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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Ty Segall at Teragram on 9/14
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 8, 2021
This is it. The last Ty Segall giveaway. Your last chance to see him shred for free. Will you grab it or let it slip away? YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO TY SEGALL SEPTEMBER 14TH 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 TY SEGALL Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Ty Segall at Teragram on 9/13
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 7, 2021
Ty Segall at Teragram take 3. This ones on 9/13. No case of the Monday’s for y’all going to Ty. Let’s get it. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO TY SEGALL SEPTEMBER 13TH 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 TY SEGALL Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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This Ain’t No Reset, It’s A Misdirect: An Evening With Between The Buried And Me At Teragram Ballroom
Rob Shepyer
September 6, 2021
Sometimes I go to concerts without knowing anything about the band I’m about to see. In the case of Between the Buried and Me, I knew they were a prog band but because of the time they grew in popularity, part of me lumped them into the metalcore side of the New Wave of American Metal. On my drive to the Teragram Ballroom, where the band was hosting an “Evening With” concert, I treated myself to a listen of their 2021 release, Colors II, which I fell in love with very quickly. I almost felt a sense of shame having not delved into BTBAM until that moment. This album was the sequel to what is widely considered their most important record, 2007’s Colors. Although this album would be touched upon in the first part of BTBAM’s set tonight, the 2nd half of the evening would be devoted to their album after, 2009’s The Great Misdirect. related content: When A Band’s Lyrics Become Real: Megadeth At Fivepoint Amphitheatre The Great Misdirect seemed like a rather esoteric choice to play from start to finish to many in the audience. There is so much going on thematically, lyrically and musically in that record, that you could spend
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Rotting Out at 1720
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 5, 2021
Rotting Out played the last underground punk show before the state was locked down. During this time of hibernation, they released an incredible album called Ronin that the band never got to perform live in LA. This 1720 is going to be the first time we get to hear Ronin live so roll out with your katanas and get in the pit. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO ROTTING OUT SEPTEMBER 12TH AT 1720 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 Rotting Out Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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When A Band’s Lyrics Become Real: Megadeth at Fivepoint Amphitheatre
Rob Shepyer
September 5, 2021
I wanted a headline that didn’t beat around the bush. In a world where politics and corruption are the biggest dialogues of the day but people are still subjected to constant propaganda, the lyrics of Megadeth seem uncannily relevant and useful. When you hear the opening verse of “Symphony of Destruction”, you know exactly what Dave Mustaine means when he says “You take a mortal man and put him in control, watch him become a God, what people’s heads a-roll.” Our leadership class are men with competing God complexes and people die every fucking day as a result of their decadent decision-making. This tour was hailed as the biggest metal tour of the year with Hatebreed, Trivium and Lamb of God opening the show. Because we were commuting from Los Angeles and the show started early, we missed Hatebreed and the majority of Trivium, the latter I wanted to see purely out of curiosity to know if they should be lumped in with every other metalcore or New Wave of American metal band that danced with the scene/emo movement in the early 2000’s. Many of these bands don’t deserve this label and the reflexive snobbery against them, Trivium however, probably
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Croons and Growls at the Greek Theatre with Future Islands
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 4, 2021
Words and Photos by: Justin Scholz Whether you’re ready or not, live shows are (generally) back. Although there is ongoing daily uncertainty of how long this pandemic will last, with more and more cancellations creeping up, being back in the thick of it brought a strange mix of comfort and anxiety. Strangely enough, the comfort came from the inane banter of a crowd that just wanna get back into feeling good, and dare I say, normal. Future Islands is just the band to welcome you with open arms and make sure you know that things will be better. related content: King Crimsons At The Greek: Prog Prophets Of A Schizoid 21st Century The minimalistic angular backdrop and singular pedestal for the band left a long, wide runway for Sam Herring to display his signature non-stop aerobic dancing. Rockettes style kicking and solo mosh-pitting keeps a smile on everyone’s face through the entirety of every song and even in-between. Couple that with vocals that run the gamut of guttural growling to powerful crooning about love gained, sought, or lost, everyone delved into feelings they never knew they had. At no time during the 1-1/2 hour set was there space to wonder
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A Comprehensive Guide to Glowing On: Turnstile at Garden Amp and OPAC
Rob Shepyer
