How Riot Fest Chicago 2016 Survived The Misfits Subpar Performance
I’ve been to A LOT of music festivals this year and last. Truth is, I’m getting kind of burned on them. I almost always end up having a great time
Take This: Two 3 Day Passes to Desert Daze Festival 2016
Have you already gotten tickets for the most anticipated festival of 2016? Desert Daze has booked what looks to be the best festival lineup of the year and moved the
The Misfits at Riot Fest Chicago 2016: Bats In The Press Tent
Moments before Danzig, Doyle, Jerry and Lombardo (as well as Acey Slade, ex Murderdolls axe man on 2nd guitar) took the Riot Stage at Riot Fest Chicago as The (original)
Subhumans At The Observatory: Old Songs, New Decade, Same Problems
If you think punk’s dead, then you don’t know Dick! From Wiltshire pubs in 1980 to present day Southern California clubs, Subhumans have been consistent with inciting anarchy and pushing
The Rally To Save The Smell And The Horrid History of DIY Venues in L.A.
This past Saturday night Ty Segall headlined a sold out benefit show at The Teragram Ballroom. Save the Smell was organized by the two 19 year old musical entrepreneurs of
Pussy Bang Bang Grindhouse Burlesque Show Grinds On Harvelle’s Long Beach
The first night of a 3 part residency at Harvelle’s in Long Beach went off with a BANG! A Pussy Bang Bang that is! The Pussy Bang Bang Grindhouse Burlesque
FYF 2016: Everything You Never Wanted to Know And More
If art imitates life then isn’t a local music or art scene the most accurate reflection of life in that city? The sound of the music and the meaning of
Mad Alchemy Drip Liquid Light Shows Live: Interview w/ Lance Gordon
The art of liquid lights is continuing to drip onto stages across the globe and is being revitalized by one of its original visionaries. The iconic displays originated during the
Summer Happenings at The Broad: The Perfect Excuse To Hit The Museum
Last week, I got an email from a publicist named Jonathan who invited Janky Smooth to come cover the third installment of Non Object(ive), Summer Happenings event at The Broad
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Releasing 12 Solo Albums in 6 Months. For real.
With a stoic stare through horn-rimmed wayfarers, framed with a short mane of dark, wild hair, sporting a button-down against a beaten brick wall on some street, Omar Rodríquez-López invokes
The Sonics Teach Garage Rock History 101 at The Observatory
In 1960, a band of kids heavily inspired by 50’s R&B, formed The Sonics with no clue that more than 50 years later, they would actually be the inspiration for
Berserktown 3: The Craziest Festival on Earth
2016 is the year everyone decided to step it up. Sound and Fury rolled out to the Regent, Beach Goth bounced to Oaks Canyon Park, Desert Daze doubled down to