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The Sound of Silence: Outside Lands 2019
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 21, 2019
Words and Photos: Maggie St. Thomas Back at Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival for my 2nd year in a row, I definitely felt like I was home again. This San Francisco 3-day event is always a mixed bag of goodies and is well known for offering one of the most diverse line-ups in music. Six stages and artwork displays come alive beneath towering eucalyptus trees in the gorgeous lush green forest that surrounds Golden Gate park. Outside Lands is massive. This year was a record breaking crowd that was served the finest once again from the people of Grandstand Media. related content: The Queens Converge At Outside Lands 2018 There was a rainbow color of lights emitting from the trees, through the thick layers of fog, or maybe that was the smoke emanating from Grass Lands, a large cannabis education section. This year Outside Lands made history as the first festival in California to offer their concert goers a place to purchase and consume marijuana products. For 3 days, the festival was home for good vibes, good music, and all around good everything. The beauty of Outside Lands is that there is so much to entertain just about anyone. My favorite part of
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Who is Orville Peck? Pink Sunsets Over the OC Observatory
Rob Shepyer
August 21, 2019
If you need proof that music has the power to change society, look no further than Orville Peck. Coming from the punk and hardcore tradition of making your own rules to live by, Orville has broken the rules of country music, coming at just the right time when the country is the most broken. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Mr. Peck has skyrocketed to success at the same time as Lil Nas X, revolutionizing the same genre. I wouldn’t be surprised if the two ended up doing a duet, actually. Perhaps there was always a homosexual, sort of Tom of Finland, element to country and cowboy culture (Brokeback Mountain wouldn’t be so controversial if released today) or perhaps this genre steeped in conservatism and rigid tradition has always been begging for an artist to liberate it. Whether gay or black or both, the changing face of country mirrors the changing face of America and the Americans that would’ve rejected a whiter, straighter brand of country are ready, willing, and elated to embrace a gayer, darker country music. So who is Orville Peck? Everyone is wondering. The mask adds to the mystique, so maybe it’s better we never find
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Under From Down Thunder: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at the Greek Theatre
Rob Shepyer
August 20, 2019
The ascent of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Australian psych rock darlings to Greek Theatre headlining Los Angeles phenomenon has been a journey that has not only pleasured our psych rock scene but developed it to be passed down to a younger generation. In many ways, we in Los Angeles feel like King Gizz is our band. And so, to celebrate their reaching a new steppe in the hierarchy of rock and a new album, the band played an epic set that thrilled, chilled, and gave everyone the full King Gizz experience. My prediction that 2019 would be the year of the Australian takeover might not be as evident as with this concert seeing as all three bands hail from the continent. I’m not sure what the charm is exactly, perhaps we consider them exotic. I think it’s the terrain though, surrealist desert, plenty of surf, oddball nature, cultured metropolis, and hard drinking would inspire great psychedelic music. related content: Unheavenly Skies Above Los Feliz: Coheed & Cambria And Mastodon At The Greek Opening the evening was ORB, a psych rock session of Sabbath worship and we’re talking early Sabbath. Self-titled. Down-tuned riffs that harken ominous imagery and make
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to MC50 at the Teragram Ballroom
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 20, 2019
Punk began when the MC5 first said “Kick out the jams, mother fucker!” From there, an entire sonic revolution can be credited to their contributions to noisy guitars and political dissidence. Perhaps there is no greater time for the MC5’s Wayne Kramer to be celebrate 50 years of music with MC50. This teragram show will inspire you to raise your fist in the air and join the revolution. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO ENJOY AUGUST 27TH 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 MC50 Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 26TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Preview: Austin Music Video Festival Presents “Video Swim Night” at the W Hollywood
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 19, 2019
Austin Music Video Festival is throwing a party at the W Hotel on August 22nd and you’re all invited. Party with some of the coolest and most talented artists in both music and film while enjoying world premieres of music videos, Q + A’s with directors and artists, cocktails by Jagermeister, a CAPYAC DJ set and vintage videos curated by the one and only Dana Boulos. This event is free with RSVP so sign up here before it’s too late. This is the ultimate event for networking if you’re interested in making music videos. You might even find your way to Austin for the actual festival December 10th-14th. In fact, you can submit your music videos to the festival here. Also, make sure to check out highlights from last year’s festival.
