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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

Photo Recap: Swamp Dogg at Teragram Ballroom

Janky Smooth Central Command July 19, 2022

For longer than most have been alive, Swamp Dogg has been an underground music hero. He’s outlived musical fads and seen the landscape of culture change, experimenting with music all the while but still remaining the same old Swamp Dogg. He’s played everything from blues, to funk, to R & B, even hints of disco, because the story of Swamp Dogg is the story of American music. To celebrate this legend’s 80th birthday, he performed a career spanning set that touched decades of releases at the Teragram Ballroom in an epic and unforgettable performance for all those in attendance. We sent a photographer out to the show to capture the magic and memories so that they may never be forgotten. Photos by: Todd Anderson Swamp Dogg

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Front Line Assembly at Teragram

Janky Smooth Central Command May 27, 2022

Industrial legends, Front Line Assembly return to Los Angeles to let the cold waves rip and machines overtake the city. We can’t wait to see Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber do their thing and we’re giving away two tickets so you can see it too. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS‍ HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY JUNE 2ND AT TERAGRAM 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 FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON MAY 31ST AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to A Place to Bury Strangers at Teragram

Janky Smooth Central Command May 16, 2022

Psych rock never sounded so dark, demented and wild as when A Place To Bury Strangers takes the stage and starts ripping. It’s so heavy, noisy, fuzzed out and chaotic, this band is the envy of all the most extreme genres. We’re giving away two tickets to their show at Teragram Ballroom in the hopes it splits your brain. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS MAY 17TH AT TERAGRAM BALLROOM 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 A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON MAY 16TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

In Amyl We Trust: Amyl and the Sniffers at Teragram

Rob Shepyer May 10, 2022

I feel a bit late to the party. By now, Amyl and the Sniffers aren’t underground punk darlings from Australia anymore. At this point, the band hasn’t just cemented themselves as one of the most dynamic and electric acts in the entire genre, they’ve gone on to influence numerous bands and a whole damn scene within punk to boot. I’m lucky enough to be early to a different party though, that one hosted by C.O.F.F.I.N. the Aussie rockers that Amyl brought on tour with them. These guys rip in undeniable fashion, harkening back the sonic sex appeal of AC/DC but with a harder edge. It’s through a band like C.O.F.F.I.N. that AC/DC will go in history as proto-punk someday. related content: Amyl and the Sniffers at the Teragram Ballroom Amyl and the Sniffers have been getting incredible praise for a long while now. People were saying this band resurrected the classic punk sound but with a hint of glam. The sort of punk or hardcore shows I frequent are usually devoid of the feminine energy that Amyl has in loads. And I don’t point that out because Amy is a woman, I mean the sound itself balances masculine and feminine

Photo Recap: Sleaford Mods at Teragram Ballroom

Janky Smooth Central Command May 7, 2022

The UK’s most dynamic working-class duo of artists returned to Los Angeles for two shows at Teragram. There are few acts that are able to grip audiences with such minimalist approaches to music. Sleaford Mods’ brand of punk rock slam poetry is truly a testament to how one person can be capable of enormous artistic expression if they simply think outside the box and have another person there to drop the dopest beats behind them. Opening for the band was Sorry, English indie rockers with the perfect attitude to ride along with the Mods. Sleaford Mods Sorry

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Amyl and the Sniffers at Teragram

Janky Smooth Central Command May 2, 2022

One of the most desired pack of Aussie retro punks, Amyl and the Sniffers, has returned to Los Angeles to pack the Teragram ballroom with a bunch of wild blokes ready to drink, pogo, pit and stage dive the whole night long. Who’s going to drink a beer out their shoe this time? Any takers? We’re giving away two tickets to the show, get in out now! YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS MAY 4TH AT TERAGRAM 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 AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON MAY 3RD AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Sasami at Teragram

Rob Shepyer April 11, 2022

Sasami has always been a darling of the indie and psych scenes but with her most recent album, Squeeze, we expect the metal kids to start digging her too. We’re giving away two tickets to her upcoming Teragram show and can’t wait to see you there. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO SASAMI APRIL 13TH AT THE TERAGRAM BALLROOM 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 SASAMI Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON APRIL 12TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Monolord at Teragram Ballroom

Janky Smooth Central Command March 22, 2022

All the way from Sweden, we’ve got one of stoner doom’s greatest, loudest bands returning to Los Angeles to make the Teragram Ballroom vibrate with fuzzy, slow riffs for days. We’re giving away two tickets to see Monolord and want to see you there to lose your damn hearing. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO BREAKBOT MARCH 27TH AT TERAGRAM BALLROOM 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 BREAKBOT Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON MARCH 26TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to X at Teragram Ballroom

Janky Smooth Central Command November 30, 2021

Long before the Teragram stood in Los Angeles, X were the kings and queens of punk rock in southern California, owning the Sunset Strip to Chinatown. And now, these icons are playing the Teragram to cement their everlasting importance and relevance that brings them to the biggest and freshest spots of music’s newest gen. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO X DECEMBER 3RD AT THE TERAGRAM BALLROOM 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 X Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON DECEMBER 2ND AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Heavy on the Cool: Dry Cleaning at Teragram Ballroom

Rob Shepyer November 14, 2021

Raybans, iced coffee, and cigarettes high atop Manhattan on a gloomy day spent people watching on a fire escape. A Jim Jarmusch movie plays on mute in the living room while the last Dry Cleaning vinyl, New Long Leg, spins in your bedroom. You jot down lines of poetry that don’t rhyme or make sense but you feel inspired and accomplished behind your shades and thin, unmovable lips. This scene, which I just imagined, plays out in black and white, an experimental piece of imagination meant for celluloid and inspired by the sounds of Dry Cleaning, a band with the New York spirit of No Wave and South London post punk heart. You hear shades of Television, Joy Division, Portishead, Talking Heads, The Modern Lovers, Lydia Lunch, Iggy Pop’s more recent stuff, Sleaford Mods, and Kim Gordon. related content: Chicano Batman Bring A Crumb Home To The Shrine Dry Cleaning is all the rage. Before I committed to covering the show, a friend asked if I was going to see that band everyone likes right now at Teragram. When I asked which band he was referring to, his reply was simply “Dirty Laundry”. When I saw the hype around Dry

Texis or Treats: Sleigh Bells at Teragram Ballroom

Danny Baraz November 3, 2021

Sleigh Bells guitarist and arranger in chief, Derek E. Miller has come a long way from Poison the Well to meeting Alexis Krauss while waiting on her at a restaurant- and an even longer way from Treats to Texis. A wave of nostalgia came over me as Krauss referenced playing El Rey in 2011, because it was one of the shows that got me back into going to shows. Of course, at El Rey, it was just Miller, Krause, some hardware and a literal wall of Marshall cabinets that stretched from the floor of the stage to the rafters. On Thursday, Oct 21st at The Teragram Ballroom, Miller ditched the wall of cabinets but his affinity for tube amps remained in the form of a one piece Marshall. There was plenty of room for Krauss and Miller to add a live drummer, Chris Maggio and synth/ backup singer, Kate Steinberg. My feelings on the changes were mixed, along with the arrival of new album, Texis but before I get into all that, it is crucial for me to give opening band, Kills Birds a proper spot in this review- because they are a revelation. related content: This Ain’t No Reset,