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Exene Cervenka: The Excitement of Maybe
Despite the fact that she didn’t move to Los Angeles until she was 20, there is something about Exene Cervenka that exemplifies the best LA has to offer.
By Eric J. Lawrence • • 1 min readDespite the fact that she didn’t move to Los Angeles until she was 20, there is something about
that exemplifies the best LA has to offer. Co-founder of the band X, the leading light of the Hollywood punk scene of the late ‘70s, she has also been a primary figure in the local spoken word movement (she met John Doe, her X band-mate and eventual husband, at a poetry workshop in Venice), as well as an accomplished actress (she met her second husband, Viggo Mortensen, on the set of the film, “Salvation!”) and visual artist (with exhibitions at the Santa Monica Museum of Art and DCKT Contemporary in New York).
The Excitement of Maybe
, is a further exploration of sound, with contributions from collaborators familiar (The Blasters’ Dave Alvin) and new (jazz bassist Christian McBride).
Eric J. Lawrence, KCRW DJ and Music Librarian
The Excitement of Maybewill be available to stream on demand from February 28 through March 29, 2011. The album will be released on Tuesday, March 8, 2011.
From the Archives
Listen as Exene Cervenka joins Jason Bentley for a live session on Morning Becomes Eclectic, February 18, 2010.
Track listing
1. Already In Love
2. Brand New Memory
3. Alone In Arizona
4. Falling
5. I Wish It Would Stop Raining
6. Turning With the World
7. Dirty Snow
8. Beyond You
9. Someday I'll Forget
10. Half Past Forever
11. I'll Admit It Now
12. Love and Haight