Weekend Shenanigans in San Diego

Another San Diego weekend is upon us.  A fun way to start off your Thursday is the Belly Up Beer Fest with Oliver Trolley and DJ Man Cat. One dollar from every ticket sold goes to Cancer for College - a nonprofit organization which has granted nearly $2 million in college scholarships to cancer survivors from all over the country.  Amerikan Bear and Shake Before Us will play as part of Mary Jane’s Underground at the Hard Rock Hotel and you can grab more details here.  At The Casbah, it’s Baby Alpaca, Church Hustlers and Okapi Sun.  The Soulfires groove at Bar Pink.  Blk Owl presents The Dark Side with Western Scene, Jackson Price, Lucky & Wild.  Plus, DJ sets from Sean Guthery and Cam Ron at El Dorado.  LED presents Bro Safari at Voyeur and you can get ticket info here, while EDM with David Solano is at Fluxx.

Friday night, if you don’t have a ticket for the sold out 91X-clusive show with Jimmy Eat World, Iamdynamite and Reason to Rebel at House of Blues, there’s plenty more events going on.  The Burning of Rome headlines a night at The Casbah with support from Zero Zero, New Kinetics and Low Volts.  El Puro Party invades El Camino in Little Italy with DJs Mike Delgado (Ese & Zain/Shark Attack), Patrick Heaney (Tiny Telephones/Shark Attack) and Adam Salter (Boys & Girls).  At the newly remodeled Bluefoot Bar, it’s Groove Theory with resident DJ Joemama with special guest Memo & Rex.  Plus, Innovation Weekend invades two locations this weekend - Spin Nightclub on Friday and the pool party event at the Palomar Hotel on Sunday.  LED presents French DJ/producer Tristan Garner at Voyeur and you can get on the no cover before 10:30pm list here.  And don’t forget about F**kin’ in the Bushes with your fix of Brit pop at The Whistle Stop.

Saturday, make your plans to attend the North Park Festival of Arts on University and 30^th from 11am to 6pm.  Six stages with all kinds of local music and entertainment, including the main stage with Chess Wars, Midnight Pine, Bulletins and The Palace Ballroom.  Grab more info via this link.  Hunt & Gather is having their 4 Year Anniversary Party starting at 6pm with DJs Lee Reynolds, Subtle Sound System and Ivano.  Then the after party is at El Dorado with PBR Streetgang, Lee Reynolds, Dazzla and Adam Salter.  At The Whistle Stop it’s ‘80s vs. ‘90s with DJs Saul and Gabe Vega.  Plus, the One Year Anniversary of Diamond Dust with host MayStar.

Remember, designated driver and I’ll see you on the dance floor!    

Happy Mother's Day!

In case you need a gentle nudge, Mother’s Day is this Sunday.  Hopefully you’ll shower your mom with a card, flowers, candy or something else that she’ll appreciate.  Maybe you’ll even get to spend some family time with her at brunch or dinner.  That gives you a chance to get your dance on before and even after.  Maybe your mom will even tag along.

Thursday, Devandra Banhart headlines at the Belly Up for a sold out show.  As one of the most popular musicians rising out of the “new weird America” movement, Banhart gained underground notoriety in New York for performing several shows with underwear on his head.  Is that so wrong?  DJ, producer, kangol collector, cold lamper J.Blow makes his way to Bar Pink, along with Daeta, The Fresh Yard and Premiere Fits.  At Voyeur, it’s Salva with Posso.  Get on the no cover before 10:30pm list here.  Marcus Schulz and the North American Scream Tour hits Fluxx EDM and some presale tickets were still available last time I checked. 

Friday night,, Citybeat presents the 4^th Annual TikiBeat Summer Pool Party at the Lafayette Hotel featuring Creepxotica, The Devastators, Quintinn Holi of Hale Ukelele and more.  It’s an early event starting at 6:30pm and tickets are only available at the door.  Get more info here.  At the Casbah, it’s a special early acoustic show at 6pm with Unwritten Law and Noel Jordan.  Afterwards, enjoy a late night dance party with Blowoff (Bob Mould and Rich Morel).  Another event on my radar is happening at the Oceanside Museum of Art, as Art After Dark presents Dr. Steampunk’s Art Extravaganza.  Cruise over to The Whistle Stop as Pussy Galore presents Hills Like Elephants and Bulletins.  I’ll be DJing with Terryn S throughout the night and there’s no cover.  Grab more details here.  At the Belly Up, it’s a sold out show with Pepper.

