New Exhibit Spotlighting Punk Rockers X Opens With Rooftop Party
40 YEARS OF PUNK IN lOS aNGELES OPENING FRIDAY, OCT. 13
band to appear at the grammy museum for opening night event AND RARE ROOTFOP PERFORMANCE
X’s four original members – Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom, and DJ Bonebrake – will be honored with a new GRAMMY Museum exhibit celebrating their 40th anniversary. GRAMMY Museum Executive Director Scott Goldman will host an intimate evening with the band to celebrate the opening. The conversation will be followed by a rare rooftop performance with X.
On display in the Special Exhibits Gallery on the second floor, X: 40 Years of Punk in Los Angeles will give visitors a glimpse into how X’s four original members quickly established the band as one of the best in the first wave of L.A.’s flourishing punk scene.
On display through March 2018, the exhibit will include original instruments and gear played by the band; handwritten lyrics and notebooks by Exene Cervenka and John Doe; clothing and other personal items; original concert flyers for L.A. shows; rare photographs and artwork by Exene; and a screening of X: The Unheard Music Film, and more.
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