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TGIFETUS: Dying Fetus at Regent

Danny Ryan May 24, 2022

Words by: Danny Ryan Photos by: Dillon Vaughn Heavy metal has long been the subject of more criticism than most music genres for various reasons. It is often stereotyped as being aggressive, hard to understand, structurally abrasive, and needlessly obscene. Nobody embodies these traits more than Dying Fetus, but they do so with full embrace and awareness of these criticisms. While many metal artists have tried to reach a more mainstream audience by toning down these aspects of the genre, Dying Fetus doubles down on what it truly means to be heavy metal legends by never compromising their sound or image to appeal to outsiders. If you don’t appreciate death metal or Dying Fetus’ sound, they do not care what you think. They’re a death metal band for fans who deeply love the genre, and they’re easily one of the most grandiose performers in the scene. They personify the spirit of heavy metal in every way possible by being the loudest, fastest, darkest, most brutal band possible and their recent headlining show at the Regent Theater represented this spirit of metal at its deepest core. Upon arrival at The Regent Theater, the venue was filled with long, shaggy hair and

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Mudhoney at the Regent

Janky Smooth Central Command May 18, 2022

One of grunge’s early progenitors, Mudhoney know all the ins and outs of fuzz. The Regent is going to quake when these guys hit the stage and joining them for this monumental show are the legendary Meat Puppets. This is going to be a night of punk rock no one will soon forget. That’s why we’re giving away two tickets to the show. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO MUDHONEY MAY 20TH AT THE REGENT 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 MUDHONEY Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON MAY 19TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

PHOTO RECAP: Provoker and Boan at The Regent

Janky Smooth Central Command March 3, 2022

Two stand out heavyweights of modern post punk have shown audiences new peaks of emotional pleasure and pain through their music. San Francisco’s Provoker and Los Angeles’ Boan put on one hell of a show for their fellow statesmen at The Regent. Formed by Jonathan Lopez to created scores to imaged horror movies, Provoker’s debut album Body Jumper let LA drown in synths and delicious depression. Our city’s goth scene is no stranger to Boan and they brought it too with powerful, retro cascades into emotional landscapes only empaths dare tread. Check out the photos from the show below. Photos by: Pedro Carrera Provoker Boan

Late Night Brekkie: Japanese Breakfast at the Regent

Dave Unbuckled October 5, 2021

Words and Photos by: Dave Unbuckled When Michelle Zauner took stage Saturday night at the first Japanese Breakfast show in LA since the pandemic, the frenzied crowd hurled applause that rivaled any audience I can remember at the Regent Theater. Moments later, as she hit a gong to bring in “Paprika”, the opening track from Japanese Breakfast’s new album Jubilee, the lights fluttered blue & pink and I am CERTAIN that her applause was LOUDER than any show ever held at the Regent. This was my first real indoor show since March 2020, and ironically, covering Japanese Breakfast in Holyoke, Massachusetts, was supposed to be my next assignment when the world turned off. Zauner, better known to her fans as J. brekkie, entangled the audience in an 18-song career-spanning set that featured nearly all of the tracks from Jubilee, as well as set highlights, “The Woman who Loves You”, “Heft” and “Roadhead”. It was no surprise as I watched the dominantly multi-racial crowd lock into first time LA performances of “Savage Good Boy,” “Slide Tackle” and “Be Sweet”. Jubilee is getting praise from all angles, and each of Zauner’s songs seem crafted in their own unique way. Zauner exudes joy

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Japanese Breakfast at The Regent on 10/2

Janky Smooth Central Command September 30, 2021

One of the biggest underground sensations in all modern music is Japanese Breakfast. Michaell Zauner’s music is autobiographical, touching, and beautiful. And mostly everyone seems to agree and finds something to connect with. We got two tickets from our underground connection for the first of her two night stint at the Regent on October 2nd. And we are going to give them away because we want others to party just as hard as we do. THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO JAPANESE BREAKFAST OCTOBER 2nD AT THE REGENT 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 JAPANESE BREAKFAST Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON OCTOBER 1ST AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Horse the Band at the Regent

Janky Smooth Central Command December 23, 2019

Nintendo-core never sounded so sweet as when coming out the holes and fingers of one, Horse The Band. I can’t sing the praises of these fellows enough. I truly think they’re brilliant. I’ve thought so ever since I saw them get boo’d off stage opening for Dragonforce all those years ago. Who would have thought it would be H The B that would go down in history as a band so influential and beloved by so many people. We’re all going to have a great ol’ time at the Regent and I want you to be there with me. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO HORSE THE BAND DECEMBER 26TH AT THE REGENT 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK George Clanton Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON DECEMBER 24TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Full Moon on a Friday the 13th: Cold Waves L.A. Showcase at the Regent

