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Decades: 1980's, 1990's, and 2000's

X were the quintessential L.A. punk rockers before they grew into a world-class rock & roll band and live band; however, enthusiasm for their unique, intelligent and humorous work never quite reached critical mass. Formed in 1977 after songwriter and bassist John Doe (b. Feb. 24, 1956) met (and later married) Exene Cervenka (b. Feb. 1, 1956) at a Venice poetry workshop, with rockabilly veteran Billy Zoom (b. Feb. 20, 194?) on guitar and D.J. Bonebrake (b. Dec. 8, 1955) on drums, the band garnered an immed... Read More

Chuck Berry, Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Doors, Merle Haggard and Jefferson Airplane

Black Flag, Eleni Mandell, The Go-Go's, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Porno for Pyros, Superchunk, Social Distortion and The Blasters