved to Seattle, where the grunge scene was in full swing, and signed with independent label C/Z Records, which released the album Frenching the Bully (1992), following the release of two singles, "Precious Blood" and "Second Skin". The latter was enthusiastically received, and was reissued, like its successor Enter: The Conquering Chicken (1994), by the Broken Rekids label. Supported by the student radio network and attracting the attention of record companies, The Gits were on the rise when, on July 7, 1993, 27-year-old singer Mia Zapata was raped and murdered on her way home from a party. Among the tributes to this event, Joan Jett performed with the three musicians, and together they recorded an album under the name Evil Stig. Seafish Louisville, a compilation of live recordings, came out in 2000, and a documentary entitled The Gits was released in 2005, before the 2024 release of Live at the X-Ray.

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