Category: NEWS

Video Premier: Them Howling Bones- Follow You Home

Danny Baraz May 20, 2015

Janky Smooth’s favorite psychedelic rockabilly’s, Them Howling Bones have a new video for the song “Follow You Home” and we are proud to be premiering it right here on Janky Smooth. Right now. We’ve had our eyes and ears following Them Howling Bones VERY closely since the end of 2014 and named them one of our top bands to look out for in 2015 and not surprisingly, they are making moves. Janky Smoothest Bands for 2015: Them Howling Bones More Moves: Them Howling Bones are throwing a Vinyl Release Party next week at Harvard & Stone on Thursday May 28th. Them Howling Bones are dropping their 7″ vinyl featuring two singles, “Left For Dead” & “Follow You Home”. The band will also be unveiling their T-shirt collaboration with Cretin Hop so come out to Harvard and Stone to party and celebrate with these fucking mad men of rock and fuckin roll. Now, without further delay, the world premier of the new video from Them Howling Bones for the single, “Follow you Home”. Photos: Taylor Wong Them Howling Bones are Pedro – Vocals Mitch – Guitar Collin – Drums Armando- Bass For more Music & Info Visit http://www.themhowlingbones.com Cast : Them Howling

DISTURBING THE PEACE Exhibit Jumpstarts Punk Rock Bowling

Brent Smith May 7, 2015

T-Minus two weeks until the Punk Rock Bowling music festival ‘n other mischiefs goes down in Downtown Las Vegas from May 22-25. Beyond all the pool party glean of the Strip, Punk Rock Bowling puts on its annual proto-punk spectacle, which includes: 3 days of outdoor festivals, 4 nights of club shows, a 2 day bowling tournament, hotel pool parties, a poker tournament and even some comedy shows. What is stealing the show for me at the moment is the art exhibit Disturbing the Peace – Punk at its Core 1969-2002. Presenters Juxtapoz, PRB, and L.A.’s own Lethal Amounts Gallery will showcase the art and photography of punk abettors Leee Black Childers, Edward Colver, Mad Marc Rude, and Jesse Fischer. Disturbing the Peace provides a visual timeline for the chronicled ethos of the Punk aesthetic (before fashion whores shit all over it), which took shape in America and England beginning in the 1960s. If none of those four names shake you, they should; they were key players in documenting each era of the punk evolution. (1969-1977) Childers was Andy Warhol’s assistant and personal photographer in the Factory. He was hired by David Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust salad days and

FYF 2015 Lineup Announced and Yes, Death Grips Are On It

Danny Baraz May 6, 2015

Scheduled for August 22nd and 23rd at Exposition Park, The FYF 2015 lineup was revealed today. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 8 at 12pm pacific on the FYF Website. FYF 2015 is keepin it cool and still offering single day tickets unlike some of their competitors. This is year 2 of the festival taking place at Exposition Park instead of L.A. Historic Park and we FULLY expect the folks at FYF to complete the transition smoothly after last year’s hiccups. One thing is clear- Sean Carlson and the folks at FYF know how to throw a festival. Another thing is also clear- Festival bookers are once again trusting that Death Grips will actually show up this time after a no show last year and almost every date Death Grips have booked since the last show they ever played at FYF 2013 and Janky Smooth was there to bear witness and we can tell you this- If Death Grips show up and actually play the festival, they will steal the show like they did in 2013. See the footage we captured of that below. The little print bands are amazing this year including the return of HEALTH who have

Camp Janky Smooth Open Jam Lounge at Desert Daze

Danny Baraz April 27, 2015

Camp Janky Smooth will be presenting an after hours, open jam after party at Desert Daze this year. We are manifesting a creative environment where you can lounge, re fuel, re dose, relax and channel your creativity into our collective consciousness. The open jam session will begin at 2am-? and will feature some VERY SPECIAL GUESTS as players. Come and participate or just bear witness to the magic created spontaneously as we connect to each other and our souls collaborate with one another. The event is free with a ticket and camping pass for Desert Daze 2015. We are currently finalizing details with some exciting event sponsors. Please reach out to us if you would like to participate in making this event as exciting as Desert Daze itself. We are less than a week away from the best damn music festival in the world. Purchase Tickets to Desert Daze 2015 Here

Live Stream: Alabama Shakes Intimate Performance on Janky Smooth

Danny Baraz April 14, 2015

If you close your eyes and listen to Alabama Shakes you feel as if you have been transported to another era. It’s the type of music that transcends genre. Frontwoman, Brittany Howard’s voice is effortlessly epic- reminiscent of the tortured textures of the likes of Janis Joplin and Aretha Franklin. Today at 2pm pacific time, Alabama Shakes will be performing live for only 275 fans at Red Bull Sound Space located in the KROQ radio station’s broadcast facility in Culver City along with a Q and A with the band. Chances are that you are NOT one of the lucky fans selected to attend the show but you can stream the show LIVE, worldwide on JankySmooth.com and for 24 hours after the performance. I WILL be attending the show (nya nya nya) but media outlets such as Janky Smooth have been asked not to review or cover the performance in any way so make sure you don’t miss the live stream or the footage that will be looping for the next 24 hours. I’m beyond stoked that I will be able to live preview the new material from the new Alabama Shakes album, Sound and Color that is being released on

