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Icon on the Ivories: Tori Amos at the Orpheum Theatre
Rob Shepyer
June 21, 2022
When rock and roll finds its vehicle in a piano player, often the label put on these artists is “Piano Man’, thanks to one certain ‘big shot’. The names that come to mind are the likes of Billy Joel, Ben Folds, Tom Waits, and a few more. After seeing Tori
Photo Recap: Tears for Fears at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Janky Smooth Central Command
June 21, 2022
The legendary Tears for Fears embarked on a special American tour that brought their iconic and timeless music to North Island Credit Union for an unforgettable night for all in attendance. Complete with a visual journey that brought their classic 80’s songs to life, this concert was one for the
Take This: Win Two Tickets to Windhand at The Roxy
Janky Smooth Central Command
June 21, 2022
One of metal’s most dynamic and spellbinding collective’s, Windhand, returns to Los Angeles to blow audiences away with their tales of deserts, death and doom. The Roxy is going to vibrate with these deep, slow riffs and your ears are going to thank you for letting Dorthia Cottrell’s voice in.
Bacchanal or Bust: Huichica Festival at Gundlach-Bundschu Winery
Rob Shepyer
June 20, 2022
I love wine. If I have to choose from wine and beer at a bar, I’ll usually choose that delicious and timeless grape alcohol. There was a time I was so obsessed, I wanted to learn as many details as I could and read the World Atlas of Wine. What
The Envy of Angels: Lingua Ignota at the Regent
Rob Shepyer
June 20, 2022
Participating in church is a form of mass formation. A sort of collective insanity, reaching a fever pitch with the right pied piper at the pulpit, leading their congregation through a wild purging of trauma and fear through sermon, song or speaking in tongues until catatonic tremors. It’s a necessary
TOM’s Bar: Tom of Finland Foundation Celebrates 29 Years of Commemorating Tom With Orville Peck and Mareux
Janky Smooth Central Command
June 17, 2022
Tom of Finland’s legacy lives on stronger and with more cultural relevance than ever. Few artists have a collection so iconic that it touched and altered lives the world over. The Tom of Finland Foundation proudly carries the torch to ensure new generations are constantly learning about Tom of Finland’s life
Garage Punk Homecoming: Together Pangea at the Regent
Janky Smooth Central Command
June 16, 2022
Words and Photos by: Alfredo Luna There will always be bands and music that exists that will bring up something nostalgic in you, taking you back to a certain time and place. A lot of us can say we’re seeing that being presented whether through the lens of “Indie Sleaze”
Resistence is Fertile: Midnight Oil at the Palladium
Rob Shepyer
June 14, 2022
Midnight Oil has always been difficult to pigeon hole. Bringing darker notes to a popular 80’s pop rock aesthetic, this band was most iconic for their politics. Their latest album, Resist, comes at a time where the world is in much turmoil and in tow with endorsement of fighting back,
Photo Recap: Suffocation at 1720
Janky Smooth Central Command
June 14, 2022
New York may not be the birthplace of death metal but that region of the United States created a sound so menacing and brutal that the rest of the country couldn’t do a damn thing but cross their arms and look on in horror as bands like Suffocation altered the
Preview: Bright Eyes Rolls into Los Angeles to Play the Greek Theatre
Janky Smooth Central Command
June 13, 2022
The early 2000’s was filled with a wellspring of emo music that each helped teenagers expand their own emotional intelligence to depths that no one else could take them. Neither their family, friends, nor mentors had the ability to make people feel the range of emotions these bands did. Then,
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