September 3, 2021
Words by: Rob Shepyer Photos at Garden Amp by: Dillon Vaughn Photos at OPAC by: Taylor Wong For my money, Turnstile‘s latest album, Glow On, has more PMA than any hardcore record ever released. Beating out Hara Krishna and Rastafarian hardcore bands to achieve some kind of secular, light-hearted connection to “the supreme” and win this medal I’ve made-up, Turnstile brought their tribe out to Garden Amp and OPAC for two shows that will go down in LAHC history. With the band making recent headlines for the craziness of their stage show, rest assured, although there wasn’t any human fecal matter on the stage for either of these efforts, fans certainly went ape-shit at these certified shit-shows. related content: For Every Season Turn, Turn, Turn: Turnover And Turnstile At El Rey The album was released song by song until almost half the tracks came out as singles. One by one, we realized this was an evolution of the band’s sound and vibe. Songs like “Holiday” and “Blackout” felt like elevated but classic Turnstile while songs like “Alien Love Call” and “Underwater Boi” gave us a taste of a Turnstile moving into the realm of alternative indie music. It’s a very
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Ty Segall at the Teragram Ballroom on 9/6
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 3, 2021
Two ticket giveaways to Ty at Teragram back to back. Ty Segall‘s residency is sweeping the city with a fever. Get down with the sickness and join him at Teragram for the 2nd show of the residency. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO TY SEGALL SEPTEMBER 6TH AT THE TERAGRAM BALLROOM 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 TY SEGALL Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 4TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Ty Segall at the Teragram Ballroom on 9/5
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 2, 2021
The Teragram is back! Ty is back! Ty Segall is doing a fucking residency at Teragram! We are giving away tickets to every night of that residency! This giveaway is for the first of four shows on the 5th! Ahhhhh! YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO TY SEGALL SEPTEMBER 5TH AT THE TERAGRAM BALLROOM 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 TY SEGALL Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 4TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Desert Daze
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 1, 2021
The mystery has been revealed. The pandemic was not only the first year without a Desert Daze since the festival’s inception but hell, it was the first year without a Janky Smooth Desert Daze giveaway. Back from the dead, we are here with a pair of tickets awaiting some lucky winner to this giveaway. related content: Silver Lake Perris: Desert Daze 2019 YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO DESERT DAZE NOVEMBER 12TH TO 14TH AT LAKE PERRIS Step 1- Join Our Newsletter (look for pop up every time you arrive at jankysmooth.com) Step 2 – Follow us and Desert Daze on Instagram and Facebook Step 3 – Tag a Friend and the artist you want to see at Desert Daze most in the comment section of our INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK DESERT DAZE Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON NOVEMBER 1ST AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION related content: Virtually No Dust: Desert Daze 2018 But first, a few things that lucky winner might expect out of their three day weekend trip to the dreamscape Desert Daze manifests, where each note played by each artist is a building block, there is no pain, let alone pandemic.
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Trash as a Virtue: Surfbort at the Lodge Room
Danny Baraz
August 31, 2021
Dani Miller, lead singer of the band Surfbort walked along the line to admit ticket holders into the Lodge Room moments before the doors opened and the words, “Rainbow Vampires” flashed in my mind. She walked the length of the line, glowing with gratitude, admiring and complimenting people’s mullets, liberty spikes and band t-shirts. A seemingly accidental but extremely willing ambassador to an underground garage/trash punk music scene that lives in venues, on vinyl and is powered by the internet. related content: Surfbort Shake-Up Dave’s Shit Show At Resident This was my second time seeing Surfbort. I knew what to expect and I was excited to see it at the Lodge Room. Not only did Surfbort exceed every expectation with a powerfully energetic, command performance but every band on the bill was well rehearsed and the energy in the room was kinetic, cathartic and joyful. First up was was Shamon Cassette, a departure from the punk vibes of the rest of the evening…or was it? The eccentric MC vibes of Shamon Cassette smacked of Kool Keith/Dr Octagon, both in vocal cadence and eccentricity. The band was more difficult to pigeonhole but no less formidable. People who came to slam dance began
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Bully at Lodge Room
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 30, 2021
Bully pack plenty of heavy and fuzz into their fun, poppy tunes. They sound like the best of punk having the best sex with the best of 90’s alternative music. We’re giving away two tickets to this show so you too can have the chance to let loose at Lodge Room. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO BULLY SEPTEMBER 10TH 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 BULLY Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 8TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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