Mind Meld Monday’s At The Echo: Residencies Continue Bringing Highest Value
Last Monday, fans and friends of the music scene in L.A. packed The Echo for week 1 of the Mind Meld month long residency at L.A.’s garage band beta testing
Method Man & Redman: Observations in the Key of 90’s Nostalgia
Southern California was blessed with a flurry of great Hip-Hop shows last week! With acts such as Run The Jewels, Warren G, Method Man & Redman, we were exposed to
Sloppy Jane at The Smell: When Being A Mean Whore Became A Compliment
There isn’t much in the way of diverse options for those looking to loiter in Downtown L.A. alleyways. Well, unless you’re a crack head or an all ages indie music enthusiast,
Jesse Malin And All Star Rockers Raise Money For A Friend At The Roxy
It was raw and windy outside the world-famous Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles…a perfect night to be fed a big ol’ loving cup of Goats Head Soup from NYC rock
Gene Loves Jezebel Play Immigrant in Entirety at Part Time Punks Gig
There was a time in pre-smells-like-teen-spirit Los Angeles when the goth music scene was second only to glam rock. New romantics, death rockers or whatever you want to call them,
Smashing More Teeth With Youth Code Orange at Union Los Angeles
On January 28th in the year of our lord, 2017, I was initiated into the Youth Code and Code Orange live shows when the front of my bottom row of
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