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Pro(n)g Rock: Voivod at The Fonda

Rob Shepyer March 28, 2024

It’s a rarity that the Voivod UFO comes hovering over Los Angeles and to miss witnessing an event like this is simply a rookie metal move. Last time, the band came to El Rey opening for Revocation for an oddly mixed bill. Now, the band paired with Prong, who they took on the road decades prior to make this tour a metaphorical full circle around a distant sun. This tour saw saw them playing new music off Morgoth Tales and reaching up their sleeves to play classics and obscurities. related content: Heavy Metal UFO: Voivod and Revocation At El Rey Voivod is a child of thrash metal’s golden age but they were nothing like any of their contemporaries. They made songs that sounded like radioactive war ballads, long and sweeping musical tales featuring ranges of emotions, all-over-the-place instrumentation, and structure that would blow the minds of many musicians that only understood thrash as a blend of punk and metal. This was a co-headlining tour though, and many people came for Prong, partly as a way to connect to their Danzig worship, given that Tommy Viktor is the leader of Prong and long time guitarist for Glenn, and partly because Los

Fidlaring The Fonda all Night Long

Taylor Wong September 21, 2022

Fuck it dog, life’s a risk, and hundreds of people risked going out during one of the city’s worst heat waves to catch FIDLAR in Los Angeles after a three year hiatus. Opening for FIDLAR’s sold out two-night run at The Fonda Theatre, Liily gave an all-star performance. With only one EP and one record under their belt, the LA natives still managed to draw in plenty of fans. Thursday’s show had concert goers starting a pit before frontman Dylan Nash sang the first words of their first song. Three songs in, the crowd surfing had begun. Liily’s live sound brought an aggressive edge to their alt-rock tracks that kept the crowd rowdy and ready for FIDLAR. By the time FIDLAR got on the stage at Thursday’s show, the temperatures outside were still in the 90s. Inside, things were getting even hotter. The band played heavily from their first two albums, “FIDLAR” and “Too,” but new singles like “FSU” still had the crowd moshing. The Fonda, however, couldn’t handle such a sweaty scene. By the middle of their set, Zac Carper even joked “Can somebody turn on the air conditioner? Turn off that eco setting, fool!” Security started throwing out

Photo Recap: Nouvelle Vague at the Fonda

Janky Smooth Central Command September 20, 2022

Nouvelle Vague delivered Bossanova jams the likes of which Los Angeles had never heard before. This French group shed new light on classic post punk and new wave songs that made them sound sexier, more romantic, and downright cooler than what the original artists envisioned. The French have always had superior style and Nouvelle Vague taught everyone in attendance of their Fonda show what it means to be suave. Photos by: Todd Anderson Nouvelle Vague

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Nouvelle Vague at the Fonda

Janky Smooth Central Command August 31, 2022

Jankysmooth has a taste for the finer things in life and France is often responsible for those finer things. Nouvelle Vague are a band that makes French jazz and bossanova covers of your favorite punk and new wave songs with an unimaginably cool and sexy style. If the French are master lovers, Nouvelle Vague are the perfect soundtrack for a masterclass at the Fonda. Think of the band’s tunes as sonic interpretations of Godard and Truffaut. We’re giving away two tickets to the show, hopefully you bring a date. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS‍ HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO NOUVELLE VAGUE SEPTEMBER 3RD AT THE FONDA 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 NOUVELLE VAGUE Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 2ND AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Dissecting Slaughter of the Soul: At The Gates at the Fonda

Danny Ryan August 26, 2022

It’s not every day that you see an artist play two different sets within the same evening, especially when one of those sets is their magnum opus album being played from start to finish. At The Gates’ kick-off show of their Slaughter of the Soul 20 Year Anniversary tour at the Fonda Theater was not your average metal concert, and didn’t feel like any sort of conventional concert for that matter. Seeing the album performed in full truly felt like visiting an artistic piece being showcased in a museum, being viewed in awe from those with a deep appreciation for the work. The album is one of the most ambitious metal albums in history with At The Gates’ incorporation of classical music-esque guitar solos and more melodic elements than what was seen in death metal at the time, creating an atmospheric and immense sound that filled the Fonda for that evening. With a speedy and crass thrash set from Municipal Waste before At The Gates, the night provided an insight to the diverse range of sounds that heavy metal has offered throughout its history. Municipal Waste was an odd choice for an opener in my opinion. In contrast to the

