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
Attaining the Supreme: Shelter at the Constellation Room
What is the function of music? Is it to make you dance? To emotional move you? Or is it to inform you? In Shelter‘s case, they provide a special form
Arroyo Seco: The Nostalgic, the Timeless, and the Real
Read this in the voice of Paul Mooney: Arroyo Seco is so white that it makes Stagecoach look like Smokin’ Grooves Festival. related content: Black Is Beautiful: Smokin’ Grooves Festival
The Horrific Beauty of A Place To Bury Strangers: APTBS at the Regent
A Place To Bury Strangers grant you access into their dome of ear deafening delights. Oliver Ackermann, Dion Lunadon and Lia Simone are the gatekeepers seething with energetic enthusiasm like a rabid
Persistence of Consistence: Yo La Tengo at the Teragram Ballroom
Yo La Tengo are the type of band that screams road trip music to me. You feel their sound more than you hear it. Angelic emotion runs through their balancing
The New Voice of New York Hardcore: Krimewatch at Resident
The scene was Sound and Fury 2017, a stage that hosted the young, renegade hardcore sisterhood known as Krimewatch. Upon that stage I saw real punk rock potential, Emma Hendry,
Black is Beautiful: Smokin’ Grooves Festival at The Queen Mary
Gates to the Smokin’ Grooves festival opened bright and early on Saturday morning with artists playing as early as 11:00am. There’s always a special group of people who hit the