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THE SMELL 13th ANNIVERSARY NIGHT #1
January 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment
JAN. 16: GRAF ORLOCK RECORD RELEASE SHOW w/ TOUCHE AMORE + GHOST LIMB + DEATH HYMN NINE
January 14th, 2011 · No Comments
JAN. 16: GRAF ORLOCK + TOUCHE AMORE + GHOSTLIMB + DEATH HYMN NINE
January 10th, 2011 · No Comments
GRAF ORLOCK, TOUCHE AMORE, GHOSTLIMB, AND DEATH HYMN NINE ON SUNDAY JAN. 16TH AT THE SMELL, 257 SOUTH MAIN STREET, LOS ANGELES. 9:00PM/ $5/ ALL AGES.
JAN. 12: SEAN SOLOMON + THE FINCHES + THE DINING DEAD + OLD LUMPS
January 10th, 2011 · No Comments
SEAN SOLOMON, THE FINCHES, THE DINING DEAD, AND OLD LUMPS ON WEDNESDAY JAN. 12TH AT THE SMELL, 247 SOUTH MAIN STREET. 9:00PM/ $5/ ALL AGES.
JAN. 6: PETER & THE WOLF + BLACK JESUS + MOSES CAMPBELL + THE MONOLATORS
January 6th, 2011 · No Comments
PETER & THE WOLF, BLACK JESUS, MOSES CAMPBELL, AND THE MONOLATORS ON THURSDAY JAN. 6TH AT THE SMELL, 247 SOUTH MAIN STREET, LOS ANGELES. 8:30PM/ $5/ ALL AGES.
DEC. 10: PARALLAX SCROLL + PROTECT ME + CRAZY BAND + THE LINGONBERRIES
December 10th, 2010 · No Comments
PARALLAX SCROLL, PROTECT ME, CRAZY BAND, AND THE LINGONBERRIES ON FRIDAY DEC. 10TH AT THE SMELL, 247 SOUTH MAIN STREET, LOS ANGELES. 9:00PM/ $5/ ALL AGES.
VIDEO: DUSTIN WONG LIVE AT NANA HARI, TOKYO
November 11th, 2010 · No Comments
Dustin Wong is one of the guitarists from Ponytail. While that band is on hiatus, Thrill Jockey put out Wong’s solo record, Infinite Love, on Oct 5. Wong lives in the land of imagination, forsaking words to communicate by vibrations. Stationed behind a row of loop pedals, he has definitely found a way to entertain [...]
KID INFINITY @ THE SMELL
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments
Did two stoned scenesters really co-opt the 3-D technology that was designed for Michael Jackson’s ill-fated London comeback shows in order to sell out the Smell and turn it into a full-on rave? Did we actually just go to our favorite neighborhood all-ages spot to witness the future of high-tech arena shows?
DUNES, BRILLIANT COLORS @ THE SMELL
May 27th, 2010 · No Comments
photography by Ward Robinson Dunes passed out flashlights and told the audience, “This is your chance to have a custom light show”. So they did. And Brilliant Colors played power pop with a breezy, fun flair. Lots of people were busting out dynamic dance moves to the boppy beats and inspired to yell out how [...]
SUN ARAW @ THE SMELL
May 17th, 2010 · No Comments
photography by Ward Robinson It’s apparently a tough gig to play the smell on an Art Walk Thursday. There were maybe 25 people in the whole club to see Sun Araw make his afro-pop excursions. He amp head also blew just as he was going to start and then the PA crapped out. Despite these [...]
