80s Bands, Balloons, Beer & Wines Draws Travel Blogger Back To This LA Event Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It is that time of the year again where it won't be just me that's filled with hot air at a weekend event. Instead, I'll be sharing that will actual hot air balloons as I am returning to – and reporting on – the Temecula Wine & Balloon … [Read more...]
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Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas 2017 To Be Broadcast Live On Red Bull TV
How To Watch Live Streaming Of EDC's Electronic Music Festival If you can’t be there then you can pretend that you are, as the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC)'s electronic music showcase in Las Vegas will be live streamed broadcast for the first time, by Red Bull TV. Streaming globally for three days, across two channels and hosted by DJ and producer Hannah Rad, the … [Read more...]
My 5 Top California Coastal Destinations: PubClub Travel Blog
San Diego, A Bustling Wine Country & At Home In Hermosa Beach By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger From one end to the other, California is a true golden state with incredible coastlines, diversity from flat sand beaches to massive cliffs where waves crash into the base, and fun destinations teasing even the most seasoned traveler. But where to start? … [Read more...]
The San Francisco Dungeon Opens Rat Cafe – Coffee With Live Rats!
Fisherman's Wharf Attraction Selling Tickets For Summertime Pop-Up Promotion If you think you're caught up in a rat race of a busy life, then you've not been to the Rat Café in San Francisco. This pop-up place on Fisherman's Wharf features coffee at bistro-style tables, nicely draped with red and white gingham tablecloths... all while being surrounded by live … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Is One Of The Top Los Angeles Live Music Cities
Bands & Live Music Venues That Rock The South Bay There is no disputing that the Sunset Strip is the top place to see live music in Los Angeles, but when you go to other areas it sometimes seems as if there's almost as many incredible musicians and great bands as there are cars on the freeways. And that's saying something in L.A. A great example of this is in the … [Read more...]
Brew Ha Ha 2017 Beer Festivals, Events, Dates, Live Music & Ticket Prices
Craft Beers & Music Flows At These Events In Orange County, CA If you like craft beer festivals and live in Southern California, – and Orange County in particular – then check out these festivals put on by the happily-named Brew Ha Ha Productions. Here's a rundown with descriptions, locations & ticket information for their 2017 events. Sabroso Craft Beer Taco … [Read more...]
Pancho’s Is Where To Hear Great Live Music In Manhattan Beach, CA
Day Of Days Band Covers Rock Music With Talented Touring Musicians If you want to find live music – good live music, the kind where you just can't stay seated and suddenly start singing along even though you may only know a few of the words to the songs – then here's where to go in Manhattan Beach, CA. It's Pancho's, at the corner of Rosecrans and Highland Ave., in this … [Read more...]
Where To Go For Live Music In Hermosa Beach, CA
Saint Rocke, Standing Room & The Legendary Lighthouse Cafe Feature Local & National Bands One of the best live music spots in Los Angeles is the beach town of Hermosa Beach, making it kind of a mini-Sunset Strip by the sand. There are several great local bands – Pennywise is from Hermosa – that play here and also regional and national touring bands. Here's a … [Read more...]
Venice Beach Bar LIVE Doors Cover Bands On Jim Morrison’s 73rd Birthday
'All-Day, All-Doors' Features Cover Band Peace Frog On Dec. 8 If you like The Doors and need something to light your fire on what would have been Jim Morrison's 73rd birthday on Dec. 8, then Venice Beach Bar LIVE has an event that will have you loving it madly. The live music venue right on the boardwalk in Venice, CA, is having "All-Day All-Doors," a tribute to … [Read more...]
South Bay Weekend Events Oct. 5-9 PubClub Party Report
Oktoberfest & Shade Hotel Opening In Redondo Beach Highlight Happenings By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger & South Bay Resident Welcome to the PubClub.com South Bay Party Report! The Party Report is brought to you by Kona Brewing Company, makers of that fine Big Wave Golden Ale, the tasty Longboard Lager, Castaway IPA and other excellent beers, all with that … [Read more...]
Tam O’Shanter September Saturday Night Live Music Lineup
Los Angeles Restaurant & Bar Features Weekend Bands The Tam O'Shanter restaurant and bar in Los Feliz features a lineup of different bands on Saturday nights in September ranging from Celtic to traditional Irish, 20s and 30s jig and a vocalist, along with its regular house band the Ploughboys on Thursday nights. The current lineup of music acts includes: September … [Read more...]
