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X Details Annual X-MAS Tour 'Putting The X Back in Xmas'
by Josh Sharpe - October 01, 2024 Iconic Los Angeles band, X, have announced dates for their annual December X-Mas west coast run. Putting The X Back in Xmas begins December 9 in Salem, OR followed by a pair of dates in Tacoma, WA on December 10 & 11. View the full tour schedule and how to get tickets. ...
X Releases 'Ruby Church' Track From Final Album
by Josh Sharpe - July 30, 2024 Punk rock band X has released the opening track 'Ruby Church' from their new album. Smoke & Fiction, the final album from the band, is set for release on Friday, August 2. Listen to the new track now! ...
X to Release Final Album 'Smoke & Fiction;' Shares New Track
by Josh Sharpe - June 25, 2024 Get ready to witness the culmination of an extraordinary journey as X unveils their ninth and ultimately, their final studio album, Smoke & Fiction, set to be released August 2, 2024, coinciding with their farewell tour. Listen to a track from the album now!...
Skating Polly Playing North American Tour This Spring
by Josh Sharpe - April 29, 2024 Skating Polly is thrilled to hit the road for a headline tour in support of their double album Chaos County Line. Produced by longtime collaborator Brad Wood (Liz Phair, Jesus Lizard, Veruca Salt), the LP followed 2018’s critically acclaimed The Make It All Show, features a guest appearance by David...
~X~ Announces Annual X-MAS Tour 2023
by Michael Major - October 10, 2023 Iconic Los Angeles band, X, release dates for their annual December X-Mas west coast run. The tour begins December 11 in Seattle before running down the west coast hitting Portland, several Bay Area stops in Roseville, Santa Cruz and Monterey before making it back to hometown LA for a pair of shows ...
Skating Polly Share New Track 'Send A Priest'
by Michael Major - May 31, 2023 Skating Polly share blistering new track “Send A Priest.' Produced by longtime collaborator Brad Wood (Liz Phair, Jesus Lizard, Veruca Salt), the new LP follows 2018’s critically acclaimed The Make It All Show, features a guest appearance by David Yow, and is Skating Polly’s first new album in five ...
Skating Polly Announce More North American Headline Dates
by Michael Major - May 11, 2023 The June and July trek include stops at St. Vitus in Brooklyn, NY, The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA, the Middle East in Boston, Beat Kitchen in Chicago and Bovine Sex Club in Toronto. In addition, the first show of this second leg comes a day before the band's new double album Chaos County Line is set ...
Skating Polly Share New Single 'I'm Sorry For Always Apologizing'
by Michael Major - May 03, 2023 Skating Polly share “I’m Sorry For Always Apologizing” – a deceptively joyous rock song that is accompanied by the official music video directed by Christian Papierniak. The multiple award-winning director, producer, and writer best known for his hit Indie feature film Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town...
X Announce Summer Tour Dates; Will Perform Unheard New Music on Tour
by Michael Major - April 18, 2023 X wrapped a hugely successful Summer tour with the Psychedelic Furs in addition to their annual December X-Mas west coast run where they performed the songs from their 2020 critically acclaimed release, Alphabetland, in addition to the iconic X hits fans know and love from the bands 45-year career....
Skating Polly Announce First New LP in 5 Yrs With Single & Tour Dates
by Michael Major - March 06, 2023 The LP will be released through the band’s longtime label El Camino Media and was produced by frequent collaborator Brad Wood (Liz Phair, Veruca Salt, Smashing Pumpkins). Along with the news, Skating Polly is releasing the LP’s frenetic lead single and music video for “Hickey King.” Check out a comp...
X Announces Annual X-MAS Holiday Tour Dates
by Michael Major - October 04, 2022 The iconic punk rock band, X, are re-zooming their annual Holiday tour plans. Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom, and DJ Bonebrake are hitting the West Coast for X-Mas ‘22, their annual holiday tour with stops in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles before finishing up on December 20 i...
X Announce More Summer Live Shows As Special Guests of The Psychedelic Furs
by Michael Major - May 17, 2022 X will now join The Furs from July 6 through August 18 with four newly announced shows in Southern California this August. The foursome will now also make stops at The OC Fair/Pacific Amphitheatre, the Rady Shell in San Diego, Pappy & Harriets before wrapping it up on August 18 at the YouTube Theate...
