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Great American Music Hall

859 O'Farrell (at Polk)
San Francisco, CA 94109

Category: Music Venues

Region: Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin

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Times have finally caught up with them — the rarely-touring Knitters perform on Thursday, May 19, at the Great American Music Hall. 8 p.m., $26; www.gamh.com.

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• The Knitters (Band)
• Jonny Ray Bartel
• Exene Cervenka
• DJ Bonebrake
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While rock and country music have come together at many junctures, it's often been a skittish relationship — which is why the Knitters' debut, Poor Little Critter on the Road, was an oddity upon its 1985 release. Consisting of three-quarters of the iconic punk combo X — Exene Cervenka, John Doe, and D.J. Bonebrake — plus former Blaster Dave Alvin and bassist Johnny Ray Bartel, the Knitters played traditional country styles. At that time — as now, alas — country radio had disregarded the likes of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, and the Carter Family; the concepts of "alternative country" and "roots rock" hadn't yet been invented.