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Cretin Hop at The Lodge Room by Taylor Wong

If Anyone Needed A New Year, It’s Me: The Black Lips at The Lodge Room

New Year’s Eve; this is usually when you reflect on the year you’ve had and think about the year that’s about to come. Well my year was shit to say the least. Nothing beats losing a job, your dog getting cancer, and two break ups that bookend 2023. The year to come is uncertain for the first time in my life, and that’s pretty insane to me. With having no job for the first time in 9 years, I finally had an open New Year’s Eve to do something fun. The only thing that stood out to me this year was Cretin Hop’s New Year’s Eve Party with the Black Lips. The Black Lips are one of those bands that I’ve seen over and over and have never been disappointed. So no contest, the Lodge Room was the place to be New Year’s Eve. This was a weird New Year’s, and I think everyone can agree. When traveling around town, it just didn’t feel like there was anything really being celebrated. I started with overpriced drinks in North Hollywood at a ghost town of a bar. I soon realized I was running behind and made my way over to The

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King Khan and BBQ Show

Rock and Roll Shit Show: King Khan & BBQ Show at the Teragram Ballroom

Rock and roll still reigns supreme as the wildest, most fun form of music you can make when you plug in an electric guitar. The father of so many subgenres, true rock and roll, in the vein of Chuck Berry and Little Richard, is the real punk rock. You realize this the moment King Khan and Mark Sultan start riffing away together. It’s an old sound but it’s more unchained and crazed than this younger generation knows how to tap into. A certain level of sloppiness heightens the experience, we want to see the artist let loose, even at the cost of professionalism. related content: King Khan And The Shrines Bring Fans To Their Knees At Echoplex The show was presented by Cretin Hop, LA’s resident rock and roll and garage dance night that takes place at the Short Stop every third Saturday of the month. This is the best place to dance, hear Don Bolles DJ, and meet fellow rockers. It’s the closest thing So-Cal has to a Burger Boogaloo vibe. The cretins were out in full force for the first band, Covina’s  The Night Times who were a rock and roll dream come true. Every member pushed themselves to

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Them Howling Bones

Video Premier: Them Howling Bones- Follow You Home

Janky Smooth’s favorite psychedelic rockabilly’s, Them Howling Bones have a new video for the song “Follow You Home” and we are proud to be premiering it right here on Janky Smooth.  Right now. We’ve had our eyes and ears following Them Howling Bones VERY closely since the end of 2014 and named them one of our top bands to look out for in 2015 and not surprisingly, they are making moves. Janky Smoothest Bands for 2015: Them Howling Bones More Moves: Them Howling Bones are throwing a Vinyl Release Party next week at Harvard & Stone on Thursday May 28th.  Them Howling Bones are dropping their 7″ vinyl featuring two singles, “Left For Dead” & “Follow You Home”. The band will also be unveiling their T-shirt collaboration with Cretin Hop so come out to Harvard and Stone to party and celebrate with these fucking mad men of rock and fuckin roll. Now, without further delay, the world premier of the new video from Them Howling Bones for the single, “Follow you Home”. Photos: Taylor Wong Them Howling Bones are Pedro – Vocals Mitch – Guitar Collin – Drums Armando- Bass For more Music & Info Visit http://www.themhowlingbones.com Cast : Them Howling

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Isaac Rother and the Phantoms

Friends & Fans Pack Isaac Rother Release Party at Cretin Hop

There are very few respectable Rock N’ Roll nights in LA these days. I’m not talking about just booked bands, playing around town but a nightly, weekly or monthly party dedicated to the devils music.  One of the few good nights out there goes by the name of Cretin Hop at Footsie’s in Highland Park. The night is thrown by Roger Mars on the third Saturday of every month. Roger Mars DJ’s the night along with his partner in crime, Telegram Sam. They spin tunes from Del Shannon, Nancy Sinatra, The cramps, and The Ramones, to name just a few.  You get the picture.   Pretty much any Rock N’ Roll from the 60s and 70s is fair game. The party is filled with greasers and pin up type women as well as punks and mods. From time to time, Roger will book a band to play out back in the parking lot but due to recent noise complaints from neighbors, it has become more and more difficult to get away with live music. Lucky for us Isaac Rother and The Phantoms were approved to play their record release party at Cretin Hop. Footsies was a full house inside and

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