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At a Loss for Words: Explosions in the Sky at the Hollywood Palladium
Audrey Kemp
September 17, 2019
Sometimes the songs that speak to us the most are devoid of words at all. In a time where we are incessantly bombarded with others’ words, instrumentation, with its ever-changing intensity, velocity, texture, and tone, has the potential to be far more evocative and emotive. The chamber music of Explosions in the Sky that imbued the Hollywood Palladium’s walls on September 12 epitomized this idea. related content: Dais Party: Drab Majesty’s Modern Mirror Record Release At The Fonda Starting on September 11, the Austin-based quartet Explosions in the Sky (E.I.T.S.) launched an anniversary world tour to celebrate 20 years since their inception. To further commemorate this milestone, they also reissued their debut album, How Strange, Innocence — the album that arguably put E.I.T.S. on the map as the poster boys of post-rock— just a month prior, as a rare anniversary edition on Temporary Residence Ltd. Apart from it being remastered and on icy blue vinyl, it’s the first time the album has been available on vinyl period since 2004. related content: Under From Down Thunder: King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard at the Greek Theatre Accompanying them on their tour is Sessa, a São Paolo musician who is single-handedly putting a psychedelic twist on Brazilian jazz. On Thursday
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Desert Daze
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 17, 2019
The time has finally come. The greatest festival of 2019 for Southern Californians is Desert Daze 2019 and we have been chosen by the gods of all psychedelia to bestow two tickets upon a lucky winner. This year’s festival is marked by even more expansion than last year both in magnitude and genre with hip hop legends Wu Tang Clan playing the same lineup as punk rock legends Devo. I for one am most excited about finally seeing the euphoric and climactic moments of the Flaming Lips’ set which will surely be a festival highlight. Other important artists on the lineup are Shinatro Sakamoto playing his first American show, Lightning Bolt, the return of The Locust, and of course, Ween. related content: Virtually No Dust: Desert Daze 2018 YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO DESERT DAZE OCTOBER 10TH-13TH AT MORENO BEACH, LAKE PERRIS, CA 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Desert Daze Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Ty Segall and Freedom Band at Teragram ~ 9/13
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 11, 2019
What better way to spend the cursed Friday the 13th than with the musically blessed Ty Segall and Freedom band as he continues his some day legendary Teragram ballroom residency. For this show Ty is playing First Taste and Manipulator in full. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO TY SEGALL AND FREEDOM BAND SEPTEMBER 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Ty Segall Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 12TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Cold Waves LA Showcase at the Regent
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 9, 2019
The country’s greatest industrial festival, Cold Waves, returns to Los Angeles for a night featuring legendary bands of the genre. The Cold Waves Showcase will bring Test Dept. to the Regent along with Australian duo Severed Heads and Pop Will Eat Itself. The party all goes down on Friday the 13th for a bloody good time with some dark electronic music. Anytime Cold Waves comes to the West Coast count on us to be there for you. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO COLD WAVES LA SHOWCASE SEPTEMBER 1ST AT THE NOVO 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Cold Waves LA Showcase Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Grey Skies Above, Mosh Pits Below: $UICIDEBOY$ at the Shrine
Rob Shepyer
September 7, 2019
I had been meaning to see $UICIDE BOY$ for a few years. To me, these two New Orleans born, Gen-Z rappers are the best talents of their crop. The face-tatted, nihilistic, drinking and drugging lyrical miracles that you might see on Rolling Loud have nothing on these two. Their flow, their beats, their song structures are a cut above the rest, white, black, or otherwise. And their success has matched their talent. Perhaps there’s been no better evidence of just how popular they are than two sold out two nights at the Shrine Expo Hall on a tour that was absolutely stacked. With all the nu-metal inspired hip hop blending with hardcore music on this stage, this is as close as 2019 can come to the the Family Values tours in the 90’s. related content: Rolling Loud SoCal 2017 Doses The Youth With The Latest Opiate Of The Masses The Grey Day tour included young gun rap stars and duos such as City Morgue, who took the Shrine to fever-pitch right from the get-go with their visceral hardcore horror rap and Slipknot covers; Shakewell, the big boy with a flow that’s lightning fast and gets everyone jazzed, juiced, and jumping; Germ,
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Scarlxrd at El Rey
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 5, 2019
