Exene Cervenka is an American singer, artist, and poet. She is best known for her work as a singer in the California punk rock band X.
Cervenka at The Chestnut Cabaret in 1986
Cervenka at SXSW 2010
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. After a period of inactivity during the mid-to-late 1990s, X reunited in the early 2000s and continues to tour as of 2023.
Billy Zoom, D.J. Bonebrake, Exene Cervenka, John Doe, 1979
X in 1980
Exene Cervenka at Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, summer 1986
X in performance at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, 2004, from left to right: Cervenka, Zoom, and Doe