Take This! Win Tickets to See Teen Mortage at The Roxy
Teenage Mortgage and The Mainliners are playing The Roxy on Tuesday December 10 2025 in a benefit for the Union Rescue Mission This is a benefit for the Union Rescue
Janky Fresh Black Friday: New Releases From Bad Brains and WITCH
What are fans of rock and roll music thankful for this Janky Fresh Black Friday after Thanksgiving? They’re thankful for hardcore punk music and psychedelic rock, both genres owing debts
Oi My God: Cock Sparrer at The Palladium
On November 22nd and 23rd 2025, legendary Oi band, Cock Sparrer played two sold out shows at the Hollywood Palladium. Have you ever experienced something that you felt you “weren’t
Melt Banana Rain Harsh Noise in Los Angeles at Teragram Ballroom
Revisiting the vibrant streets of Los Angeles, California on November 13 on behalf of their “2025 SlinGShot Tour,” Melt Banana crusades across the west coast of the United States in
Emo is Hot Mulligan at The Hollywood Palladium
Hot Mulligan headlined the Hollywood Palladium on Nov 19th 2025 and that’s important. I’ll tell you why. What qualifies as “Emo” has shifted dramatically in many waves throughout the years.
Take This: Win 2 Tickets to Habak at The Roxy on Nov 29
November 29th at The Roxy marks a powerful opportunity for Tijuana’s own, Habak to bring their intense, tightly wound sound back across the border to Los Angeles. The Roxy’s intimate
Janky Fresh Friday: New Releases From Oneohtrix Point Never and Home Front
Today’s new albums for Friday, November 7th, 2025, are two releases that may come from genres known for their simplicity, but both completely throw all preconceived notions about said genres
Powerviolence is Back: Nothing Less Mini Fest w/ Hong Kong F*ck You at 1720
Most JankySmooth readers are likely familiar with the recent “hardcore renaissance” that music outlets have been raving about post-Covid with the rise of bands like Turnstile, Drain, Scowl, and Knocked
Janky Fresh Friday: New Releases by Orville Peck and FKA Twigs
Welcome to Janky Fresh Friday- the busiest day of the week for artists and labels to drop newly released music. Check in every Friday for a fresh squeeze. As
Substance Festival 2025: The Post Pandemic/Post Punk Era
Substance Festival in Los Angeles has become a right of passage in this city and this past November 7th and 8th we attended the 2025 installment in the festival’s return
The Saints at the Teragram Ballroom: Still Stranded After All These Years
I never thought I’d ever get the chance to see The Saints live, especially after the passing of frontman Chris Bailey. When I heard the band was reuniting with a
Janky Fresh Friday: New Releases by Drain and Danny Brown
Welcome to Janky Fresh Friday- the busiest day of the week for artists and labels to drop newly released music. Check in every Friday for a fresh squeeze. As