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Photo Recap: Amorphis at El Rey
Janky Smooth Central Command
May 9, 2022
Finland’s Amorphis stopped by the El Rey for the Los Angeles stretch of their North American tour and serenaded the city with their signature blend of anthemic viking balladry and undeniably crushing extreme metal riffage. Showcasing their latest album, 2022’s Halo, Amorphis were a tour de-metal force, with melodic vocals and guttural growls crafting songs about epic adventures and myth. It ain’t everyday this rare heavy metal gem comes to Los Angeles, so we are over the moon to bring you pics from the show. Photos by: Pedro Carrera
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to PCW ULTRA: Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Janky Smooth Central Command
May 9, 2022
PCW ULTRA is back with its spookiest installment yet. This Friday the 13th, watch the baddest mother-fuckers on the planet take on demons of the ring. LA Park battles Sinn Bodhi, B-Boy wrestles Nick Wayne, Viva Van goes up against Ultra Women’s champ, Danika Della Rogue, Ultra Light Champion Jail Vidal defends his strap against Jack Cartwheel, these and many more matches are going to make this night one wild ride. Oh, and did we mention The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase is the special guest? Yeah, you don’t want to miss this. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO PCW ULTRA MAY 13TH AT ILWU MEMORIAL HALL 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 PCW ULTRA: FRIDAY THE 13TH: A NEW BEGINNING Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON MAY 12TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Photo Recap: Sleaford Mods at Teragram Ballroom
Janky Smooth Central Command
May 7, 2022
The UK’s most dynamic working-class duo of artists returned to Los Angeles for two shows at Teragram. There are few acts that are able to grip audiences with such minimalist approaches to music. Sleaford Mods’ brand of punk rock slam poetry is truly a testament to how one person can be capable of enormous artistic expression if they simply think outside the box and have another person there to drop the dopest beats behind them. Opening for the band was Sorry, English indie rockers with the perfect attitude to ride along with the Mods. Sleaford Mods Sorry
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Photo Recap: Prayers at El Rey
Janky Smooth Central Command
May 5, 2022
Prayers is now synonymous with Leafer Seyer. There is only one true Cholo Goth. This is what has come to pass after his 2022 release, CHOLOGOTH. Leafer is the creative engine behind the art, he is Prayers through and through. Joining him onstage at one point was his better half, Kat Von D. Opening the show was Oddly Shrugs, goth’s latest grungy madman from Los Angeles. Prayers Oddly Shrugs
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Photo Recap: Parquet Courts at the Wiltern
Janky Smooth Central Command
May 5, 2022
Words and Photos by: Erika Reinsel If there’s one band who I never tire of seeing, hands down it is Parquet Courts. With every album, the New York quartet continue to find new ways to expand their sound. In support of their latest release, Sympathy of Life, Parquet Courts rolled through The Wiltern in LA. The band remained silhouetted in front colored lights that rolled across the backdrop, letting the music speak for itself. The set started with a mix of hits from Sympathy of Life and 2016’s Human Performance. Much to the delight of old school Parquet Courts fans, the band even treated the crowd to a few songs off their breakthrough album Light Up Gold. Parquet Courts never pin down to a specific sound, which probably explains why their crowd is a mix of young and old; fans of music from punk to dance; and why their shows are always packed and never disappoint. Setlist: Application / Apparatus Human Performance Dust Almost Had to Start a Fight / In and Out of Patience Freebird II Marathon on Anger Watching Strangers Smile Zoom Out Walking at a Downtown Pace Wide Awake Plant Life Light Up Gold II Homo
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Return to Reign: Sound and Fury Presents Terror and Strife at 1720
Rob Shepyer
May 4, 2022
How crazy is it that it’s been three years since the last Sound and Fury? Here was this festival that acted as a living metaphor for eternal youth and summer love, and then it got suspended by lockdowns that in essence froze people’s minds from maturing while their bodies very much got three or five or ten years older over the pandemic. Still though, the relevance of the bands that made Sound and Fury so special haven’t been diminished one bit since they demolished the Belasco. Mindforce and Dead Heat are still the young princes in this kingdom. Meanwhile, Terror and Strife are still kings. related content: L.A.’s Best Festival is Sound And Fury (imo). Here’s Why: Dead Heat opening a hardcore show must mean there’s some kind of killer lineup ahead. Usually, this band is either the closer or direct support, brought out as some kind of secret weapon to really get the festivities popping off, but this show was almost a mini-festival, and the pits needed to be wild right from the jump, so who better than Ventura County’s own nardcore royalty, Dead Heat? Nobody’s better, that’s who. related content: Boston Calling: Sound And Fury 2019 Legendary New
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Adult. at Lodge Room
Janky Smooth Central Command
May 4, 2022
