John Mac and the Moraggots are the notion of eclectic San Francisco Bay area singer/songwriter John M– . With input from long-time musical friends and collaborators including drummer Mike “Tex Q” Spinrad and electric bassist John Dennison, he has crafted an canon of music and words, both descriptive and instructive, reminiscent of songsmiths John Lennon, the Beatles, the Byrds’ Roger McGuinn and Dylan.

He began writing music in the early 1980s as the punk rock scene wound down in San Francisco.  With his band, Virgin Release, an ensemble that included noted performer/songwriter Eric Von Radics and keyboardist Brian Gary, bassist John Dennison, and drummer Mike Spinrad he frequently performed at the Mabuhay Gardens, the Stone, the Oasis and other noted SF venues.  In 1986, the band released their one and only album: “marshall fields,” promoting the music via a three-month exploration of America’s low-down motels, biker bars, and second-tier college campuses. They disbanded shortly after this, each musician pursuing his own solo projects.

Since those frantic days, he has created, illustrated and published “Dirty Larry” comics, worked as a private investigator, performed as a member of the house band at Skip’s Tavern’s Wednesday jazz jam sessions, playing upright bass alongside other Bay area notables including trumpeter Johnny Serrano, saxophonist Michael Brown and guitarist Al Pacheco, and released four solo albums of original songs under the pseudonym “John Mac and the Moraggots.” He currently performs at Bay area open mikes, testing out new material to be included in his next album release.