Tag: synth punk
Take This: Win A Pair of Tickets to See MSPAINT at Lodge Room on 8/10
Janky Smooth Central Command
July 25, 2025
MSPAINT is playing the Lodge Room in Highland Park on Sunday, August 10th. You can buy tickets now or see below to enter our ticket giveaway. MSPAINT are currently on a U.S. summer tour (July–August 2025), accompanied by Lip Critic, Draag, and Pat & the Pissers . They recently played in Washington, D.C. on July 17, 2025, continuing their rise as a vital voice in contemporary punk with a message of collective empowerment amid global crises. related: Scowl at 1720 Sell Out The Venue But Not Their Souls We are giving away a pair of tickets to see MSPAINT and Lip Critic at The Lodge Room To Enter: 1. Tag A Friend On Our MSPAINT Ticket Giveaway Post on Instagram 2. Make sure you both follow Janky Smooth 3. Winner Will Be Announced on Thursday, August 7th at Noon Pacific. MSPAINT is a four‑piece band formed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 2019. Its members include mononymous vocalist Deedee, synth player Nick Panella, bassist Randy Riley, and drummer Quinn Mackey. Notably, the group intentionally avoids guitars—opting instead for a lineup of vocals, synth, bass, and drums, a decision that underpins their unique sound. They debuted with a self‑titled EP in March 2020,
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HEALTH at The Grammy Museum- Making It In The New Music Industry
Danny Baraz
October 18, 2024
So here I am for the first time at the Grammy Museum in Downtown Los Angeles to see HEALTH perform a half set in a small 200 person theater with seats, and to live premier their latest song collaboration- “Ashamed” featuring Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES. Prior to the performance was a less awkward than I imagined Q and A with Nic Harcourt and the band that focused heavily on the creation of the 2023 full length release of Rat Wars. Singer/Songwriter and HEALTH guitarist, Jake Dusik was much more chatty than I expected for someone with such a catalog of sad bastard, isolationist song credits. Dusik spoke in great detail about that despair, which peaked during the pandemic lock down. The birth of his child during this bleak time and the death of society conceived their most critically acclaimed HEALTH album, to date. HEALTH co-founder and ambassador John Famiglietti, always bringing levity to the band described a completely different lock down experience that didn’t always shelter in place and was echoed by HEALTH drummer BJ Miller. HEALTH were asked their thoughts on who was the quintessential Los Angeles band and the answer given was The Doors. I found that to
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N8NOFACE at The Lodge Room- F*ck You, Pay Me
Danny Baraz
April 6, 2023
The character arch of N8NoFace will one day become the stuff of legend. From making music in a closet to a sold out show at the Lodge Room. From a self described “border boy” growing up in the Sonoran Desert in Tuscon Arizona, to building the kind of cult following in Los Angeles over the last 13 years that is the envy of most religious fundamentalist leaders. After seeing N8’s March 22nd kinetic performance at the Lodge Room in Highland Park, the only question that remains is how far does N8NoFace want to go? Up to this point, I had only seen N8 open for other bands and artists. With just himself and his Roland SP-404, I can’t remember anyone who was able to fill up both big and small stages alike with just themselves, a sampler and a massive stage presence. But this headlining gig at the Lodge Room was a different configuration of people joining him on stage and that made me nervous, at first. When the essence of something you like changes, the changes aren’t always good. For this show, N8NOFACE enlisted the help of Here Lies Man and Antibalas guitarist, Marcos Garcia aka Chico Mann. This
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