Posts By Rob Shepyer
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753SHOWSKing Crimson at the Greek: Prog Prophets of a Schizoid 21st Century
For an outsider looking in to Los Angeles’ music scene, psychedelic rock is of the utmost importance in this underground, cultural moment....
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801SHOWSTechnically, We’ve Always Been Sick: Sex Cells Returns to the Globe Theatre
There must be something wrong with us. To party so closely, so sweatily, without personal protective equipment in the middle of a...
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612SHOWSMorning Stars Over Lodge Room: King Woman’s “Celestial Blues” Release Party
You’ve never heard an album more Chthonian than King Woman’s Celestial Blues What do I mean by that? I don’t mean this...
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562SHOWSDanger and Fun: Nature World Presents Made Before Sound at 1720
It’s never been more punk to attend a show. Sure, in the 80’s there was the threat of being stomped out by...
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603SHOWSSpeaking in Jazz: John Carroll Kirby at the Lodge Room
One of the silver linings of the pandemic is that being deprived all our favorite things for over a year makes us...
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473SHOWSFirst Show After The Great Reset: Patriarchy at The Lash’s Reopening Party
I’m assuming our audience watches alternative media and not corporate news so the words “Great Reset” call to mind this pseudo-conspiracy theory...
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453FEATURES - JANKY SMOOTHA Smooth Guide to Lodge Room Shows in 2021
When the pandemic began, Janky Smooth was in the middle of Lodge Room month, a month dedicated to one of the best...
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660FEATURES - JANKY SMOOTHThe Road to Psycho Las Vegas
Later this month, I’ll attend my first indoor concert since March 2020. People will not be wearing masks or social distancing. I’ll...
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2.9KSHOWSCalifornia Takeover Part Deux: Earth Crisis, Strife, and Snapcase Tear Down Teragram
90’s hardcore was a period of peaks and valleys. You had legendary bands that changed with the times but also had a...
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2.8KFEATURES - JANKY SMOOTH
Love Letter to The Lodge Room Highland Park
There’s something very special about The Lodge Room Highland Park. It’s probably the best venue, of all the places in Los Angeles...