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Heavy Metal Parking Lot 2: Judas Priest and Deep Purple at FivePoint Amphitheatre

Dillon Vaughn October 5, 2018

Words and Photos by: Dillon Vaughn Judas Priest and Deep Purple: with a lineup including two legendary bands like this it’s nearly impossible to find a reason not to do whatever it takes to get to the show. Unique opportunities granted by commuting through a massive city for a gig

Different Shades of Black: Adult. and Plack Blague at Soda Bar

Janky Smooth Central Command October 4, 2018

Words and Photos by: Rebecca DiGiglio What’s this? A San Diego show being covered by Janky Smooth, you say? No. It couldn’t be.But it is. The reaches of this esteemed publication are expanding— manifest destiny and shit. Allow me to be your photographic and lexical liaison, starting first with an

The Final Final ACxDC Reunion at Resident

Rob Shepyer October 4, 2018

Antichrist Demoncore. ACxDC. Were one of the craziest power violence bands of all time. Few missed shows bug me as much as missing their final show at Union in 2017. I felt terrible for this, like I had betrayed everything I ever stood for. Then when ACxDC announced they were

I was Straight Edge for a Night: Slapshot at Toxic Toast Theatre

Jonathan Reyes October 3, 2018

Hardcore shows are weird when you can’t drink. It’s like everyone’s a designated driver, people actually have money for merch, and you can see the spinning heel kicks coming. The benefits of remembering every detail of the night is that you can vividly appreciate what you’re seeing. In this case

Take This: Win 2 Tickets to Clutch at El Rey

Janky Smooth Central Command October 3, 2018

Clutch is an American institution. No band captures the dichotomy of this nation quite as well as these country strong but city hip tunes and their new album, Book of Bad Decisions, is only the latest example of just that. I try to see Clutch every time they play in

Food Sounds Good: Music Tastes Good Food Review

Rob Shepyer October 2, 2018

Music Tastes Good returned to Marina Green Park and that means its cavalcade of gourmet chefs came with it to hold two days of tastings. Inside the glorious Taste Tent you could see gourmet chefs hard at work trying to meet the demands of these hungry festival-heads and the long

Lil B interview: Favorite Foods of the Based God

Rob Shepyer September 28, 2018

With Music Tastes Good right around the corner and Lil B taking the stage to preach the Based philosophy to Long Beach, I wanted to ask the Based God anything and everything about food and its connection to spirituality. RS: What are your favorite foods to eat? Are there foods

Who’s The Better Brother? Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel at Echoplex

Rob Shepyer September 28, 2018

I love Gene Loves Jezebel. I love Jay Aston and I love Michael Aston. So, I will do my best to contribute to this band’s legacy by casting judgement on which twin brother’s band is the better Gene Loves Jezebel. Along with seeing a rare L.A. show by Jay Aston

F*ck Feelings: Lagwagon Performs “Lets Talk About Feelings” at El Rey

Rob Shepyer September 27, 2018

Are we, as a society, officially retiring the adage “sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me”? For a minute there, I thought this was the case but after seeing Lagwagon‘s degenerate onstage horseplay shit on the importance we put on feelings, now I can

CHVRCHES Give the Greek a Religious Experience

Aria Silva-Espinosa September 27, 2018

Sunday night’s show at The Greek Theater brought a massive slew of concert-goer traffic to the thin winding roads at the base of Griffith Park, overlooked by the throngs of tourists lining the observation deck of the Observatory. Back in the day, you were permitted to abandon your automobile on