Exene Cervenka

Hootenanny 2013 Lineup Announced!

Our favorite annual rockabilly/punk/psychobilly/outlaw country/whatever festival is back! The Hootenanny released their lineup today, with hometown heroes Social Distortion leading the pack along with the Old 97's and Murder by Death. Also performing: the Unforgiven, Phil Alvin (the Blasters) & ... More >>

[Exene Says . . .] What Happens On the Day Old Faithful Doesn't Explode?

[Editor's Note: Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. Her new column, Exene Says..., is her space to basically just write what's on her mind, everything from crazy life stories to political theo ... More >>

[Exene Says . . .] Part Two of 'I Had a Dream That I Woke Up, But It Was Too Late!'

[Editor's Note: Our esteemed punk-rock columnist Exene Cervenka wanted to share a short story. Since most everything she does is badass, we figured this would be no different. The first part ran in last week's issue.] Her friends told her she spent too much time online. She followed YouTubers and b ... More >>

[Exene Says . . .] 'I Had a Dream That I Woke Up, But It Was Too Late!'

[Editor's Note: Our esteemed punk-rock columnist Exene Cervenka decided she wanted to share a short story with you. It comes in parts, starting this week. Since most everything she does is badass, we figured this would be no different. The following is part one of "I Had a Dream That I Woke Up, But ... More >>

Becoming a Rock Star Is Hard. How Did You Do It?

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. 
If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice, send an email to askexene@ocweekly.com. DEAR EXENE: I am 16 years old and have been trying t ... More >>

Ask Exene: What Kind of Punk Do I Stock In My Record Store So I Don't Look Like a Poseur?

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. 
If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice, send an email to askexene@ocweekly.com. DEAR EXENE: I'm about to open a record store in my area cat ... More >>

[Ask Exene] Have I Officially (and Literally) Outgrown My Friends?

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice--on your love life, politics, your musical career--send an email to askexene@ocweekly.com. DEAR EXEN ... More >>

Ask Exene: Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Rockstar? Probably Not

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. 
If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice, send an email to askexene@ocweekly.com.DEAR EXENE: I'm 50 years old, and I have been playing guitar ... More >>

Ask Exene:Another Tax Accountant Who Wants to Try Tranny Sex

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. 
If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice, send an email to askexene@ocweekly.com. Dear Exene,I'm currently perusing the back of an adult m ... More >>

X's Exene Cervenka Cherishes Her Time Under the Big Black Sun

The singer appreciates the 35-year-old band more because they could end it at any time

Ask Exene: Were the Actions of Pussy Riot Kind of a Dick Move?

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice--on your love life, politics, your musical career, filial relationships--send an email to askexene@o ... More >>

Ask Exene: For women, music and matrimony don't mix

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice, send an email to askexene@ocweekly.com.DEAR EXENE,Let me start by saying I recently read an interv ... More >>

Ask Exene: Why Walking Away to Protect Your Woman is Not a Pussy Move

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice, send an email to askexene@ocweekly.com. DEAR EXENE, I was on a date with a guy recently, and s ... More >>

[Ask Exene] Dressing your baby in band T-shirts doesn't alone make you a cool parent

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice, send an email to askexene@ocweekly.com. DEAR EXENE, As a relatively new parent in my mid-20s, I ... More >>

Ask Exene: We've All Been Ruined By the Government, the Media and...Sodium Fluoride?

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC  transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice, send an email to askexene@ocweekly.com.DEAR EXENE,I've never been so proud as an American as ... More >>

Excene Cervenka

Prospector

Ask Exene: Don't Be the Asshole Who Breaks Hearts in the Workplace

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice, send an email to askexene@ocweekly.com.DEAR EXENE,I've been working at an office for about three month ... More >>

Ask Exene: It's Not Your Fault Your Mom Hits the Bottle

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice--on your love life, politics, your musical career, Armageddon, filial relationships, anxiety over 2012- ... More >>

Ask Exene: What the Hell Are My Kids Listening To?

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice--on your love life, politics, your musical career, Armageddon, filial relationships, anxiety over 2012- ... More >>

Ask Exene: Too Much 'Love Gone Wrong' for One Lovesick Lyricist

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice, send an email to askexene@ocweekly.com. DEAR EXENE, I'm an aspiring poet who recently had an impor ... More >>

Ask Exene: What to Do When Your Depressed Roomie Becomes a Liability

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice, send an email to askexene@ocweekly.com. DEAR EXENE: I feel as though I'm getting screwed over by my ... More >>

Xene Cervenka

House of Blues

Ask Exene: My Husband Became an Alcoholic

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. If you want to ask the legendary vocalist for advice, send an email to askexene@ocweekly.com. DEAR EXENE: My apologies in advance if this letter sounds li ... More >>

John Doe and Exene Cervenka Team Up for Moonlight Graham Records' First Release

​For their first release, Moonlight Graham Records are making a huge splash by launching a brand new full-length recording by the legendary duo of John Doe and Exene Cervenka of the seminal punk band, X. Entitled Singing And Playing, it will be out on April 10. The record, produced by the owners o ... More >>

Exene Cervenka

Alex's Bar

Happy Birthday, Exene Cervenka!

