Met them in ‘85 outside a Woolworths in Kansas….Exene signed my shirt I was wearing, and Texacala Jones was giggling behind her….thanks X for making 45 years of my life so much better!
Just like Exene talks about being in awe of Lucinda, I remember playing pinball next to Exene at First Ave. in Minneapolis many years ago and I was in awe. Speechless, she has such a presence I was afraid to talk to her…
I have been fortunate to get know Exene and she's the real deal. Unassuming and down to Earth. She's completely approachable. If you get the chance again...just say howdy. She'll be happy to chat with you. Best of luck keeping up with her when she does! ;)
One of my favorite music stories: My buddy Steve owned a club in the Broad Ripple neighborhood of Indianapolis in the late 1970s-early 1980s. All the emerging punk and new wave bands played there, including X. Their 1980 gig at the venue fell on the last Saturday of May, the day before the Indianapolis 500. There was not a hotel room available for 25 miles in any direction. John, Exene, DJ, and Billy had no idea that was the case and did not book rooms in advance. They called Steve frantically at 3 AM Saturday morning, and he invited them to stay at his apartment. Exene got the couch, the guys slept on the floor--and they still just destroyed onstage that night.
Thanks for sharing. I just saw them July 2024 at the same club in Indianapolis & met the full band before the show. Very cool people. X the band is a national treasure.
Saw John do an acoustic set opening for Lucinda Williams years ago at the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco. She mentioned between songs how honored she was to share the same stage with him. They were both great.
@@coffeecalmdown Wait until you learn Exene is a Sandy Hook school shooting denier, Pro -Trump supporter. John Doe wouldn't even comment on her in interviews the last 5 years. Maybe's she's back on some meds or John needs the money from some re-release.
Full disclosure: Sometimes I scroll down and see what the guests pick without watching the video. But for this one, I watched the entire episode. And it did not disappoint. Fantastic picks from these legends ❤X❤
I missed X locally a few weeks ago so I really hope they extend the tour and do more dates. I have never gotten to see them live and would really love to catch them before they call it quits. Anyone not familiar with the band should really check them out. They are absolutely fantastic. Often considered a punk band, I think they are so much more than that. They blend so many styles to form their own style. Punk, rockabilly, outlaw country, blues, rock and more...you get it all with X. They are amazing and will be missed when they stop.
Under the Big Black Sun..whenever I hear those songs..heck..just hold that album in my hands ..it’s 1982 again..my friends and family all around me..truly blessed and grateful.
Thank you Exene and John for a soundtrack to go along with my befuddled life ...finally found my resting place out here in Joshua Tree ...Thank you for coming to town the last two years to Pappy and Harriets ...Hope to see you again soon
Met them John and Exene, both, at a talk and signing for John's book at the Los Angeles Public library in, I think, 2016. They were every bit as nice and approachable as I hoped they'd be. A dream come true since I first saw them at the Whisky in 1980. To me they are like family.
Then Exene has changed I knew her on the LA scene, then she was not a nice person, I will just leave it at that. But being near 70 has probably mellowed her out.
Great episode. I've seen X and/or John Doe live a crazy amount of times, and I've never heard him hit a bad note...ever. He's one of my all-time favorites. Leave it to him to grab an Elliott Smith album. Peace.
Strange coincidence cause like yesterday I heard the song Car Wheels.. on the FM radio driving my truck, haven't heard that in years. It's a tremendous song & sounded awesome loud through the speakers here in baking hot SoCal
OMG finally my favorite band on What's In My Bag! And what a fantastic selection-- thank you for some music education, X! And thank you Amoeba for having X!
After listening to X since middle school (I'm in my 50s now) I was finally able to meet John at Rough Trade NYC when he was promoting his book. He played a few songs, mostly by audience request, then sat down to sign some books. When it was my turn, he asked me to whom I wanted him to make it out, I was barely able to spit out the initials I use, "JD". He chuckled and said, "Cool, so from JD to JD." The weird sorta laugh sorta yes sorta I don't know what sound I made still haunts me to this day. He just smiled.
A giant “thank you” to X for all the great music over the years!👍🏻 The new album is great but I’m sorry to hear that it is apparently going to be the last one.☹️Hope to see you if you come through Arizona!
@@MothGirl007 Redd Kross were great live. In fact their albums really didn’t reflect how good they were live. However, I wouldn’t say they were better than X.
What a coincidence! Just yesterday I started listening to their 2020 album Alphabetland (I'd previously only been familiar with their first 4 albums, which are some of my all-time favorites). I like Alphabetland a lot! I look forward to their new release.
