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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Dance With The Dead at Echoplex
Janky Smooth Central Command
May 3, 2022
We’re giving away tickets to the darksynth rave of the year with Dance With The Dead bombing into the Echoplex for a night of ripping, hard beats. If you dance to the death, you’ll be dancing with yourself, at Dance With The Dead….see what I did there? Joining them will be Magic Sword, only adding to the retro trip. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO DANCE WITH THE DEAD MAY 5TH AT 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 DANCE WITH THE DEAD Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON MAY 4TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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The Legend of Magic Sword at the Echo
Dillon Vaughn
January 7, 2019
Los Angeles has no shortage of synth-wave acts rolling through the city: venue calendars are littered with events hosting artists both well known and up and coming, but the quality is sometimes questionable in a genre that so easily falls into one-note nostalgia. Not too long ago, I didn’t care for the sub-genre much but I’ve since seen the light and witnessed quite a few acts that truly blew me away. I’d heard quite a bit about Magic Sword from (mostly metalhead) friends who praised their intense live show and use of live instruments and knew this would be an event I had to see for myself. related content: The Protomen: Mega Men on a Mission at the Echoplex The night began with a set by one of the most surprising acts I’d seen all year: the local one woman project Death Hags. Self described as “hypnotic art-pop,” Lola Jean’s act beautifully mixed elements of trip-hop with synth-wave through a gentle minimalist lens. Shifting from synths to bass guitar and more all while singing in both english and french, it’s hard to believe Death Hags isn’t yet a household name in the city. related content: Decibel Metal & Beet Fest After Party: Ghoul At El
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