Tag: observatory

Something Old and Something New: Ceremony at the Constellation Room

Danny Ryan April 28, 2022

Words by: Danny Ryan Photos by: Albert Licano Ceremony has had the most drastic shift in sound and style out of any band that I have witnessed in my lifetime, especially within the modern hardcore punk genre. While this growth has been controversial during many periods of their career, their performance in the Constellation Room of the OC Observatory has demonstrated their success in bridging the divisions between these fanbases. This is a goal that is quite difficult to achieve in the rabid following of hardcore, but the crowd’s explosive reactions to their post-punk influenced songs such as the newest single “Vanity Spawned by Fear” prove how successful they are breaking down these boundaries. The Constellation Room shifted from a battleground of flailing bodies to a lively disco dancefloor throughout the night, never losing momentum throughout their long and expansive set. Blasting into classic tracks that would please anyone in their crowd with a specific preference, they certainly attracted skeptical fans into falling in love with their vast discography over the years. As the band has grown rapidly in their visions throughout their history, their fans are growing alongside them throughout this journey. related content: When Quant Gets Core: Home

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Yves Tumor

Janky Smooth Central Command March 5, 2020

Blending psych rock, art pop, and R&B, Yves Tumor have pushes the boundaries of music as a form of artistic expression. They’re coming to the Observatory and Fonda and we’ve got pairs of tickets to give away for each. ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO YVES TUMOR MARCH 13TH AT THE FONDA OR 14TH 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 INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Yves Tumor Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON MARCH 9TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Ghostemane at the Observatory

Janky Smooth Central Command October 19, 2019

I don’t know if you’ve ever seen Ghostemane or not but if you have, you’d know that this kid is like a young Trent Reznor, only he can rap too. Musically though, his jams hit the violent, wild, and animalistic feel of those early, unchained NIN songs. He does much more than that though, his show hits metal notes with his full band of masked lunatics as well as hip hop notes, with him spitting bars fast as all fuck. The whole lineup is pretty beefy, featuring Harms Way and Lil Tracy opening for a dope mixed bill. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO GHOSTEMANE OCTOBER 22ND 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 INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Ghostemane Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON OCTOBER 20TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Reverend Horton Heat at the Observatory

Janky Smooth Central Command January 16, 2019

Rev your hot rod engines for the Reverend Horton Heat because he’s coming back to the OC for wo consecutive nights of rock and roll at the Observatory. Each show has a slew of different openers with Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, and Mustard Plug on 1/18 then Big Sandy, The 5.6.7.8’s, The Delta Bombers, and James Inveld on 1/19. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO REVEREND HORTON HEAT JANUARY 18TH AND 19TH 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 Reverend Horton Heat Posts WINNER WILL BE WILL BE SELECTED ON THURSDAY JANUARY 17TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win 2 Tickets to X at The Observatory OC

Janky Smooth Central Command December 21, 2018

Los Angeles punk rock icons X are making their way south to Orange County to perform two nights at the Observatory along with a few of their favorite openers, Los Lobos and The Blasters. Get ready from some cow punk and Chicano love music because the two nights will be ones to remember. Janky Smooth is giving away two pairs of tickets to these special shows, one pair for each night. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO X DECEMBER 27TH OR DECEMBER 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 X Posts WINNER WILL BE WILL BE SELECTED ON MONDAY DECEMBER 24TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Kick Out The Jams: MC50 at the Observatory

Maggie St. Thomas October 14, 2018

Words and Photos by: Maggie St. Thomas The innovators of punk were the Motor City 5, known for their high energy live performances, being aggressive revolutionaries of the 1960’s and the house band of the White Panther Party. The MC5 recorded their first album Kick Out The Jams live on October 30th and 31st 1968 at Detroit’s Grande Ballroom. In May 2018, Brother Wayne Kramer announced the MC50 tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kick Out the Jams across the world with a supergroup line-up including himself, and his partner of this guitar army Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Billy Gould on bass (Faith No More), pounding drum beats by original MC5 drummer Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson and joining him to his right was drummer Brendan Canty (Fugazi). Replacing Rob Tyner on vocals with the towering 6’7’’ frame and image reminiscent of the late lead singer stood Marcus Durant (Zen Guerrilla), and Billy Gould on bass lines (Faith No More). related content: Teen Angst Never Dies: Alkaline Trio At The Observatory Nearly 50 years to the date of recording, Saturday October 6th, 2018 in Santa Ana, we paid tribute to this all star line-up that sounded rude and unhinged as ever with domination firing off notes like rockets within the walls of the OC Observatory. Brother Wayne Kramer delivered

Burger Records and the Observatory: 5 Years of Fun in Orange County

Danny Baraz March 7, 2016

With Burger Records postponing their annual Burgerama festival, Sean and Lee have opted to honor their partnership with the Observatory in Orange County. For 5 years, Burger and The Observatory have conspired to bring the audiophiles of Orange County some of the best lineups in all of Southern California. To commemorate the milestone, Burger Records and their headquarters to showcase the bands on their label, The Observatory, have put together a show for every day this week that features some of the best talent in indie music today. This post will serve as a running update and review of shows that Janky Smooth attends. The headliners and supporting acts on the lineup aren’t just Burger bands but feature acts like Slowdive and Crystal Castles for one of their first live performances without iconic vocalist, Alice Glass. Angry Samoans headline the Wednesday, March 9th show and includes Orange County punk icon, Rikk Agnew along with Golden (shower) Boys of emerging pop punk, No Parents. The anniversary week kicks off tonight with a few bands that we’ve spent a lot of time covering over the past year; Shannon and the Clams, Death Valley Girls and The Gooch Palms and features Guantanamo Baywatch

California Surf Rock Summer Night: Corners,The Abigails & The Pesos

Janky Smooth Central Command June 24, 2015

There is a distinct sound to Southern California’s Beach Goth/Surf Rock scene that you will not find or hear as authentically anywhere else but here and especially in the Constellation Room at the Observatory in Orange County. Nothing can quite compare to the strung out guitar strokes that resemble and embody the sounds of our ocean waves. Yan Pessino, the lead singer of The Pesos, indoctrinated us into this show with his haunting vocals. Intoning, “hola, hola, mi amora, hey, hey my, my sweet desire”. He set the mood through melody. The tune, “Hey, hey” romanticized & roused the crowd to dance & sway to the rhythm of this seaside ballad. The Pesos continued their sweet sounding set with the song, “Cumdown”, glamorizing a youthful yet blue drug induced lifestyle. The girls held hands & twirled their long beachy waves & high waisted shorts and boys nodded in their shaggy surfer cuts & band tees. Popping open a few blue ribbons was a successful way to transition to The Abigails. Alcohol might actually be the perfect metaphor for this band. Warren Thomas was stoked as he began the bands set by telling us “I want to fucking party with you, that’s what