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Ty Segall & Freedom Band at Tergram ~ 8/23
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 19, 2019
Ty Segall is back for night 4 of his residency and on this special Friday he’s going to play First Taste and Goodbye Bread. If you’re ready to rock, we’re ready to giveaway tickets. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO TY SEGALL AUGUST 23RD AT THE 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, TWITTER, or FACEBOOK Ty Segall Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 22ND AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Concert Film Premiere: Ember & His Orchestra’s “The Disappointment Cowboy”
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 14, 2019
Ember Knight is a visionary Los Angeles artist and her band, Ember & His Orchestra have released a live concert film entitled “The Disappointment Cowboy”. This is one of the most imaginative, magical, and adventurous live sets ever captured by a young artist. The world created by her avant-garde and original sound takes the watcher to many places emotionally. It’s almost a sonic representation of Ray Bradbury’s The Veldt, in which the many worlds imagined by children are realized for them to play in, lions and all. Taking place at the The Lyric Hyperion Theatre and directed by Bobby McCoy, this concert is like nothing else you’ve ever seen. You can watch it below: In Ember’s own words: “When I first started staging the ‘The Disappointment Cowboy’ for live performance, the concept was to create a possessed wind-up toy that would mechanically deliver a perfect bedtime story. Lo and behold, barely a year after our first gig you get this insanely composed show, with every human emotion articulated in fast succession and 3-part harmony. The set itself is a true story I think many of us can relate to – feeling like a feral animal, alone and out of place
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Community Outreach: Better Oblivion Community Center at the Observatory
Rob Shepyer
August 13, 2019
I had been itching to see Better Oblivion Community Center for the greater part of the year up until this month. They held sold out two consecutive nights at Teragram earlier in the year and though I couldn’t squeeze my way in, I got the sense that the hype was completely deserved. For those of you who don’t know, this oddly titled band is the collaboration between Bright Eyes‘ fearless troubadour Conor Oberst and queen of Los Angeles, Phoebe Bridgers, who together create some of the most heart-felt and groovy alternative folk music you’ll ever hear. With two Southern California shows, one at the Observatory and one at the Wiltern, I wasn’t going to let this opportunity go to waste. I was going to the community meeting with my heart open for change. related content: Haley Dahl, Queen of Rock in 2019: Sloppy Jane at the Bootleg Theater I can’t remember the last group who’s songwriting touched me in such a tender way as BOCC. Songs like “Didn’t Know What I Was In For” and “Chesapeake” are described as moving for a reason, I can actually feel my heart taking a more sensitive disposition toward this life than before I hear
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to 3TEETH at the Teragram Ballroom
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 13, 2019
Industrial music hasn’t been as popular and in the public eye since Nine Inch Nails. It’s still a very underground genre. However, one band that seems to be breaking out and reaching mainstream rock and roll fans is 3TEETH, a band that often gets the NIN comparison. They put on a great show and with an opener like Author and Punisher, this night is gonna be off the wall. We have to do a giveaway for it. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO 3TEETH AUGUST 17TH 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 3TEETH Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 15TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Ty Segall at Teragam ~ 8/16
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 12, 2019
Not once, not twice, but thrice times the Ty Segall. Another week, another giveaway in the August of Ty. For this show he’s play First Taste and Goodbye Bread. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO TY SEGALL AUGST 16TH AT 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 AUGUST 15TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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The Ultimate Residency: Ty Segall & Freedom Band at Teragram
Dillon Vaughn
August 11, 2019
The second night of Ty Segall‘s MASSIVE 10 week residency at The Teragram Ballroom was a perfect juxtaposition of the now classic, simple songwriting and garage riffs of 2010 paired with the refined and experimental material of a maturing artist. related content: Ty Segall & The Freedom Band Blows Minds At Secret Show At The Griffin Backed by an ensemble of familiar LA musicians performing as The Freedom Band, Ty and Co. set the evening in motion with a blazing rendition of the entirety of the recently released album First Taste. The Freedom Band (consisting of Mikal Cronin, Charles Moothart, Emmet Kelley, and Shannon Lay [perfectly adding six strings to the press-buzz generating “guitarless album”]) cast new light on an already new release by significantly boosting the energy of every single track. A swelling electric rendition of the a capella Ice Plant, now complete with percussion and strings, stands out as a highlight of the evening and a prime example of the power of live performance. Feeding upon the excitement of the audience and playing harder or with more feeling is the cycle that makes it more than just “songs from the album, but live.” It’s the entire purpose of seeing music in person and
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Murder City Devils at Teragram or Observatory
Janky Smooth Central Command
August 7, 2019
We got your hook up to get at tickets to see one of Janky Smooth’s favorite bands: The Murder City Devils. A band that perfectly blends garage, punk, and American horror rock into something totally original and real. What makes this giveaway special is that you can pick your poison, Orange County or Los Angeles. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS TO THE OBSERVATORY HERE OR THE TERAGRAM HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO THE MURDER CITY DEVILS AUGUST 12TH AT THE OBSERVATORY AND THE 13TH AT 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 Murder City Devils Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 9TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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