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Dissecting Slaughter of the Soul: At The Gates at the Fonda

Danny Ryan August 26, 2022

It’s not every day that you see an artist play two different sets within the same evening, especially when one of those sets is their magnum opus album being played from start to finish. At The Gates’ kick-off show of their Slaughter of the Soul 20 Year Anniversary tour at the Fonda Theater was not your average metal concert, and didn’t feel like any sort of conventional concert for that matter. Seeing the album performed in full truly felt like visiting an artistic piece being showcased in a museum, being viewed in awe from those with a deep appreciation for the work. The album is one of the most ambitious metal albums in history with At The Gates’ incorporation of classical music-esque guitar solos and more melodic elements than what was seen in death metal at the time, creating an atmospheric and immense sound that filled the Fonda for that evening. With a speedy and crass thrash set from Municipal Waste before At The Gates, the night provided an insight to the diverse range of sounds that heavy metal has offered throughout its history. Municipal Waste was an odd choice for an opener in my opinion. In contrast to the

The Outsider Scoop: Outside Lands 2022

Janky Smooth Central Command August 23, 2022

Words by: Isabella Harding Photos by: Sophie Weil Every year, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is turned into the Outside Lands Music and Art Festival, a monumental event that is celebrated by the Northern California community. As you walk into the park, you are immediately transported to another world. From live music, to incredible food trucks, brand tents, and picnic tables, Outside Lands is a full 3-day experience that leaves a lasting impression. related content: The Sound of Silence: Outside Lands 2019 The festival consists of 110 artists, 9 stages, and over 200,000 fans, accompanied with locally catered food from restaurants and food trucks found throughout the Bay Area. To add onto the wide variety of food, the festival also includes Wine Lands, Beer Lands, Cocktail Magic (which were full of unique beverages brought by only Northern California vendors) and Grass Lands, a 21+ setup for all things cannabis. Outside Lands is a music festival that thoroughly honors the Bay Area and its community. This is not only seen by the fans who continue to show up year after year, but by all the artists who voiced their personal love for San Francisco and the iconic festival in their performances.

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Carpenter Brut at The Fonda

Janky Smooth Central Command August 15, 2022

Enter the retro exploitation cinescape of Carpenter Brut’s nightmarish synthwave dungeon dance as the dagger draws closer with every beat that drops. We’re giving away two tickets to his show at The Fonda and it’s going to be absolute banger. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS‍ HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO CARPENTER BRUT AUGUST 17TH AT THE FONDA 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 or FACEBOOK CARPENTER BRUT Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 16TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to At The Gates at The Fonda

Janky Smooth Central Command August 14, 2022

Pound for pound, you could argue that At The Gates is the most influential metal band of all time. Beyond creating melodic death metal with their seminal all in, Slaughter of the Soul, which the band intends to play in full at this show, they also inspired loads of metalcore bands as well. At The Gates’ fingerprints can be found all over the place and if you’re lucky enough to win this giveaway, perhaps the stain will be on your soul too. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS‍ HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO AT THE GATES AUGUST 17TH AT THE FONDA 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 AT THE GATES Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 16TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Loud, Sad and Weird: Telefon Tel Aviv at the Lodge Room

Alfredo Luna August 12, 2022

Words by: Alfredo Luna Photos by: Chris Molina After various rescheduled dates from the last two years, Telefon Tel Aviv was finally able to bring the “Dreams” era to a haunting close in Highland Park. An IDM icon in his own right, Joshua Eustis of Telefon Tel Aviv has made a name for himself as a touring member of legends Nine Inch Nails and Puscifer, but really put his stamp on the genre with TTA. Promising a loud, sad and weird experience, Eustis made the show worth the 2 year wait to see. related content: Rabbit Holes And Glaciers: Anika at Lodge Room Playing a gloomy and ambient inspired set from the latest release Dreams Are Not Enough, the atmosphere became an immersive world crafted by the sights and sounds thrown at you. From the second the sound projections began to illuminate the room the crowd was immersed within the realm that Eustis has crafted. More an audio-sensory experience, with the bass running up your spine, the visuals hypnotizing you with each flash transporting in and out of consciousness. Playing highlights such as “a younger version of myself” which feels like an endless loop of thoughts rushing through your head,

