One Friday Night in Hell Part 1: Show Me The Body, Twitching Tongues, and Vein at the Regent
Last Friday was when all this heatwave insanity started. I swear, bad weather in Los Angeles isn’t routine, it’s regional […]
2018
Live Desolation: Khemmis at the Echoplex
Performing an album in it’s entirety is generally reserved for bands with monumental releases; devoting a night to a single
Voluntary Electrocution: Le Shok at Alex’s Bar
Le Shok has sent shock waves along the California coast since playing a secret show at Zebulon, performing at their
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones See The Next Wave Coming at the Regent
Halfway through The Mighty Mighty Bosstones set at the Regent in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Dicky Barrett boasted that the
Los Angeles Strikefest at the Regent: By Die-hards, For Die-hards
Festival season is here and California has no shortage of options for niche entertainment seekers; from Arroyo Seco Weekend and
The De-Evolution of Burger Boogaloo
Just like in my last Boogaloo review, Janky Smooth apologizes for the opinions herein and advise that anyone below the
Smokin’ Grooves Spotlight Artist: Lion Babe
One of the first and most anticipated acts we caught was Lion Babe, comprised of vocalist Jillian Hervey and producer
Attaining the Supreme: Shelter at the Constellation Room
What is the function of music? Is it to make you dance? To emotional move you? Or is it to
Arroyo Seco: The Nostalgic, the Timeless, and the Real
Read this in the voice of Paul Mooney: Arroyo Seco is so white that it makes Stagecoach look like Smokin’
The Horrific Beauty of A Place To Bury Strangers: APTBS at the Regent
A Place To Bury Strangers grant you access into their dome of ear deafening delights. Oliver Ackermann, Dion Lunadon and Lia Simone
Persistence of Consistence: Yo La Tengo at the Teragram Ballroom
Yo La Tengo are the type of band that screams road trip music to me. You feel their sound more
The New Voice of New York Hardcore: Krimewatch at Resident
The scene was Sound and Fury 2017, a stage that hosted the young, renegade hardcore sisterhood known as Krimewatch. Upon