Take This: Win 2 Tix To See Pallbearer at The Echoplex on 5/18
Pallbearer dropped a MASSIVE 3rd doom metal album this past March and they are showing why it’s perfect timing for Metal to make a comeback- right here, right now. With
Thurston Moore: Genre Be Damned When You’re An Icon
Before I go into what happened when Thurston Moore graced the Teragram Ballroom’s stage on Saturday May 12th, I need to paint the picture of what happened immediately after. Smoking
Take This: Win 2 Tix To See Ho99o9 at The Echo on Friday 5/19
If we cover even just one more Ho99o9 live show in the pages of Janky Smooth, our readers might start to think that we are nothing but biased groupies. But
The Secret Journal Of A Pizza Spy at Coachella 2017
Thursday Thoughts On The Night Before Weekend 2 of Coachella 2017 Starts The drive to Indio from LAX was supposed to take three hours & forty seven minutes, but it
Take This: Win 2 Tickets To See the mighty FISHBONE at The Echoplex
It is the position of Janky Smooth that Fishbone is the greatest live band of the past 3 decades. In any measurable way, Fishbone plays, connects with their audience, records
Weedeater and The Obsessed at The Regent: Blaze It Up, Fool
Doom metal is on such a comeback that I might have to become a pothead again. Until a few months ago, I had the hunch that thrash was going to
Børn in the U.S.H.-United States of Horror
Last night in a back yard on Echo Park Ave, there was a call to arms. Last night, Jean Lebrun and Eaddy Lawrz aka HO99O9 launched a movement and moved
Bullies or Buddies: Los Angeles Music Blogs and the Scenes They Cover
A solid three years into the game, COOL TITE bring it fresher and bigger than ever. Crystal, Mat, and Sergio are all about keeping it D.I.Y. and Janky Smooth wants
Folk Sensibilities w/ Larry and His Flask & Flatfoot 56 at The Echo
Larry and His Flask recently embarked on a tour with Chicago natives Flatfoot 56. While both bands differ stylistically, the light-hearted attitudes and instrumental diversity of both bands have served
Punk Rock Bowling Transforms BYO Boys Into Wisdom Brigade
This past Monday, April 24th I interviewed members of an iconic, first wave California skate punk band, the owners of a record label and the brain trust of a popular
Keith Morris Speaks Freely On Lawsuits, Politics & Punk Rock
Not a lot needs to be said about Keith Morris and his contributions, not only to punk rock music but to the entire culture of “art” itself. I could easily
Coachella to The Smell: Are Downtown Boys The Voice We’ve Been Waiting For?
My love for punk saxophone brought me to downtown Los Angeles on April 18th to see the mighty Downtown Boys pack The Smell. I had heard about the band from