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Trash Talk, Ratking and Pangea: Slam Dance 101 at The Echoplex

Danny Baraz March 23, 2015

“Everyone say Fuck You to my friends on the side of the stage here”. The Echoplex crowd was eager to oblige the demands made by Lee Spielman of Trash Talk on Friday night. “You ain’t special just because we drink beers together, and shit. Get your ass out there.” Friday night at the Echoplex brought us another installment of Check Yo Ponytail and the conclusion of a month on the road for Trash Talk, Ratking and junglist, Lee Bannon. Spielman and Wiki from Ratking seemed exhausted as they both mentioned separately during their sets how long the last 30 days of their life seemed. In between songs, Wiki seemed tilted like a half chopped down tree. I was ready to hear someone shout “Timber!” at any moment but every time a new song started, Wiki was in full control, crushing all verses without so much as a slur. Lee Spielman has become a master at putting together non-obvious, genre bending shows. He connects the best bands, MC’s and DJ’s and let’s the chips fall where they may. Even though Trash Talk is one of the only REAL thrash bands around right now, I’ve hardly ever seen them play with any

Win Two Tickets to Trash Talk and Friends at the Echoplex

Danny Baraz March 16, 2015

Trash Talk, RatKing, Lee Bannon, Together Pangea, Suspect and Skywalker. That’s one hell of a fucking lineup playing Check Yo Ponytail at The Echoplex this Friday, March 20th. This is the last stop of the Trash Talk, Ratking and Lee Bannon Tour that has been touring the country for the last 30 days. Somehow, Trash Talk puts diverse bands on the same bill and it always works. It works to create a fun but completely hostile environment. Recently added to the bill, Together Pangea are sure to pump up the adrenaline level of The Echoplex. Janky Smooth is giving away 2 PAIRS of tickets to two winners. Winners will be announced Thursday, March 19th at 11am pacific time. To enter you must complete all these steps: Like Janky Smooth on Facebook Follow Janky Smooth on Twitter Follow Janky Smooth on Instagram Leave a comment on this post using a valid email address stating that you have completed all the steps and explain why we should select you to win. [button color=”pink” size=”normal” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”http://www.theecho.com/event/763661-check-yo-ponytail-trash-talk-los-angeles/”]You can purchase tickets to Trash Talk and Friends Here[/button] Check out previous coverage and photos: A free show with Lil B, Trash Talk and

A Place to Bury Strangers Makes Eardrums Bleed at The Echoplex

JustinThomas March 16, 2015

Last night The Echoplex played host to a union of reverberate noise courtesy of A Place To Bury Strangers, Creepoid, and Tennis System. I arrived around 10pm, just in time to catch the Los Angeles transplanted three-piece, Tennis System. Like the other bands billed, Tennis System produced no shortage of noise, setting the stage perfectly with their stony jams for the rest of the acts to follow. Next up were the Philadelphia bred four-piece, Creepoid. Lead by guitarist Sean Miller and bassist Anna Troxell, Creepoid had a dark, shoegazey sound that translated extremely well live. Much like A Place To Bury Strangers, their songs seemed to deviate from their recorded structure, instead, leading into reverb filled bridges and bass driven breakdowns. Last night was their last stop on the tour supporting APTBS, and they made it known. Before Anna Troxell led into “Tired Eyes”, she dedicated the melancholy track to ABTBS letting them know how much she would miss them. To wake the sleepy Sunday night crowd at 11:30 PM was A Place To Bury Strangers and wake them they did. Never in my life have I experienced a band that produces the amount of noise that A Place to

Staying Alive with Cursive at The Echoplex

Danny Baraz February 23, 2015

The genres of 90s emo, post-hardcore and screamo never appealed to me, however, Cursive stood out more than any other band from that era. The Saddle Creek Records darlings from Omaha, Nebraska are one of those rare bands that transcended any genre they were associated with. On February 20th, 2015, Cursive played to a sold out crowd at The Echoplex with supporting bands Twinsmith and Beach Slang. I had been anticipating this show for quite some time. Unfortunately, I only caught the last few songs of Beach Slang. They were quite engaging with the audience and kept everyone entertained. I wish I could say more about their set but my attention was steered away. Apparently, this drunken buffoon had a problem with me standing in a spot he preferred to be in. So we argued over it and I held my ground as I got mean mugged the rest of Beach Slang’s set. The Echoplex was packed and people moved straight to the stage once Beach Slang finished. It was nearly impossible to get to the front but I managed. All at once everyone cheered as they saw Tim Kasher and the crew come out. They eased into their set to