TOMORROW: Members of X Play Benefit Show at Alex's Bar

Michael Hyatt

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Obama's health care speech to the joint session of Congress last night has left the issue fresh in a lot of people's minds--and someone that recently lost health care is Andrea Folmer, owner of Vintage Vulture in Orange. To help her out, Exene Cervenka of first wave punk band X has put together a benefit show tomorrow at Alex's Bar in Long Beach, with all the proceeds going to help pay Folmer's medical bills. Cervenka will be doing an acoustic set; other performers include John Doe, a fellow founding member of X and Anaheim rockabilly singer Amber Foxx.

X have long been supporters of Sweet Relief, a now Huntington Beach-based charity founded in 1993 after singer-songwriter Victoria Williams was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. (Read our article about Sweet Relief here.) Cervenka herself was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, having announced the news in June.

Click after the jump for "Los Angeles" from 1986 documentary X: The Unheard Music. Change in an instant!