​ Exene Cervenka, the lovely frontwoman of X, The Knitters and Original Sinners, is 56 today. We wish her a very happy day, and many blessings for the writer, visual artist and punk-rock pioneer who writes our new advice column, Ask Exene! (Watch for it in the print edition out tomorrow.) 

Exene Cervenka Wants to Give You Advice; Write Now!

Raven Lorthos​ Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. Next month, we're launching her monthly column, "Ask Exene," where you can ask the legendary vocalist for advice--on your love life, poli ... More >>

Exene Cervenka

The Prospector

What Josh Freese Wants for Christmas

[Mental Notes] Plus, John Doe on new material from X? Stay tuned

Exene Cervenka Is a Punk Rock Pioneer, Clothing-Store Muse

[Locals Only] Clothing store Moonlight Graham transitions to becoming a record label, thanks to an unlikely connection with X's singer

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House of Blues

Pickin' With the Knitters

Drummer DJ Bonebrake on how this X/the Blasters side project made it cool for punk rockers to like country

Exene Cervenka at Big's Grill Friday Night

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​Exene CervenkaMarch 11, 2011Big's GrillEven if you're not a fan of the seminal '80s punk band X or the many side projects of vocalist Exene Cervenka, it's the woman herself is easy to like. The diminutive punker who survived the lifestyle (back when it could rightly ... More >>

What You Missed: Chowderfest, Datarock, Mike Watt, Exene Cervenka

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​What'd you miss this weekend? We kept busy--there was the Best of the Chowderfest at the Aquarium of the Pacific, Datarock at the Glass House, Mike Watt at the Echo and Exene Cervenka at Big's (sponsored by Heard Mentality!). After the jump: more images, info and lin ... More >>

[UPDATE: Tonight! $2 Show!] Exene Cervenka (of X): On Folk Being the New Punk Rock and Why She's Performing a Benefit Show for Sweet Relief

www.exenecervenka.net​UPDATE, MARCH 11, 8:12 A.M.: See Exene Cervenka tonight at Big's for $2! Info after the jump.ORIGINAL ITEM, MARCH 8, 9:54 A.M.: On Friday, Exene Cervenka--writer, artist, punk-rock prototype of X fame--will perform at a benefit show for Sweet Relief hosted by Heard Mentality ... More >>

Getting Exene Cervenka

The approachable punk-rock icon is one of several OC acts off to Austin for the South By Southwest festival

Exene X's Out Nostalgia

Looking back on her life in X makes Exene Cervenka uncomfortable

X's Exene Cervenka: Beyond X-Mas

Ali Smith​​Today's Weekly features an interview with X singer-songwriter Exene Cervenka in advance of Friday night's KROQ Presents X-Mas With X at the Anaheim House of Blues, where a 25th anniversary screening of W.T. Morgan's excellent "rockumentary" X: The Unheard Music will be followed by a l ... More >>

Free Ticket Tuesdays, Part 2: Win Tickets to the Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival!

​If, like me, you are allergic to crustaceans and never get to try their yummy goodness, then you may want to pass on this contest. Or, you can just go to the Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival to watch a bunch of great bands--many of whom are local.John Doe and Exene Cervenka are performing. So ... More >>

OC/LBC Bands Representing at SXSW

Local acts aim to create buzz in Austin

You Tube Train: Exene Cervenka Interview w/ Eric Blair

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 ove ... More >>

Incoming: Exene Cervenka at Detroit Bar

​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 Sa ... More >>

TOMORROW: Members of X Play Benefit Show at Alex's Bar

Michael Hyatt​Obama'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 p ... More >>

Exene Cervenka and John Doe

Alex's Bar

Send some love to Exene

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 af ... More >>

Renaissance Woman Exene Cervenka Signs to Bloodshot

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†... More >>

Mild Thing

Exene Cervenka lightens up on anarchy and embraces punk pacifism

Various ArtistsBenefit for Truth & Justice: Free the West Memphis 3 Aces & Eights/Koch Re

The Knitters, Saturday at Hootenanny 2000

Big-Ass Music Weekend!

Nice Guy, Punk Legend

OC guitar god Billy Zoom on life before and after X