Category: SHOWS

Take This: Win Two Tickets To The Voidz at The OC Observatory

Janky Smooth Central Command May 1, 2019

Before Julian Casablancas reunites The Strokes at the Wiltern or Ohana Fest, there’s time for one more Voidz show at The Observatory and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to everyone’s favorite garage rock heart throb. Beardo and the rest of the gang will be there too. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR. ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO THE VOIDZ MAY 5TH AT THE OC OBSERVATORY 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 Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook Voidz Posts WINNER WILL BE WILL BE SELECTED ON SATURDAY MAY 4TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION

Wax Trax and Vans Present Ministry and Cold Cave at Teragram

Rob Shepyer April 30, 2019

The impact of Wax Trax! Records cannot be understated. Without this small, independent Chicago-based record label, dance music as we know it would be a very different entity. To celebrate the record label’s legacy and Industrial music in general (the genre can’t be divorced from the label), Vans threw a special documentary screening of Industrial Accident, speaking panel, and concert, featuring the landmark of the record label, Ministry, playing an old school set at the Teragram Ballroom. related content: Front 242 And Severed Heads Bring Classic Industrial To The Regent Theater I highly recommend Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records to any fan of rock docs or music films, not only does it give you a very human, personal peek into the label’s history, beginning as a Denver based record store then moving to Chicago and becoming an indie label to be reckoned with but it also introduces you to so much music, from Al Jourgensen’s side projects like Pailhead with Ian Mackaye or all the great European acts that jumped onto Wax Trax! for distribution in the states, from Front 242 to Laibach. The documentary’s protagonists, owners and life partners, Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher, present a heart warming

Catch One Hell of a Night With Integrity and Pageninetynine Presented by Psycho Entertainment

Rob Shepyer April 29, 2019

This night at Catch One was easily one of the most extreme, craziest nights of music that will occur in 2019. The entire night, every room at Catch One was booked to perfection with diverse bands going on in time slots that allowed you to catch every flavor of heavy music if you had the right credentials, which was the case for me. Jesus fucking Christ, I got to see Integrity and Pageninetynine in the same damn night. It was one for the history books. I had been waiting to see Integrity live for years, bitching and moaning on their social media pages for them to play Los Angeles. Leave it to Psycho Entertainment not only to make my dreams come true but exceed my expectations with a lineup that featured amazing bands that would each draw me to a show if it was just them playing. They weren’t the only promoters that made this night happen though, this shit was so insane that Midnite Collective and Church of the 8th Day had their hands in the pot too. related content: Midnite Communion V: Los Globos Doom Spa With Bongzilla And Bongripper My night began with Graf Orlock, the perfect

Roxy got her Nails Done With Leikeli47

Rob Shepyer April 29, 2019

How do you expect a rapper to look? Leikeli47 hides her face underneath a bandana mask to make you ask this question and never receive an answer. Breaking the mold of expectations, her outside the box appearance, flow, and lyricism brings together every other kind of person that may consider themselves outside the box too, for a musical experience that is more inclusive and real than any rappers in the game right now. related content: Our Funny Valentine: Oliver Tree At The Roxy Her second full-length album, 2018’s Acrylics features songs that empower black women with lyrics about simple topics that audiences can relate to whether they be on “Money” or “Girl Blunt”. Topics like camaraderie or daily survival. Her must-see tour landed in Los Angeles for a show at the Roxy and it was as fun, energetic, and diverse as a show can possibly be. Beginning the evening’s music was the soulful vocals of JAMESDAVIS, a sibling band of brother and twin sisters. This family exhibits classic talent with passionate delivery and songs about positivity that can help you get through the bad but also praise the good. Their music connected the audience to a kind of R&B and

84 Ways to Die: Horrendous at the Echo

Dillon Vaughn April 28, 2019

Eighty-Four has quickly become a brand indicating quality booking of local, national, and international acts alike and the recent Horrendous + Of Feather and Bone mini-tour kickoff at the Echo showed no signs of that changing any time soon. Local support acts for the evening were some of LA’s top up and coming underground acts including the buzz-worthy Mortal Wound, mean as hell two piece Encoffinized, and the pummeling rifflords Kommand. Of Feather and Bone are an excellent introduction to the Denver scene and a perfect example of the difference in style between the mile high city and LA. Their set at the Echo was concise and crushing: a clear result of a well refined act marking their place by giving the uninitiated a no holds barred beating. In a genre so focused on being the most extreme, bands like Horrendous stand out as a breath of fresh air. There’s a clear progression in style and complexity in their recorded material that’s allowed them to reach their current pinnacle with 2018’s Idol. In a live setting the songs are fully realized with an added layer of infections excitement; it’s clear they’re truly having fun performing. Without a doubt these guys are

For Every Season Turn, Turn, Turn: Turnover and Turnstile at El Rey

Rob Shepyer April 25, 2019

Among the circles Janky Smooth rolls with, our peoples would say that Turnstile and Turnover were probably the best bands playing Coachella this year. Combining forces under the bond of having similar names, the bands teamed up for an epic El Rey show between festival weekends and within those theatre walls, I guarantee Los Angeles hardcore went more insane than all of elite Los Angeles’ Coachella kids could ever dream. related content: Nature World Night Out At The Regent: Building Bridges Between Hardcore And Hip Hop The night was divided between soft and hard bands beginning with Candy, one of Los Angeles’ most intense and heaviest hardcore bands that are so brutal they bring to mind bands like Sepultura and Pantera beyond hardcore like Cro-Mags. Every time they play, they make a mark as a band that will go big places. Following Candy’s vulgar display of power, a chill band all the way from Portland, Oregon, Reptaliens took the stage. Introduced by a towering figure in an alien mask, the band weren’t bad but looked and sounded like every other Echo Park indie band, so as a metal/hardcore/punk kid that dabbles in Turnover, what this set meant to me was

