Photo Recap: Teyana Taylor in Southern California
Teyana Taylor‘s art has always been elevated compared to the rest of the pop world. She represents a charisma, sensuality, sexuality, and rawness that is unparalleled in mainstream music. She
Take This: Win Two Tickets to Peaches at The Fonda
The queen of Electro-pop, the John Waters of dance music, the icon of all things sexual in music, a sex symbol beyond compare, Peaches returns to Los Angeles for two
Risks Make Better Memories Than Nostalgia: Sound and Fury 2022
Followers of Jankysmooth know that Sound and Fury has always been my favorite festival in Los Angeles. The feeling of being onstage and seeing a barrage of young people charging
Take This: Win Two Tickets to Little Feat at the Ace Hotel
There are jam bands then there are icons of jamming. They may be before some of your time but if you have any interest in the many secrets of rock
Photo Recap: Joey Bada$$ at House of Blues San Diego
To celebrate the anniversary of his iconic album, 2012’s 1999, Joey Bada$$ brought his unmistakably real flow and bars to the House of Blues San Diego for an unforgettable show
Photo Recap: The Zombies at the Fonda
Los Angeles, and the greater American West Coast, is perhaps the most important hub for all modern psychedelic music, but before the music world was California Dreaming, The Zombies had
Possession by Bass: Thundercat at the Broad
Possession, it takes hold like a wave pulling you under the bass notes and syncopated rhythm section of Thundercat, the spiritually eponymous name of the composer I currently am referring
11 Must See Artists at Primavera Sound LA
Somebody pinch us, Los Angeles must be dreaming. It seems too good to be true, that we’re getting our own version of Primavera Sound, one of the most eclectic music
Take This: Win Two Tickets to Joey Bada$$ at the Novo
Joey Bada$$ is a hip hop name synonymous with bars and true underground spirit. His talent and purity are recognized throughout every scene of music and here at Jankysmooth, we’ve always
Porno For Pyros at Belasco- A Time Capsule of Sound and Cultural Concepts
When I saw Porno for Pyros pop up on a concert calendar for the Belasco on July 7th, my heart skipped a beat. Not quite as prolific or ingrained in
Photo Recap: Swamp Dogg at Teragram Ballroom
For longer than most have been alive, Swamp Dogg has been an underground music hero. He’s outlived musical fads and seen the landscape of culture change, experimenting with music all
Take This: Win Two Tickets to Wheeler Walker Jr. at The Fonda
Wheeler Walker Jr. is the most badass outlaw of modern country music. No other artist dares tread in the same lyrical waters. Everyone is too afraid to get cancelled to platform