Top Ten SHOWS of 2024 Rated by Contributors

Shows have always been Janky Smooth’s bread and butter. Our contributors are willing travel far and wide for the right show, willing to abandon their families and face every obstacle to get there in time to see a compelling opener with any legit hype.

This list will feature shows all across Los Angeles, California, and the whole of the United States. It will feature festival sets and intimate evenings with. It’ll list out shows with mosh pits and intimiate seating. Every musical experience under the sun, our contributors have seen it and are using their expert curation skills to give you the best of the best of 2o24.

Publisher, Danny Baraz

1. Ministry at Cruel World
2. Ceremony and Infest at The Hollywood Palladium
3. The Original Misfits at No Values
4. Power Trip at The Fonda
5. HEALTH, Panther Modern, Pixel Grip at The Music Box
6. Tyler, the Creator at Camp Flog Gnaw
7. Boy Harsher at The Glass House
8. Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle at Hollywood bowl
9. The Black Angels at The Lodge Room
10. Front 242 at The Mayan

Editor, Rob Shepyer

1. Trash Talk at Echoplex
2. Ceremony at Hollywood Palladium
3. Swans at Lodge Room
4. Ministry at Cruel World
5. Tool at Crypto.com Arena
6. Queens of the Stone Age at Santa Barbara Bowl
7. Dillinger Escape Plan at No Values
8. Skitsystem at Pre-CY Fest at Echoplex
9. Bloodbath at 1720
10. MGNA Crrrta at And Always Forever at Echoplex

Photographer, Taylor Wong

1. Blood Brothers at Belasco
2. The Damned (original lineup) at The Fonda
3. Alkaline Trio and Drug Church  at The Novo
4. CY Fest at Belasco
5. Ho99o9 at Teragram Ballroom
6. Sound and Fury fest
7. 7 Seconds and Judge at 1720
8. Youth of Today at 1720
9. Cruel World fest
10. Wavves at 1720

Writer, Danny Ryan

1. Twitchfits Halloween cover show at 1720
2. No Values Festival
3. Sky Ferreira at The Wiltern
4. Olivia Rodrigo at The Forum
5. High Vis at The Belasco
6. Danny Brown w/ Knocked Loose at The Observatory festival grounds
7. Ceremony at The Palladium
8. Andre 3000 at The Greek Theater
9. Sound and Fury Festival
10. No Pressure at Chain Reaction

Photographer, Albert Licano

1. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band at Kia Forum
2. Giuda at the Echo
3. The Jesus Lizard at Garden Amp
4. Iron Maiden at North Island Credit Union Amphitheater
5. Rich Kids on LSD at Teragram Ballroom
6. Steve Ignorant at the Glass House
7. Excel at Tower Bar
8. Crom at Towne Center
9. Guitar Wolf at Alex’s Bar
10. Saccharine Trust at Zebulon