Grammy Museum Exhibit Celebrates 40 Years Of L.A. Punk Icons X

X Exhibit Planned For Grammy Museum (Gary Leonard)

GRAMMY MUSEUM will celebrate the 40th anniversary of iconic L.A. punk rock band X with a new exhibit, X: 40 Years Of Punk In LOS ANGELES, starting FRIDAY, JUNE 30th and running through FEBRUARY 25th, 2018.

On display on the MUSEUM's fourth floor, the exhibit will honor X's four original members – singer EXENE CERVENKA,bassist  JOHN DOE, guitarist BILLY ZOOM and drummer DJ BONEBRAKE -- established the band as one of the best in the first wave of L.A.'s flourishing punk scene. 

 The band released the following statement: "An X exhibit in a museum? Unbelievable! We are honored, dumbstruck and so grateful that all four original members are here to celebrate and share our history and 40th anniversary. It’s a very long way from a basement on Hollywood Blvd (THE MASQUE) to the GRAMMY MUSEUM, but we feel that we bring with us all the punks from then and now. We are just the representatives for what has gone before and what is still to come in the City of Angels." 
 
Items on display will include:
• Original instruments and gear played by the band
• Handwritten lyrics and notebooks by EXENE and JOHN
• Clothing and other personal items
• Original concert flyers for L.A. shows
• Rare EXENE photographs and artwork
• Screenings of "X: The Unheard Music" film

Commented GRAMMY MUSEUM Executive Director SCOTT GOLDMAN, "We are thrilled to be hosting the official 40th anniversary exhibit for one of LOS ANGELES' most influential punk-rock acts. While most will think of NEW YORK when they think of the punk movement, the genre was also developing an impact on the WEST COAST, of which X played an integral role in developing, and we are so excited to tell that story."
 
Added GRAMMY MUSEUM Curator NWAKA ONWUSWA, "This exhibit will place a much-deserved spotlight on the history of punk music in LOS ANGELES and one of the bands who played a vital role on the genre's impact on SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Visitors will get a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the development of X's career and how, after 40 years, they remain one of the few bands to continue to tour with all four original members."

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