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Reverend Horton Heat & Jello Biafra: A Punk Rockabilly Freakout
Jessica Moncrief
January 15, 2017
Last Saturday, The Reverend Horton Heat hosted the 2nd of a two night event at The Observatory. Friday night was “Psychobilly Night” and Saturday was dubbed “The Punk Night”. As much as the photo journalist in me wanted to come out and get the story on the contrasting evenings (and
Thee Oh Sees & Wand Back For Annual Holiday Food Drive at Teragram
Johann A. Ramos
January 13, 2017
Thee Oh Sees- AKA, the hardest working band in the global music underground in the past decade. I swear to punk rock gods that these guys are on a world tour 365 whilst simultaneously putting out consistently great records. How do they do it? The annual Panache Booking/LA Kitchen Holiday Homeless Food Drive
Redd Kross, OFF! & Melvins Commemorate Teen Babes From Monsanto
Danny Baraz
January 9, 2017
Even though I’ve been averaging 3 or 4 shows a week, every week of every month since November of 2014, I still get jacked up on performances more often than not. I might not always be AS excited before I get to the venue from one night to the next
Santoros Record Release w/ Cutty Flam, Cigarette Bums & Solar Sons
Aria Silva-Espinosa
January 5, 2017
The Echo was decorated with pinatas and streamers with the words “El Perdedor” in metallic mylar balloon across the top of the stage for the release party for Santoros 3rd Album. Initially, the crowd was thin and only about a quarter of those in attendance by the end of the
The Janky New Year Top 10 SONGS of 2016 Rated by Contributors
Janky Smooth Central Command
January 5, 2017
We don’t care what people say about you, 2016; Janky Smooth loves you. Sure, you skull fucked the country with a culturally divisive presidential election that scrambled our brains, pitted us against each other and made propaganda the norm. Yes, we were able to normalize the images of police gunning
Fishbone at The Observatory: The Return of Philip “Fish” Fisher, OG
Janky Smooth Central Command
January 4, 2017
2016 was coming to a close and I was finally getting a chance to check out a show at The Observatory in Santa Ana. As curious as I was, who the hell would get me to drive all the way down to Santa Ana from LA on a Monday evening?
The Janky New Year Top 10 Albums of 2016 Rated by Contributors
Janky Smooth Central Command
January 2, 2017
What the fuck is up with publications that post their best of, year end lists of favorite records, songs and shows at the beginning of December? What’s more important- getting it out first or getting it “right”? RTJ3 dropped on Xmas Day, hardly enough time to absorb an entire
Metallica At The Fonda: Best Thrash Band of All Time or CIA Asset?
Danny Baraz
December 29, 2016
I got the text from Taylor Wong about a week prior. A text that would’ve gone without a shred of excitement or so much as a double take for as long as text messaging technology has existed. “Metallica is playing the Fonda Theater next Thursday.” But after the past few
Day For Night Fest: Futurists Of Audio & Visual Converge In Houston
Lindsay Krause
December 26, 2016
Shadowy figures traverse dimly lit concrete walkways, gliding past “High Voltage” warning signs that adorn massive steel boxes hanging from the ceiling. A chain link-fence houses what appears to be some sort of parasitic mass of hair, the fibers hovering above curious crowds of observers like a space creature. A
The Adolescents & The Dickies: Peckerwoods Gone Wild in Orange County
Jessica Moncrief
December 18, 2016
An All-Star Punk line up at The Observatory In Santa Ana included OG Punks The Adolescents, The Dickies, The Alley Cats, and The Crowd. A damn near perfect embodiment of late 70’s and early 80’s SoCal Punk Rock and a throwback to a territorial and cultural dynamic from not that
