SMOG Presents: Von D @ SMOG Sundays 6/10/12 [Concert Review]

French bass music producer Von D was in town for his first LA appearance, and let me tell you, I was pumped that he was going to be at SMOG Sundays. Even though he came on a weekend that a good amount of the LA crowd was in Las Vegas for EDC, that didn't bother me ‘cause that meant more room and bass for me. Von D is underrated with his style – he brings that "sexy" form of bass music with female vocals while also bringing in that dark and deep bass. I use the word “sexy” because of his track "Show Me" – just take a listen to his latest LP "Daydreaming," and you will understand. 

SMOG + Media Contender present: Dubtroit w/ Kutz + Kelly Dean + Cringer + Tealong 3/27/12 [Upcoming Event + FREE Show]

SMOG + Media Contender present: Dubtroit w/ Kutz [Benga Beats] +
Kelly Dean [SMOG] + Cringer + Tealong [Dubtroit] FREE 21+ w/ RSVP
The monthly bass event Dubtroit is back tonight w/ a special guest all the way from the UK, Kutz [Benga Beats]. Also hailing from the city that spawned the sounds of the likes of Skream and Benga, Croyden, we're certain it'll be a proper bass selection of tunes. The event is 21 + FREE w/ RSVP and the RSVP will close in less than an hour or so. So get to it. RSVP here. See you there.



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HARD and SMOG present Dub Police Tour 2012 at House of Blues Hollywood 3/3/12 [Concert Review]

Photo credit: Timothy Norris/LA Weekly

The Dub Police Tour presented by HARD and SMOG made its stop in the LA area at the House of Blues Hollywood off Sunset Boulevard this past Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 with a massive line up that caused people to flock to the venue from everywhere – I saw cars from Maryland and Georgia in the parking lot, just to give you an idea of how far people probably traveled for this completely SOLD OUT event. I saw people who desperately wanted to get in asking everyone in line if they had an extra ticket to the event. The line to get into the event was insane, wrapping around the whole entire House of Blues and extending further down Sunset.

On the decks for the evening were Matty G, a surprise set from The Others, D1, a back-to-back set with Trolley Snatcha and Subscape, and Dub Police label founder Caspa headlining the show. The sound system for the evening was cranked up to floor-rattling volumes and you could tell that mostly everyone that attended the show were pretty huge fans not just of the Dub Police label and artists, but of dubstep and bass music in general – this was apparent as I was standing in the long line and saw people sporting Circus Records, Dub Police, Sub Soldiers, and Rusko shirts as well as blasting their favorite dubstep songs out of their tiny iPhone speakers. While the event did start an hour later than the ticket advertised (the event started at 9pm instead of 8pm), as soon as Matty G started playing, the sonic assault of basslines was just nonstop throughout the whole evening.

Full breakdown of the event after the jump!

Dub Police Tour @ House of Blues Hollywood - Saturday March 3, 2012 [Upcoming Event]

Buy tickets here: Flavorus

Dub Police, a record label based in the UK, has been associated with some of the dopest and heaviest dubstep releases of this past decade. And if you've never heard any of the releases that Dub Police has put out, then you're definitely missing out on a whole lot. This label's put out releases from a wide spectrum of dubstep artists from the headliners of this tour – label head Caspa, Trolley Snatcha, Subscape, D1, and San Francisco's own Matty G – to the likes of other well-known producers – Dub Police co-founder Rusko, SMOG's own 12th Planet, The Others, Emalkay, and the legendary N-Type, just to name a few.

HARD + SMOG + Media Contender present... Dub Police Tour w/ Caspa, Trolly Snatcha, Subscape, D1

HARD | SMOG | Media Contender| Tickets

Once again, count on Destructo to bring the best of the best HARD and heavy hitters to LA. This time, the Dub Police crew are in town featuring Caspa, Trolley Snatcha, Subscape, and D1. This will be one hell of a part with SMOG involved. Perfect timing considering Trolley Snatcha'a new EP, Subtext is set for a release next month. More info on that: Here

Trolley Snatcha - Subtext EP [Stream + Tour Dates]

Trolley Snatcha: Official | Dub Police: Facebook

Northampton Dub Police representative Trolley Snatcha gives us a taste of his new Subtext EP out February 13, 2012. Make sure you catch Trolley Snatcha and the rest of the Dub Police crew at LA's stop of the Dub Police Tour @ The Wiltern presented by HARD, SMOG, and Media Contender. More info: Here

Trolley Snatcha SubText EP DP061 by Dub Police

SMOG 5 Year Anniversary w/ Skream + 12th Planet + Flinch + more [Concert Review + Live Video]

SMOG | Media Contender | The Galaxy/Observatory

Eccentric, Fabricated, and I had a special invitation to join in the celebration of SMOG's 5 year anniversary at the Galaxy Theater[now called The Observatory]. We were also able to extend this invitation to a lucky listener of Dank Radio. So before we begin we'd like to thank Drew and everyone at SMOG for their hospitality. Previous to Skream's lower frequency onslaught we were able to catch Kelly Dean and Flinch represent for the whole SMOG crew. DJ Skeet Skeet warmed up the back yard boogie with a fun techy/tech house set. While Thee Mike B set the mood right with dub music leading into smooth liquid drum & bass. I'll let our in-house infrasonics instructor, Fabricated, explain the remainder of the evening. - Nativity