Former LA rock goddess/poet Exene Cervenka (vocalist/lyricist for X, the Knitters, the Original Sinners) has signed a multi-album contract with Bloodshot Records, which somehow seems to be thriving in this shitty economic climate .
You can read the press release after the jump and view this video—which still has relevance 15 years later—before it.
X- "Country at War" (live 1993)
Exene Cervenka, lead singer of X, posted some news that require lots of good vibes sent her way. Here it is.
"After some months of not feeling 100% healthy, I recently had some medical tests run and the prognosis is that I am suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. Apparently, it has been affecting me for quite some time. Although this is obviously unfortunate news, I am choosing to see the positive in it. I, and X as a band, have supported the Sweet Relief charity since the mid-1990's;
'You reduce yourselves to the blogs of housewives with a useless degree in art or literature when you write such cleverly worded nothingness. Fuck you'
Michael HyattObama's health care speech to the joint session of Congress last night has left the issue fresh in a lot of people's minds--and someone that recently lost health care is Andrea Folmer, owner of Vintage Vulture in Orange. To help her out, Exene Cervenka of first wave punk band X has put together a benefit show tomorrow at Alex's Bar in Long Beach, with all the proceeds going to help pay Folmer's medical bills. Cervenka will be doing an acoustic set; other performers include John D
Exene Cervenka hasn't slowed down since her June announcement that she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She's continued to perform, including a benefit show with fellow X co-founder John Doe at Alex's Bar in Long Beach last month, and a gig with her band the Knitters this past weekend at San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival.Next up is a solo show from the LA punk rock legend at Costa Mesa's Detroit Bar on November 12. Tickets are $10, and on sale now. Her Orange County rel
So it's only a matter of hours before Exene Cervenka, vocalist of revered LA punk band X, walks on stage at Alex's Bar in Long Beach to kick off her SoCal stint of club dates and you are soooooo excited. As a lifelong fan, you probably pride yourself on every scrap of memorabilia you've compiled over the years: an old ticket stub from a show in the early days, decrepit stacks of vinyl that encapsulate everything from Los Angeles to hey Zeus!, band T-shirts galore. You've allowed yourself to
