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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Desert Daze
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 17, 2019
The time has finally come. The greatest festival of 2019 for Southern Californians is Desert Daze 2019 and we have been chosen by the gods of all psychedelia to bestow two tickets upon a lucky winner. This year’s festival is marked by even more expansion than last year both in magnitude and genre with hip hop legends Wu Tang Clan playing the same lineup as punk rock legends Devo. I for one am most excited about finally seeing the euphoric and climactic moments of the Flaming Lips’ set which will surely be a festival highlight. Other important artists on the lineup are Shinatro Sakamoto playing his first American show, Lightning Bolt, the return of The Locust, and of course, Ween. related content: Virtually No Dust: Desert Daze 2018 YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO DESERT DAZE OCTOBER 10TH-13TH AT MORENO BEACH, LAKE PERRIS, CA 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 Desert Daze Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Salute The Troops Festival – A Hip Hop and Comedy Event for America’s Veterans
Janky Smooth Central Command
March 29, 2019
Words and Photos by: Maggie St. Thomas Salute the Troops Festival was like a three-day party honoring active military and veterans. Hip-hop and comedy lovers came together at the dual-venue event at both The Glass House and the Fox Theatre in Pomona March 22-24. The weekend was filled with music, laughter, and lots of love acknowledging the service and sacrifice of America’s veterans. Snoop Dogg headlined the weekend’s events on Saturday, and all other artists on Friday and Sunday gave peak performances, whether they were standing before an audience of 40 or 400. This definitely made for Friday and Sunday nights’ vibes being more intimate between the artists and the crowd. Various artists included Cold War Kids, Capital Cities, The Dan Band, and Andre Cymone who plays a key part in contributing to the infamous Minnesota rock’n’roll-funkadelic-soul sound and is the former bass guitarist of Prince’s touring band pre-Revolution. related content: Smokin’ In The Rain: One Love Cali Reggae Fest At The Queen Mary Commanding a band of musicians behind him from center stage (like a pro), including tambourine and female backup vocals, Cymone took his audience on board an intergalactic journey of time and sound. “I was driving up the coast one day and heard Jeff Buckley’s version of Leonard Cohen’s
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Summertime In The LBC: Love Letter To A City That Doesn’t Always Love Back
Jonathan Reyes
August 11, 2017
Finding out the Summertime in the LBC festival was not actually in the Queen Mary had me feeling like they literally missed the boat on this one. Why couldn’t they figure out a way to have it on the actual boat? That’s only the tip of the iceberg that almost sank this festival. Almost. But instead, the performances were worthy of the type that were on the deck of the Titanic, just before it went down. This review is gonna be all ocean references… I’m naugty by nature. Festivals are tricky. There’s got to be dumb shit to preoccupy your time with in between sets. Like a tooth jewelry vender or the Swisher Sweet booth meant to let you know how deeply this fest embraced the Long Beach vibe, or over priced food and drinks. Summertime In The LBC had all this but lacked a couple of things that could’ve made the festival smoother and whole- a consistent DJ between artist’s sets, for one thing. But in a way, it honored the spirit of our city, because the cleaner and more gentrified they make Long Beach, it’s still the place where I once saw a man get out of his
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