Peach Pit & Briston Maroney Spellbind The Greek Theater
June 11 2025 felt tailor-made for an outdoor indie double bill. Ticketmaster billed the evening as Peach Pit & Briston Maroney — Long Hair, Long Life Tour and promised an
Take This: Win a Pair of Tickets to Morbid Saint at 1720
If you live in Los Angeles and consider yourself a thrash-zone regular, chances are you’ve been to a few Charged Noise shows. The promoter, who promised a huge pit at
Youth Code Break The Ice At The Echo: Yours, With Malice
This past Saturday, June 7th, the post-punk industrial outfit, Youth Code, returned to The Echo in Los Angeles for their first headlining show in this city in 9 years. L.A.
The Adicts- One of Punk’s Most Enduring Acts In Midst of Legendary Tour
Fresh off a mind-blowing set at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas, The Adicts hit the West Coast running—selling out every Southern California date, including San Diego, Los Angeles, and
Spiritual Cramp: Alive at the Regent Theater
Last month on May 21st, Spiritual Cramp opened a show for Bad Nerves at The Regent Theater. We here at Janky Smooth have been mildly obsessed with Spiritual Cramp- mostly
Gang of Four at The Fonda: The End of the Long Goodbye Tour
On May 28, 2025, Gang of Four delivered a powerful performance at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre, marking a significant moment in their farewell “The Long Goodbye” tour. The band, known
Justice at Santa Barbara Bowl: Disco Church
The rural hills of Santa Barbara received a much-needed disco disruption in the form of Justice performing at the SB Bowl for their Hyperdrama North American tour. Since their inception
King Tuff Unloads His Clip With A Farewell Show At The Lodge Room
May 15th was one of those rare nights at The Lodge Room where the room felt sacred. Not because we were mourning someone who passed, but because we were saying
Warped Tour 2025: Full Lineup, Dates & Cities Announced
Vans Warped Tour is Back! 2025 Lineup, Cities & Dates For fans who grew up sweating through Vans sneakers in parking lots, clutching crumpled setlists, and discovering their favorite bands
Take This: Win a Pair of Tickets To See Gang of Four at The Fonda
Gang of Four will return to Los Angeles for their Long Goodbye Tour Stop at The Fonda on May 28th and we have a pair of tickets to giveaway. See
Cruel World 2025 At The Rose Bowl: We’re Only Happy When It Rains
Cruel World 2025 at the Rose Bowl was the fourth iteration of the festival, but some strange alignment in the distant goth cosmos caused a number of firsts in Cruel
Model/Actriz at The Roxy: A Queer Sermon in Noise Rock
I first stumbled into the world of Model/Actriz by accident. It was a few years back at Sound & Fury Fest, and I was assigned to shoot them. I didn’t