Janky Smooth

Return to the Land of Rape and Honey: Ministry at the Fonda

Rob Shepyer December 25, 2018

Donald Trump is the subject of many musical endeavors, lyrics fling his way like shit, staining his image and legacy forever amongst fans of underground music. I imagine it’s hard being a Trump supporter and being a legitimate music fan, for the first few years, you couldn’t go to a

Going Hard for 2019: Mickey Avalon at Gallagher’s Pub

Janky Smooth Central Command December 24, 2018

Words and Photos by: Maggie St. Thomas Rap star Yeshe Pearl better known around the globe as Mickey Avalon was made famous for lyrical themes about drug abuse, overdoses, glamorized bulimia, prostitution, suicide, and his dick on the notorious track “My Dick”. Mickey Avalon is half of pure Hollywood debauchery and

Sensory Interference: Thom Yorke at the Orpheum Theatre

Janky Smooth Central Command December 24, 2018

Words by: Jacob Van Orden Photos by: Jessica Moncrief On a cool December night out in Los Angeles, I visited the Orpheum theatre to check out Thom Yorke on his second sold out night of a back to back. The show opened with Oliver Coates, whom of which I hadn’t

Take This: Win 2 Tickets to X at The Observatory OC

Janky Smooth Central Command December 21, 2018

Los Angeles punk rock icons X are making their way south to Orange County to perform two nights at the Observatory along with a few of their favorite openers, Los Lobos and The Blasters. Get ready from some cow punk and Chicano love music because the two nights will be

Fullerton Vice City: A Flock of Seagulls at Totally 80’s

Janky Smooth Central Command December 20, 2018

Words and Photos by: Maggie St. Thomas Like something from another world, the space age transcendental fusion of A Flock Of Seagulls began to take shape at the Totally 80’s dance club which was packed with a full crowd swarming the stage. Sci-fi and synth focused, they got straight to

Children of the Night: Doyle at the Whisky

Rob Shepyer December 18, 2018

I love The Misfits, so naturally I feel inclined to support every member in whatever endeavor they do but it would be a mistake to relegate Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein’s band, DOYLE, to the status of a side-project. They stand alone with their amazing songs and performance. And as amazing as

Gimme Gimmes for Christmas: Interview with Spike Slawson and Joey Cape

Dave Unbuckled December 13, 2018

Before Me First and the Gimme Gimmes took the stage at the Fonda to perform an epic set for the Holiday season, I had the chance to sit down with Spike Slawson and Joey Cape from the band and discuss everything under the sun. related content: Me First & The

Photo Recap: Echo and the Bunnymen at Immanuel Church

Janky Smooth Central Command December 12, 2018

Legendary post punk band, Echo and the Bunnymen, played a two night stint at Immanuel Church in Los Angeles. Echo and the Bunnymen have to be one of the most iconic and successful post punk bands of all time, their music is almost spiritual to some, so a church was

I Saw Loop Daddy Kissing Mrs. Claus: Marc Rebillet at Los Globos

Robert Cohen December 11, 2018

As the year comes to a close, there’s one thing that all people can agree on: 2018 has been fucking weird. Not weird in the sense of “funny ha ha,” but more along the lines of we’ve all been transported en masse to an alternate version of Earth where anything

Decibel Metal & Beer Fest After Party: Ghoul at El Cid

Rob Shepyer December 10, 2018

Night 1 of Decibel Magazine‘s Metal and Beer Festival polished off The Wiltern with a diabolically thrash set by Testament. Bodies were broken, souls lost, but the night didn’t end there, the metal heads needed more, they needed blood. The die hards swarmed eastward to El Cid after the show