L.A.’s Best Festival is Sound and Fury (imo). Here’s Why:
There are many qualities that make Sound and Fury Los Angeles’ best festival. I will try to touch upon them all in this article and also review every band that
Summertime in the LBC: This is Your Dad’s Hip Hop
Most people read the first part then skim through for pictures of themselves so I want to say this before it gets ignored. The Game never took off his jacket
One Friday Night in Hell Part 4: Os Mutantes at Union
Beads of sweat, sans regret. Move your body to the voodoo rhythm of Bat Macumba on the most sweltering summer night in Los Angeles. I admit it felt too perfect
One Friday Night in Hell Part 3: Lethal Amounts Presents The Zeros at El Cid
Let me give you a bit of advice, when Pure Trash is booked, you attend. The bands start late, around midnight when most of the shows throughout the city have
One Friday Night in Hell Part 2: Das Ich at Los Globos
The second floor of Los Globos feels a bit like a bomb shelter. Claustrophobic, musty, crumbling. The perfect setting for industrial music. You want to dance among the urban decay.
One Friday Night in Hell Part 1: Show Me The Body, Twitching Tongues, and Vein at the Regent
Last Friday was when all this heatwave insanity started. I swear, bad weather in Los Angeles isn’t routine, it’s regional illness, like the flu. And with the temperature outrageously into
Live Desolation: Khemmis at the Echoplex
Performing an album in it’s entirety is generally reserved for bands with monumental releases; devoting a night to a single release shows confidence in the structure and integrity of the
Voluntary Electrocution: Le Shok at Alex’s Bar
Le Shok has sent shock waves along the California coast since playing a secret show at Zebulon, performing at their official reunion at Burger Boogaloo and most recently, with a
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones See The Next Wave Coming at the Regent
Halfway through The Mighty Mighty Bosstones set at the Regent in Los Angeles, California, vocalist Dicky Barrett boasted that the band had booked two “new” ska bands as openers for
Los Angeles Strikefest at the Regent: By Die-hards, For Die-hards
Festival season is here and California has no shortage of options for niche entertainment seekers; from Arroyo Seco Weekend and Smokin’ Grooves to Burger Boogaloo and Summertime in LB, whatever
The De-Evolution of Burger Boogaloo
Just like in my last Boogaloo review, Janky Smooth apologizes for the opinions herein and advise that anyone below the age of 18 or with an aversion to graphic language,
Smokin’ Grooves Spotlight Artist: Lion Babe
One of the first and most anticipated acts we caught was Lion Babe, comprised of vocalist Jillian Hervey and producer Lucas Goodman. Since the success of their 2012 hit ‘Treat