STEVE SOTO

BASS

Along with Tony, Steve has had one of the most active musical careers. Steve formed Agent Orange with Mike Palm at 14 and stuck around long enough to play some amazing live shows and help record the infamous “Bloodstains”. After leaving the group in late 79 Steve started the Adolescents with Tony. The two had met at an Agent Orange show and become fast friends and conspirators in a project they hoped would have the musical intensity of their favorite bands, while focusing on the complexities of teenage existence. After the Adolescents,  Steve went on to play with Legal Weapon, formed his own band Joyride, then the  22 Jacks who besides releasing records of their own where also called upon by Joey Ramone for some live shows and  recordings. Somewhere in the midst of all that he found time to put together a side project with Gabby of The Cadillac Tramps called Manic Hispanic a “Cheech and Chong meets punk rock classics" cover band . He also plays in Punk Rock Karaoke with Greg Hetson (Bad Religion / Circle Jerks ) Eric Melvin (nofx) and current Adolescent drummer Derek O’Brien

The 2000’s brought about the  return of the Adolescents which has been Steve’s main focus ever since.