Valerie Agnew is best known for her relationship with the band called the Gits and as the drummer of 7 Year Bitch. She started out in Ohio and was dating Steve Moriarty, the drummer of the Gits. She was a very close friend of Mia Zapata. The Gits, when they moved to Seattle Valerie went along with them, since she was good friends with them. When Valerie comes to Seattle she meets up with the musicians that would soon to be her future band mates Selene Vigil (vocals), Elizabeth Davis (bass) and Stefanie Sargent (lead guitar), forming the band 7 Year Bitch. Eventually signing with C/Z Records when they made their debut album Sick 'Em in 1992.