As the days inch closer to summer, we here at TheMixster.com have been dreaming of pool parties, long days at the beach, and soaking up the sun. It’s time to put away the winter gear (all three pairs of leggings) and restock your wardrobe! Bright colors, fun and sexy shapes, and a touch of quirkiness are essential. Check out our guide to help give you ideas and stand out against the sea of blah-blah-boring bikinis and board shorts.
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Corrido takes an electro turn in North Park, another Friday night electro riot at the House of Blues, and a Bonnaroo-or-Bust mission going down in La HOLLLAAA – The scene is spread out wide tonight, so chose your destination carefully!
Here are our picks for the best of the best going down around the town: So you can damned sure you’re doing something awesome and not spreading your seed somewhere else…
Get your Thirsty Thursday on and fulfill your facial hair fantasies: It’s Mustache Mayhem and our favorite remix engineers are taking over the town, so we suggest getting adventurous and getting your fill of BOTH of our fav happenings going down that aren’t too far apart from each other on the Downtown frontier. Saddle up your wagon by RSVPing below, and find tunes for your pregame soundtrack before you get this show on the road, and get your weekend started early:
Live Wednesday Benefit Hosted By Seth Combs @ U31 Bar
A disappointing yet realistic matter of fact: Music may be the universal language of mankind, but it’s only as powerful as it is heard. And when silenced by monetary restraints, music, even at its’ most extraordinary degree, is unable to fulfill its’ intrinsic purpose to inspire and uplift — if it isn’t heard.
Which is why Seth Combs, Arts, Culture & Music editor of City Beat, has taken it upon himself to ensure Gayle Skidmore’s music would not fall victim to the realities of these corporate and production limitations. Calling upon the support of a few local friends and musicians, Combs has organized a fantastic line-up of San Diego’s best acoustic talent, as part of a benefit to help Skidmore raise the funds necessary to produce her album.
The line-up scheduled for the evening is not only very impressive already, but it’s also steadily growing by the day! Those performers confirmed so far include:
Abraham Nunez (of Team Abraham)
Ryan Blue
Grandpadrew
The Mashtis
Gabe Lehner (of Metrofique, Inspired Flight)
Josh Damigo
Lindsay White
Ron Fountenberry (Softlightes)
KEEP IN MIND: In consideration for those 9-5ers, the performances will be begin at 8:00pm and the show will wrap-up well before last call… Get to U31 early so you don’t miss any of the performances.
A small donation of $5 at the door will be your ticket to join in this intimate evening celebrating the sounds of our local musicians; and supporting the dreams of a new one soon to come.
Hear Gayle Skidmore‘s angelic voice in her uplifting-pop acoustic track - Paper Planes
1503 30th St.
San Diego, CA 92102
(619) 255-0616
www.alchemysandiego.com
Open 7 days a week-
Sun-Thurs: 4pm-12pm (bar); 5pm-11pm (dining)
Fri & Sat: 4pm-1am (bar); 5pm-11pm (dining)
Sat & Sun: 10am-2pm (Brunch)
***Happy Hour Specials
Eclectic Fare; Neighborhood restaurant
Casual
Full Bar
Local art exhibition
Craft-cocktails
Local & Craft Beer
Farm to Table Practices
Vegetarian Menu Available
Vegan Menu Available
Kitchen Open Late (11pm)
Catch the game; TVs available
Great for Groups
Intimate setting
Great Service
Situated in the heart of South Park, Alchemy Restaurant strives to attune itself to the same beat of its eclectic and ever-diversifying neighborhood. Hyper-consciousness to culinary trends, uncompromisable support for locally-sourced ingredients, and an insatiable need to constantly evolve as a whole, intrinsically, Alchemy itself, is reciprocal to South Park’s multifaceted, forward-thinking mentality.
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I have to say, I went to FIREHOUSE yesterday thinking I knew what to expect from DJs Frankie M and Turbo Teen — because I had heard each of them spin at least 100x before.
However, I entered the rooftop in utter shock when I heard what Frankie M was dropping behind the decks: Unlike her usual ambient lounge house music set, Frankie M was busting out serious Wolfgang Gartner bangers and mixing in some disco-minded dance tracks. Coming from a girl I swear I’ve heard say “I like sexy house music that makes people take their clothes off, not electro music” in the past, this was one seriously swift shift into a new sound realm – and she’s certainly took to the transition very well.
Then Turbo Teen stepped up to the decks and started banging out some seriously technical breaks. From upbeat corrido to heavy electro to tropical tech (my favorite electronic genre of the moment) the boys of Turbo Teen weren’t hesitant to drop absolutely stomping bombs on the dance floor. I’m almost embarrassed to admit I starred at their hands as they worked the decks for about 20 minutes straight; constantly mixing, tweeking, manipulating each track – I literally caught myself jaw-dropped several times I was so impressed by their mastering skills. These guys are seriously nonstop; obviously truly passionate, talented technicians for electronic sounds.
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CUPS Lounge
7857 Girard Ave.
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 459-CUPS
www.cupsLJ.com
Mon-Thur: 9am-8pm
Fri: 9am-10pm
Saturday: 10am-10pm
Sunday: 10-8pm
You COULD get a latte on your lunch break — or, you could take a trip back in time, back when you didn’t have to file taxes or do laundry, and all the world was a glitter-dusted wonderland. That’s right, we’re talking about cupcakes. What better nostalgic treat than a pink-frosted, spongy bit of cake? Then again, what we really liked about Cups — La Jolla’s brand-new, green-friendly cupcake “lounge” — was that it didn’t feel like a four-year-old’s birthday party. In fact, it was a rather sophisticated joint, with sleek lines, leather benches and glossy surfaces. The lights were even dimmed to a cool glow (we found out later that this was, in fact, an effort to conserve energy), and the girls behind the counter-top wore “uniforms” that were more like band t-shirts.
Initially, we wanted to hate on Cups for the overt hip factor: But the names of the cupcakes alone were enough to win our hearts over:
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Although the Bloody Beetroots w/All Leather, Shark Attack, and Deth Hertz show is sold out, there are still plenty of opportunities to get into some mischief! If you’re in the mood for getting 10 types of weird, follow the neon tornado into Gaslamp land or lurk into the darkness of East Village for a bass-driven electropica that will do a serious number to your dignity in any case. (more…)
Events going down tonight are all-over the San Diego board! Some pop acoustic and TJ-tronic-tech in Little Italy, repping Riverside in the Gaslamp, Dog-lovers uniting over $5 cocktails in East Village, and burning down discos in North Park, you won’t have any trouble finding something awesome going down around town tonight! It’s choosing among this eclectic assortment of happenings that will be most difficult. Our advice? Mix things up! Do something different tonight–there’s not ONE definitive event going down, poke around town a little and intermingle between the “scenes”. It’s Thursday night, why not spice things up a bit?
Be safe, have fun, and keep it muy espicy Mixsters! (more…)
The masked, Italian DJ duo The Bloody Beetroots will be paying San Diego another visit this Friday night — unleashing another round of unrelenting, grinding electro-bangers that will show little remorse for souls not prepared for a head-ful of mind-numbing bass and heavily-distorted synthesized lasers wailing down on your eardrums.
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