Gogol Bordello at The Observatory: Elevated Energy, Bliss & Unity
Fuck the Red party and the Blue party, what the world needs a little more of, is a Purple party! Angels don’t always have wings, sometimes they drink vodka and
Los Crudos Play The Echoplex Right When L.A. Needed It Most
All year long, as racial tensions have been building, I have seen a steady incline in the amount of Los Crudos patches on denim jackets. While Donald Trump kept digging
Snapshot of a New Music Industry: White Fang, No Parents & The Birth Defects
Catching a band you love play live as they emerge from the fear and loathing of a 2 month tour insures that you will witness them at the height of
The Two Americas- Obama, Hillary and President Donald Trump
Obama spent the bitter part of 8 years trying to convince us that there weren’t two Americas. Even though he’s a scholar and a student of history, he was optimistic
White Girl Makin’ It Rain At Beach Goth 5- Janky Smooth Sessions
Beach Goth/bēCH gäTH/Noun It begins with a question. A question as old as 2002… “what do you mean cash only?”. It grows through a lie… “Oh no, it’s cool, I’m
Pussy Riot, Partisan Politics And The Police State In America
Pussy Riot’s, Maria Alekhina spent 2 years in a Russian Work Prison along with her sisters in the band over their explosive “brand” of punk rock, performance art and protest
House of Ho99o9 Halloween at The Roxy
Angelinos spent the Sunday before Halloween under an overcast sky, bracing against the trashing rain. 9.9.9: The dead could feel the day’s coming haunt, seeping in through the soil. Oh
Janky Premiere: Dancing Tongues EP- Positions
Janky Smooth is proud to premiere Positions– the first EP from Los Angeles based, post-punk outfit, Dancing Tongues. The sound is a seduction of hypnotic droning and rhythmic incantation. The battery
Between Enemy Lines- Hunter S. Thompson & The 2016 Election
What’s this thing you call me It’s scratching just beneath the surface It’s that thing that makes up everyone Every snowflake is unique until it melts And there’s no stopping
Janky Fest w/ The Dwarves & 15 Bands Celebrating 2 Years of Jankiness
It ain’t easy standing out in the sea of L.A. music blogs all looking for ad dollars, access and an invite to the after party. Janky Smooth doesn’t post ads
Patti Smith at The Teragram: The Influence of a Cultural Icon
As I entered the Teragram Ballroom last Thursday night, I thought to myself, “how do I review the performance of a prophetic artist like Patti Smith?” There is little pressure
Death Valley Girls in a Desert Daze Disneyland- Janky Smooth Sessions
Death Valley Girls front woman, Bonnie Bloomgarden aka Bonz Doomgarden is no stranger to the unexplained mysteries of what lay just beyond the logic of the material world. Death Valley