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X, Calexico, More Play West Coast X-Mas Shows

L.A. punk pioneers, X, want to deck the halls with a special set of West Coast holiday shows in December that will coincide with the release of their pair of Christmas songs, “Santa Clause Is Coming to Town” and “Jingle Bells.”...  read more

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X's Exene Cervenka Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis

Exene Cervenka, frontwoman of legendary punk foursome X, announced her recent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis on Tuesday. Although Cervenka is currently on the road with X on their "Total Request Live" tour and working towards a solo album slated for a fall release, she says the diagnosis will not affect her commitment to either of these projects. "Although this is obviously unfortunate news, I am choosing to see the positive in it," she said via Bloodshot Records' website....  read more

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Original X line-up goes on Total Request Live tour

Nevermind the Sadies. Here's X!...  read more

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Paste presents An Indie Rock Alphabet Book

We're proud to announce Paste's first foray into book publishing...  read more

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We'd Like to Buy a Vowel: The Seven Best Band Names Made Entirely of Consonants

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Okay, the band names on this list don't have to be made entirely of consonants. We let a couple of numerals sneak in because the artists were just too good to ignore, but we punished the artists for their lack of semantic ingenuity. We drew a hard line and excluded bands like CSS, because they rely on acronyms to make their name. We also excluded bands like Styx, because they suck....  read more

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X launches anniversary tour

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Here at Paste, we like writing about John Doe. But that doesn’t mean that we’ve forgotten about X, Mr. Doe’s legendary punk band. To prove just how much we haven’t forgotten about X, we offer you the following tour dates for the band’s “13-31” Anniversary Tour. After all, we’re all about inclusiveness. X on tour: March 19 - Chicago, Ill. @ Metro/Smart Bar 21 - Madison, Wis. @ Barrymore Theatre 22 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ The Cabooze 25 - Denver, Colo. @ Bluebird Theater 26 - Aspen, Colo. @ Belly Up 28 - Boise, Idaho @ Big Easy Concert House...  read more

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X - Live at the House of Blues

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Punk legends, X, take their unmistakeable brand of adrenaline-laden joyful noise to the Windy City, generate some converts and try to steal a Paste Writer's wife...  read more

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