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Carpenter Brut at The Fonda

Janky Smooth Central Command August 15, 2022

Enter the retro exploitation cinescape of Carpenter Brut’s nightmarish synthwave dungeon dance as the dagger draws closer with every beat that drops. We’re giving away two tickets to his show at The Fonda and it’s going to be absolute banger. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS‍ HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO CARPENTER BRUT AUGUST 17TH AT THE FONDA THEATRE 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 CARPENTER BRUT Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 16TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to At The Gates at The Fonda

Janky Smooth Central Command August 14, 2022

Pound for pound, you could argue that At The Gates is the most influential metal band of all time. Beyond creating melodic death metal with their seminal all in, Slaughter of the Soul, which the band intends to play in full at this show, they also inspired loads of metalcore bands as well. At The Gates’ fingerprints can be found all over the place and if you’re lucky enough to win this giveaway, perhaps the stain will be on your soul too. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS‍ HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO AT THE GATES AUGUST 17TH AT THE FONDA 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 AT THE GATES Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 16TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Peaches at The Fonda

Janky Smooth Central Command August 9, 2022

The queen of Electro-pop, the John Waters of dance music, the icon of all things sexual in music, a sex symbol beyond compare, Peaches returns to Los Angeles for two nights at The Fonda and we’re giving away tickets to the show on August 12th! YOU CAN BUY TICKETS‍ HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO PEACHES AUGUST 12TH AT THE THEATRE AT THE FONDA 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 PEACHES Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 11TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Photo Recap: The Zombies at the Fonda

Rob Shepyer August 1, 2022

Los Angeles, and the greater American West Coast, is perhaps the most important hub for all modern psychedelic music, but before the music world was California Dreaming, The Zombies had already begun synthesizing the psychedelic experience into sonic waves and flourishes. The music they created didn’t just reproduce the feeling of psychedelics, it was far beyond any kind of substance use. This Zombies expanded consciousness itself so the psychedelic experience could be accessed without having to take a single drop of anything. They found the notes, combination of instruments, artists and visuals to reshape rock music’s vibration into something that harkened back to the past and also saw a distant future far beyond this dimension. Seeing them perform at the Fonda was both a celebration of rock and roll’s rich history as well as a return to a more human sensibility lost in the digital age where the lyrics of “Time of the Season” made much more sense and were felt on a deeper level. The Zombies didn’t just stop at playing the hits, they included B-sides as well as new music written during the pandemic. Everyone in attendance hailed The Zombies as the Gods of psychedelic rock that they

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Wheeler Walker Jr. at The Fonda

Janky Smooth Central Command July 19, 2022

Wheeler Walker Jr. is the most badass outlaw of modern country music. No other artist dares tread in the same lyrical waters. Everyone is too afraid to get cancelled to platform ol’ Wheeler Walker, not Jankysmooth though. We are giving away two tickets to this shit show. Fuck it. To enter follow us and tag a friend in the comments. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS‍ HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO WHEELER WALKER JR. JULY 26TH AT THE FONDA 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 WHEELER WALKER JR. Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON JULY 25TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to The Zombies at the Fonda

Janky Smooth Central Command July 18, 2022

It’s the time, of the season. Los Angeles is a psyche rock city, we love to trip into other dimensions and back in time. One of the places we love to go is the era of bands like The Zombies that inspired the entire genre of music we adore. We’re giving away two tickets to the show, enter to finally find out Who’s Your Daddy? YOU CAN BUY TICKETS‍ HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO THE ZOMBIES JULY 23RD AT THE FONDA 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 THE ZOMBIES Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON JULY 22ND AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

…And the Battle Continues: RX Bandits at the Fonda

Rob Shepyer June 13, 2022

RX Bandits will always hold a very special place in my heart. At my high school, only a specific few bands and genres bled into our campus from mainstream culture and RX Bandits were beloved by the grade above mine, the class of 2004. The fans of this band were my elders and among them were the most beautiful girls I always had a crush on. From that crush, I developed a shared love for the band and carried that love to various friend groups through high school, then college and beyond. I would smoke pot with college friends, hot boxing my van during road trips to USC just to see RX Bandits play for free. Though we were strangers to the elite campus, we felt like the in-crowd for being true fans of the band. Their best album, “…And the Battle Begun” came out in 2006, one year after I graduated high school but I always wished it came out two years earlier so I could see how those songs could’ve swept the student body. To lay beside your crush listening to that album, would put any two teenagers in the mood to make out. Few bands are able