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Take This: Win Two Tickets to THICK at the Echo

Janky Smooth Central Command April 13, 2022

Real recognizes real here at Jankysmooth and Brooklyn pop punk band, THICK are real and ready to make big waves. These gals are only starting to take over and we want you in on the scoop before they blow up. That’s why we’re giving away two tickets to their upcoming show at the Echo. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO THICK APRIL 15TH AT THE ECHO Step 1- Join Our Newsletter (look for pop up every time you arrive at jankysmooth.com) Step 2 – Tag a Friend in the comment section of our INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK THICK Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON APRIL 14TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Ho99o9 at the Echoplex

Rob Shepyer April 12, 2022

Our favorite dynamic duo are back in Los Angeles to kick your ass and play songs off their latest album SKIN. Ho99o9 never disappoints and neither do we. We’re giving away two ticket to see them at the Echoplex for y’all to fight over. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO HO99O9 APRIL 15TH AT THE ECHOPLEX Step 1- Join Our Newsletter (look for pop up every time you arrive at jankysmooth.com) Step 2 – Tag a Friend in the comment section of our INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK HO99O9 Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON APRIL 14TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Sasami at Teragram

Rob Shepyer April 11, 2022

Sasami has always been a darling of the indie and psych scenes but with her most recent album, Squeeze, we expect the metal kids to start digging her too. We’re giving away two tickets to her upcoming Teragram show and can’t wait to see you there. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO SASAMI APRIL 13TH AT THE TERAGRAM BALLROOM Step 1- Join Our Newsletter (look for pop up every time you arrive at jankysmooth.com) Step 2 – Tag a Friend in the comment section of our INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK SASAMI Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON APRIL 12TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Photo Recap: Jawbreaker Celebrates 25 Years of Dear You at The Wiltern

Janky Smooth Central Command April 10, 2022

For three nights, punk legends Jawbreaker celebrated the 25th anniversary of their album, Dear You. Jankysmooth sent our photographer to capture the emotional evening of music which featured opening performances of The Linda Lindas and Face to Face. From the youngest punk band on the scene to icons of the genre, this string of shows will go down in LA punk history. Jawbreaker Face to Face The Linda Lindas

Happiness and Misery: Lights at the Glass House

Janky Smooth Central Command April 10, 2022

Words and Photos by: Veronika Reinert It’s been several years since electro-pop sensation, Lights, has ventured down from her home base in Canada to perform live in the U.S. Her “Baby I’m Back” tour celebrates the debut of her fifth studio album, PEP. The record is her second release put out by Fueled By Ramen, adding her to their roster of distinguished artists such as Panic! at the Disco, Paramore, and Twenty One Pilots. “PEP is the dichotomy between happiness and absolute misery,” Lights told the crowd during her set on April 8th at The Glass House in Pomona, CA. Flipped upside down, the word “PEP” appears as “dEd.” The album’s aesthetic theme of bright red, yellow, and blue primary colors “make [her] feel happy,” she explained. This particular show was exactly one week out from her album release, giving fans just enough time to become familiar with the record to sing along with her live. Joined by Jess Bowen (drums) and Brodie Tavares (guitar and bass), Lights took the stage on the hottest day of the month at the sweltering Glass House for a diverse and enthusiastic, albeit sweaty, fan base. While Lights and her bandmates donned red, yellow,

Sacred Vibration: Guided by Voices at Teragram

Rob Shepyer April 9, 2022

Monty bar was popping off long before Guided by Voices hit the stage at the Teragram a few doors down. The band were busy downing Miller Lights and rubbing shoulders with the fans that keep the GBV legend strong. At first, my understanding of Guided by Voices’ cult status was merely a reflection of their prolificness. Having recorded 35 albums, one expects every show to last at least three hours, with a setlist spanning decades. Such was the case for this night where for 50 songs, Robert Pollard and company pulled out all the stops and gave fans the full GBV experience. After getting acquainted with the fans of Guided by Voices, it became much clearer to me why this band is so beloved that people will travel from different continents just to follow them around on tour or go to one show in Los Angeles. There were fans from New York, Seattle, Wales and Australia in our circle as we waited for the band to go on. Everyone was so incredibly welcoming and excited about seeing their favorite band that their enthusiasm made me want to join the family myself, in an admittedly poser move. I was curious though,

Take This: Win Two Tickets to DOA at The Roxy

Rob Shepyer April 7, 2022

Canada has produced a lot of great punk music, but no other band from the great white north has created hardcore punk that ripped quite as hard as DOA. That’s why we’re giving away two tickets to their show at The Roxy. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO DOA APRIL 12TH AT THE ROXY Step 1- Join Our Newsletter (look for pop up every time you arrive at jankysmooth.com) Step 2 – Tag a Friend in the comment section of our INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK DOA Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON APRIL 11TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Choir Boy at Teragram

