X-mas with X (an evening with) Special Guest Ray Manzarek December 28, 2010

X, giants of the L.A. punk-rock scene, will once again be celebrating the holidays in X-travagant style. The original purveyors of punk will perform at four pre-holiday shows, slated to be held on the band’s home turf of Hollywood, as well as in Ventura, Anaheim and Solana Beach. After Christmas, X will continue with several more special West Coast shows in Bakersfield, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland. These two special shows at Slim's will also feature a special appearance by Ray Manzarek on keyboards!

This year X celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the album that not only defined their career, but an entire musical genre as well; "Los Angeles." The band will also be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the rock-umentary, "X The Unheard Music." The film will run, in its entirety, on screen before the band hits the stage to perform, track by track, the "Los Angeles" album. As usual, X will also put their unique twist on some classic X-Mas tunes to round out the evening.

The L.A. punk scene in the late '70s saw its share of greatness, but few acts as talented as the now world-class, live, rock & roll band X. Their 2008 “13-31” Tour across the U.S. was something really special, celebrating the band’s 31st anniversary. 2009 shaped up to be just as amazing for the veteran rockers, with appearances at SXSW and Coachella, along with their own “X – TRL” Tour, where fans were able to help select each night’s set list.

Official Website: http://www.slims-sf.com/slims-bin/showcal?date=2010-12-28