Jonny Cat Cancer Benefit at Alex’s Bar: Punk Rock, Love & Compassion
It’s hard making fun of something when that thing revolves around someone dying of cancer but all my friends know me to pick the lowest hanging fruit so here we
The Next Wave of Sound: Girl Pusher & Model/Actriz at The Hi Hat
Great things happen when you’re motivated to support and be of service to your fellow wo/man. When Julian and Luis of Penniback Records asked that I come to The Hi
Thou Demonstrate The Blackest Doom At The Echo For FYF Club Show
Doom metal only keeps evolving and engrossing the current metal scene, drowning all the lesser genres in the tar pit of its sound and forcing the future icon bands to
Janky Smooth Sessions Interview w/ The Side Eyes
When you see The Side Eyes live or just sit down and talk to them for a spell, it becomes clear pretty quickly that their genealogy and punk rock pedigree
Burger Boogaloo 2017: The Ballad of John and Iggy
This Burger Boogaloo 2017 review is X-rated, so if your kids are reading it, Janky Smooth apologizes if they develop a foot fetish. Like your baby sister’s pretty pink switchblade,
1Fest-Los Angeles at Los Globos: Noise As Music As Force Is Farce
In my quest for mind expansion through live musical experience, I’ve been fortunate enough to write about festivals that I might not have cared to attend If I was just
Quintron & Miss Pussycat Break From The Traditional At Ebell Club
Driving up to Highland Park from Long Beach, the first thing I noticed was that all-day parking was only 2 bucks. Scored points for that but lost the game when
Janky Smooth Presents: FYF Janky Mixtape III & Download for 2017
It’s hard to believe FYF is just around the corner- again. It feels like yesterday I was stumbling out of the downtown Metrolink station, asking a stranger with a festival
Black Lips Vandalize L.A. w/ Satan’s Graffiti at The Regent Theater
Yes, your favorite garage rockin’, junked out beatniks, the Black Lips have a new album and are currently on tour. And just like the many indie anti-hero demi-gods that have
Drab Majesty Return to Los Angeles After Taking Europe By Storm
The buzz surrounding LA’s own Drab Majesty peaked and cemented the band as more than just an underground attraction- this buzz has evolved into downright success. We here at Janky
High-Functioning Flesh “Culture Cut” Release Party at Echoplex
For every genre, there is a right sound. A band’s music and vocal style have to marry each other in a familiar, yet original way to occupy the space in
The Most Complete Sound And Fury 2017 Review On Earth
Sound and Fury Festival is one big happy hardcore family and like any family, we like to fight but it’s only out of love. Artists and fans traveled from far