So happy to see the two of you together. YOU LOOK GREAT!! if I saw you at Amoeba I'd try so hard to act cool, but i just know I'd blow it and go all "Chris Farley Paul McCartney" on you guys🤣😂. Loved this! Say hello to DJ and Billy. 🤣🤣😎😎👏👏🍻🍻👍👍😎😎 loved the old footage of you two in John's apartment. PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE film your next tour. It's time for your documentary. Those of us who've loved you from the beginning can only watch "Decline" so many times... Man, i remember when John was getting that little tattoo. Back then it was all SO HARD CORE to watch that!!!!! 🤣🤣
When I was a kid 50 years ago vinyl was kinda like baseball cards for us kids that weren't into sports ...it was a way to show your inner self to friends or potential friends and see what they thought ...with out being too weird ... Swapped LOS ANGELES and WILD GIFT with many friends in high school ...I was such a huge fan . junior year I had an X shaved in the back of my head ...LOL
I’ve probably seen X 200 times going all the way back to the beginning. So many great experiences and so much great music. The greatest band in the history of El Lay. I love them dearly.
In the '90s I was walking into a store at the same time as John. I held the door open for him & smiled. He returned the most annoyed, vicious look. It broke my heart bc I'd just seen him play an acoustic set w/ Smokey Hormel the day before at an arts festival in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood. His voice, songs, music were all so moving that I stood there in the sun trying not to cry.
“George Strait is a very handsome man” - John Doe We talked about his timeless role as Earl Blackstock after a show a few years ago. He was so funny and gracious about it. John is cooler than us.
As a kid, watching them in decline was a mind blowing game changer and theyHave always turned it out live (hungry wolf gives chills Everytime). That split Wanda Coleman is Such a great record! Both performances are incredible. Wish I would have properly archived mine before selling off my collection decades ago. Only bits and pieces on cassette mixes remained for years.. .. until YT. The spoken record she did with bonebrake is another good one.
Can’t help myself every time it comes up-my cousin Leslie recorded half that Elliott Smith album. So proud of even that tenuous connection to him (other than Portland).
I was lucky enough to get to see you guys play countless times, mostly at the Whiskey. New Year's Eve opening for Devo down in Long Beach was excellent. Now that radio is dead, I can appreciate the stadium bands of the 70's. But when you guys came out with so many great songs back then, X stood head and shoulders above everyone else as far as freshness and creativity. . . .
I remember seeing Exene in a small club on Sunset Blvd. back in the 90s. Place was packed but Exene made it feel like we were in her living room. I remember she told a story about a time X gigged with Neil Young and she had no thoughts on him as he wouldn't talk to them. Suffice to say she was the opposite of Neil; her songs and her presence were warm and engaging.
Sunny War! So cool! When visiting a friend in Santa Monica years ago there was this woman busking at the beach who was just fantastic. She was selling a self produced CD and we bought one thinking “damn she’s good. I hope she makes something of this.” Good to see she has.
Was late coming to X but so glad I did. Amazing first few records. Have to check out the new one. Hey maybe I will get lucky and get to see you guys on tour!
My goodness, I love these guys if only for how they represent a part of the culture that no longer exists. I would check them out knowing that they along with their fans would be such an interesting lot to hang with. Super cool folks...plus Exene's connection to Viggo Mortensen is cool too. The stories these two have...
I love X, but it's hard being a European fan because they rarely ever play outside the US. I think the last time they played over here was at a Belgian festival in the late '90s.😢
Hell yes!!! Exene props Lucinda, luv it. 1985 dirt place "X" slc, ut. Got to the front of the stage, general admission, slam-danced in front of Billy Zoom. People got taken out on stretchers that night. Good times : - /
Never hit that 'like' button so fast. X are the greatest to ever do it.
Met them in ‘85 outside a Woolworths in Kansas….Exene signed my shirt I was wearing, and Texacala Jones was giggling behind her….thanks X for making 45 years of my life so much better!
Dayyyyyyum - Jones and cervenka sounds like a good memory. Very cool. I used to see her at the Cathay - super nice and on stage she rocked out hard
Just like Exene talks about being in awe of Lucinda, I remember playing pinball next to Exene at First Ave. in Minneapolis many years ago and I was in awe. Speechless, she has such a presence I was afraid to talk to her…
I have been fortunate to get know Exene and she's the real deal. Unassuming and down to Earth. She's completely approachable. If you get the chance again...just say howdy. She'll be happy to chat with you. Best of luck keeping up with her when she does! ;)
X is one of the best bands ever. Long live X.
