Chameleons Vox At The Echoplex: Sorrow Never Sounded So Sweet
I’ve been fiending HARD for death rock ever since I read this bandcamp article exposing me to the bigger bands in the small dark punk revival scene. One of those
It’s Not Dead Fest 2: New Hope For Punks w/ Rancid, Dropkick Murphys, OFF!
It had been two years since the first It’s Not Dead festival (which boasted punk rock legends such as The Descendents, Pennywise and Bad Religion) and the bar was set
Hurricanes in Florida, Earthquakes in Mexico & Quicksand in L.A. At Teragram
The Teragram Ballroom was sold out for NYC post hardcore band Quicksand’s return to Los Angeles. Filled with old hardcore heads, I was confident the slam-dance-worthy music wouldn’t be able
Take This: Win 2 Tix To See Quicksand at The Observatory
After announcing their first album in 22 years, Interiors, 90’s NYC post hardcore kings Quicksand have been selling out shows all around the country on this tour. You don’t want to
Thee Oh Sees And The Practical Applications of Quantum Physics
John Dwyer is a man living the dream- at least from the outside looking in. From that view he embodies a stereotypical but rarely achieved archetype of success as an
Dais Records’ 10 Year Anniversary Party: The Dark Fruits Of Persistence
Persistence is All. Those were the words projected over Drew Mcdowall, former member of Coil, as he wrapped up Dais Records‘ 10 year anniversary at the Regent. Prior to this,
Take This: Win Two Weekend Passes to Desert Daze 2017
Janky Smooth is proud to announce our Desert Daze 2017 ticket giveaway for the 3rd year in a row. Have you already gotten tickets for our favorite annual festival in
Echo Park Rising (Five Pointed) Stars: Twin Temple
The vast miasma of artists at Echo Park Rising 2017 was an elating reminder of the fact that we’re drowning in a sea of stellar underground rock n’ roll. In
Echo Park Rising 2017: Long Lines Couldn’t Slow Fresh Faces In All Places
The 2017 Echo Park Rising lineup generated quite a bit of buzz this year, as it was absolutely stacked with old favorites, over a dozen unmissable acts and a number
Before ANTIFA, There Was Crust: Doom Celebrates Dirty 30 At The Regent
Anarchism and Anti-Fascism seem to have found a new seat, front and far-left-of-center, in the public forum. That seat is occupied by the political movement that has adopted those principals
Prettiest Eyes & Egrets On Ergot: The L.A. Sound Explodes Out Of Harvard & Stone
Everything you need to know about rock based music coming out of Los Angeles can be summed up by the sounds that were coming out of Harvard and Stone one
Summertime In The LBC: Love Letter To A City That Doesn’t Always Love Back
Finding out the Summertime in the LBC festival was not actually in the Queen Mary had me feeling like they literally missed the boat on this one. Why couldn’t they