Tam O’Shanter June Live Music Schedule 2016
Ploughboys Play Every Thursday; More Shows On Saturday Nights It's not exactly St. Patricik's Day everyday at Tam O'Shanter in Los Feliz but there's often a touch of the 'ol Irish spirit in the music played here. In June, "the Tam" features music every Thursday, the first Friday of every month and every Saturday night in June. The Thursday and Friday shows are from the … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Pier Top Live Music Bars
Rock 'n Roll, Reggae, Acoustic & Cover Bands In The South Bay Redondo Beach is not as recognized as a place for live music as much as its neighbor to the north, Hermosa Beach. But there are places were you can jam to blasting rock bands, enjoy acoustic music at sunset over the water and even sing karaoke. PubClub.com has compiled this list of where to hear live … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Sunday Live Music At HBYC
#SundayFunday At Hermosa Beach Yacht Club Sundays in the South Bay are often #SundayFunday and here's where to go to hear live music. The Hermosa Beach Yacht Club – or HBYC as it's affectionally known by locals – has acoustic music in the early evenings, perfectly timed to be after a day on the sand playing beach volleyball and/or riding bikes along The … [Read more...]
Nashville Top Bars Nightlife Live Music Venues & Honky Tonks
Downtown Hotspots On Broadway & Second Ave. It's a place where live music flows out from the doors to the street, the bars are called honky tonks and where they do something called a "hollar and a swallar." This is Nashville, and there's a reason they call it Music City. It's not just because the big-name county music acts are here but because of the … [Read more...]
Dockside Tropical Cafe Florida Keys Top Live Music Bar
TropRock Tunes In Marathon There's a bar that's just not by the dock, it actually is the dock. It has doors that don't lock – as well as a few that do – and there's music not just playing on the radio, but also on the stage. And, like Trop/Rock artist Eric Stone's song says it's "Somewhere South of Somewhere." Mentally, anyway. It's Dockside Tropical Cafe in Marathon, … [Read more...]
Sunset Strip Famous Bars Live Music Venues & Celebrity Hangouts
The sounds from decades past can almost be heard from the street corners. The Sunset Strip is the most famous 10 blocks in all of America and these are the bars on Sunset where many bands have made a name for themselves, as well as a career as rock stars. It's where bands from big cities, small towns and all parts in between go to get discovered. If they are good – and lucky – … [Read more...]
Newport R.I. Best Bars Nightlife Reviews Live Bands & Party Scene
By David Eikeland, Newport, Rhode Island Resident Newport, Rhode Island, is known for its historic mansions built in the second half of the 19th century when the richest people in America (Vanderbilts, etc) vacationed at their summer 'cottages.' Several movies have been filmed in Newport, among them The Great Gatsby, Me, Myself, and Irene and True Lies. Today, … [Read more...]
Actress Jennifer Coolidge Hosts Trevor Project’s 2014 TrevorLIVE Benefit
Hollywood Palladium Site Of Comedy And Music Night The Trevor Project has secured celebrity actress Jennifer Coolidge to host its annual “TrevorLIVE Los Angeles, a benefit at the Hollywood Palladium on Sunday, Dec. 7. The event features a long list of entertainers performing comedy and music, and celebrity guests. Individual tickets are $200 and $375. It starts at … [Read more...]
Saint Rocke Delivers Another Good Night Out In Hermosa Beach
South Bay's Top Live Music Venue Again Provides An Enjoyable Experience Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach is one of those place that, when I'm there, I say to myself, "now why don't I come here more often?" It's the top live music venue in the South Bay Beach Cities and always gets good bands. It's not like many great live music bars in that it's not hot, dark and sweaty – … [Read more...]
Monday Night Jazz At Ferraro’s Livens Up Slowest Night In Las Vegas
Italian Restaurant Pairs Live Music With Food And Drink Specials On a night when the Strip is calm and the city's famous clubs are dark, there's still entertainment in Las Vegas. Ferraro's Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar on Paradise Road sees to it with live jazz on Monday nights. From 10 p.m.-1 a.m., it features the quartet of Jazz Workshop, which is comprised of an … [Read more...]
