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The Growlers Reclaim Castle Beach Goth and all is Right with the World Again
Rob Shepyer
August 10, 2018
I love Beach Goth because The Growlers know how to book a festival better than anyone blessed enough to have their own festival. In the age of mixed bills, Beach Goth offers the total package every summer, with hip hop, hardcore, punk, metal, garage, goth, and everything in between. These artists then get presented on stages decorated like nothing you’ve ever seen, this year we celebrated “The Death of a Rat” on a stinky, burning garbage heap of a stage where bands and drag queens put on memorable and boundary pushing performances. related content: Beach Goth 4: The Party Of The Year Beach Goth had to scale back this year. Usually, the festival would be two days with headliners that you could opt to see instead of the Growlers each night. This was partly due to the ambition of last year’s festival. Last year was artistically a massive success, with the Geto Boys, Bad Brains, and even a Butthole Surfers reunion. It’s also important to mention that last year, the festival was called “The Growlers 6” because someone had the audacity to try and claim ownership of the name. Call it whatever you’d like, Growlers or Beach Goth, it was
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Take This: Win 2 Tickets to The Growler’s Beach Goth
Janky Smooth Central Command
July 31, 2018
Beach Goth seems to reinvent itself every year and apart from becoming a traveling circus in 2018, they’ve moved to the old sacred festival burial grounds that is Los Angeles Historic Park and become a one-night affair. As always though, the lineup showcases more musical diversity than any festival you could catch in Los Angeles. From legendary old acts like Gwar, Youth of Today, and Doug E. Fresh; to legends of the future like Starcrawler, Bleached, and Kirin J. Calinan. As always, The Growlers are headlining and who knows how they’ll be dressed for the festivities. related content: Beach Goth 4: The Party Of The Year related content: The Growlers Lose The Beach Goth Battle But Won The War This Weekend Janky Smooth is giving you the chance to catch this gathering of oddities and rarities with yet another epic giveaway. Bring a friend, bring a costume, and bring the party. The festival takes place this weekend, Sunday, August 5th. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR. ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS FOR THE GROWLERS’ BEACH GOTH AUGUST 5TH AT LOS ANGELES HISTORIS PARK Step 1- Join Our Newsletter (look for pop up everytime you arrive at jankysmooth.com) Step 2- Share or RT this post
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Video Recap: Janky Smooth at Riot Fest Chicago 2015
Danny Baraz
September 24, 2015
Janky Smooth was reppin hard at Riot Fest Chicago 2015. With a team of people stumbling around Douglas Park, it might’ve been the first time belligerence and gratitude were able to co-exist within a group of salty, jaded individuals. We caught up with a number of bands and artists and asked them some stupid questions which made it clear how unprepared and mildly intoxicated we were. Check out our full review and photo gallery of Riot Fest Chicago 2015 Riot Fest Chicago 2015 also reminded us how much fun festivals can be when you aren’t incarcerated in beer prisons called beer gardens. It seems the state of Illinois isn’t as concerned as California and specifically, the city of Los Angeles with underage drinking. Therefore, it was refreshing for the adults to be treated like adults. I almost forgot what it was like not to have to schedule time to drink a beer in a designated drinking area, just so they can MAYBE avoid some teenager getting drunk at the festival. After all, it’s MUCH better for those kids who are going to party, one way or another, to buy illicit drugs off a complete stranger, rather than getting their grubby
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