X has never dabbled in fantasy. The Los Angeles punk icons have always been firmly planted in reality, singing about the highs and lows of life. Now, in a profoundly real decision, X is calling it a career after nearly […]
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Throughout their oeuvre, the Los Angeles-based X has mined punk à la The Ramones, expressed an affinity for new wave, and touched on elements of atmospheric art rock, notably the stylistics of Television. Country music may not be part of […]
X, the punk rock legends from Los Angeles, have been celebrating with their fans for several years during the holiday season touring up and down the West Coast. Featuring the original lineup of John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom, and […]
Closing out my 2017, I was excited to once again catch one of my favorite bands from my youth. Hard to believe, but here was X, who in 1977 started playing gigs in Los Angeles clubs like the Masque, Club […]
As I write this week’s column, we’re two days out from the 2017 Americana Music Festival. So in this week’s edition of Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week, I’m going to feature three acts that were instrumental in shaping what would […]
“You know it’s going to be an older crowd when they don’t bother putting up the barrier at a punk rock show,” said one of The Showbox’s security guards, when I asked her where I was allowed to take photos. […]
“The World’s A Mess; It’s In My Kiss” — Los Angeles’ closing track aptly encapsulates X’s sustaining power and accomplishment: wresting the universal from deeply felt personal experience. Again and again, these poets-turned-punks capture the telling detail — snatches of […]
If you were to hear the Blasters’ “Marie Marie” and X’s “Hungry Wolf” back-to-back, you might not think much connected them. One sounds as if it’s coming from the neighborhood bar, the other from the garage of a broken home. […]
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