Here Are The Perfect Elements That Make Up A Good Live Music Dive Bar
The Best Live Music Bars Are Dive Bars That Highlights The Music Not Decor There's a small place I went to on occasion that I just learned is closing. It was a live music venue that featured really good local bands, and I'm sad to see it disappear from the scene. It had all the elements that made a perfect live music dive venue, and even had the word "dive" in its … [Read more...]
Imagine If We Had Indisputable Video Evidence In Our Party & Sex Lives
Singles Lifestyle Would Be Dramatically Different With Instant Replay You know how in sports – particularly in the NFL and college football – there's thing known as "indisputable video evidence." It's a product of instant replay and requires that the replay officials have clear evidence to overturn the call on the field. And while it's fine for football (although the time … [Read more...]
Halloween Parties Allow Girls To Live Ultimate Sexual Fantasies
Hiding Behind Their Costumes, Sexy Gals Let Out Their Inner Desires Just the other day, I was a fly on the wall, a sponge soaking up vital information, a privileged part of a private conversation. I was in the inner sanctum, sitting with four girls –friends, but closer to acquaintances – when they were having the kinds of conversations guys rarely get to … [Read more...]
Rocktoberfest Rocks LA Live With Gene Simmons And Rock & Brews
Week-Long Festival in Downtown Los Angeles Features Beers And Rock 'n Roll Bands People do get out of "The Bubble." Including the band at Pancho's. Before Wolfgang Puck walked on the red carpet, before Gene Simmons walked on the red carpet – and took the stage – there was a group of musicians who went through completely unnoticed by the press photographers. Except this … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett Live at Margaritaville Biloxi Opening
Radio Margaritaville Broadcasting Buffett's Live Show From the New Casino, Restaurant & Bar Parrotheads not fortunate enough to be at the opening of the new Margaritaville Biloxi Casino & Restaurant (also featuring a bar on the water) can eavesdrop on the happenings through Radio Margaritaville. Jimmy Buffett's internet radio station is broadcasting his live … [Read more...]
Bud Light Platinum Delivers A Punch With A Smooth Swing
Beer Review Of Anheuser-Busch's New High-Alcohol Brew You know the kind of athlete that quietly goes about his business, who is so smooth while he's playing it's easy to overlook his accomplishments? The one who always gets overshadowed by his big-play teammates? Then you check the box score and see that he's rushed for 125 yards, scored 25 points or driven in four … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Guide Links Resources To Bars, Nightlife, Events & Lifestyle
Hermosa Beach is the quintessential Southern California beach town, a place where the "hey dude" mentality comes from a culture of surfing, beach volleyball and life along The Strand. Locals get around on beach bicycles, not in automobiles, and frequent the bars on and around the Pier Plaza which leads to the Hermosa Beach Pier, as seen in LaLa Land. It is one of LA's top … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Party Report – St. Paddy’s Day Weekend Complete Guide
It's Erin go bragh, kiss me I'm Irish and yes, I'll have another green beer. St. Patrick's Day 2024 is here and with St. Paddy's Day arriving on a Sunday it's not just being Irish for the day it's being Irish for an entire St. Patrick's Day Weekend! And so you don't miss a beat of the Irish music and fun, here is PubClub.com's complete guide to St. Patrick's Day Weekend with … [Read more...]
I’m Doing My Part To Reverse The Decline Of Beer Drinking In America: The Nightlife Blogger
By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com There is a trend happening but I have long prided myself on being a trend setter and not a trend follower. Beer drinking is declining in America. For the first time since 1999, beer shipments were on track to fall below 200 million barrels. Craft beer consumption is falling and several craft breweries have closed. Anheuser Busch … [Read more...]
How To Have A Pleasant Time In Pleasant Hill, CA: A Two-Day Itinerary
Looking for things to do in Nothern Calfiornia that are not of the "norm," which means riding cable cars, crossing the Golden Gate Bridge and going to the Napa Valley or Sonoma County wine coutries? Then the pleasant little town of Pleasant Hill in the Bay Area is for you. It is one of the most affordable cities in the region and has – get this – free … [Read more...]
Why Tuscaloosa Needs More Bars At The University Of Alabama – The Nightlife Blogger
By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com After spending a weekend at the University of Alabama for a football game, one thing is readily apparerent about the nightlife: Tuscaloosa needs more bars. A lot more bars. Each one of them is packed to capacity, resulting in incredibly long lines. As a result, students are accustomed to spending an hour waiting in a … [Read more...]
