Danger 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 skinhead mobs or having beer spit in your
Take This: Win Two Tickets to Sex Cells at the Globe Theatre
The return of Sex Cells might just mark the beginning of the 2nd roaring 20’s because things are about to get fierce when Lethal Amount’s landmark bacchanal returns to the
Take This: Win Two Tickets to Made Before Sound at 1720 Presented by Nature World
Nature World is back with another incredible mash up of hip hop and punk, this time with the event “Made Before Sound” which features performances by Father, Hook, RX Papi,
Speaking 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 truly cherish them now that they’ve returned. “Don’t
Take This: The Ultimate Hardcore Ticket Giveaway
In hardcore more than any other genre, concert attendance is part of what keeps the scene going. Concerts aren’t so much about entertainment and release as they are about community
First 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 based on smatterings of elite water cooler talk
A 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 booked, most intimate, perfectly located, perfectly lit and
Take This: Win Two Tickets to John Carrol Kirby at the Lodge Room on 6/25
Los Angeles is open again. The Lodge Room lineup is already stacked. You need to be going to shows. You need to be going to shows at The Lodge Room.
TAKE THIS: Win Two Tickets to DEATH PROOF INC’s Cell in a Hell at 1720
It’s our first giveaway since the pandemic began and we are going to get things right back into full swing like nothing ever happened. The Death Proof Inc family plan
The 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 have dipped my toes into the cultural soup
Music Video Premiere and Interview: Human Fluid Rot’s “The Bimbo With An M-134”
“The brainchild of Robbie Brantley (one of Miami Florida’s most prominent noise scene-freaks), HUMAN FLUID ROT is utter violence through sound. His harsh noise live sets are micro catastrophes of explosive disgust and kinetic chaos. Oftentimes
Janky Smooth Top 10 ALBUMS of 2020 Rated By Contributors
2020: the year that drove a stake in the heart of the music industry. One has to ask themselves how something so essential can be taken away from us so