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Surf & Sniff: Amyl & the Sniffers at Soda Bar

Janky Smooth Central Command March 27, 2019

Words and Photos by: Rebecca DiGiglio Richard Rose is a new band lead by vocalist Chris Shaw, who also sings with Ty Segall in GØGGS, as well as Ex Cult. Don’t try looking them up on YouTube for a listen just yet, as you will only find videos from the mystic philosopher of the same name– or, perhaps look it up if you’re interested in hearing some esoteric theorizing which, I can only assume, influenced the band in some important way. Their garage rocky aesthetic layered with saxophone was a solid start to the night; their set felt more fluid and laid back than what was to come, yet still punctuated by heavy moments and high energy. The band has an upcoming four song EP coming out via In the Red Records. related content: GØGGS a-go-go at the Teragram Ballroom While waiting for Amyl & The Sniffers‘ set to start, I’ll admit that I questioned the San Diego audience’s ability to really show up and make the set as wild and raucous as I had heard A&TS live performances typically were. Sometimes I feel like everyone is a bit more laid back here in SD. And for the first few

Gothic Interiors: Cold Cave at the Ace Hotel

Rob Shepyer March 26, 2019

Name something more goth than the Cure, Bauhaus, and Siouxsie combined… shouldn’t be too hard, how about Chartres Cathedral? When goth music and Gothic architecture combine for a concert set under light penetrating through stained glass, it becomes a catharsis similar to that of a good cry. I’ve always been curious about the connection between the aesthetics of Christ worship in the Gothic and sadness in Goth. Have goths been weeping for Christ this whole time or just been looking for someone to hear their prayers, someone who’s there? related content: Your Peace Is Our Peace: David Lynch’s Festival Of Disruption At The Ace Hotel The interior of the theatre at Ace hotel, formerly United Artists theatre, acts as a mirror and conduit to any act on stage, from the purple portal in the ceiling emanating energy to the lobby’s glorious murals which depict scenes too puzzling to be of no biblical significance. The theatre’s stones shifts with the music. Don’t believe me? Pay closer attention, stare long enough and see solids melt before your very eyes! related content: Cloak & Dagger Fest: The Heart Of Los Angeles Bled From Dusk Till Dawn Wesley Eisold of Cold Cave, who recently turned

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Damo Suzuki’s Network at the Roxy

Janky Smooth Central Command March 26, 2019

April is an incredible month for Goldenvoice but the Roxy especially with numerous iconic musicians performing. One of them is Damo Suzuki, legendary singer of the German Krautrock band Can. Can is one of the most special and influential bands of all time and it’s a rare treat to see Damo perform his songs with the band in Los Angeles. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR. ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO DAMO SUZUKI’S NETWORK APRIL 21ST 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 Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook Damo Suzuki Posts WINNER WILL BE WILL BE SELECTED ON MONDAY APRIL 15TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Saint Patrick’s Day With Flogging Molly at the Hollywood Palladium

Rob Shepyer March 21, 2019

I love Saint Patrick’s Day. There’s no other holiday like it. For a day, booze culture is king and the streets are filled with drunk, pinching masses, green oozing down the streets of Hollywood toward the Palladium which hosts the Saint Paddy’s party of the year every year with Flogging Molly. Of all the Celtic punk bands, Dropkick Murphy’s and the Pogues included, none know how to celebrate like Molly. It’s a party of epic proportion that would make James Joyce proud, the kind of stuff Finnegan’s Wake was made of. related content: It’s Not Dead Fest 2: New Hope For Punks w/Rancid, Dropkick Murphys, Off My tailgate began in the Palladium parking lot watching a line of bagpipers toot that sweet Scottish sound. It may not be Irish, but after a few stouts, shit was close enough. World War 2 veteran Sidney Walton was celebrating his 100th birthday on stage and was praised by the crowd. With the kind of wild cheers that only a few drinks could inspire. Heading to the Guinness tent to make sure I wouldn’t get thirsty, I saw Sidney being treated to a very special birthday brewski as we all sung happy birthday for the guy

Versed in Virtuosity: Jacob Collier at the Fonda

Rob Shepyer March 19, 2019

Jacob Collier is such a bright and shinning talent, any performance of his inspires awe, fun, and connection in people. I saw one clip of him covering “Close to You” by Burt Bacharach and absolutely murdered that bass in jazz style. I missed him on his last tour through Los Angeles when he was still performing solo, bouncing between instruments like drums, piano, double bass, bass guitar, ukulele and vocals. At the age of 25, Jacob is one in a few of the self-made musical geniuses that took it upon themselves to produce their own albums, playing every instrument, and recording it themselves. This is what Jacob did with In My Room in 2015 but now, four albums later, Jacob is back in Los Angeles with a band of three other members and an entirely new show. related content: Shrine To A Goddess: Tash Sultana Sells Out The Shrine Expo Hall In Los Angeles With totems of light standing around the stage, the ambiance would change with the music’s texture as Jacob went from funk to jazz to folk. I was amazed from start to finish and I knew I would be the moment I was allowed to review this show.

