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John Doe & Exene Cervenka
“See How We Are”
John Doe and Exene Cervenka met in 1976 at the renowned Venice Poetry Workshop. Their meeting spawned a marriage, a creative partnership that lasts to this day, the rise and demise and resurrection of one of punk’s most influential bands ever and about 24 records between them.
Tonight’s concert is a rare opportunity for John and Exene, with no additional musicians, to showcase their lifelong songwriting and singing collaboration stripped down to their emotional core utilizing only acoustic guitars and voices,
They will be performing material from their vast catalogue of respective solo projects as well as from the bands The Knitters and X.
Exene Cervenka, besides being a songwriter and singer, is also a published writer and visual artist who lives in southern California.
John Doe is also an actor, having appeared in over 40 films and TV shows. He resides in sunny Bakersfield, California.