Back To School For The Alabama-Tennessee Rivalry – The Nightlife Blogger
By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com I'm going back to school. No, not for any extra credit or degree, but for an annual tradition known throughout the South as the Third Saturday of October. It's Alabama-Tennessee, one of college football's greatest rivalries and as a native of Knoxville and Crimson Tide alumni, this game takes on special meaning to me. But going … [Read more...]
College Football Week 8 Games Penn State-Ohio State Alabama-Tennessee –The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com's College Football Expert Texas A&M, USC and Colorado are falling, Notre Dame is falling and then rising, Ohio State and Penn State are finally going be tested, Michigan continues to beat up on wimps and blimps, Washington is saying "hey look over here!," and Alabama continues to confuse. As college football rolls into the … [Read more...]
Mac McAnally Performs At Grand Opening Of Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Hotel San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Jimmy Buffett couldn't be there but from up above, he sent his right-hand music man and long-time Coral Reefer Mac McAnally in his place and the replacement for "the boss" did an oustanding job by performing at the grand opening of the Margariaville Resorts in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter in October 2023. With his deep and … [Read more...]
This is the #1 Party School In America – And Nine Other Top Party Schools
Students, alumni, the college town's bars and nightlife, tailgating scene and the overall atmosphere. It's all a part of the criteria PubClub.com uses to rank our top party schools. And taking all that into account, this is the #1 party school in America: the University of Texas. Everything is bigger in Texas. Except for your bar tab with beers costing $3 and $4 on Sixth … [Read more...]
Tiki Oasis Returns To San Diego; Here Are The 2023 Dates & Details And Tickets Information
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger It's tiki time in San Diego again. Or, more importantly, it Tiki Oasis time. The annual event returns to American's Finest City for 2023 and here are the dates, details, location, events and everything you need to know about it. The dates for Tiki Oasis 2023 in San Diego are Aug. 2-6. The location is the Town & … [Read more...]
Maverick’s Owners Taking Over Bub’s At The Beach With Bar Ella In Pacific Beach
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger Bub's at the Beach, the long-running Pacific Beach bar that is now closed, will become Bar Ella. Backed by The Verant Group, which owns Mavericks and Sandbar in PB, as well as the well-run and popular barleymash in San Diego's Gaslamp, it will be owned by former Bub's patron Krista Barrella, who previously has been General … [Read more...]
Oscars Host Jimmy Kimmel Building Mansion In LA’s Hermosa Beach
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger Jimmy Kimmel is building a house in the Los Angeles beach city of Hermosa Beach that he purchased in 2018 for $8 million. And it's not on The Strand. Instead, it appears to be – gasp! – east of Pacific Coast Highway at about 4th or 5th Street and is at least three bedrooms with pool. Kimmell, popular talk show … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Am I Too Old Or Too Young? I Might Be A ‘Tweener’
I never saw the Rolling Stones in their prime or Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert, experienced the 70s "free love days" or flew to Europe on cheap airlines for cheap rates with dozens of other young people drinking Thunderbird wine while singing folk songs along the way. Or, for that matter, rode in a 747 with its lounge on the upper level. I'm too young for all of those … [Read more...]
Hot Girls Names That Start With These Letters From A To Z
This article is not AI-generated content By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger Do you often associate names with certain people? Even if you don't know them you can form a mental picture of them based on their name. Everyone does it and there are certain names that do indeed fit some people. We form these opinions based on people we have met in the past … [Read more...]
72 Hours In Hermosa Beach, CA: Things To Do, Bars & Nightlife
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com You're on an emergency vacation, a three-day break from work or just want to get away to a fun place for a short amount of time. Here is what to do and where to go if you only have 72 hours to spend in Hermosa Beach, CA, a fun and lively Los Angeles beach town. Instead of providing a day-by-day itinerary, these PubClub.com 72-hour guides … [Read more...]
With These Prices, Is Disneyland Really The Happiest Place On Earth?
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Editor My friend Gabi offered to drive me from Hermosa Beach to the Amtrak station in Anaheim (I take Amtrak between LA and San Diego instead of driving the 5/405 to do the video podcast PubClub LIVE!) and I gladly accepted of course. Now Gabi being Gabi, she wanted a little adventure with the ride. I had offered to buy here lunch … [Read more...]
