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Photo Recap: Decibel Magazine Tour with Cannibal Corpse at the Fonda
Decibel Magazine assembled a lineup of heavyweight death metal bands to crush the Fonda Theatre on the Los Angeles date of the annual Decibel Magazine tour. This year’s tour featured the most successful OG Florida death metal band of all time, Cannibal Corpse, headlining with Morbid Angel as their direct support. Two classic, iconic, genre-defining bands of death metal on the same bill. Then to round out the lineup, Necrot and Blood Incantation were also on the show, two bands with such a bright future that they deserve to share a stage with any OG group. Photos by: Anthony Mehlhaff Cannibal Corpse Morbid Angel Necrot Blood Incantation

Take This: Win 2 Tickets to Albert Hammond Jr. at the Fonda
We know you guys love the Strokes, so the best we can do is give you Albert Hammond Jr. He’s playing the Fonda and always puts on a rip-roaring rock and roll show. This guy’s a dynasty artist, he’s got rock in his blood. We are giving away a pair and damn it, you want to get in on these tickets. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO ALBERT HAMMOND Jr. MARCH 8TH 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 Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook Albert Hammond Jr. Posts WINNER WILL BE WILL BE SELECTED ON FRIDAY MARCH 1ST AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Nothing’s Sexier Than Success: The-Dream at the Fonda
What is success? I’m sure Google can supply its own blasé explanation, but in an age where boundaries of race, class, and culture are becoming increasing indefinable, the goalposts of success have also drifted into a twilight zone whose borders shift as often as our expectations of what is possible these days. Thanks in equal part to an increasingly competitive media landscape and the rising ubiquity of social media, visibility and success have practically become synonymous. However, as anyone working the in the higher echelons of any industry knows, it’s often the people with the lowest profile who hold the real keys to the kingdom. related content: Corn Dogs, Fashion, Puke, And Rap: Camp Flog Gnaw 2018 Such is the case with seminal R&B act The-Dream. While by no means an unknown, after thumbing through even a short list of his production and writing credits, he has undeniably become more famous as a power-behind-the-throne figure than as a musician in his own right. Although comparisons to the music moguls of yore hold water on first diving into his output, unlike them, The-Dream shares more as an artist and culture driver with the éminence grise of politics, who conduct themselves concurrently as

Southern Fried Outlaw Psych: Blackberry Smoke and Nikki Lane at the Fonda
In my journey to observe as many genres as I can, holding a microscope over bands on every side of the musical spectrum, Blackberry Smoke always intrigued me. As the one southern rock band on Earache Records, they had a maverick quality about themselves in my eyes. I didn’t know the music as well as I knew the sort of people that enjoyed it. The kinds of people that were into classic rock revival were into Blackberry Smoke. And after seeing them live, I can see why. It’s been decades since bands jammed out this hard. The whole evening had a nostalgic, vintage, and cinematic feel about it. Nikki Lane felt like something out of a T Bone Burnett soundtrack while Blackberry Smoke could’ve been the living incarnation of Stillwater from Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous. On paper, Nikki Lane‘s support under Blackberry Smoke made this a heavyweight tour. As I strolled into the Fonda, I saw the Queen Bee of Outlaw Country on stage turning Los Angeles into a regular hootenanny the likes of which you might see on the Midnight Special or Heehaw. Dressed in a black jumpsuit with gold serpents slithering up and down the cloth, Nikki’s dark

Take This: Win 2 Tickets to Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel
The Decibel magazine tour has returned with dates at The Fonda Theatre and The OC Observatory. This year’s lineup is by far one of the magazine’s most devastating with Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel co-headlining and brining classic American death metal headbanging and circle pits from hell to your city. Then when you think that’s all, Necrot and Blood Incantation round out the bill to make an absolutely power house and ravaging lineup for an evening. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS TO THE FONDA SHOW HERE OR THE OBSERVATORY SHOW HERE ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO THE DECIBEL MAGAZINE TOUR W/CANNIBAL CORPSE AND MORBID ANGEL FEBRUARY 21ST AT THE FONDA THEATRE OR FEBRUARY 22ND AT THE OBSERVATORY Step 1- Follow us on Instagram or Twitter or Like us on Facebook Step 2- Tag a Friend in the comment section of our Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook Decibel Magazine Tour Posts WINNER WILL BE WILL BE SELECTED ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 18TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win 2 Tickets to Blackberry Smoke at the Fonda
Blackberry Smoke are one of the greatest modern country rock bands with bluesy guitars and southern style. Hailing from Scottsdale, Georgia, this is a band too good to belong to the modern era. Nothing about this band is watered down, nothing about them is corporate, soft, compromised, or packaged. This is good ol’ fashioned muddy bayou rock that just so happened to be good enough to make it to an arena level. Supporting the band at this Fonda Theatre show is outlaw country’s young, heartbreaker, two punch princess, Nikki Lane. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO BLACKBERRY SMOKE FEBRAURY 6TH 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 Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook Blackberry Smoke Posts WINNER WILL BE WILL BE SELECTED ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 4TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Return to the Land of Rape and Honey: Ministry at the Fonda
Donald Trump is the subject of many musical endeavors, lyrics fling his way like shit, staining his image and legacy forever amongst fans of underground music. I imagine it’s hard being a Trump supporter and being a legitimate music fan, for the first few years, you couldn’t go to a heavy rock or hip hop show without seeing your president smeared and made a mockery of. If you’re not totally dogmatized by the Donald, you will most likely side with an artist over him or any politician. Ministry has been one of the most politically vocal bands of the Trump presidency. Bands that are young and angry seem to fall short of Al Jourgensen’s impressive political grumpiness and angst. In the world of metal, punk, and the genre he popularized, industrial, Al is a beacon of light and truth to look up to. He’s not polarized left or right but he unabashedly admires Antifa and also has a history of mingling with Alex Jones in the past. He’s a political maverick, in other words, so don’t try to pigeon hole him to give your side any extra points. related content: Ministry Make Bid To Be Official ANTIFA House Band AT

