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Hardcore Hypebeasts at Hell Rey: Scarlxrd at El Rey
Dillon Vaughn
September 21, 2019
As a fan of mixed bills I’ve found myself admiring the output of SCARLXRD, the British youtuber-turned-musician creating an ultra refreshing blend of the soundcloud ethos and hyper aggressive vocals expanding upon the intensity of everything between hardcore and nu-metal. Unfortunately, I missed his initial sold out appearance at The Roxy a few months back but was delighted to be notified of a return to LA at The El Rey. Presented by Goldenvoice, the night far surpassed my expectations moments after Scarlxrd and his infectious hype man took the stage and drove the audience wild. This isn’t anything like the rap-metal of the past critics are so quick to compare it to. There’s a fresh spark in the presentation of everything that perfectly embodies the current state of independent music: the openness and flexibility when blending genres and tones to create catchy yet aggressive tracks that appeal to hardcore kids and hypebeasts alike. related content: Anarchy’s Monarch: Scarlxrd At The Roxy With so much material released in such little time (seven albums in three years with an eighth scheduled to be released in two weeks) it’s amazing to see how equally received every corner of his catalogue is. Even
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Full Moon on a Friday the 13th: Cold Waves L.A. Showcase at the Regent
Rob Shepyer
September 20, 2019
I make it a point to never miss a Cold Waves event whenever they rear their heads in Los Angeles. I only wish you all did the same. You do realize this is the country’s premiere industrial music festival, don’t you? Taking place in the heart of that genre’s American upbringing… you get that right? For some reason, I feel Cold Waves never get their due in Los Angeles. Maybe industrial isn’t as popular as metal or punk around these parts but come on, if you’re into fast, loud, heavy music and don’t give the genre a try, then you’re just closed-minded. related content: Cold Waves LA: Heaven For Industrial Kids Anyway, with their Los Angeles showcase taking the place of their three-day festival, Cold Waves brought an all-star lineup of deliciously insane acts to The Regent including the likes of avant-garde legends Test Dept from the UK and Severed Heads from Australia. With the showcase falling on the evening of a full moon and a fateful Friday the 13th, their was much anticipation for what sort of soul-altering experience The Regent was in for. None of us could’ve guessed though, just how revelatory Test Dept were going to be,
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Set the Animals Free: Wolfbrigade and Dropdead at 1720
Rob Shepyer
September 20, 2019
There have been a couple shows this year I was patiently waiting months and months for. The anticipation for Wolfbrigade’s one-off return to Southern California was high and it expressed itself in an immensely rowdy crowd. This was only enhanced by the addition of power violence legends Dropdead, who flew in from Rhode Island, just to unleash their new music onto 1720. These were real punk rockers in attendance. Power violence brethren, crust punk cavalcades, grindcore sadists, all were there and cleaned the local liquor mart of all their tall cans. Even before the show, the line itself was a spectacle, with many a drunken bruiser having to be kicked to the curb. I arrived to see Final Conflict and with a broken string giving the band a certain unhinged and angry attitude, one could already tell this was going to be an especially brutal evening. As Church of the 8th Day‘s go to punk opener for shows like these, one might think they’ve seen the band enough times to know what to expect but this set was different, they were more on-edge and you could feel it in the music. You can teach an old dog new tricks, or you
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Ty Segall & Freedom Band ~ 9/20
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 18, 2019
As September’s finish looms over Los Angeles, so too does the end of Ty Segall‘s Teragram residency. I have a feeling he’ll be saving his best stuff for his last shows so you don’t want to miss this or the next Ty giveaway. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO TY SEGALL AND FREEDOM BAND SEPTEMBER 20TH 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Ty Segall Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 19TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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At a Loss for Words: Explosions in the Sky at the Hollywood Palladium
Audrey Kemp
September 17, 2019
Sometimes the songs that speak to us the most are devoid of words at all. In a time where we are incessantly bombarded with others’ words, instrumentation, with its ever-changing intensity, velocity, texture, and tone, has the potential to be far more evocative and emotive. The chamber music of Explosions in the Sky that imbued the Hollywood Palladium’s walls on September 12 epitomized this idea. related content: Dais Party: Drab Majesty’s Modern Mirror Record Release At The Fonda Starting on September 11, the Austin-based quartet Explosions in the Sky (E.I.T.S.) launched an anniversary world tour to celebrate 20 years since their inception. To further commemorate this milestone, they also reissued their debut album, How Strange, Innocence — the album that arguably put E.I.T.S. on the map as the poster boys of post-rock— just a month prior, as a rare anniversary edition on Temporary Residence Ltd. Apart from it being remastered and on icy blue vinyl, it’s the first time the album has been available on vinyl period since 2004. related content: Under From Down Thunder: King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard at the Greek Theatre Accompanying them on their tour is Sessa, a São Paolo musician who is single-handedly putting a psychedelic twist on Brazilian jazz. On Thursday
