Lets go do Some Crimes!: Career Suicide at Five Star Bar
The most important ingredient in a good hardcore punk band is live energy. There has to be something special about how the band stirs up a raw, chaotic, spontaneous feeling
2019
Janky Smooth Top 25 Artists to Watch in 2020
We have reached the end of the decade and to usher in this new epoch, we have chosen 25 artists that can be your guiding light through the darkness and
Janky Smooth Top 10 ALBUMS of 2019 Rated by Contributors
2019 was a year full of fresh faces releasing undeniable breakout albums and veterans making their returns to grace. Even though it may seem like singles are the logical way
Janky Smooth Top 10 SHOWS of 2019 Rated by Contributors
This decade saw numerous paradigm shifts that laid the groundwork for a future where people basically become some form of android. That’s nothing to fear, though…we’re still safe….Many predict we’re
Take This: Win Two Tickets to Horse the Band at the Regent
Nintendo-core never sounded so sweet as when coming out the holes and fingers of one, Horse The Band. I can’t sing the praises of these fellows enough. I truly think
The Evolution of the Trust Fall: La Dispute at the Belasco
When I saw the salt lamps being put on stage I thought I had made a mistake. Post-hardcore like At The Drive-In I was told. Latin Danzig this was not.
Photo Recap: She Past Away at 1720
Turkish darkwave duo, She Past Away returned to Los Angeles for their 2nd performance ever. Hosted by 1720, they sold out the place just like they did last time, filling
Take This: Win Two Tickets to Sloppy Jane at the Bootleg Theatre
Sloppy Jane returns to The Bootleg for one last LA gig before the year closes out and we’re giving away a pair of tickets to the show. This is your
Take This: Win Two Tickets to Career Suicide at Five Star Bar
Eighty-Four Booking has tapped the punk rock underground for yet another stellar show, bringing the great white North’s hardcore punk terror, Career Suicide, to Five Star Bar. Seeing as they’re
Take This: Win Two Tickets to Day 1 of Decibel Magazines Metal and Beer Fest
Decibel Magazine’s Metal and Beer Fest returns this year with a hostile takeover of the Observatory and we’re giving away two tickets to the first day. Get sloshed while seeing
Take This: Win Two Tickets to Battles at Lodge Room
Experimental rock duo Battles are returning to Los Angeles to warp the Lodge Room into a frenzy. Math rock never sounds as crazy as when these New Yorkers get on a
Take This: Win Two Tickets to Geroge Clanton on NYE at Lodge Room
One of the brightest young stars in Los Angeles’ music scene has to be vapor wave innovator, George Clanton. I don’t know if you were lucky enough to see him