D.O.A Look to Fans for Funding Next Album

Savannah Peykani April 13, 2015

Canada’s punk pioneers D.O.A are returning to the music scene to add more hardcore sounds to today’s digital downloads. Hard Rain Falling, which frontman Joe Shithead Keithley says is heavily influenced by the energy of the band’s older albums, has 12 tracks written and ready to record. Now, they’re turning to the fans for help by setting up a Kickstarter. Those who donate can pick from a range of prizes in return, from D.O.A signed merch and instruments to even having the band play in your basement. Go to the Kickstarter for all the rad info. Plus, D.O.A have shows this spring. Check out the dates to see if you can make it a D.O.A show a little less intimate than one in your basement. TOUR DATES: Tuesday May 5th – Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Reno , NV – TBC Wednesday May 6th – The Parkside, San Francisco, CA Thursday May 7th – Los Globos, Los Angeles, CA ( this is in Silver Lake, just east of Hollywood) Friday May 8th – Soda Bar, San Diego, CA Saturday May 9th – The Dive Bar, Las Vegas, NV Sunday May 10th – The Launchpad, Albuquerque, NM Monday May 11th – Moon

Tyler, the Creator announces new album and shares music video

Savannah Peykani April 9, 2015

Tyler, the Creator hasn’t gone anywhere. Two years since dropping Wolf , he took to Twitter last night to announce just what he’s been up to all these months. He’s releasing his newest album Cherry Bomb, launched an offical app called Golf Media and now even has a magazine, Golf Magazine. “Fucking Young/Perfect” and “Deathcamp” are two tracks already posted to SoundCloud, with a music video for “Fucking Young/Perfect” up as well. The lengthy video features Tyler doing what Tyler does best: messing around in LA while of course trying to get the girl. Watch the video above and check out the pitched-up SoundCloud versions of both songs. Pre-odering the album will also let you download the official versions of “Deathcamp” and “Fucking Young.” Cherry Bomb also features a range of collaborators, from Toro Y Moi’s Chaz Bundick to Cole Alexander of Black Lips. In line with previous surprise album announcements, Cherry Bomb will be released April 13. Get ready for this latest craze in music releases, always when you least expect it but want it most. Words: Savannah Peykani

Dodgers Opening Series Filled With Hopeful Storylines

Danny Baraz April 9, 2015

Words and Photos: Danny Baraz It was another beautiful day at Dodgers Stadium and Kershaw was making yet another opening day start for the Blue Crew. But for the first time ever, the number 3 hitter for the opposing team was Matt Kemp. After receiving an extended standing ovation from the Dodgers faithful, he stepped into the box and promptly hit an RBI single to right-center which was made possible only by an inexplicable infield shift. Kemp was booed every at bat thereafter. Kershaw, with a no decision was picked up by a 3 run home run in the 8th inning by veteran shortstop, Jimmy Rollins who was acquired in the off season. The season opening series at the Ravine saw the Dodgers budget cutting picked up’s, out play the Padres “blockbuster” off season moves. What makes this improbable is that they did it with hitting which was projected to be the weakness of this revamped Dodgers team. Adrian Gonzales has had most of the ego’s removed out of the dugout by the Dodgers new front office and the combination of Gonzales/Kendrick is sure to do damage all season- especially if Puig can figure out how to take a few

Stream AWOLNATION’s Intimate Performance for 275 Fans on 3/10/15

Danny Baraz March 10, 2015

The state of the music industry is in utter disarray for business but if you’re a fan, it’s never been better. Case in point- A week before AWOLNATION drops their new album, “Run” on Red Bull Records on March 17th, they will be performing an intimate show to less than 300 fans and they will be streaming the performance to the rest of the world. The AWOLNATION show will take place at Red Bull Sound Space which is located inside KROQ’s Culver City location. You can stream the AWOLNATION performance right here on Janky Smooth and it will be available for viewing for the next 24 hours. The standard Red Bull Channels Player.

Punk Rock Bowling 2015 Club Shows Announced

Danny Baraz March 9, 2015

My favorite and most anticipated part of the Punk Rock Bowling weekend are the club shows. The club shows are by far the most intimate way to see legendary bands play in small, Downtown Las Vegas venues on Fremont street. All the club shows take place after the headlining bands finish their sets at the festival. The club show lineups were announced today and once again, there are some sick fucking shows taking place at night after being in the sweltering heat of the festival all day. GBH, The Dickies, The Weirdo’s, Strung Out, Pulley, The Crowd, Cadillac Tramps, 7 Seconds, Frank Turner and the English Beat are just a few of the announced bands that have been slated to play underrated downtown venues like The Fremont Country Club, Backstage Bar and Billiards, The Country Saloon and Beauty Bar. This year, The Stern brothers and BYO have also added The Bunkhouse Saloon as a new club show venue. As always, you can expect surprise guests like last year’s Cock Sparrer surprise set at Backstage Bar. I also noticed that the band No Parents has made it on the bill for a club show. No Parents have been making their rounds in