Saturday is the OMBAC Beach Music Festival at Mariner’s Point.  Another chance to see Pepper, as they are headlining.  Also playing is Vokab Company with Crush Effect, Stranger and Natural Vibrations.  The 21 and up fun starts at 2pm and you can get info here.  For some happy hour action, head to The Whistle Stop as Eric of Daydream Nation and Rob Crow of Pinback spin the tunes, while Jimmy from Louis XIV pours the drinks.  That night, Club Sabbat takes over both rooms at Numb3rs in Hillcrest.  I’ll be DJing in the main room with Diskdroid and Drew Harlander will be keeping it old school in the back room.  For more info, check out this link.  The always fun Dragon Lounge featuring Sugarpill, Arkon, Misk and Goldenchild are at The Kava Lounge.

Enjoy your weekend and I’ll see you on the dance floor.

May the 4th be with you this weekend!

Cinco de Mayo weekend is upon us and there are plenty of events in San Diego to keep you entertained between now and Sunday.  Kick things off Thursday at The Belly Up for San Diego’s Newest Glow party, Glow EDM.  DJs Man-cat, Chamberlin, Digital Opinion, Dbear and Gina Cat will keep you moving all night long.  They’ll even have a face/body painter on hand if you need a little extra oomph.  Get more details here.  Lots of live music choices well.  At Bar Pink, local favorites Gone Baby Gone are having their CD Release Party with Queen Caveat.  Another CD Release Party with The Lovebirds is happening at The Ruby Room before they embark on a month-long West Coast Tour.  At The Griffin, Lauren Ruggles presents Yellow Red Sparks, Tyson Motsenbocker and Lowly Spects.  Soda Bar hosts a night of punk rock and roll with CJ Ramone featuring Steve Soto and Dan Root (Adolescents) and Dave Hidalgo (Social Distortion).  Bumblaatt and The Touchies will open the night and you can get more info via this link. 

                                                                                                              

LED presents Kaskade Friday at Voyeur and it’s sold out so unless you know someone that knows someone, a few other options.  Family Affair hits Red C Lounge featuring Jimbo James (Lovelife) with resident DJs Joemama and Tone Capone.  Get more info via this link.  Hop-Hop vs. Punk Rock takes over The Tower Bar with their 2 year anniversary party.  San Diego’s soul sweethearts The Amandas headline Soul Stompin’ First Fridays at The Whistle Stop plus the fine tunes of DJ Claire throughout the night. 

Lovelife will be celebrating Star Wars Day with Episode X: Return of Soul Clap featuring Nick Monaco (Soul Clap Records Party) at El Camino.  This daytime party looks to be action packed and you can check out details via this link.  Saturday is Club Ascension’s monthly night at The Kava Lounge.  I’ll be DJing the best in dark underground dance music with Severin and Kaerie.  Plus, there will be ticket giveaways for the sold out Psychedelic Furs show at The Belly Up.  Grab more details here.  It’s also the grand opening of a new club taking over the former Belo space downtown called Bassmnt.  For “Awakening Saturdays” inaugural night, Dutch duo Showtek headlines the festivities.  You can get more info here.  Boys & Girls bring you Colourvision, Blancnoire and Adam Salter at El Dorado.  Spin Nightclub with Drumz and Elev8 present I Like It Dirty featuring a huge lineup with Evol Intent, Dysphemic & Miss Eliza, 6Blocc and Mr. Vandal.  Plus, a lineup of all-star locals including Mk Ultra, Osal8, Havok Mega and Sqama.  On the live music tip, Killing Joke headlines at Brick By Brick with Czars and Shaolin Signal.

Remember, designated driver and May the 4^th be with you on the dance floor!