Rob Shepyer September 20, 2019

I make it a point to never miss a Cold Waves event whenever they rear their heads in Los Angeles. I only wish you all did the same. You do realize this is the country’s premiere industrial music festival, don’t you? Taking place in the heart of that genre’s American upbringing… you get that right? For some reason, I feel Cold Waves never get their due in Los Angeles. Maybe industrial isn’t as popular as metal or punk around these parts but come on, if you’re into fast, loud, heavy music and don’t give the genre a try, then you’re just closed-minded. related content: Cold Waves LA: Heaven For Industrial Kids Anyway, with their Los Angeles showcase taking the place of their three-day festival, Cold Waves brought an all-star lineup of deliciously insane acts to The Regent including the likes of avant-garde legends Test Dept from the UK and Severed Heads from Australia. With the showcase falling on the evening of a full moon and a fateful Friday the 13th, their was much anticipation for what sort of soul-altering experience The Regent was in for. None of us could’ve guessed though, just how revelatory Test Dept were going to be,

Take This: Win Two Tickets to Cold Waves LA Showcase at the Regent

Janky Smooth Central Command September 9, 2019

The country’s greatest industrial festival, Cold Waves, returns to Los Angeles for a night featuring legendary bands of the genre. The Cold Waves Showcase will bring Test Dept. to the Regent along with Australian duo Severed Heads and Pop Will Eat Itself. The party all goes down on Friday the 13th for a bloody good time with some dark electronic music. Anytime Cold Waves comes to the West Coast count on us to be there for you. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO COLD WAVES LA SHOWCASE SEPTEMBER 1ST AT THE NOVO 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Cold Waves LA Showcase Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Manic Japan: Death Side at the Regent

Rob Shepyer May 9, 2019

The last great punk festival on America’s West Coast, Manic Relapse was in season and so, the bands that were booked to play this year’s wild, raucous Oakland rager made the rounds along the coast and wound up in Los Angeles. In the case of the festival’s headliner, Japanese hardcore punk legends, Death Side, were set to play the Regent theater for their very first Los Angeles appearance. I’ve seen almost every kind of festival under the sun but have yet to attend the madness of Manic Relapse. From what I can tell though, it’s perhaps the most special, eye-opening weekend any punk can attend. It probably changes everything you think is possible at a music festival, whether it’s anarchy in a skate park, rare bands from exotic countries performing, or completely unhinged crowds at the Oakland Metro or backyards, there’s nothing else like Manic Relapse. related content: Beast From The East: Sand At Toxic Toast Theatre Combining forces with Manic Relapse, the likes of Spaceland, 84, and Suburban Fight joined together to bring us this amazing lineup beginning with Los Angeles’ own, Hate Preachers. This pack of West Coast wolves delivers a serrated and grimy variety of punk in

It’s Flipper, Faster than Lightning at the Regent

Rob Shepyer April 18, 2019

Of all the great punk bands to dance your drunk ass off to, of all the great punk bands for Dads to come out the woodwork and leave their kids with Mom for the night so that they may take off their shirts, boast their hairy chests and muffin tops to, Flipper is the be all, end all. related content: Riot Fest 2018: The Riot Still Rages Celebrating 40 years since the band’s inception as one of San Francisco’s grooviest, grimiest bands, the two remaining original members employed the likes of David Yow (of the Jesus Lizard) to take the microphone and embark on a tour that would reprint the band in every punk’s toxified mind. I arrived at the Regent theater to see veteran San Pedro punk guru Mike Watt and the Missing Men take the stage and wreck it to pieces with some free-form, groovy poetry punk that is still avant-garde a few decades since those cats began playing. They sounded different since the last time I saw them play for Gates to West, the Joe Strummer tribute show, with keyboards instead of guitars, but this off-beat instrumentation served them well to make this set looser and able

Punx With Junk: Club Scum 3 Year Anniversary at the Regent

Janky Smooth Central Command April 6, 2019

Photos by: Anthony Mehlhaff Club Scum turned 3 years old last week and we couldn’t be more proud of Los Angeles’ Latinx baby because with each year, every anniversary seems to be more epic, filthy, and unforgettable than the last. This year’s featured a special Hunx and his Punx reunion show and all the drag and punk rock you could swallow. related content: Fierce Fiesta: Club Scum’s 2 Year Anniversary W/Limp Wrist At The Echoplex Check out all the pix below: Club Scum Hunx and his Punx Drag Queens Trap Girl Remorseless Argument? Cremalleras

Mr. & Ms. Machine: The Black Queen at the Regent

Rob Shepyer March 31, 2019

If you let yourself be vulnerable, close your eyes and hone in on a sound then take your time to interpret how that sound resonates in your soul and makes you feel, I think you can actually gender the sound. Whether you think gender is a social construction or natural state, there are abstract and physical attributes to maleness and femaleness. There are masculine elements to The Black Queen‘s music, a sort of epic, peaking feel to their hooks that give you the sense of a heroic narrative at play. There are feminine elements as well, a sensuality, vulnerability, and warmth to the music and delivery. Certainly, The Black Queen’s sound is a more feminine departure from Greg Puciato’s last band, the Dillinger Escape Plan but this new electronic three piece still retain some of the qualities that made Dillinger transcend metal. related content: Cold Waves LA: Heaven For Industrial Kids Beginning this diversified bill at the Regent was SRSQ, aka Kennedy Ashlyn, who has already been ingrained as an icon in my mind for how soul-stirring her voice is. The last time I spoke to Kennedy, I told her how spiritual her music made me feel. That’s not exactly