The Modern Sounds of the Knitters

The Knitters are back. After a 20 year recording hiatus, John Doe, Exene Cervenka, and DJ Bonebrake, all of the legendary punk band X, have joined forces with Grammy® winner Dave Alvin and Jonny Ray Bartel to release their first album since 'Poor Little Critter on the Road,' their 1985 debut. John Doe testifies: "The Knitters, like their music, don't do anything hasty. Since our last record's been out for a while and it did pretty good, we figured it was just about time to put out another." Their new album...

     
   

Poor Little Critter on the Road

The much-requested 1985 album by this unplugged, countrified offshoot of L.A.’s most notorious punk band, X. Features John Doe, Exene Cervenka, D.J. Bonebrake, and Dave Alvin.

 

 
     
   

Various Artists: Poor Little Knitter on the Road

"This is a true tribute. Others should use this as an example of what albums in this genre should be about. A+." —Pop

Remember being a snotty little punk rocker in the early and mid-Eighties? Remember thinking that anything recorded more than 4 months ago was old, irrelevant fluff ready for the scrap heap? Remember thinking that anyone knowing anything about roots music, let alone playing it, ...

 
     
   

Various Artists: Radio Tokyo Tapes Vol. 3

 

 

 

 

     
       
       
     
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