James Chance and the Contortions Play First Show in L.A. Since 1984
James Chance and the Contortions Zig and Zag, Jig and Jump at The Echoplex This Past Sunday for Part Time Punks Gig Sometimes punks become so punk that you can’t
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Take This: Two Tickets To See The Orwells at The Observatory
The Orwells are coming to the Observatory in Orange County this Friday, March 24th. The Orwells are one of the most badass young live bands in rock n roll right now. Every
Take This: Two Tickets To See Kate Tempest at The Constellation Room
If you’re ANYTHING like we are, you are thirsty for an artist or musician to say something tangible and inspiring and infuriating on the state of our world. Like they
The Brian Jonestown Massacre in L.A.: Music Snobs & Fentanyl Lollipops
This past Saturday night, I gave it another go when Anton Newcombe and The Brian Jonestown Massacre took the stage at The Fonda Theater in the land of Fentanyl Lollipops
Meet Moon Duo At The Crossroads: Rock Rebranded At The Echo
The moment I first saw the imagery and themes from the new Moon Duo album, Occult Architecture vol. 1 released on Sacred Bones Records, I knew that Ripley Johnson and
The Murder City Devils Cast Voodoo Spells at Teragram Ballroom
Some bands wow audiences with epic light shows and costumes and confetti and dancing bears. Some bands wow audiences with tits and ass and more tits but other, more rarified
Ascending the Holy Mountain: Sleep at the Fonda Theater
The greatest experience one could have at a concert is that moment of total release when the band taps into that one elusive hook that grabs you, doesn’t let you
Video Premiere: Sunshine Mind- Synchronize
Janky Smooth is proud to premiere the video for Los Angeles Psych Rock outfit Sunshine Mind and their single, “Synchronize” from Sunshine Mind’s forthcoming debut EP on Lolipop Records. In
Ty Segall & The Freedom Band Blow Minds at Secret Show at The Griffin
Wednesday night was standing-room only at The Griffin in Los Feliz, an unusual bar scene for a weeknight but a flyer posted to @grifinbarla on instagram yielded heavy traffic for
White Girl Makin’ It Rain At Beach Goth 5- Janky Smooth Sessions
Beach Goth/bēCH gäTH/Noun It begins with a question. A question as old as 2002… “what do you mean cash only?”. It grows through a lie… “Oh no, it’s cool, I’m
Death Valley Girls in a Desert Daze Disneyland- Janky Smooth Sessions
Death Valley Girls front woman, Bonnie Bloomgarden aka Bonz Doomgarden is no stranger to the unexplained mysteries of what lay just beyond the logic of the material world. Death Valley
Janky Smooth Sessions: Beers, Buds & GnarBurgers w/ White Fang, No Parents
White Fang, No Parents and the Birth Defects have embarked on a tour for one of the first lineups of L.A. based bands that has made sense to me in quite