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Teen Mortgage and Spoon Benders Tear Zebulon Apart – Night One Recap
Taylor Wong
April 29, 2025
If there was any doubt that raw, snarling rock n’ roll is alive and breathing fire in 2025, Teen Mortgage and Spoon Benders came to Zebulon the other night and left no survivors. Zebulon was packed to the absolute brim — a heaving, sweaty mass of bodies smashed together like
Together Pangea and Prison Affair Tear Up Coachella Side Show at El Rey
Taylor Wong
April 28, 2025
In between their Coachella Weekends 1 and 2 sets, Together Pangea and Spain’s Prison Affair stopped off in Los Angeles for a sold-out show at the El Rey Theatre — a sweaty, cathartic night that offered fans a more intimate taste of the chaos they’d just unleashed in the desert.
Memoirs Of My First Acid Bath Show…
Jessica Moncrief
April 28, 2025
After a 28-year hiatus, legendary sludge metal band Acid Bath returned to the stage this past weekend with their first show on April 25, 2025, at The Fillmore in New Orleans. The performance was a seismic event for fans, blending raw energy and haunting melodies that captivated the audience. Acid
Take This! Win 2 Tickets To See Swing Kids at the Lodge Room
Janky Smooth Central Command
April 25, 2025
Swing Kids, the iconic post-hardcore band from San Diego, California, are making a highly anticipated return to the stage with an upcoming show at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles on Monday, May 5th. Janky Smooth is giving away a pair of tickets to one winner to see Swing Kids.
Sex Cells Returns to Los Angeles: A Night of Subversive Glamour and Sonic Mayhem
Janky Smooth Central Command
April 24, 2025
After an extended hiatus, Sex Cells is making its highly anticipated return to The Dragonfly in the heart of Los Angeles on May 3rd, 2025. Known for its decadent fusion of underground music, avant-garde fashion, and unapologetically provocative aesthetics, this cult-favorite club night is more than just a party—it’s a
Beth Gibbons at The Orphuem: Outgrowing Your Own Creation
Rob Shepyer
April 23, 2025
Beth Gibbons at The Orpheum Theatre was more than just a showcase of new music, it was a showcase of a new Beth Gibbons for all Los Angeles to enjoy. When you think Beth Gibbons and Portishead, you think of a specific sound. An elevated, urbanized jazz that pairs well
Garage Rockers vs Skinheads vs Hardcore Kids: Rose Tattoo at the Whisky
Rob Shepyer
April 16, 2025
The Whisky ’25: Rose Tattoo’s First US Show Since ’83 When Rose Tattoo announced their first American show since 1983, not only could I not believe it, but I made sure to procure tickets almost immediately. This show would then get cancelled, only for the prospect of Rose Tattoo playing
T.Y. Ojai: Ty Segall at Ojai Valley Women’s Club
Rob Shepyer
March 4, 2025
With MTV’s Unplugged catalogue hitting Paramount+ recently, I’ve been on a bit of an acoustic kick. When a popular artist goes acoustic, it’s a sign of a deeper appreciation and commitment to their fans and music than standard touring, writing, and recording cycle an artist goes through. Choosing to go
Pentagram- Doom Ages Like Fine Wine At Ventura Music Hall
Rob Shepyer
February 21, 2025
Something about old age injects more gravitas into a doom metal musician’s art. Perhaps its being closer to the great beyond, that dark place from which inspiration comes from that we all join at the end of our days. Perhaps something about graying hair and wrinkled skin makes the purveyor
Top Ten SHOWS of 2024 Rated by Contributors
Janky Smooth Central Command
December 31, 2024
Shows have always been Janky Smooth’s bread and butter. Our contributors are willing travel far and wide for the right show, willing to abandon their families and face every obstacle to get there in time to see a compelling opener with any legit hype. This list will feature shows all
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