Amtrak Tracks Shut Down From Oceanside To Irvine To Late October; Service Continues On Buses
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Editor The tracks between Oceanside and Irvine, CA, are shut down for repair and Amtrak is providing that service on a bus until further notice. I consulted an Amtrak employee in person today on when the tracks will be open and she said it is currently showing on Saturday, Oct. 22. "And that's different than when I got in today," she … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar’s Beach Bar Cocktail Co. & Surfrider Foundation Hosting Beach Cleanup In Pacific Beach
Fresh off his personal appearance in San Diego the middle of August, rock icon Sammy Hagar is back in town. Well, sort of anyway. His Sammy’s Beach Bar Cocktail Co. and Clearly Canadian are hosting a beach cleanup in Pacific Beach on Saturday, Aug. 27. It is in conjunction with Surfrider San Diego, Channel 93.3 FM and The Local in PB. Earlier in the month, Hagar himself was … [Read more...]
5 Things I Learned From Attending My First Tiki Oasis San Diego
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Tiki Oasis, the first and largest tiki festival in the U.S., is certainly an appropriately-named event. This is because it really is an oasis and it's certainly a full tiki experience. I attended my first Tiki Oasis in 2022 on a Saturday along with my PubClub LIVE!, co-host Soul Cole. As we strolled through the area I could … [Read more...]
Searching For A Wet Burrito In San Diego
By The Kevbeaux, San Diego Food Blogger When I moved to San Diego a couple of years ago from Manhattan Beach up the coast, the last thing I figured I would have trouble finding is a good wet burrito. I mean it's San Diego for cryin' out loud. That should be as easy as seeing sunshine. It's closer to the border than the Los Angeles Beach Cities and has more Mexican … [Read more...]
Going Carless In L.A. Is Possible; This Person Saves Money Using Only Uber
By Kevin Wilkerson, Los Angeles Blogger Carless in L.A.? Before you fall over laughing at not having a vehicle in California's most spread-out city with the most clogged freeways and the worst public transportation system of any major destination in the world, hear me out here. My co-producer and co-host for PubClub LIVE!, Soul Cole, has been sans auto as the French … [Read more...]
High Gas Prices? No Problem; I Got Rid Of My Car
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger Car freedom came to me the day my car broke down and I had it towed to the nearest BMW dealership. Just four months earlier, I had spent nearly $2,000 in repairs and this one was likely going to cost at least that much. So, that fall day, I sold it to the dealership. And since then, I have been happily without a car. … [Read more...]
Why March Madness Is More Than The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger When you hear the words "March Madness" in America, you think of one thing: the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. This is a time starting the middle of the month full of buzzer-beaters, last-minute escapes, incredible upsets (UMBC over Virginia, Loyola-Chicago over just about everyone, George Mason making the Final Four, … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: St. Patrick’s Day Parades & Celebrations
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I had no real appreciation for St. Patrick's Day until I took a job in Savannah, Ga. This was, of course, the last place on Earth that I figured would be a place that would stir up my St. Paddy's Day juices. But that is precisely what happened for – as I quickly learned – Savannah has the third-biggest St. Patrick's Day … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator: Alabama-Tennessee Is Still An SEC Rivalry
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub College Football Blogger If you listen to the media and tune into programs like the Paul Finebaum Show (as pretty much everyone in the South does), then you will hear there is no rivalry anymore between Alabama and Tennessee. The Tide has won 14 straight in the series, it's no longer competitive, the fans don't care and it's no … [Read more...]
How To Start A Successful Podcast
By Kevin Wilkerson, Co-Host Of PubClub LIVE! Looking for a way to expand the audience for my website, PubClub.com, I started looking into launching a podcast. And while I have been a guest on radio shows – even hosting my own show at a station – and have tons of Public Relations experience, I really knew nothing about podcasts. The more I thought about it the more I liked … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach’s Tower 12 Restaurant & Bar Expanding To San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger In a move that's been a while in the making Tower 12 – a beach bungalow- style restaurant and bar in Hermosa Beach and home to PubClub LIVE! – is expanding to San Diego. Specifically, it will be in Pacific Beach, which is kind of the Hermosa Beach of San Diego. So it will be right at home. It will be taking over … [Read more...]
