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Exene Cervenka of X on Quiet(ish) Rehearsals and the First Song That She Wrote

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

X (credit Gilbert Trejo)

Exene Cervenka of legendary punk band X talks about the many day jobs that she’s had and what motivated her and her bandmates over the years.

Filed Under: Interviews, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: X

Monday Morning Video – X on the Fourth of July

Monday, July 04, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

It’s not often, in fact pretty rare, that I get to share one of my favorite songs on the day that it’s supposed to be heard. So I’m going to jump at the chance to share one of my all-time favorite songs – Dave Alvin’s “Fourth of July”. While my introduction to the song was […]

Filed Under: Americana, Videos Tagged With: Dave Alvin, Flaco Jimenez, Los Cenzontles, Los Lobos, X

John Doe on Guitar Strings, Ballpoint Pens, and Intuition

Tuesday, May 17, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

John Doe (credit Todd V. Wolfson)

Musician, songwriter, and actor John Doe talks about giving away his tour van and finding coffee, cigarettes, and beer on the road.

Filed Under: Americana, Interviews, Singer/Songwriter, Videos, Why It Matters Tagged With: John Doe, X

Hey Baby, It’s the 4th of July (Dave Alvin & X)

Saturday, July 04, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Let’s celebrate the fourth of July with one of my favorite songs. Originally written by Dave Alvin, it was popularized by the punk band X on their 1987 album See How We Are. Here are two versions of the song. The first is Dave Alvin performing the song with his band the Guilty Ones. The […]

Filed Under: Americana, Videos Tagged With: Dave Alvin, John Doe, X

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2012, Part 1

Wednesday, November 07, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Everything’s Up For Grabs, by Christian McNeill and Sea Monsters It has been ten years since Christian McNeill’s last studio release, but it’s not as if he has been absent from the music scene. He has continued to write and perform around Boston, ultimately joining up with a talented crew of […]

Filed Under: Downloads, Playlists, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Caitlin Rose, Christian McNeill, Drive He Said, Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Maxim Ludwig, Michelle Malone, Nick Lowe, Patrick Sweany, Robert Ellis, Sea Monsters, Somebody's Darling, Watershed, X

Exene Cervenka – The Excitement of Maybe

Thursday, March 10, 2011 By Chip Frazier

Exene Cervenka’s musical career is a spectrum bending profile. As the female vocalist of the seminal Punk band X, she laid the foundation on which many female Alt-Country / Americana artists have built their careers. Neko Case and The Be Good Tanyas are perfect examples of artists that have Exene in their family tree. X […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Exene Cervenka, X

SXSW 2008: The Sounds Part 1

Monday, April 21, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

X Legendary Los Angeles punk band X authoritatively declared that they could still rock hard after 31 years together. I caught them twice and the band pounded through both shows without a set list. The band merely called out out songs that captured their mood and responded to audience requests. Their influence on modern rock […]

Filed Under: SXSW Tagged With: Austin, Britt Daniel, Joseph Arthur, Justin Townes Earle, Liam Finn, Nada Surf, Paul Thorn, Sarah Borges, Spoon, Stonehoney, SXSW, Watershed, X

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