I love X, but besides DJ (it’s really an Illinois band).
Lucinda is so special. Her voice reaches your soul.
One of my favorite music stories: My buddy Steve owned a club in the Broad Ripple neighborhood of Indianapolis in the late 1970s-early 1980s. All the emerging punk and new wave bands played there, including X. Their 1980 gig at the venue fell on the last Saturday of May, the day before the Indianapolis 500. There was not a hotel room available for 25 miles in any direction. John, Exene, DJ, and Billy had no idea that was the case and did not book rooms in advance. They called Steve frantically at 3 AM Saturday morning, and he invited them to stay at his apartment. Exene got the couch, the guys slept on the floor--and they still just destroyed onstage that night.
Amazing punk rock story. Bands and fans making it work for the love of the music. So cool. Also, happened in Broad Ripple so that is even more cool.
Thanks for sharing. I just saw them July 2024 at the same club in Indianapolis & met the full band before the show. Very cool people. X the band is a national treasure.
Heya! from near East Side. Roadside Prophets
Saw John do an acoustic set opening for Lucinda Williams years ago at the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco. She mentioned between songs how honored she was to share the same stage with him. They were both great.
They should sue Elon.
X, Two of the coolest people ever ❤
Can't remember when I enjoyed a What's In My Bag this much in a long, long time, Thanks, X!
Most episodes since the WIMB home editions have been borderline unwatchable, this one was a breath of fresh air.
The Redd Kross What’s In My Bag episode is also great.
@@vinylrichie007 Those guys always get the good shit!
@@coffeecalmdown Wait until you learn Exene is a Sandy Hook school shooting denier, Pro -Trump supporter. John Doe wouldn't even comment on her in interviews the last 5 years. Maybe's she's back on some meds or John needs the money from some re-release.
@@vinylrichie007 Haven't seen that one, I'll have to check it out. Thanks.
Full disclosure: Sometimes I scroll down and see what the guests pick without watching the video. But for this one, I watched the entire episode. And it did not disappoint. Fantastic picks from these legends ❤X❤
I missed X locally a few weeks ago so I really hope they extend the tour and do more dates. I have never gotten to see them live and would really love to catch them before they call it quits. Anyone not familiar with the band should really check them out. They are absolutely fantastic. Often considered a punk band, I think they are so much more than that. They blend so many styles to form their own style. Punk, rockabilly, outlaw country, blues, rock and more...you get it all with X. They are amazing and will be missed when they stop.
Under the Big Black Sun..whenever I hear those songs..heck..just hold that album in my hands ..it’s 1982 again..my friends and family all around me..truly blessed and grateful.
The reason I love these two is they know music history while keeping an ear to the fresh and now. Going to pick up a few of these at Amoeba of course!
love them. legends
Thank you Exene and John for a soundtrack to go along with my befuddled life ...finally found my resting place out here in Joshua Tree ...Thank you for coming to town the last two years to Pappy and Harriets ...Hope to see you again soon
Pappy and Harriet’s! What a great place!
@@dinosaursr Its like going to your own private venue ...sooo cool
@@gilwood7530 I’ve got a parcel of land in Wonder Valley. Not too far a drive to P & H. Desert Stars in 2016 was great.
@@dinosaursrI lived in Wonder Valley till a year and a half ago. What "part of town" are you in?
@@rrrycox 34°09'13.6"N 115°51'10.0"W About 2 miles West from the Wonderland Bookstore.
I'm a huge fan of these two.
The Knitters playing Dry River live at Stawberry is a high water mark in my life. 🙏
Met them John and Exene, both, at a talk and signing for John's book at the Los Angeles Public library in, I think, 2016. They were every bit as nice and approachable as I hoped they'd be. A dream come true since I first saw them at the Whisky in 1980. To me they are like family.
Then Exene has changed I knew her on the LA scene, then she was not a nice person, I will just leave it at that. But being near 70 has probably mellowed her out.
Great episode. I've seen X and/or John Doe live a crazy amount of times, and I've never heard him hit a bad note...ever. He's one of my all-time favorites. Leave it to him to grab an Elliott Smith album. Peace.
Such cool people with such cool picks. Could listen to them for hours. Thanks, Amoeba. Keep it coming!
Maybe don't look too much into exene tho
The BEST What's In My Bag....Exene and John know music better than anyone....