Talkin’ Limp Bizkit, Kevin Smith and Hardcore: Scowl Interview

Danny Ryan August 12, 2022

Fresh off the heels of an iconic Sound and Fury set, we caught up with Scowl‘s rhythm section, drummer Cole Gilbert and bassist Bailey Lupo, on the night of their show opening for Destroy Boys at the Teragram Ballroom. Apart from an incredible set that night, they shared amazing insights on hardcore, touring with Limp Bizkit, and Kevin Smith movies. related content: Risks Make Better Memories Than Nostalgia: Sound And Fury 2022 Interview by: Danny Ryan So I saw your guys’ set at Sound and Fury Fest this last weekend… Cole and Bailey: Oh, hell yeah (at the same time) It was one of my favorite sets of the entire weekend. Cole: Dude, thank you! I knew it was going to be a lot of fun, but I just didn’t know it was going to be that wild. It was really fun, really cool. Especially being from California. It was like, damn, you all really like us huh? Bailey: It was an honor, growing up and going to Sound and Fury thinking “Man, it’d be crazy to play this someday”. I think the last Sound and Fury right before Covid, I don’t know if Scowl was quite a band yet

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Circuit Des Yeux at Lodge Room

Janky Smooth Central Command August 12, 2022

Jankysmooth is constantly searching for the most avant-garde and powerful young artists and it just so happens these shows happen at The Lodge Room rather often. The next one on our radar is Circuit Des Yeux’s show on August 16th. We want you to experience this eclectic and original experience so we’re giving away two tickets to the show. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS‍ HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO CIRCUIT DES YEUX AUGUST 16TH AT THE THEATRE 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 or FACEBOOK CIRCUIT DES YEUX Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 15TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Eyehategod at Catch One

Janky Smooth Central Command August 11, 2022

As Psycho Las Vegas draws near, the first of many side shows marks their return to ravaging the west coast with the best in rock and roll. What better band is there to greet Psycho than the Southern Nihilists of Eyehategod, performing at Catch One with the even drearier doom sounds of Mizmor? We’re giving away two tickets to the show. Viva Psycho! YOU CAN BUY TICKETS‍ HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO EYEHATEGOD AUGUST 16TH AT CATCH ONE 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 EYEHATEGOD Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 15TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Photo Recap: Teyana Taylor in Southern California

Janky Smooth Central Command August 9, 2022

Teyana Taylor‘s art has always been elevated compared to the rest of the pop world. She represents a charisma, sensuality, sexuality, and rawness that is unparalleled in mainstream music. She inspires the underground far and wide, even bringing punks out to her two Southern California shows for the Last Rose tour stops at The Hollywood Palladium and House of Blues Anaheim. Her shows were painted deep red, with scandalous intent, making every little choreographed step more confident and confrontational. She brought out a slew of guests like Brandy and her husband, basketball pro, Iman Shumpert. Seeing Teyana’s incredible stage performance and setup let everyone dream as if they could do something as outrageous and ballsy, just seeing how hard she was going and how much of herself she put out there. We got some epic photos from her two Southern California shows and we hope you gaze upon their beauty like you would a rose. Photos by: Erika Reinsel Teyana Taylor at The Hollywood Palladium Teyana Taylor at The House of Blues Anaheim

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Peaches at The Fonda

Janky Smooth Central Command August 9, 2022

The queen of Electro-pop, the John Waters of dance music, the icon of all things sexual in music, a sex symbol beyond compare, Peaches returns to Los Angeles for two nights at The Fonda and we’re giving away tickets to the show on August 12th! YOU CAN BUY TICKETS‍ HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO PEACHES AUGUST 12TH AT THE THEATRE AT THE FONDA 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 PEACHES Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 11TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Risks Make Better Memories Than Nostalgia: Sound and Fury 2022

Rob Shepyer August 8, 2022

Followers of Jankysmooth know that Sound and Fury has always been my favorite festival in Los Angeles. The feeling of being onstage and seeing a barrage of young people charging a band was incomparable among all of our precious and diverse music scene. The openness of artists to share the stage and microphone with their beloved fans made me an instant admirer of hardcore. Growing up a metalhead, I came to the realization that live, nothing touched hardcore. The constant flow of love between audience, artist and promoter made me feel part of something larger than myself, no matter how outgoing or shy I was. And it wasn’t just the scene that I found a home in, it was Sound and Fury specifically. It’s not common that artists constantly show an outpour of love to a promoter but at Sound and Fury, artists had a special connection to the festival that made them constantly thank Riley, Martin, and Madison by name during their sets. After all, these guys weren’t just the people that got them a gig, they were friends that gave them a platform for their art when few else would. Sound and Fury gave Anaiah Lei a platform

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Little Feat at the Ace Hotel

Janky Smooth Central Command August 8, 2022

There are jam bands then there are icons of jamming. They may be before some of your time but if you have any interest in the many secrets of rock and roll, you’ll want to see Little Feat’s 45 anniversary tour with Hot Tuna at the theatre at the Ace Hotel because these guys have always been tapped into the great, holy truth beneath the rock. Formed in 1969, Little Feat were one of the original Laurel Canyon bands, making music infused with just as much Earth as spirit. We’re giving away two tickets to the show. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS‍ HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO LITTLE FEAT AUGUST 12TH AT THE THEATRE AT THE ACE HOTEL 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 LITTLE FEAT Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 11TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION