X is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles. The original members are vocalist Exene Cervenka, vocalist-bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D. J. Bonebrake. The band released seven studio albums from 1980 to 1993.

X The Band - Los Angeles CA Celebrating 40+ Years of WILD THING Originally released in 1984 as a non-album single, produced by Michael Wagner, the song went on to share the screen, most famously as Charlie Sheen’s character, Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn, walked onto the mound, in the movie Major League .

The X band is the designation for a band of frequencies in the microwave radio region of the electromagnetic spectrum. In some cases, such as in communication engineering, the frequency range of the X band is set at approximately 7.0–11.2 GHz.

FOUR decades after the inception of X, one thing is clear: X was not only one of the most influential bands to crash out of the punk movement of the late ‘70s, but their music continues to be sonically groundbreaking.

The week-long celebration, October 17 - 22, will include the Annual Music Masters concert on Friday, October 21 at Playhouse Square’s State Theater, with Mike Ness of Social Distortion, singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell, legendary L.A. punk band X, and others who were influenced by the “Man in Black.”

Mar 27, 2025 · alternative rock, pop music style, built on distorted guitars and rooted in generational discontent, that dominated and changed rock between 1991 and 1996. It burst into the mainstream when “ Smells Like Teen Spirit ”—the first major-label single from Nirvana, a trio based in Seattle, Washington, U.S.—became a national hit.

Alphabetland is the eighth studio album by American punk rock band X. Released digitally in April 2020, it is their first studio release in 27 years and the first with their original line-up in the past 35 years. [3]

Jan 28, 2021 · Few bands before or since have captured the sound and feel of Los Angeles quite as well as X. Like their spiritual forebears The Doors, they transcended the scene they emerged from to shine a light on the underbelly of both their home town and modern America in general.

X is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles. The original members are vocalist Exene Cervenka, vocalist-bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D. J. Bonebrake. The band released seven studio albums from 1980 to 1993.

Formed in Los Angeles in 1977 by singer Exene Cervenka, vocalist and bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D.J. Bonebra, the band simply named "X" became one of the most popular and long-lasting representatives of the first wave of punk music genre in the US.