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Desert Daze
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 17, 2019
The time has finally come. The greatest festival of 2019 for Southern Californians is Desert Daze 2019 and we have been chosen by the gods of all psychedelia to bestow two tickets upon a lucky winner. This year’s festival is marked by even more expansion than last year both in magnitude and genre with hip hop legends Wu Tang Clan playing the same lineup as punk rock legends Devo. I for one am most excited about finally seeing the euphoric and climactic moments of the Flaming Lips’ set which will surely be a festival highlight. Other important artists on the lineup are Shinatro Sakamoto playing his first American show, Lightning Bolt, the return of The Locust, and of course, Ween. related content: Virtually No Dust: Desert Daze 2018 YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO DESERT DAZE OCTOBER 10TH-13TH AT MORENO BEACH, LAKE PERRIS, CA 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Desert Daze Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Ty Segall and Freedom Band at Teragram ~ 9/13
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 11, 2019
What better way to spend the cursed Friday the 13th than with the musically blessed Ty Segall and Freedom band as he continues his some day legendary Teragram ballroom residency. For this show Ty is playing First Taste and Manipulator in full. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO TY SEGALL AND FREEDOM BAND SEPTEMBER 13TH 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Ty Segall Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 12TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Cold Waves LA Showcase at the Regent
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 9, 2019
The country’s greatest industrial festival, Cold Waves, returns to Los Angeles for a night featuring legendary bands of the genre. The Cold Waves Showcase will bring Test Dept. to the Regent along with Australian duo Severed Heads and Pop Will Eat Itself. The party all goes down on Friday the 13th for a bloody good time with some dark electronic music. Anytime Cold Waves comes to the West Coast count on us to be there for you. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO COLD WAVES LA SHOWCASE SEPTEMBER 1ST AT THE NOVO 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Cold Waves LA Showcase Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Grey Skies Above, Mosh Pits Below: $UICIDEBOY$ at the Shrine
Rob Shepyer
September 7, 2019
I had been meaning to see $UICIDE BOY$ for a few years. To me, these two New Orleans born, Gen-Z rappers are the best talents of their crop. The face-tatted, nihilistic, drinking and drugging lyrical miracles that you might see on Rolling Loud have nothing on these two. Their flow, their beats, their song structures are a cut above the rest, white, black, or otherwise. And their success has matched their talent. Perhaps there’s been no better evidence of just how popular they are than two sold out two nights at the Shrine Expo Hall on a tour that was absolutely stacked. With all the nu-metal inspired hip hop blending with hardcore music on this stage, this is as close as 2019 can come to the the Family Values tours in the 90’s. related content: Rolling Loud SoCal 2017 Doses The Youth With The Latest Opiate Of The Masses The Grey Day tour included young gun rap stars and duos such as City Morgue, who took the Shrine to fever-pitch right from the get-go with their visceral hardcore horror rap and Slipknot covers; Shakewell, the big boy with a flow that’s lightning fast and gets everyone jazzed, juiced, and jumping; Germ,
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Scarlxrd at El Rey
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 5, 2019
One of the most badass and dangerous trap artists on the scene is coming to El Rey all the way from the UK to scream his way into your mosh loving hearts. Scarlxrd giveaway is in full effect. See the winner in hell. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO SCARLXRD SEPTEMBER 11TH AT El REY 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Scarlxrd Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 9TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Ty Segall and Freedom Band at Teragram ~ 9/6
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 4, 2019
The residency continues into September. It’s really too epic for words, how a man can sell out a show every fucking Friday night he plays. Cheers to you Ty Segall and cheers to the winner of this giveaway. For this show he’s going to play First Taste and Emotional Mugger in full. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO TY SEGALL AND FREEDOM BAND 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Ty Segall Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 5AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Torche at Teragram
Janky Smooth Central Command
September 3, 2019
Florida metal band, Torche, has one of the most nuanced sounds of any heavy band in the last decade. These guys have crossed genres and made fans out of people that usually wouldn’t stray into the metal world. Backed by the awesome power of the Teragram sound system, Torche is going to play an unforgettable show to highlight their latest album Admission and we’ve got your hookup for tickets. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO TORCHE SEPTEMBER 10TH 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Torche Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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