Tag: U.S. Girls
Take This: Win 2 Tickets To Tune-Yards and U.S. Girls at the Mayan
Janky Smooth Central Command
October 12, 2018
Goldenvoice and 4AD records have come together to bring you one of the best concert bills all year with Tune-Yards and U.S. Girls gracing the stage at the beautiful Mayan Nightclub. Having just collaborated on a few tracks, the two bands are sure to put on powerful and unique performances. 4AD’s legacy as a label that brought the world loads of amazing post punk, will be cemented for a new generation at this show. Both bands, Tune-Yards and U.S. Girls are impossible to pigeon hole, blending together so many influences but mainly making music from the heart, this is not a show you want to miss. Janky Smooth is proud to be giving away two tickets to the show. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR. ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO TUNE-YARDS AND U.S. GIRLS OCTOBER 18TH AT THE MAYAN 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 Tune-Yards/U.S. Girls Giveaway Posts WINNER WILL BE WILL BE SELECTED ON MONDAY OCTOBER 15TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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U.S. Girls Sell Out The Moroccan Lounge: The Most Soulfulest Sound
Rob Shepyer
March 15, 2018
My adventures through the Los Angeles music scene took me to The Moroccan Lounge on Tuesday where one of the brightest stars off the legendary 4AD records had sold the place out on a damn school night. U.S. Girls go right alongside powerful, female-led bands like The Pretenders, Sleater-Kinney, and Haim in the rock and roll halls of history but even among those bands, I can see a potential in U.S. Girls’ leader, Meghan Remy, that I don’t think shined quite as warmly or as obviously as the others. Oddly enough, I first heard about this band by watching Power Trip on Amoeba’s “What’s In My Bag” series. Where part of singer, Riley Cayle’s selection was none other than U.S. Girls’ Half Free. related content: Power Trip & Destruction Unit Leave The Teragram In Ash & Rubble related content: Nature World Night Out At The Regent: Building Bridges Between Hardcore And Hip Hop Beginning as a noise-pop project, Meghan Remy was inspired by Riot Grrrl bands and Crass to create a rebellious and beautiful amalgamation of pop, jazz, funk, and electro-punk which is best represented in the band’s 2018 release
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