X's JOHN DOE Releases 'El Romance-0' From Forthcoming Album
by Michael Major - April 12, 2022 The new single “El Romance-0” from the highly anticipated John Doe solo effort, Fables in a Foreign Land. The song, which also features Los Lobos’ Louie Pérez adding his lyrics in Spanish, comes alive in the new music video, recently shot in Austin by director Gilbert Trejo (Jerry Cantrell, X, Starc...
John Doe From X Releases Debut Solo Single 'Never Coming Back'
by Michael Major - March 08, 2022 John Doe has announced his highly anticipated new solo release, Fables in a Foreign Land, with the lead single 'Never Coming Back' out now. Guests writers include Shirley Manson (Garbage), Exene Cervenka (X),Terry Allen and Louie Pérez (Los Lobos). First single, “Never Coming Back,” is available to ...
The Knitters Announce Vinyl Release of Their 1985 Debut Album 'Poor Little Critter on the Road'
by Michael Major - January 13, 2022 Poor Little Critter on the Road is a collection of original songs and revamped acoustic versions of early X songs as well as covers by such artists as Merle Haggard, June Carter and Huddie Ledbetter aka Lead Belly. The album will now be available on vinyl; a limited-edition blue version available by...
Garbage Unveil New Video 'The Creeps'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 18, 2021 Since releasing their eponymous debut album in 1995, Garbage has blazed a unique sonic trail, garnering critical acclaim and amassing a passel of hits as well as seven Grammy nominations along the way to 17 million albums sold....
Garbage Unveil New Album 'No Gods No Masters'
by TV News Desk - June 11, 2021 Since releasing their eponymous debut album in 1995, Garbage has blazed a unique sonic trail, garnering critical acclaim and amassing a passel of hits as well as seven Grammy nominations along the way to 17 million albums sold....
X Announce Their First Live Show in 2021
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 24, 2021 Along with the bands stable of hits, fans will also experience songs from their newest studio album, Alphabetland, for the first time ever....
Garbage to Unveil New Album 'No Gods No Masters' June 11
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 30, 2021 “The Men Who Rule the World,” the opening track of No Gods No Masters, is a protest song – a searing indictment and call to arms critiquing of the rise of capitalist short-sightedness, racism, sexism and misogyny across the world....
X Release 'Xtras' on Feb. 9
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 09, 2021 X are kicking 2021 off with some new music! Two b-sides culled from their critically acclaimed album, Alphabetland, are set for release on February 9, 2021. ...
X Announce May-June Tour Dates With Violent Femmes
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 03, 2020 The Iconic LA-based original punk band X are announcing the start to their highly anticipated summer tour plans. X will hit the road with the Violent Femmes beginning May 28 hitting the mid-west, Toronto and the east coast, winding up this current leg on June 10 in New York City....
X to Release New Music on Black Friday
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 27, 2019 Black Friday just got a whole lot better! X will be releasing newly recorded music - a 7” featuring “Delta 88 Nightmare” and “Cyrano de Berger's Back” will be released on November 29, 2019 via Fat Possum. ...
Iconic Punk Rock Band, X, Releases New Music for First Time in 30 Years
by Abigail Charpentier - October 15, 2019 Released today via Fat Possum, “Delta 88 Nightmare,” newly recorded music from the iconic punk rock band, X, along with the video directed by Henry Mortensen, premiering today on Rolling Stone....
X Announce Holiday Tour Dates
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 01, 2019 The iconic punk rock band, X, have announced their annual Holiday tour plans. Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom, and DJ Bonebrake are hitting the West Coast for X-Mas '19, their annual holiday tour with stops in San Juan Capistrano, Sacramento, Sonoma, San Francisco, Seattle and finishing up on D...
Skating Polly Announces 10 Year Anniversary Show + Releases 'Flyer' Lyric Video
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 13, 2019 Tacoma, WA grunge-pop trio Skating Polly has announced their 10 Year Anniversary Celebration, taking place on November 2nd @ The Vera Project in Seattle. It may be hard to believe that the wise-beyond-their-years band is already celebrating 10 years together, but step-sisters Kelli Mayo and Peyton B... |