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Corners puts Cosmonauts To Test As Headliner at Part Time Punks at The Echo
Danny Baraz
December 15, 2014
It’s amazing how many young people are picking up instruments and starting bands these days. What’s more amazing is that the attraction to do so seems to be motivated by the purest of intentions. There is less hope than ever to reach the heights of rock stardom achieved by every
A written eulogy for Subhumans frontman, Brian “Wimpy” Goble by Joe “Shithead” Keithley
Danny Baraz
December 14, 2014
Brian Goble Eulogy RIP by Joe Keithley, D.O.A. Brian Goble aka Wimpy aka Sunny Boy aka Sunny Boy Roy has left us and this world is much poorer because of that. Brian, just 28 days short of his 58th birthday died of a heart attack on Sunday December 7th, 2014.
Reverend Horton Heat, The Adicts and The Smut Peddlers at The Observatory
Danny Baraz
December 13, 2014
Last night I remembered why I used to hate Orange County. The reminder came in the form of an awesome show with a diverse lineup that featured Reverend Horton Heat, The Adicts, The Smut Peddlers and Sean and Zander. It drew the type of crowd one might’ve seen at punk
Allah-Las in La La Land: A cold, rainy night and warm vibes inside The El Rey Theater
Danny Baraz
December 12, 2014
On the heels of an extended fall tour, the release of their second album, “Worship the Sun” and the upcoming birth of the new year, Allah-las must have quite the lofty visions of 2015 in their collective third eye. On Thursday, December 11th, the Allah-las made a stop at the
Win tickets to Cosmonauts and Corners at The Echo this Sunday 12/14
Janky Smooth Central Command
December 11, 2014
Both the bands, Cosmonauts and Corners are masters of atmosphere and psychedelia. Two out of the many but few standouts of the pack of bands that are either labeled by themselves or others under the moniker of “psych” music. These two bands distinguish themselves from the pack of wannabes and
The Top 10 Janky Smoothest Albums of 2014
Danny Baraz
December 10, 2014
We at Janky Smooth commend all the offline and online publications that take the time to find the top 10 or 100 or 1000 songs of 2014. It’s quite the undertaking and 2014 was a GREAT year for songs. To us, the mark of greatness is not the ability to
Win a Pair of Tickets to the Allah-Las show at El Rey this Thursday 12/11/14
Danny Baraz
December 9, 2014
The Allah-Las are the quintessential, modern garage rock band out of Los Angeles- But you probably already knew that. Music connoisseurs everywhere have discovered this amazing band whose members came together while on the payroll at Amoeba Records in Hollywood. The sometimes lonely, sometimes dark vibes of this music has
Burgerama 4 Announcement Party with together Pangea, No Parents and Others.
Taylor Wong
December 9, 2014
Five dollars made all the kids holler last night in the Constellation Room at The Observatory. Burger Records threw a show last night with bands White Night, Unkle Funkle & Free Weed, No Parents, and Together Pangea. This show was a Burgerama 4 line up release party even though the
Action Bronson at The Observatory: A Gigantic Man with Unlimited Energy
Danny Baraz
December 9, 2014
Monday night saw one hell of a mixed crowd at The Observatory for Action Bronson and his posse. The parking lot was riddled with tailgating thugs equipped with ski masks, 40’s, prescription drugs as well as punk teenagers skating curbs and drinking beers they stole out of their dad’s refrigerator.
Clepto and Tartar Control Raise Hell and Money for Brain Injured Children
Danny Baraz
December 8, 2014
Last night, at the 13th Frame Lounge in La Habra, a bunch of weirdos got together for the Punk n Bowl Benefit Show to raise money for HBIC (Help for Brain Injured Children). There is so much low hanging fruit in jokes I could make to draw parallels between the