LA Beach Cities Holiday Gift Guide – Gifts Unique to Hermosa, Manhattan, Redondo Beach
South Bay Offers Active, Social And Food & Drink Presents By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Beach Cities Blogger The Los Angeles Beach Cities are one of the most lively, active places to live in Southern California. And when it comes time to giving presents to the people of Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo Beach, there are many items based on the area's … [Read more...]
I Haven’t Posted A Travel Blog Lately Because, Well, I Haven’t Done Any Traveling
Destinations In 'Pandemic Protected' Mode Make Staying At Home A Better Option. For Now By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I am sitting here at my tiki bar desk – yes, my desk is a tiki bar – thinking that it's long past time to do a blog post about traveling. Normally this is easy for me because I am full of stories, but I could not think of … [Read more...]
University of Alabama Rises To #2 In Top Party School Rankings
University Of Texas Keeps #1 Ranking; Ohio State Joins The List For 2020-21 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Colleges Editor Posted Aug. 27 The football team is ranked #3 in the AP preseason poll but the students are #2 in another important poll: PubClub.com's annual list of Top Party Schools. The Crimson Tiders rose up from #4 in last year's rankings, leaping … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Why Returning To Bars & Restaurants With Social Distancing Not Appealing
Bars Are For Socializing, Not Social Distancing By Kevin Wilkerson, The Nightlife Blogger With restaurants and bars re-opening across the USA and other places around the world, you might think I'm going to charge out the door like a high school student at the start of the summer break. But not so fast. The prospect of sitting in a half-empty bar or … [Read more...]
How Musicians And Entertainers Are Using Technology To Survive COVID-19 Shutdown
Virtual Shows Via Livestream Apps Keeps The Music Playing (And, In One Case, The Girls Dancing) By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger When local Los Angeles musician Evyn Charles started getting more cancelations than bookings, he knew he was in trouble. Like many small-scale entertainers who rely on regular gigs to make a living, Charles … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Accepting The Bars & Restaurants COVID-19 Shutdowns
Dealing With The Coronavirus Lockdown With #StayAtHome Personal Parties By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I don't like it. But I accept it. I don't like having to #stayathome, not being able go out to the bars or nightclubs, not being able to sit at the bar of a restaurant having a beer, enjoying a lively Happy Hour and, well, flirting with … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Coronavirus Fears Won’t Ruin My St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
Irish Bars To Be The Focal Point For 2020 St. Paddy's Day & Weekend By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger No St. Patrick's Day parade? No Irish festival with bands and a beer garden? No nighttime block party? Even with all these canceled events, I'm not going to let the coronavirus scare ruin my St. Patrick's Day celebrations. After all, the bars … [Read more...]
Why I Won’t Do A Dry January: The Nightlife Blogger
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I don't think I'll be doing a Dry January this year. Just like every other year. Dry January, for those of you who don't know, is a New Year's resolution with a trendy name to stop drinking booze for the month of January. Headlines tout a Dry January can be "amazing for your health" and has "benefits for your mind … [Read more...]
South Bay Super Chargers Are LA’s Always-Supportive Fan Group
Hermosa Beach Residents Never Fail To Cheer On Their Team At Sharkeez Game-Watching Parties By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com They are positive at times when fans of other teams are taking to social media to blast unproductive players, posting to fire the coach and wanting to send the general manager to another planet. They put up with fumbles at the goal line at … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator Evaluates The College Football Bowl Games
Interesting Things To Watch For In the 2019 Bowl Season By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The spirits of September have given way to the drama of December and while four teams are still reaching for the stars, others are either disappointed to be shoved off to places like Orlando or are happy just to have another game to … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival Grand Tasting 2019 Event Review
A Blast By The Bay – Again By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food & Wine Blogger Sunshine and wine. There was an abundance of both – as well as plenty of people to enjoy each of them – at the annual Grand Tasting, the spectacular signature event of the annual San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival. On a tourism postcard day along the bay, this annual event … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: A Roll Tide Weekend For An Alabama Football Game
PubClub LIVE Goes Live From The Bars & Nightlife In Tuscaloosa By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I went back to school. And, like most alumni, loved it. I rocked it in the Tuscaloosa college bars, partied on the Quad, saw some of the Crimson Tide football game but mostly mingled from a box at Bryant-Denny, and went back out to experience … [Read more...]
