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T.Y. Ojai: Ty Segall at Ojai Valley Women’s Club
Rob Shepyer
March 4, 2025
With MTV’s Unplugged catalogue hitting Paramount+ recently, I’ve been on a bit of an acoustic kick. When a popular artist goes acoustic, it’s a sign of a deeper appreciation and commitment to their fans and music than standard touring, writing, and recording cycle an artist goes through. Choosing to go
Pentagram- Doom Ages Like Fine Wine At Ventura Music Hall
Rob Shepyer
February 21, 2025
Something about old age injects more gravitas into a doom metal musician’s art. Perhaps its being closer to the great beyond, that dark place from which inspiration comes from that we all join at the end of our days. Perhaps something about graying hair and wrinkled skin makes the purveyor
Top Ten SHOWS of 2024 Rated by Contributors
Janky Smooth Central Command
December 31, 2024
Shows have always been Janky Smooth’s bread and butter. Our contributors are willing travel far and wide for the right show, willing to abandon their families and face every obstacle to get there in time to see a compelling opener with any legit hype. This list will feature shows all
Janky Smooth Top 10 ALBUMS of 2024 Rated by Contributors
Janky Smooth Central Command
December 31, 2024
2024 came and went with some of the most dramatic and tense moments in the country’s political and cultural history. As any true music head knows, great shifts are predicted in a culture’s music first, so if there’s anything the music of 2024 can tell us about the state of
Devastation on the Nation w/ I AM Morbid at Belasco
Rob Shepyer
December 29, 2024
When someone tells me there’s a death metal show tonight, I usually ask them what kind of death metal. If they tell me Morbid Angel is playing, I’ll definitely think about going. If they tell me Morbid Angel was just replaced by I Am Morbid, David Vincent’s version of the
Tyler’s Camp Flog Gnaw Year 10 Intersects w/ Chromakopia Number 1
Aria Silva-Espinosa
December 17, 2024
A long hike up the hills of Elysian Park is a small price to pay for the view from the top. Three massive stages situated in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium and boasting a wildly impressive hip-hop centric lineup, Camp Flog Gnaw celebrated its 10 year anniversary this past
Earth’s Crust: CY Fest 2024 at the Belasco
Rob Shepyer
November 6, 2024
What does a typical LA punk want out of a festival? Given that Los Angeles is the most prominent live music hub in the USA, and the world, the average LA punk attends enough shows to make any given concert, no matter how badass, still leaving something to be desired.
Partying Like It’s 2004: IHEARTCOMIX 20th Anniversary
Danny Ryan
October 29, 2024
IHEARTCOMIX have established themselves as one of the most forward-thinking and distinct promoters in recent LA history over the past two decades; dipping their toes into events celebrating nearly every form of art not limited to raves, parties, movie premieres, album release events, and interactive art exhibitions. Celebrating their 20th
Music for Trees: PJ Harvey at the Greek Theatre
Rob Shepyer
October 25, 2024
PJ Harvey’s return to North America saw her playing songs off 2023’s I Inside The Old Year Dying, her most recent album, which for those expecting the heavy, knock around sound of Steve Albini-produced Rid of Me, were in for a softer, more ambient and touching treat. The album cover
HEALTH at The Grammy Museum- Making It In The New Music Industry
Danny Baraz
October 18, 2024
So here I am for the first time at the Grammy Museum in Downtown Los Angeles to see HEALTH perform a half set in a small 200 person theater with seats, and to live premier their latest song collaboration- “Ashamed” featuring Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES. Prior to the performance was
