Ascending the Holy Mountain: Sleep at the Fonda Theater
The greatest experience one could have at a concert is that moment of total release when the band taps into that one elusive hook that grabs you, doesn’t let you
Video Premiere: Sunshine Mind- Synchronize
Janky Smooth is proud to premiere the video for Los Angeles Psych Rock outfit Sunshine Mind and their single, “Synchronize” from Sunshine Mind’s forthcoming debut EP on Lolipop Records. In
The Sonics, The Sloths & Death Hymn Number 9 w/ Green Slime L.A.
Hot off the heels of the 750,000 person Women’s March…Los Angeles was on fire. The vibe was positive, respectful, and proud…also…we were ready to rock n fucking roll with The
Chiptune Leveling up at Freq. Fest: 8bitLA 6.0 at The Smell
Video games, especially ones for the NES and SNES consoles, are near and dear to my heart. I even have the tri-force from The Legend of Zelda tattooed on my
Best Coast, HEALTH, No Age, Ty & Bleached Help To Save The Smell
As yet another one of 4,397th “Save the Smell” benefits is in the books and we prepare to present to you the review of all the extraordinary talent that agreed
Janky Smooth Top 25 Bands & Artists To Watch in 2017
We take a fanboy/girl approach to music journalism in that most of us will gush over the artists we love and speak with a jaded cynicism about everyone else. That
Ty Segall & The Freedom Band Blow Minds at Secret Show at The Griffin
Wednesday night was standing-room only at The Griffin in Los Feliz, an unusual bar scene for a weeknight but a flyer posted to @grifinbarla on instagram yielded heavy traffic for
Reverend Horton Heat & Jello Biafra: A Punk Rockabilly Freakout
Last Saturday, The Reverend Horton Heat hosted the 2nd of a two night event at The Observatory. Friday night was “Psychobilly Night” and Saturday was dubbed “The Punk Night”. As
Thee Oh Sees & Wand Back For Annual Holiday Food Drive at Teragram
Thee Oh Sees- AKA, the hardest working band in the global music underground in the past decade. I swear to punk rock gods that these guys are on a world tour 365
Redd Kross, OFF! & Melvins Commemorate Teen Babes From Monsanto
Even though I’ve been averaging 3 or 4 shows a week, every week of every month since November of 2014, I still get jacked up on performances more often than
Santoros Record Release w/ Cutty Flam, Cigarette Bums & Solar Sons
The Echo was decorated with pinatas and streamers with the words “El Perdedor” in metallic mylar balloon across the top of the stage for the release party for Santoros 3rd
The Janky New Year Top 10 SONGS of 2016 Rated by Contributors
We don’t care what people say about you, 2016; Janky Smooth loves you. Sure, you skull fucked the country with a culturally divisive presidential election that scrambled our brains, pitted