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Black Moth Super Rainbow at the Observatory

Janky Smooth Central Command March 19, 2019

Black Moth Super Rainbow and Janky Smooth cement their relationship yet again with another giveaway from us to you. Join the transcendental, psychedelic, cinematic music experience with all the heads in Orange County that will be getting lifted in the Observatory. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR. ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW MARCH 28TH AT THE OBSERVATORY OC 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 Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook Black Moth Super Rainbow Posts WINNER WILL BE WILL BE SELECTED ON MONDAY MARCH 25TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Roots Roadhouse at the Echo & Echoplex

Janky Smooth Central Command March 18, 2019

We know that Los Angeles doesn’t do the best job of giving its people their country music fix. Every once in awhile there’ll be a show but there ain’t no scene for people to come and wear their cowboy hats and boots to. Roots Roadhouse is of course the exception in the room, turning the east side into the old west for a cool Sunday where patrons can walk between the Echo and Echoplex, beer and barbecue in hand, to catch some old country crooners on either stage. It’s a hoot and a half. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO ROOTS ROADHOUSE MARCH 31ST AT THE ECHO & 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 Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook Roots Roadhouse Posts WINNER WILL BE WILL BE SELECTED ON MONDAY MARCH 25TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Photo Recap: Albert Hamond Jr. at the Fonda

Janky Smooth Central Command March 15, 2019

Albert Hammond Jr. has no problem selling out big venues in Los Angeles. We love the Strokes. We love Albert’s style and swagger. Hot of the heels of his 2018 album Francis Trouble, Albert has kept making music in the same kind of cool that the Strokes were always known for. Opening for Albert Hammond Jr. was In the Valley Below. Pedro Carerra was there to shoot the show and you can look at his pictures and see exactly what makes Albert Hammond Jr. such a compelling singer and guitarist. Photos by: Pedro Carrera Albert Hammond Jr. In The Valley Below

OC did it all for the Nookie: Musink Tattoo Convention & Music Fest 2019

Rob Shepyer March 15, 2019

At the beginning of the year, I foresaw the resurgence of nu metal. Long dismissed and derided as one of the most cringe-worthy, toxic, and talentless genres of all time, it would turn out the place it held in the hearts of elder millennials never faded away as they grew up. Bands like Korn, Slipknot, and Deftones have maintained a place at the top of the mountain as bands that can always draw big crowds but Limp Bizkit still seems like an outsider among them even though back in the day, they were arguably the biggest of those bands. Musink 2019 would blow the flood gates open and give nu metal the retribution people were silently begging for. Limp Bizkit would headline Day 2 and signal to all the haters that the Bizkit is back. That same week, LB announced a surprise show at the Troubadour for only 3 dollars. Those that were in attendance know Limp Bizkit put on what was without question, love them or hate them, a legendary performance. Featuring covers of the Who, Nirvana, and Journey with guests such a Billy Corgan, Marilyn Manson, and Machine Gun Kelly, the show was so raucous one fan even jumped from

Long Live the Thump: Thumpasarus at Teragram

Janky Smooth Central Command March 13, 2019

Photos by: Anthony Mehlhaff Thumpasaurus is a gang of five deftly skilled musical agents on a perpetual quest to stabilize their eclectro-frenetic moods of post apocalyptic new wave. Thumpasaurus offer up their own unique stew wherein, hidden in plain sight and sound, you’ll find traces of Zappa, Beefheart, James Chance, Funkadelic/Parliament, Devo, Morphine, Talking Heads and Prince, as well as some rocking heavy metal, free jazz, musical theatre and even some light opera references thrown in for good measure. The band released The Book Of Thump last summer, and recently shared a video for “Where Does The Love Go”… an opera in five parts. Converging Benjamin Button maturity with Steven Hawking-like musical astro-theories, their oath to indoctrinate the world to the ideologies of the Book of Thump holds no bounds. A band bred out of the present day’s insatiable appetite to consume, they extract scraps from hard to reach corners of the dark web into uplifting nuggets of empowerment and party. There live show at The Teragram was one for the ages including aliens, karate chops and cameos from the like of Jennifer Lawerence, Bradley Cooper and John Travolta. Don’t miss these beings as they attack SXSW with there insane party antics.

PCW Ultra Wrestle Summit’s Favorite Wrestlers and Ticket Giveaway

Janky Smooth Central Command March 12, 2019

PCW Ultra is bringing together all the best promotions and wrestlers to bring you one hell of a night of professional wrestling. To celebrate this meeting of the minds, we are giving you the chance to win two tickets to the show and see your favorite wrestlers from Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, MCW, Defy, The Wrestling Revolver, and a few independents. Before we get into how you can win these tickets, we asked the wrestlers that will be featured during the night who their Mount Rushmore of wrestlers consists of. Here’s what they said. PCW Ultralight Champion Jake Atlas Triple H The Rock Eddie Guerrero Shawn Michaels PCW Ultra Tag Team Champion Josef Samael Bruiser Brody Macho Man Randy Savage Harley Race Terry Funk Danny Maff Ric Flair Chris Benoit Shawn Michaels Kenta Kobashi Jorel Nelson Macho Man Randy Savage Stone Cold Steve Austin Ric Flair John Cena Sami Callihan Terry Funk The Undertaker Stone Cold Steve Austin Samoa Joe Brian Cage Shawn Michaels Bret Hart Chris Kanyon Chris Jericho Kikutaro Atsushi Onita Genichiro Tenryu Ric Flair The Great Kabuki Randy Myers Eddie Guerrero Roddy Piper Dusty Rhodes Mick Foley Johnny Impact Johnny Ultra Johnny Nitro Johnny Mundo John Morrison

Take This: Win 2 Tickets to Action Bronson at the Observatory

Janky Smooth Central Command March 11, 2019

The big red machine, Action Bronson, is coming back to the Observatory for a night of some of the best most lyrical white boy rap you can hear in 2019. Get your hip hop head and foodie friends out to the party for the White Bronco tour. There’s gonna be beers, there’s gonna be blunts, there’s gonna be beats, and damn it, you’re going to have fuck tons of fun. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO ACTION BRONSON MARCH 15TH AT THE OBSERVATORY 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 Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook Action Bronson Posts WINNER WILL BE WILL BE SELECTED ON MONDAY MARCH 13TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

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