Electro-punk legends, Adult. are bringing their off-the-wall beats and hypnotic vocals to the Lodge Room for what is sure to be an unforgettable performance. Few bands are as beloved by Jankysmooth as this iconic duo, so bet your ass we’ll be shaking our booty at the show. Joining them will be Kontravoid and Spike Hellis, making for the industrial/goth tour of the year. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO ADULT. MAY 6TH AT 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 ADULT. Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON MAY 5TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Long Live the New Flesh: Ho99o9 and N8 NOFACE at Echoplex
Aria Silva-Espinosa
May 3, 2022
The span of Ho99o9’s 5-year siege of the hip hop punk crossover scene isn’t nearly enough time to digest the expansive and complex body of work. In March, the group released their second studio album SKIN following a few EP’s and mixtapes since their debut album United States of Ho99o9 that absolutely broke necks back in 2017. That seems long ago and far away now, almost like a fever dream in the wake of live music’s seemingly untimely demise. A few years back when it felt like shit had really hit the fan, I found myself revisiting tracks like War is Hell and Knuckle Up, finding confirmation in the vengeful, acerbic lyricism and concordant rhythm. It’s the kind of music made by and for those of us who have simply had enough of the bullshit, certainly. Ho99o9’s hot-blooded and unbridled grit invigorates the disdain felt for false authority, inequity and the general state of affairs – as relatable today as it was in 2015 if not increasingly moreso. related content: House of Ho99o9 Halloween at The Roxy The full-length studio album is something of a dream/nightmare blunt rotation of collaborators. SKIN was produced by current Kardashian Kaptive and former pop
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Dance With The Dead at Echoplex
Janky Smooth Central Command
May 3, 2022
We’re giving away tickets to the darksynth rave of the year with Dance With The Dead bombing into the Echoplex for a night of ripping, hard beats. If you dance to the death, you’ll be dancing with yourself, at Dance With The Dead….see what I did there? Joining them will be Magic Sword, only adding to the retro trip. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO DANCE WITH THE DEAD MAY 5TH AT 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 DANCE WITH THE DEAD Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON MAY 4TH AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Love, Pain, Sorrow, Joy: An Evening with Dakhabrakha at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel
Rob Shepyer
May 2, 2022
It’s not often that world music becomes popular among the LA indie scene to the point a band can sell out the majestic Theatre at the Ace Hotel. This hallowed space, made sacred by the art decorating its interior up to the heavenly portal in the ceiling, has hosted many special moments in LA music history. Dakhabrakha, the Ukrainian psychedelic band, performing here to aid their countrymen during a brutal war, was unforgettable. What made it so memorable was the grandiosity of the show. A massive stage with giant screens inside a huge theatre all for this one foreign quartet. In this space, the complexity of the music could deliver its message simply and perfectly, all for the sake of saving Ukraine and Ukrainians. Dakhabrakha plays in so many musical and thematic spaces, with songs about everything from love, to war, to tragedy, and to spring time. They sing in numerous languages form Ukrainian to Italian or to pantomiming the sounds of nature itself. related content: Analysis of a Slavic Heart: Molchat Doma at The Roxy As a half-Russian/half-Ukrainian, I could feel the Eastern European hearts beating around me. There were also a large psych scene presence there, needing to
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Amyl and the Sniffers at Teragram
Janky Smooth Central Command
May 2, 2022
One of the most desired pack of Aussie retro punks, Amyl and the Sniffers, has returned to Los Angeles to pack the Teragram ballroom with a bunch of wild blokes ready to drink, pogo, pit and stage dive the whole night long. Who’s going to drink a beer out their shoe this time? Any takers? We’re giving away two tickets to the show, get in out now! YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE or ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS MAY 4TH AT TERAGRAM 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 AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON MAY 3RD AT 1PM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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The Fonda Shines a Light for Spiritualized on 4/20
Grace Dunn
April 29, 2022
Driving down Hollywood Blvd, doing my best to find parking as the line continued to grow outside the venue, I could feel my anticipation for that elusive Spiritualized brand of euphoria mounting. There were swarms of people just like me, thrilled attendees patiently awaiting the grandiose rock ‘n roll gospel trip bubbling inside the Fonda Theatre. This wasn’t just any show, this was a Coachella off-shoot for those grounded in good ol’ Los Angeles for the weekend, Spiritualized purists only. related content: Analysis of a Slavic Heart: Molchat Doma At The Roxy A Spiritualized set is a healing affair. J Spaceman has a unique way of reminding us of a deep pain inside we thought was healed or slowly forgotten, only to be recovered in the effervescent melancholy of his psych rock church. Digging deep into the shadow side of the Jungian caverns in your mind, this special 4/20 set paved the way for true soul healing not yet manifested. ‘Shine A Light’ (off of Lazer Guided Melodies) bathed the crowd in forgiveness, feeling like you hit the colorful stained-glass chapel, harmonizing vocals rising up, slide guitar stretching the soul, and organ sounds soothing your weary spirit from life’s highs
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