Janky Smooth Central Command April 6, 2022

Dais records is bringing together two of our favorite of their label mates for a show at Teragram ballroom we think you can’t miss. Choir Boy makes some of the most beautiful, depressing and emotional music of any artists today. Who needs emo when the music of Choir Boy exists. Riki is everything beautiful and banging about 80’s singer/songwriter synth-pop through a modern lens. We’re giving away two tickets to their show together. Roll through. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO CHOIR BOY APRIL 9TH AT TERAGRAM BALLROOM Step 1- Join Our Newsletter (look for pop up every time you arrive at jankysmooth.com) Step 2 – Tag a Friend in the comment section of our INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK CHOIR BOY Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON APRIL 8TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to HEALTH at 1720

Janky Smooth Central Command April 4, 2022

Jankysmooth will always stan for HEALTH. This band has always represented a side of LA’s underground nightlife with an electronic soundtrack that gives a taste of the soft and hard life in this city. The band is only know maturing into an industrial force to be reckoned with, joining the ranks of the genre’s heavyweights by collaborating with NIN, JPEGMAFIA, Youth Code, Ghostemane and more. We are stoked to be giving away two tickets to this 1720 banger on Wednesday. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO HEALTH APRIL 6TH AT 1720 Step 1- Join Our Newsletter (look for pop up every time you arrive at jankysmooth.com) Step 2 – Tag a Friend in the comment section of our INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK HEALTH Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON APRIL 5TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Pixel Grip at Das Bunker by Rossellini Rogel

Pixel Grip, Spike Hellis and Black Light Odyssey find refuge at Das Bunker

Danny Baraz April 2, 2022

Two words: Das Bunker. Yes, it was that time again for your most militant music mixer. Catch One was the vessel- the living, breathing historic Los Angeles structure acting like a Viet Cong tunnel bunker, hiding nooks and crannies of DJ’s and bands dropping bombs from behind velvet ropes on the various multitudes of creatures of the night. It has been awhile since my last Das Bunker and as a result, my mental health has suffered but the combination of Pixel Grip and Spike Hellis on the line up had me fucked up. Adorning myself in the blackest of the black, I traveled toward the lights. A Yang looking for it’s Yin and all the stunning mutants littered through this character filled venue were beautiful, aloof and might’ve been searching for connection, sex and/or cocaine and other substances to fuel whatever was going to happen on this night. Das Bunker archives at Janky Smooth And what happened was significant. First off, I was here to see Pixel Grip. Their early evening performance at Substance in December was understated in the line-up but revelatory and I dove into them head first after that show. Unwillingly born into the defunct but never

Defenders of the Underground: AFI at the Palladium

Rob Shepyer March 31, 2022

Everyone wants to see an old school AFI set. The band tries to appease these pleas by giving fans a few crumbs from the latter part of this era, with songs like the anthemic opener, “Strength Through Wounding” off Black Sails in the Sunset, or “The Lost Souls” off Sing the Sorrow‘s precursor, The Art of Drowning, or their closing song, which had the Palladium screaming with joy, “Totalimmortal” off the All Hallow’s Eve EP. I would like to join my underground brethren in demanding only the most punk and hardcore output of this legendary band, however, I can’t. After seeing AFI’s Hollywood Palladium stop on their Bodies tour last week, I think their show is perfectly astounding as is. There is no going backward for AFI. They realize this and instead of sinking back into their roots, they choose to raise up the bands in the same position they once were. Whether in the worlds of hardcore or post punk, those who’ve been around LA know Davey Havok frequents our underground scenes with a sage’s watchful eye. He takes many young bands under his wing to mentor or tour with. That’s why, whether we’re talking about the punk, hardcore,

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Jawbreaker at the Wiltern

Janky Smooth Central Command March 30, 2022

For three nights, legendary punk band, Jawbreaker are playing the Wiltern to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1995 album “Dear You”. We’re giving away two tickets to the show on the 3rd featuring the just as legendary Lemonheads as well as So-Cal’s own, The Linda Lindas. All three bands turn poetry into punk rock like few other bands can. It’s going to be a night of punk that inspires the heart and soul. related content: Ben is Dead Zine 30th Anni with Jawbreaker YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO JAWBREAKER APRIL 3RD AT THE WILTERN Step 1- Join Our Newsletter (look for pop up every time you arrive at jankysmooth.com) Step 2 – Tag a Friend in the comment section of our INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK JAWBREAKER Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON APRIL 1ST AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION