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One Friday Night in Hell Part 1: Show Me The Body, Twitching Tongues, and Vein at the Regent
Rob Shepyer
July 11, 2018
Last Friday was when all this heatwave insanity started. I swear, bad weather in Los Angeles isn’t routine, it’s regional illness, like the flu. And with the temperature outrageously into the hundreds during the day, nighttime didn’t spell any relief for us with our without a sun to shine. A
Live Desolation: Khemmis at the Echoplex
Dillon Vaughn
July 10, 2018
Performing an album in it’s entirety is generally reserved for bands with monumental releases; devoting a night to a single release shows confidence in the structure and integrity of the album as a whole and seemingly elevates the title and importance of the gig from a show to an “event.”
Voluntary Electrocution: Le Shok at Alex’s Bar
Jessica Moncrief
July 9, 2018
Le Shok has sent shock waves along the California coast since playing a secret show at Zebulon, performing at their official reunion at Burger Boogaloo and most recently, with a home town show at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach last Friday. The show was announced in conjunction with the “We Are Electrocution” group
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones See The Next Wave Coming at the Regent
Janky Smooth Central Command
July 7, 2018
Halfway through The Mighty Mighty Bosstones set at the Regent in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Dicky Barrett boasted that the band had booked two “new” ska bands as openers for the gig from two different countries- Mexico and the U.K. He went on to remark that we are now entering a
Los Angeles Strikefest at the Regent: By Die-hards, For Die-hards
Dillon Vaughn
July 6, 2018
Festival season is here and California has no shortage of options for niche entertainment seekers; from Arroyo Seco Weekend and Smokin’ Grooves to Burger Boogaloo and Summertime in LB, whatever musical religion you subscribe to has it’s fair share of representation. Delving into the true deep-cut side of things, there’s
The De-Evolution of Burger Boogaloo
Rob Shepyer
July 5, 2018
Just like in my last Boogaloo review, Janky Smooth apologizes for the opinions herein and advise that anyone below the age of 18 or with an aversion to graphic language, obscenity, or humor, should not continue reading. related content: Burger Boogaloo 2017: The Ballad of John and Iggy Burger Boogaloo
Smokin’ Grooves Spotlight Artist: Lion Babe
Aria Silva-Espinosa
June 29, 2018
One of the first and most anticipated acts we caught was Lion Babe, comprised of vocalist Jillian Hervey and producer Lucas Goodman. Since the success of their 2012 hit ‘Treat Me Like Fire’, the NYC-based duo has developed a unique formula for creating music together. We caught up with Jillian
Attaining the Supreme: Shelter at the Constellation Room
Rob Shepyer
June 28, 2018
What is the function of music? Is it to make you dance? To emotional move you? Or is it to inform you? In Shelter‘s case, they provide a special form of information for the audience. Not of the political or personal variety, but rather of the spiritual. Spiritual information that
Arroyo Seco: The Nostalgic, the Timeless, and the Real
Rob Shepyer
June 27, 2018
Read this in the voice of Paul Mooney: Arroyo Seco is so white that it makes Stagecoach look like Smokin’ Grooves Festival. related content: Black Is Beautiful: Smokin’ Grooves Festival At The Queen Mary All kidding aside, this festival gave me more food for thought and introspection than any concert
The Horrific Beauty of A Place To Bury Strangers: APTBS at the Regent
Grace Dunn
June 26, 2018
A Place To Bury Strangers grant you access into their dome of ear deafening delights. Oliver Ackermann, Dion Lunadon and Lia Simone are the gatekeepers seething with energetic enthusiasm like a rabid dog foaming at the mouth. Upon arriving to The Regent, the first thing one ought to check for at this
