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Spiritual Cramp at Regent Theater by Taylor Wong

Spiritual Cramp: Alive at the Regent Theater

Last month on May 21st, Spiritual Cramp opened a show for Bad Nerves at The Regent Theater.  We here at Janky Smooth have been mildly obsessed with Spiritual Cramp- mostly theorizing on why they aren’t headlining shows like this yet.  Because once you see them live, the band leaves no

Gang of Four at Fonda Theater by Albert Licano

Gang of Four at The Fonda: The End of the Long Goodbye Tour

On May 28, 2025, Gang of Four delivered a powerful performance at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre, marking a significant moment in their farewell “The Long Goodbye” tour. The band, known for their influential role in the post-punk movement, showcased two sets that paid homage to their storied career. As pioneers

Justice at Santa Barbara Bowl shot by Michelle Evans

Justice at Santa Barbara Bowl: Disco Church

The rural hills of Santa Barbara received a much-needed disco disruption in the form of Justice performing at the SB Bowl for their Hyperdrama North American tour. Since their inception with 2007’s Cross, French DJ duo Justice have broken the mold of what electronic music should be, reinventing themselves and

King Tuff Farewell at The Lodge Room by Taylor Wong

King Tuff Unloads His Clip With A Farewell Show At The Lodge Room

May 15th was one of those rare nights at The Lodge Room where the room felt sacred. Not because we were mourning someone who passed, but because we were saying goodbye to a living legend. After more than a decade of calling L.A. home, King Tuff—aka Kyle Thomas—was leaving the

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Warped Tour 2025: Full Lineup, Dates & Cities Announced

Vans Warped Tour is Back! 2025 Lineup, Cities & Dates For fans who grew up sweating through Vans sneakers in parking lots, clutching crumpled setlists, and discovering their favorite bands by accident—this is the moment you’ve been waiting for. After six long years of silence, Vans Warped Tour is officially

Gang of Four At The Fonda Giveaway

Take This: Win a Pair of Tickets To See Gang of Four at The Fonda

Gang of Four will return to Los Angeles for their Long Goodbye Tour Stop at The Fonda on May 28th and we have a pair of tickets to giveaway.  See below or on Instagram for details. In 2024, Gang of Four embarked on their “The Gang of Four: The Return

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at Cruel World 2025 by Albert Licano

Cruel World 2025 At The Rose Bowl: We’re Only Happy When It Rains

Cruel World 2025 at the Rose Bowl was the fourth iteration of the festival, but some strange alignment in the distant goth cosmos caused a number of firsts in Cruel World history. Rain fell on Los Angeles’ goth community as they all gathered at the Rose Bowl for what music

Model/Actriz at The Roxy by Taylor Wong

Model/Actriz at The Roxy: A Queer Sermon in Noise Rock

I first stumbled into the world of Model/Actriz by accident. It was a few years back at Sound & Fury Fest, and I was assigned to shoot them. I didn’t know their name, didn’t know the music, didn’t know what I was about to walk into. I just knew I

L.A. Witch Lodge Room Ticket Giveaway

Take This: Win Two Tickets to L.A. Witch at The Lodge Room 05/23

We are giving away a pair of tickets to the L.A. Witch tour stop at The Lodge Room on May 23rd, 2025.  Details below… Last time we caught up with L.A. Witch was at the Palladium in Hollywood supporting Janes Addiction and it just re-sparked our love for the band.

Oneohtrix Point Never at The Wiltern by Abraham Preciado

Oneohtrix Point Never at The Wiltern: Post-Post-Modern Music

Oneohtrix Point Never at the Wiltern wasn’t an ordinary concert — it was a creative breakthrough into a new form we were all indulged in. I remember being in a film class about postmodernism and asking my professor what movement was supposed to come after. The professor’s answer was “hyperreality”,