{"id":804840,"date":"2020-03-03T14:18:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T21:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=961553"},"modified":"2020-03-03T14:18:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T21:18:31","slug":"x-plot-los-angeles-album-celebration-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/x-plot-los-angeles-album-celebration-show\/","title":{"rendered":"X Plot Los Angeles Album Celebration Show"},"content":{"rendered":"
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X<\/a> will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their landmark debut LP, Los Angeles<\/em>, with a special show this spring in, of course, the City of Angels. The concert, which features support from Cracker, will take place at the Wiltern on April 25th.<\/p>\n

The group will also be joining the Violent Femmes<\/a> for a co-headlining tour that kicks off on May 28th. The dates focus on the Midwest and the East Coast.<\/p>\n

The members of X reflected on their history in an in-depth Rolling Stone <\/em>article in 2017. Regarding the song \u201cLos Angeles,\u201d vocalist-bassist John Doe said he based the track\u2019s edgy lyrics on the life of a friend of his who had moved to London and had a nervous breakdown. He just changed the locale to X\u2019s hometown.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019d just gotten fed up with it,\u201d he said. \u201cShe had lived there for a couple of years and she became more and more racist and stereotyping people. And to be honest there was a lot of shock value intended in the lyrics. I wanted to show the dark side or underbelly of Los Angeles. People like Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain and Nathaniel West did \u2014 the Doors did it \u2014 so it was time for an update.\u201d<\/p>\n

Late last year, X released their first new video in years<\/a> for \u201cDelta 88 Nightmare,\u201d a bonus track that came out on the 2001 reissue of Los Angeles<\/em>. The clips was directed by singer Exene Cervenka\u2019s son, Henry Mortensen, and starred both Mortensen and Cervenka\u2019s niece, Carolyn Allen. The song was reissued last year on a seven-inch backed with \u201cCyrano de Burger\u2019s Back.\u201d<\/p>\n

X Tour Dates With Violent Femmes<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 25 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *
May 28 \u2013 Minneapolis, MN @ The Palace
May 29 \u2013 Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside
May 30 \u2013 Chicago, IL @ Radius
May 31 \u2013 Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak
June 2 \u2013 Toronto @ Danforth Music Hall
June 4 \u2013 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
June 5 North Adams, MA @ \u2013 MassMoCA\/Hunter Theater
June 6 \u2013 Asbury Park, NJ @ Stony Pony Summer Stage
June 7 \u2013 Washington, DC @ Anthem
June 9 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
June 10 \u2013 New York, NY @ Pier 17<\/p>\n

* Los Angeles celebratory show with Cracker<\/p>\n

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