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Anarcho Surf: Osees at 1720
Danny Ryan
September 2, 2022
Words by: Danny Ryan Black and White Photos by: Erika Reinsel Color Photos by: Manuel Arredondo Osees’ recent show at 1720 Warehouse embodied the rowdier side of California’s alternative music scene in its purest form. Their signature mixture of garage rock, prog-rock, surf music, punk, and noise rock is brilliantly crafted to contrast between rapidly-paced walls of sound that fill the venue with breaks of blissful psychedelia to provide moments of rest from the chaos. The sold out evening had the energy ramped up to 11 the entire show with no signs of slowing down throughout, even with the Osees’ headlining set being nearly an hour and 40 minutes long. Osees manage to be one of the most experimental live performers to grace the stage, while never sacrificing their loud in-your-face rock n’ roll energy to explore these different sounds. Although 1720 Warehouse was transformed into a rambunctious party for the evening, Osees provide this riotous atmosphere with the avant-garde nature of a fine art piece and blend these two spirits into an absolutely incomparable experience. The opener of the evening was Zig Zags, a garage punk band that bordered on thrash metal at times with their speedy guitar riffs,
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Heilung at the Greek Theatre
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 1, 2022
There are greater horrors, darker sounds and more mysterious images than anything heavy metal has ever had to offer. Heilung is more than just a black metal inspired musician, she is an artistic experience that connects us with the ancient. The sounds of spirits, tradition, bloodline, sorcery and evil all come to life to animate the instruments and players involved in a Heilung concert. Enter this world she creates and you will not leave the same. Join us for a ritual of cleansing and power, the voices of many ancient spirits will join you in dance at the Greek Theatre and we are giving away a pair of tickets to the evening. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO HEILUNG SEPTEMBER 27TH AT THE GREEK THEATRE 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 INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK HEILUNG Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 20TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Nouvelle Vague at the Fonda
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 31, 2022
Jankysmooth has a taste for the finer things in life and France is often responsible for those finer things. Nouvelle Vague are a band that makes French jazz and bossanova covers of your favorite punk and new wave songs with an unimaginably cool and sexy style. If the French are master lovers, Nouvelle Vague are the perfect soundtrack for a masterclass at the Fonda. Think of the band’s tunes as sonic interpretations of Godard and Truffaut. We’re giving away two tickets to the show, hopefully you bring a date. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO NOUVELLE VAGUE SEPTEMBER 3RD AT THE FONDA 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 INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK NOUVELLE VAGUE Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 2ND AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Photo Recap: Rob Zombie at Fivepoint Amp
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 30, 2022
Rob Zombie is a national treasure. Over the course of decades, he’s cemented himself as the king of shock and horror rock, capturing the imaginations of millions around the world with a show filled with all sorts of oddities and spectacles. Whether it’s giant monsters taking the stage or sticking to his vision of retro-radioactive rock and roll, Rob Zombie has always managed to stick to his guns while pushing his art to the boundaries. On this tour, he took on various Nu metal heavyweights with whom he dominated the 90’s rock airwaves. Mudvayne, Static-X and Powerman 5000 all shared Rob’s vision for a new version of heavy metal that featured electronics and drag racer energy. With this stacked lineup, the tour ran through Irvine’s Fivepoint Amphitheatre and demolished everyone in their path. Photos by: Tony Molina Rob Zombie Mudvayne Powerman 5000
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Vein.FM at The Echoplex
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 30, 2022
Vein.FM returns to Los Angeles to rip things up with the most jagged, visceral, noisy hardcore music you’ve ever heard. Joining them will be Candy, who know all about raising the stakes of heaviness in hardcore. We’ve got two tickets to their show at Echoplex and want you there to witness the madness. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO VEIN.FM SEPTEMBER 3RD AT THE ECHOPLEX 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 INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK VEIN.FM Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 2ND AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Dissecting Slaughter of the Soul: At The Gates at the Fonda
Danny Ryan
August 26, 2022
It’s not every day that you see an artist play two different sets within the same evening, especially when one of those sets is their magnum opus album being played from start to finish. At The Gates’ kick-off show of their Slaughter of the Soul 20 Year Anniversary tour at the Fonda Theater was not your average metal concert, and didn’t feel like any sort of conventional concert for that matter. Seeing the album performed in full truly felt like visiting an artistic piece being showcased in a museum, being viewed in awe from those with a deep appreciation for the work. The album is one of the most ambitious metal albums in history with At The Gates’ incorporation of classical music-esque guitar solos and more melodic elements than what was seen in death metal at the time, creating an atmospheric and immense sound that filled the Fonda for that evening. With a speedy and crass thrash set from Municipal Waste before At The Gates, the night provided an insight to the diverse range of sounds that heavy metal has offered throughout its history. Municipal Waste was an odd choice for an opener in my opinion. In contrast to the
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The Outsider Scoop: Outside Lands 2022
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 23, 2022
Words by: Isabella Harding Photos by: Sophie Weil Every year, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is turned into the Outside Lands Music and Art Festival, a monumental event that is celebrated by the Northern California community. As you walk into the park, you are immediately transported to another world. From live music, to incredible food trucks, brand tents, and picnic tables, Outside Lands is a full 3-day experience that leaves a lasting impression. related content: The Sound of Silence: Outside Lands 2019 The festival consists of 110 artists, 9 stages, and over 200,000 fans, accompanied with locally catered food from restaurants and food trucks found throughout the Bay Area. To add onto the wide variety of food, the festival also includes Wine Lands, Beer Lands, Cocktail Magic (which were full of unique beverages brought by only Northern California vendors) and Grass Lands, a 21+ setup for all things cannabis. Outside Lands is a music festival that thoroughly honors the Bay Area and its community. This is not only seen by the fans who continue to show up year after year, but by all the artists who voiced their personal love for San Francisco and the iconic festival in their performances.
