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Janky Smooth Presents: FYF Janky Mixtape III & Download for 2017
Justin Cornwall
July 7, 2017
It’s hard to believe FYF is just around the corner- again. It feels like yesterday I was stumbling out of the downtown Metrolink station, asking a stranger with a festival wristband on for a ride home (gas money included, of course) because my phone was completely dead. After getting enough
Black Lips Vandalize L.A. w/ Satan’s Graffiti at The Regent Theater
Danny Baraz
July 6, 2017
Yes, your favorite garage rockin’, junked out beatniks, the Black Lips have a new album and are currently on tour. And just like the many indie anti-hero demi-gods that have gone before them, they have their eyes on the prize of scaling their operations onto the tape and record players
Drab Majesty Return to Los Angeles After Taking Europe By Storm
Rob Shepyer
July 1, 2017
The buzz surrounding LA’s own Drab Majesty peaked and cemented the band as more than just an underground attraction- this buzz has evolved into downright success. We here at Janky Smooth listed them as one of the bands to watch in 2017 and boy, it feels smooth as silk to
High-Functioning Flesh “Culture Cut” Release Party at Echoplex
Rob Shepyer
June 28, 2017
For every genre, there is a right sound. A band’s music and vocal style have to marry each other in a familiar, yet original way to occupy the space in the ether that has always been waiting for them. High-Functioning Flesh captures the right industrial sound for 2017. Susan Subtract’s
The Most Complete Sound And Fury 2017 Review On Earth
Rob Shepyer
June 26, 2017
Sound and Fury Festival is one big happy hardcore family and like any family, we like to fight but it’s only out of love. Artists and fans traveled from far and wide, from inside the USA and beyond, to join together and form an unbreakable bond for four days around
Becky Brings French Vanilla, The Vivids & More to Acerogami in Pomona
Janky Smooth Central Command
June 22, 2017
A Friday night coupled with a stacked show at Acerogami in Pomona is always a good thing. The vibe is always chill; comfy couches and a super clean lounge area are usually a turn off for me, especially at a “punk” show. But somehow, Acerogami pulled it off without so
Learning New Words Like Zorched w/ Wild Wing & Surfbort is Lit AF
Jonathan Reyes
June 20, 2017
I know I’m getting old when I see posters with words I don’t know. I saw a poster for Zorched LA from LowNSlow DIY and I was like, do I “get Zorched” or do I just start calling things Zorched the way I do with lit? I also didn’t know
Angelyne: Billboard Queen, Punk Diva & Archetype Of The L.A. Dream
Jessica Moncrief
June 19, 2017
One great thing about living in Southern California is that seemingly everyone you meet is here with specific creative goals in mind- that experience MAY be magnified if you yourself have your own dreams of creative success or recognition since, obviously there are MILLIONS of people who live here that
Take This: Win 2 Tix & Goodie Bag to Dirty Penni Fest 2 at Echo+Plex
Janky Smooth Central Command
June 14, 2017
Last year, Janky Smooth was smart enough to send a team over to the first installment of Dirty Penni Fest. We had Paige Vreede out to review the fledgling festival, Josh Allen out to shoot the bands and the people and Danny Baraz threw down a DJ set outside on
The Primitives: Yet Another Rare Score for Part Time Punks 12th Anniversary
Rob Shepyer
June 12, 2017
At this point, the musical muscle memory I’ve developed as a contributor for Janky Smooth has revealed at LEAST one thing- I know how to spot a good show from a mile away. So, when Part Time Punks announced that The Primitives were playing Los Angeles for the first time