One of the most badass and dangerous trap artists on the scene is coming to El Rey all the way from the UK to scream his way into your mosh loving hearts. Scarlxrd giveaway is in full effect. See the winner in hell. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO SCARLXRD SEPTEMBER 11TH AT El REY THEATRE 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Scarlxrd Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 9TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Ty Segall and Freedom Band at Teragram ~ 9/6
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 4, 2019
The residency continues into September. It’s really too epic for words, how a man can sell out a show every fucking Friday night he plays. Cheers to you Ty Segall and cheers to the winner of this giveaway. For this show he’s going to play First Taste and Emotional Mugger in full. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO TY SEGALL AND FREEDOM BAND SEPTEMBER 6TH 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Ty Segall Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 5AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Torche at Teragram
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 3, 2019
Florida metal band, Torche, has one of the most nuanced sounds of any heavy band in the last decade. These guys have crossed genres and made fans out of people that usually wouldn’t stray into the metal world. Backed by the awesome power of the Teragram sound system, Torche is going to play an unforgettable show to highlight their latest album Admission and we’ve got your hookup for tickets. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO TORCHE SEPTEMBER 10TH 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Torche Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Slowthai at the Lodge Room
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 3, 2019
The most under appreciated genre in Los Angeles isn’t native to North America. It’s English grime. There are so many incredible artists that we never get to hear but the Lodge Room is lucky enough to host one of them with Slowthai playing a special set. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO SLOWTHAI SEPTEMBER 4TH AT THE LODGE ROOM 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Slowthai Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 3RD AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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A High and Beautiful Wave: Psycho Las Vegas 2019
Rob Shepyer
August 31, 2019
“So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark—that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.” ~ Dr. Hunter S. Thompson With the country’s current political climate putting its populous in divided disarray, one has to wonder if the American dream has remained intact and not fallen by the wayside as so many once credible ideas and institutions have. Dr. Hunter S. Thompson performed a drug fueled pilgrimage down the mainline vein of the country, the dusty connective highways between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, in search for the heart of the American dream and like a lethal dose of adrenochrome, he came bursting on the scene. What the good doctor found was both life and death, decency and depravity, all wrapped into one gaudy American nightmare churned out by the 24 hour fantasy machine of Vegas. Today, if Thompson was alive, he would think Psycho Las Vegas was the climax of the dream he was looking for, a wellspring of underground music taking over the Mandalay Bay Casino & Resort, a
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to UB40 at the Novo
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 28, 2019
Wow, we are giving away a pair of tickets to British reggae legends, UB40, at the Novo and as I down a cheap bottle of booze and really feel this buzz going, all I can say to that is…. Red, red wine goes to my head Makes me forget that I still need her so Red, red wine, it’s up to you All I can do I’ve done Memories won’t go, memories won’t go YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO UB40 SEPTEMBER 1ST AT THE NOVO 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK UB40 Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 30TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Uprising: An Afro Future Her-Story at Ford Theatre
Jessica Moncrief
August 27, 2019
Jazz is alive and well and it’s not just for the old folks! The Nonsemble – Jazz/Not Jazz at Left and Center (a collective group of music addicts) are fueling a movement of Jazz related art, music and lifestyle and have been doing their part to keep the scene thriving by providing Angelenos with quality events such as their most recent homage to South Africa’s National Woman’s Day, “Uprising: An Afro Future Her-Story” featuring Siya Makuzeni and Thandi Ntuli, two of South Africa’s top women in Jazz. Pro tip: If you have not attended a show at the historical Ford Theatre, I highly recommend that you do so as soon as possible. The lights, sound and ambiance are on point and the size of the amphitheatre is perfect for a great view even from the very back. A better venue could not have been chosen for this celebration, specifically considering nearly 100 years ago 2 women were the original visionaries behind what is now known as The Ford Theatre. In 1920, author and philanthropist, Christine Wetherill Stevenon and Mrs. Chauncey D. Clark joined forces to purchase the plots of land where both The Ford and The Hollywood Bowl sit today. Often
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