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Carpenter Brut at The Fonda
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 15, 2022
Enter the retro exploitation cinescape of Carpenter Brut’s nightmarish synthwave dungeon dance as the dagger draws closer with every beat that drops. We’re giving away two tickets to his show at The Fonda and it’s going to be absolute banger. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO CARPENTER BRUT AUGUST 17TH AT THE FONDA THEATRE 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 INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK CARPENTER BRUT Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 16TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to At The Gates at The Fonda
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 14, 2022
Pound for pound, you could argue that At The Gates is the most influential metal band of all time. Beyond creating melodic death metal with their seminal all in, Slaughter of the Soul, which the band intends to play in full at this show, they also inspired loads of metalcore bands as well. At The Gates’ fingerprints can be found all over the place and if you’re lucky enough to win this giveaway, perhaps the stain will be on your soul too. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO AT THE GATES AUGUST 17TH AT THE FONDA 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 INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK AT THE GATES Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 16TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Loud, Sad and Weird: Telefon Tel Aviv at the Lodge Room
Alfredo Luna
August 12, 2022
Words by: Alfredo Luna Photos by: Chris Molina After various rescheduled dates from the last two years, Telefon Tel Aviv was finally able to bring the “Dreams” era to a haunting close in Highland Park. An IDM icon in his own right, Joshua Eustis of Telefon Tel Aviv has made a name for himself as a touring member of legends Nine Inch Nails and Puscifer, but really put his stamp on the genre with TTA. Promising a loud, sad and weird experience, Eustis made the show worth the 2 year wait to see. related content: Rabbit Holes And Glaciers: Anika at Lodge Room Playing a gloomy and ambient inspired set from the latest release Dreams Are Not Enough, the atmosphere became an immersive world crafted by the sights and sounds thrown at you. From the second the sound projections began to illuminate the room the crowd was immersed within the realm that Eustis has crafted. More an audio-sensory experience, with the bass running up your spine, the visuals hypnotizing you with each flash transporting in and out of consciousness. Playing highlights such as “a younger version of myself” which feels like an endless loop of thoughts rushing through your head,
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Talkin’ Limp Bizkit, Kevin Smith and Hardcore: Scowl Interview
Danny Ryan
August 12, 2022
Fresh off the heels of an iconic Sound and Fury set, we caught up with Scowl‘s rhythm section, drummer Cole Gilbert and bassist Bailey Lupo, on the night of their show opening for Destroy Boys at the Teragram Ballroom. Apart from an incredible set that night, they shared amazing insights on hardcore, touring with Limp Bizkit, and Kevin Smith movies. related content: Risks Make Better Memories Than Nostalgia: Sound And Fury 2022 Interview by: Danny Ryan So I saw your guys’ set at Sound and Fury Fest this last weekend… Cole and Bailey: Oh, hell yeah (at the same time) It was one of my favorite sets of the entire weekend. Cole: Dude, thank you! I knew it was going to be a lot of fun, but I just didn’t know it was going to be that wild. It was really fun, really cool. Especially being from California. It was like, damn, you all really like us huh? Bailey: It was an honor, growing up and going to Sound and Fury thinking “Man, it’d be crazy to play this someday”. I think the last Sound and Fury right before Covid, I don’t know if Scowl was quite a band yet
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Circuit Des Yeux at Lodge Room
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 12, 2022
Jankysmooth is constantly searching for the most avant-garde and powerful young artists and it just so happens these shows happen at The Lodge Room rather often. The next one on our radar is Circuit Des Yeux’s show on August 16th. We want you to experience this eclectic and original experience so we’re giving away two tickets to the show. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO CIRCUIT DES YEUX AUGUST 16TH AT THE THEATRE AT THE LODGE ROOM 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 INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK CIRCUIT DES YEUX Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 15TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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