Strange coincidence cause like yesterday I heard the song Car Wheels.. on the FM radio driving my truck, haven't heard that in years. It's a tremendous song & sounded awesome loud through the speakers here in baking hot SoCal
X are simply one of the best bands ever and Doe gave me some flat picking advice, which was sweet of him.
Wow Exene and John!!
OMG finally my favorite band on What's In My Bag! And what a fantastic selection-- thank you for some music education, X! And thank you Amoeba for having X!
X!!!!! What's in my bag?, instant like!!!! Their knowledge of music is well received
LONG LIVE X! Really glad to see this episode. I'm always curious what my favorite bands listen to 🙂
After listening to X since middle school (I'm in my 50s now) I was finally able to meet John at Rough Trade NYC when he was promoting his book. He played a few songs, mostly by audience request, then sat down to sign some books. When it was my turn, he asked me to whom I wanted him to make it out, I was barely able to spit out the initials I use, "JD". He chuckled and said, "Cool, so from JD to JD." The weird sorta laugh sorta yes sorta I don't know what sound I made still haunts me to this day. He just smiled.
A giant “thank you” to X for all the great music over the years!👍🏻 The new album is great but I’m sorry to hear that it is apparently going to be the last one.☹️Hope to see you if you come through Arizona!
Thank you for another beautiful transmission chock full of good recs and histories
P.S. I really luv X! Ragged Records & Music here in Rock Island, IL is where my friend Denny suggested em. Songs Under the Black Sun is my jam.
x. The best band ever out of L.A. And it’s not even close.
X were great live but I wouldn’t say they were the best.
Nope - that would be Redd Kross.
@@MothGirl007 Redd Kross were great live. In fact their albums really didn’t reflect how good they were live. However, I wouldn’t say they were better than X.
@@vinylrichie007 neck & neck….those 2!
Neither X or Redd Kross. It’d be The Beach Boys! The original Hawthorne band.lol
John, Exene, Billy, and DJ are a deep, deep well.
Just saw Skating Polly at Camp Punksylvania, so amazing
Such a great band and lovely people.
I love X. Thanks for this!
Man I'm gonna miss you guys
What a coincidence! Just yesterday I started listening to their 2020 album Alphabetland (I'd previously only been familiar with their first 4 albums, which are some of my all-time favorites). I like Alphabetland a lot!
I look forward to their new release.
So happy to see the two of you together. YOU LOOK GREAT!! if I saw you at Amoeba I'd try so hard to act cool, but i just know I'd blow it and go all "Chris Farley Paul McCartney" on you guys🤣😂. Loved this! Say hello to DJ and Billy. 🤣🤣😎😎👏👏🍻🍻👍👍😎😎 loved the old footage of you two in John's apartment. PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE film your next tour. It's time for your documentary. Those of us who've loved you from the beginning can only watch "Decline" so many times... Man, i remember when John was getting that little tattoo. Back then it was all SO HARD CORE to watch that!!!!! 🤣🤣
When I was a kid 50 years ago vinyl was kinda like baseball cards for us kids that weren't into sports ...it was a way to show your inner self to friends or potential friends and see what they thought ...with out being too weird ... Swapped LOS ANGELES and WILD GIFT with many friends in high school ...I was such a huge fan . junior year I had an X shaved in the back of my head ...LOL
Best what’s in my bag. Long Live X!
some great episodes lately, thankyou
Just a mark on my late teens early 20’s. Also a great example of love and commitment and support for the one you love.
Saw them with Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew, what an amazing performance!❤
This was fantastic. Love Amoeba and love X.
Look it's The Knitters!
Perfect show for Exene. She is a bag lady.
X, The Blasters, and Los Lobos are prime LA
My second punk show ever was X at the "other Masque". A very fun experience.
I love Elliott Smith and have pictures of me with X the first time they came to Vancouver live pictures
I’ve probably seen X 200 times going all the way back to the beginning. So many great experiences and so much great music. The greatest band in the history of El Lay. I love them dearly.
@@danielandrewgrant wow 200 times, incredible!!!!
It’s good to see legends love legends. Fiona Apple and Elliot Smith are my all-time favourites too.
Love them. Very special oeuvre and influence on punk and beyond.
In the '90s I was walking into a store at the same time as John. I held the door open for him & smiled. He returned the most annoyed, vicious look. It broke my heart bc I'd just seen him play an acoustic set w/ Smokey Hormel the day before at an arts festival in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood. His voice, songs, music were all so moving that I stood there in the sun trying not to cry.
😞
well, yunno what they say about meeting one's "heroes" ... ya take whut ya get ...
I think John was having an off day because I’ve met him many times and he couldn’t have been more gracious.
John Doe was a dick to one of my friends at a gig. I didn’t say anything because he most likely would have had me thrown out.
@@vinylrichie007Who cares? Fuck the stars.
the fact he played in “Pure Country” with George Strait is awesome ! love both of there music
“George Strait is a very handsome man”
- John Doe
We talked about his timeless role as Earl Blackstock after a show a few years ago. He was so funny and gracious about it. John is cooler than us.
If your watching his and haven't heard their debut (Los Angeles) Highly reccomended
Los Angeles and Wild Gift are great albums. Love X!
What a great episode. I love X and their picks did not disappoint me.
Thank you, X!
Love X so much! Really hope their farewell tour can include a trip to the UK.
I would love to do some record digging with the two of them. Legends~
Rob/Boston
As a kid, watching them in decline was a mind blowing game changer and theyHave always turned it out live (hungry wolf gives chills Everytime). That split Wanda Coleman is Such a great record! Both performances are incredible. Wish I would have properly archived mine before selling off my collection decades ago. Only bits and pieces on cassette mixes remained for years.. .. until YT. The spoken record she did with bonebrake is another good one.
X changed my life. No joke.
Love their picks, specially Exene's.
Our tour lasts as long as we do 😂😂😂
I got to 'meet' Exene once.
She is batshit crazy. Like seriously Rosanne Barr insane.
She has never met a conspiracy she didnt like.
Yeah she’s very intelligent…critical thinkers are the best!
Long Live X! Hope to see you on tour.
Can’t help myself every time it comes up-my cousin Leslie recorded half that Elliott Smith album. So proud of even that tenuous connection to him (other than Portland).
I'll be seeing them in a few weeks when they come to New Hampshire, pretty excited.
As a young tyke, I was transfixed by the image of that Jonathan Winters album.
Love X. First real punk show at age 18. Iowa City Auditorium. Incredible performance. A++
Love all the attention Skating Polly is getting. Viggo had them play Cannes few years back.
Great band great tunes. Kudos.
I was lucky enough to get to see you guys play countless times, mostly at the Whiskey. New Year's Eve opening for Devo down in Long Beach was excellent. Now that radio is dead, I can appreciate the stadium bands of the 70's. But when you guys came out with so many great songs back then, X stood head and shoulders above everyone else as far as freshness and creativity. . . .
Can't wait to see them again this tour. New LP is !!!!!
Legends.
I remember seeing Exene in a small club on Sunset Blvd. back in the 90s. Place was packed but Exene made it feel like we were in her living room. I remember she told a story about a time X gigged with Neil Young and she had no thoughts on him as he wouldn't talk to them.
Suffice to say she was the opposite of Neil; her songs and her presence were warm and engaging.
just saw X at the varsity theater in mpls in august 2024. Kids, if you haven't, go see this amazing band!
Sunny War! So cool! When visiting a friend in Santa Monica years ago there was this woman busking at the beach who was just fantastic. She was selling a self produced CD and we bought one thinking “damn she’s good. I hope she makes something of this.” Good to see she has.
Legends!
Been waiting for this, so cool.
i have heard about new and different music through this youtube channel mvto wado thank you Amoeba
Was late coming to X but so glad I did. Amazing first few records. Have to check out the new one. Hey maybe I will get lucky and get to see you guys on tour!
Both have great taste..usually I go meh that’s not for me but these guys make me look stuff up
Exene Cervenka! They're still the best!
She's a Trumpy anti-vaxxer now.
My goodness, I love these guys if only for how they represent a part of the culture that no longer exists. I would check them out knowing that they along with their fans would be such an interesting lot to hang with. Super cool folks...plus Exene's connection to Viggo Mortensen is cool too. The stories these two have...
Forever crushing on John Doe.
I love these People.X is one of the best bands
they for sure have such an eclectic taste and that is why their music was different.
Awesome
Nice episode. Right in time sounded nice.
So good. Love this.
Two Legends
Amoeba and Rasputin Records Telegraph ave Berkeley CA so many memories
Great people!! That’s cool he was friends with Elliott!
True legends.
The Seventh Son album is a compilation, but definitely a great record.
One of the best episodes!
I love X, but it's hard being a European fan because they rarely ever play outside the US. I think the last time they played over here was at a Belgian festival in the late '90s.😢
Hell yes!!! Exene props Lucinda, luv it. 1985 dirt place "X" slc, ut. Got to the front of the stage, general admission, slam-danced in front of Billy Zoom. People got taken out on stretchers that night. Good times : - /