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TAKE THIS! Carcass And Nails At The Wiltern-Ticket Giveaway
Carcass is playing the legendary Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 1st. You can buy tickets now or see below to enter our ticket giveaway. Carcass are wrapping up their North American run in support of their latest release, delivering one of the most intense extreme metal lineups

Janky Fresh Friday: New Albums From John Maus and PeelingFlesh
Welcome to Janky Fresh Friday- the busiest day of the week for artists and labels to drop newly released music. Check in every Friday for a fresh squeeze. John Maus: Later Than You Think (released September 26, 2025): Young Records John Maus’ new album Later Than You Think is

Slowing The World Down with MJ Lenderman at The Shrine
MJ Lenderman is one of the most prominent key players in the alternative country movement, and his September 11, 2025 performance at The Shrine Auditorium showed just how big of a name he is amongst younger people and country-folk enthusiasts alike. I don’t believe there’s even a debate on whether

Avant-Garde Headbanging with The Armed at The Roxy
Seeing The Armed at The Roxy on September 20, 2025 was not just a whim- for me it was a necessity. Whenever the Armed play in Los Angeles, I make it a point to attend. Their concerts feel like rare glimpses into a future world. With their latest tour stop

Dark Angel Brings Us To Our Primal Basics at Majestic Ventura Theater
Dark Angel at the Majestic Ventura Theater on September 6, 2025 might have been just another stop on a long national tour for the many iconic bands appearing on this monster show—from Sacred Reich to Hirax—but for the locals of California’s Central Coast, it was much more than that. For

Mac Demarco at The Greek Theater: The Last Salad Days of Summer
It was the last weekend of the summer, and Mac DeMarco had managed to pack a 25-song set into this Saturday, August 30th performance (the second consecutive day of three) at The Greek Theater. DeMarco is currently touring across 17 countries and has 82 upcoming concerts. This was DeMarco’s follow-up

Take This: Win Two Tickets To See The Armed at The Roxy 9/20
The Armed is playing the legendary Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip on Saturday, September 20. You can buy tickets now or see below to enter our ticket giveaway. The Armed are wrapping up their September U.S. tour in support of their most recent album, the critically acclaimed The Future

Osees at theTeragam- A Rose By Any Other Name
I had still only seen Osees under 10 times the first time I thought about missing one of their shows- I think I was offered free Lakers tickets- good seats. But the team wasn’t that good that year so I opted for the gig- which was the last time I

The 4th Wave of Garage Rock in Los Angeles-A Retrospective
Those of us lucky enough to be in L.A. for the 4th wave of garage rock in the 2010s suddenly find ourselves mourning the fact that it’s gone … long receded. We hardly even noticed. What the fuck happened? words: Brent Smith related: Ty Segall And The Secret Show- A

Acid Bath at Hollywood Palladium: Venus Blues and Bayou Sludge
Acid Bath was the one band no one thought would ever reunite. They were a flash in the pan at one point, considered a glitch in heavy metal history—yet simultaneously, they were the band everyone wanted to be and emulate, the band that inspired subgenres from the edges of extremity