From the last tour of an iconic American band to aerial ballet and dazzling dahlias, there are a lot of cool shows and events to catch this weekend and beyond.
Exene Cervenka, and John Doe bring their iconic SoCal punk band X to the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park Aug. 19-20.X is calling it quits to life on the road.
Yet, really, why take the chance that you could miss the final X dates in the Bay Area? Having just seen the band in late 2023, we can say that X still sounds great in concert. Plus, the group still features all of original members — vocalist Exene Cervenka, guitarist Billy Zoom, vocalist-bassist John Doe and drummer DJ Bonebrake — which is a real rarity for an act that has been around as long as X.
Twinkle Toes! Croydon Masterpiece! Brookside Snowball and Kidd’s Climax! All the A-list cultivars will be here, lovingly nurtured to tumescence by their membership-dues-paying plant mommies and daddies. This year, expect throngs in the thousands to flock to the Hall of Flowers, where growers from all over the state will compete for titles like Flower of the Year, Old-Fashioned Bouquet and Nature’s Oddities.
Roldan says through the years, listeners have told her that she has a similar sound to the late vocalist, who, with her brother Richard in The Carpenters, topped the 1970s pop charts with numerous soft, melodic, distinctive hits.
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