citylikeyou — The Smell — Los Angeles by Eric Yahnker

Los Angeles / Club

The Smell is a non-profit, all-ages music venue who’s run the gamut of completely rad and completely shitty acts, but is doubtlessly an interesting and worthy place to use up a pair of earplugs. After all, it’s not everyday you see a dude shred his fucking face apart playing an amplified shard of glass! The Smell is a little difficult to find, but when you hit the dark alley in which it resides – and which every fiber of your being tells you will be host to your mugging – just clutch your purse, keep your chin up and head straight down until you run into a grip of hipsters in a haze of smoke, donning asymmetrical haircuts, and one-too-many animal prints, and you’re there! It’s alcohol-free, so make sure you either drink before you arrive, or head out between acts to one of a couple local bars to sauce up!

Website
thesmell.org

Address
The Smell, 247 South Main Street, Los Angeles, United States

Artist

Current city: Los Angeles

ericyahnker.com

Los Angeles-based artist Eric Yahnker seems to have a very odd and dark sense of humour which is reflected in almost all of his works of art. His mixed media and collage masterpieces combine traditional and classic images with some twisted humor and caustic wit. He received his B.F.A. in animation from the California Institute Of Arts and studied journalism at University of Southern California. Eric Yahnker lives and work in Los Angeles, California.

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