Photo Recap: Kruder and Dorfmeister at the Fonda
Legendary Austrian down-tempo DJ duo Kruder and Dorfmeister came to play the Fonda Theatre on their brief American tour. Featuring some of the coolest mixing I’ve heard heard and most beautiful and deliciously disorienting visuals I’ve ever seen, this show was one for the books. The audience was also my favorite of 2018 featuring Europeans from every region and 90’s club kids that danced like they were still in their 20’s and on ecstacy. Photos by: Dillon Vaughn

Photo Recap: The Damned and Radkey at the Fonda
The Damned sold out the Fonda Theatre last week for their Evil Spirits tour. Just in time to catch the back end of the Halloween season, people were dressed up and ready to party like ghouls and devils. Supporting The Damned were young up and coming rockers, Radkey. Hailing from Missouri, this trio plays with a metallic sound that is unquestionably heavy, punky, and American. related content: Dab Hits And The Damned on 420 At The Glass House Photos by: Lindsay Arth The Damned Radkey

Black Baptism: Prayers at the Fonda
When I think deeply about the music and impact of Cholo goth duo Prayers, I come up with great memories of enjoying their music and many questions regarding the band’s place in music. 2018 seemed to be a pause in the band’s momentum, a break after 2017’s Baptism of Thieves. With Rafael Reyes getting married to Kat Von D and becoming a father for the second time, an outsider would think the band was stepping back from the spotlight to pursue their lives. This would be an error though, Prayers has multiple albums just waiting to be released but still, lets take this introspective moment in the Prayers’ career at face-value. related content: Rafael Reyes of Prayers Interview: On Fatherhood When the duo first released SD Killwave in 2013 and then their LP Gothic Summer in 2014, they burst onto the scene with such a powerful splash that not only did their sound take-off but they created a new genre of two seemingly clashing aesthetics, Cholo and Goth. These two records were filled with bangers and genuine underground hits. They captured the punks, the goths, and even the hip hop heads. Enter Travis Barker, who produced their next full length, Young Gods,

Time Machine for Young and Old: Gary Numan at the Fonda
Gary Numan teleported his Los Angeles audience into his multidimensional universe for the final leg of his “Savage” tour on Saturday. It was 8:00 p.m. The venue, called the Fonda Theater, has a capacity of 1200. By the time the I got there, around six, a dense line of fans had circled the block, waiting for the door to open. They were mainly clad in leather jackets and Nine Inch Nails shirts, and with the exception of some millennials, almost all of them seemed to be older than 50. related content: Gary Numan Interview: Art In The Age Of Savages When the doors opened, a sea of veteran fans and first-time attendees flooded the floor. For 63-year-old Mike Sperks, who’s seen Gary Numan 10 times since 1979, he’s gotten better and better. “I like his music better now. There’s more energy. My all-time favorite song of his is ‘Prayer for the Unborn’ — a song dedicated to his unborn child,” he said. Among the older people was a group of 18-year-old University of Redlands students from a class called “Punk Rock DIY for Personal and Social Change.” Their professor held Mr. Numan in such high regard that he bought them

Take This: Win 2 Tickets to Gary Numan at The Fonda
Gary Numan is a treasure in the world of electronic music and an innovator with the synthesizer. There’s a lot more to his music than his classic song “Cars” though. On this stretch of his Savage tour, you can see for yourself how his music has evolved into both a fantastical storytelling medium and into an industrial banger machine that punches hard enough for you to never forget. Janky Smooth invites you to travel to the dystopian future of Gary Numan by offering two tickets to his Fonda show in this contest. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR. ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO GARY NUMAN OCTOBER 6TH 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 Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook Gary Numan Giveaway Posts WINNER WILL BE WILL BE SELECTED ON MONDAY OCTOBER 1ST AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION