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Salute The Troops Festival – A Hip Hop and Comedy Event for America’s Veterans
Janky Smooth Central Command
March 29, 2019
Words and Photos by: Maggie St. Thomas Salute the Troops Festival was like a three-day party honoring active military and veterans. Hip-hop and comedy lovers came together at the dual-venue event at both The Glass House and the Fox Theatre in Pomona March 22-24. The weekend was filled with music, laughter, and lots of love acknowledging the service and sacrifice of America’s veterans. Snoop Dogg headlined the weekend’s events on Saturday, and all other artists on Friday and Sunday gave peak performances, whether they were standing before an audience of 40 or 400. This definitely made for Friday and Sunday nights’ vibes being more intimate between the artists and the crowd. Various artists included Cold War Kids, Capital Cities, The Dan Band, and Andre Cymone who plays a key part in contributing to the infamous Minnesota rock’n’roll-funkadelic-soul sound and is the former bass guitarist of Prince’s touring band pre-Revolution. related content: Smokin’ In The Rain: One Love Cali Reggae Fest At The Queen Mary Commanding a band of musicians behind him from center stage (like a pro), including tambourine and female backup vocals, Cymone took his audience on board an intergalactic journey of time and sound. “I was driving up the coast one day and heard Jeff Buckley’s version of Leonard Cohen’s
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Live Stream: Cold War Kids Intimate Performance on Red Bull TV
Danny Baraz
June 9, 2015
It’s hard to believe that June 15th will mark 10 years since Cold War Kids released their first EP, Mulberry Street. Since then they have fought the good fight of rock and roll bands in the main stream. Somehow, Cold War Kids are able to maintain their originality and edge and still sell records. They are a GREAT example of a band that can make money and still make good music. On Wednesday, June 10th at 2pm pacific time, Cold War Kids will enter Red Bull Sound Space at the KROQ radio station to play an intimate show for just 275 fans. Chances are you weren’t one of the lucky ones to win tickets to this event but you can stream this show LIVE and up to 24 hours after the show ends, right here on JankySmooth.com. I must say, I am thoroughly impressed with what Red Bull is doing in music. I was able to attend the Alabama Shakes Red Bull Sound Space performance last month but Janky Smooth was not cleared to shoot or write about that show. This time, Janky Smooth will be shooting the event along with a review of the performance. But why count on
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