John Doe & Exene Cervenka — live event on Aug 7, 2026
John Doe & Exene Cervenka at Atwood Music Hall, Madison on Fri, Aug 7, 8:00 PM. Tickets from $52.04. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.
John Doe & Exene Cervenka are the founding members of the legendary punk rock band X. They met at Beyond Baroque’s long running Wednesday night poetry workshop in 1976. X led the Hollywood punk movement, but there was much more to their sound than the average punk band, including country, rockabilly. John & Exene‘s poetic lyrics set them apart from the pack. A string of classic (yet criminally overlooked) releases followed — 1980’s Los Angeles, 1981’s Wild Gift, 1982’s Under the Big Black Sun, and 1983’s More Fun in the New World — during which time Cervenka and Doe were married. In addition to their X duties, Doe & Cervenka appeared as part of the country alter-ego the Knitters (1985’s Poor Little Critter on the Road), and Exene issued (also in 1985) a poetry collaboration with Wanda Coleman entitled Twin Sisters. In 1989 both Doe & Cervenka released their first solo records; Old Wives Tales by Cervenka and Meet John Doe. Exene went on to release 6 solo albums. Additionally, Doe sta…
Starts: Fri, Aug 7, 8:00 PM
Ends: Fri, Aug 7, 10:00 PM
Where: 1925 Winnebago Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53704, United States
Price: $52.04
Venue: Atwood Music Hall
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