France’s National Treasure: Charlotte Gainsbourg at El Rey

Rob Shepyer April 24, 2019

France has contributed so much incredible art and culture to Western Civilization, Nortre Dame, Arthur Rimbaud, and of course the Gainsbourg family. Charlotte Gainsbourg, her father, and all her sisters. For a casual fan of Charlotte, you know her from her father’s iconic music and her roles in Lars Von Trier’s films but upon further inquiry, you will find she is an incredible musical talent unto herself. related content: Windhand Worship At El Rey Her 2017 album, “Rest” exhibits a plethora of styles, from indie to rock to disco, each of which through a uniquely French lens. Diversity is key in a Charlotte Gainsbourg performance, you see it in the band’s instrumentation, genres they transition to and form, and their tone, the show takes on multiple vibes. related content: The Church Of Clutch At El Rey w/Sevendust And Tyler Bryant First to perform on this night at El Rey was Steady Holiday, a smooth, loungy, indie experience with laid back violins, guitars, and every member tightly knit into each other’s pocket. Hailing from Los Angeles, these cats played the perfect sort of cool to usher in Frenchy. related content: A Super Rad Super Kickstarter For The Aquabats Super Show At El Rey Charlotte’s

Offspring is in the Air: Sabroso Taco & Music Fest

Dave Unbuckled April 24, 2019

We arrived in Dana Point to swarms of sunburnt bros in Black Flag tees just in time for the Adolescents to take the stage. The festival’s audience was starting to accumulate and the free ‘sampler’ beer glasses riddled the grass to indicate festival-goers had already switched to larger cups. It was early and the taco lines started to get backed up, so we hustled to Holy Smoke and got BBQ before we jumped in the pit. It should be noted that after attending at least 20 of these large punk festivals in the past five years, I get as impressed by the food as I do by the performances, and am probably more critical. related content: The Adolescents & The Dickies: Peckerwoods Gone Wild In Orange County Holy Smokes did not disappoint, I’m going to keep an eye out for them next summer. The Adolescents didn’t disappoint either. They’ve had a major resurgence in the past year, bookended by some of their strongest touring in decades and the tragic passing of long time Bassist Steve Soto. Highlights of the Adolescents’ set were their performances of “Who is Who”, which will be turning 40 soon, “Queen of Denial”, and a rare performance

Photo Recap: Iceage and Shame at the Roxy

Janky Smooth Central Command April 23, 2019

As part of Goldenvoice’s April series of incredible shows and as one of the many shows to be cobbled together of bands also playing Coachella but touring Los Angeles in between weekends, the Roxy saw an incredible lineup of two bands that dabble in post-punk and garage-punk to each create something wholly their own. I’m talking about Copenhagen’s Iceage and South London’s Shame, two bands known for the intensity and passion of their live performing styles and that’s exactly what you can see in every one of these images. Photos by: Lindsay Arth Iceage Shame

Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, Unrequited at Echoplex

Rob Shepyer April 22, 2019

As I’ve said previously, emo-trap represents a shift in music that will be mimicked until the whole art form changes. The same repurposing that made it possible for emo to become a one man show is now being used in country with Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” reaching number 1 on the Billboard charts. The virus is spreading. It’s no surprise to me that this ripple effect began with emo simply because at it’s heart, emo is love poetry, and hip hop is poetry. White boys singing about unrequited love while plucking flowers to ask the universe she loves me, loves me not; the power of these sentiments is enough to change the world even if they feel rather weak and lowly when you keep them to yourself. related content: Gothboiclique Represent: Lil Tracy At The Observatory This is evening at the Echoplex was dedicated to emo-trap ala Gothboiclique regulator and Tigers Jaw alumni, Wicca Phase Springs Eternal aka Adam Mcllwee. The night began with Mirsy, a singer with a powerful and mesmerizing voice that floats heavenly atop a hybrid of trap and post punk, as opposed to trap and emo. She was the most goth of the lineup and

It’s Flipper, Faster than Lightning at the Regent

Rob Shepyer April 18, 2019

Of all the great punk bands to dance your drunk ass off to, of all the great punk bands for Dads to come out the woodwork and leave their kids with Mom for the night so that they may take off their shirts, boast their hairy chests and muffin tops to, Flipper is the be all, end all. related content: Riot Fest 2018: The Riot Still Rages Celebrating 40 years since the band’s inception as one of San Francisco’s grooviest, grimiest bands, the two remaining original members employed the likes of David Yow (of the Jesus Lizard) to take the microphone and embark on a tour that would reprint the band in every punk’s toxified mind. I arrived at the Regent theater to see veteran San Pedro punk guru Mike Watt and the Missing Men take the stage and wreck it to pieces with some free-form, groovy poetry punk that is still avant-garde a few decades since those cats began playing. They sounded different since the last time I saw them play for Gates to West, the Joe Strummer tribute show, with keyboards instead of guitars, but this off-beat instrumentation served them well to make this set looser and able

Photo Recap: Patriarchy at the Echoplex

Janky Smooth Central Command April 17, 2019

If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve been seeing Patriarchy coming up from the underground and making the beginnings of what might become a huge splash in Los Angeles. Patriarchy, the musical brain-child of avant-garde filmmaker and fashionista, Actually Huizenga, is one of the most symbolically powerful acts hitting the clubs right now. Playing with gender roles, Actually takes many forms from princess to warrior and combines their animus in every artistic breath. You’ll be seeing and hearing a lot more from Patriarchy in the near future, so we thought it would be wise to catch her recent Echoplex display of power. Also, check out her films, this artist is part of some new wave of which she is at the forefront. Pics by: Lindsay Arth