The Definition Of What RMFT Means (Hint: It’s About Alabama Football)
Popular Bama Hashtag Expands On 'Roll Tide' By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger If you walk around Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama on a football weekend, you're going to see a few people wearing hats and stickers on their shirts with four letters of RMFT. You may also see it on social media posts as a hashtag. But what is it and … [Read more...]
The Alabama-Tennessee Rivalry Still Means A Lot To Fans – And Here’s Proof
By Kevin Wilkerson, College Football Blogger With 14 consecutive wins in the series by the Crimson Tide, many of the media covering college football and the SEC in particular, have been asking in articles and on TV interviews if the Alabama-Tennessee rivalry is still, well, a rivalry. To them, one team's dominance on the field relegates it to just another game. But … [Read more...]
College Football Week 8 Picks & Predictions From The Pigskin Prognosticator
Is Clemson Going Down At Louisville!? By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The Love Shack in Athens town has taken on the mood of the Deadbeat Club for Kirby Smart while in Stark Vegas Mississippi State is beginning to realize the reality that Joe Moorhead is no Dan Mullen. Meanwhile in the Red Baton Coach O says things nobody … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Smackfest XXV Hermosa Beach Is Another Fun Party
Daytime Beach Bash Celebrates 25th Anniversary In Southern California By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger In all my years at Smackfest, I do not recall seeing so many beautiful bikini bodies, an observation confirmed to me by co-organizer Nick Macko. It started the moment I walked onto the beach at 11 a.m., continued when I had the "Rise & … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Experiencing LA’s Sunset Strip And Its Legendary Bars
Acting – And Partying – Like Rock Stars In The Rainbow Bar & Grill And Whiskey A Go Go By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger We were rolling along Sunset Blvd., top down and jammin' to the Rolling Stones. The neon lights were just coming on, as we had arrived at dusk, and we could literally feel the energy of the area coming through the open … [Read more...]
Success Of Inaugural BeachLife Festival Gives Redondo Beach A Signature Event
Spectacular Multi-Day Music Happening A Highlight For The Entire LA South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger Like every restaurant, bar or business, cities need a signature item on which they are readily recognized by the rest of the world. It could be a landmark like the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, some … [Read more...]
BeachLife Festival Exceeds Expectations In First Year
A Review Of The Inaugural Three-Day Redondo Beach Music Extravaganza By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger For months, locals were hearing about BeachLife Festival, a three-day musical extravaganza the first weekend of May in Redondo Beach, CA. Anticipation was so high, as the event dates approached, people were saying "I got my tickets for … [Read more...]
Things To Do In The South Bay In May: Top Events In Hermosa, Redondo & Manhattan Beach
BeachLife Festival Tops Things To Do In Los Angeles Beach Cities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger The summertime fun in the South Bay does not wait for summer to actually start as May brings two big events to the Los Angeles Beach Cities. This is a rundown of top activities and things to do in Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo Beach in the month … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach’s Seaside Lagoon Becoming A Mecca For Music Festivals
BeachLife, Beer & Wine Event & Crawfish Jamboree Jamming This Venue's Events Calendar By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Redondo Beach Blogger In a span of less than a month, Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach, CA, will be hosting not one, not two, but three different festivals. Suddenly, this summertime playground for families and kids has become a desirable … [Read more...]
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A Warm And Sunny Sunday In Southern California – Finally!
LA Weather Finally Returns To Normal By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Rain was forecast. Again. When will it end!? But then I woke up on a Sunday morning – it was barely morning, because the previous day I was on a pub crawl but it was morning none-the-less – and much to my pleasant surprise water was not coming down from the sky. Instead, … [Read more...]
Top Party Schools 10 America’s Best Partying Colleges Rankings For 2024
Every game counts sure but so, too, do the tailgate parties! Plus the frat parties. And the campus bars. And the all-out every night atmosphere at college campuses across the USA. And, just like some football and basketball teams, there are some school that are simply better at this than others. This is why PubClub.com presents our TOP 10 PARTY SCHOOLS for 2022! These are … [Read more...]
Ranking My Top 5 Favorite Bars In Hermosa Beach California
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger When I go out in Hermosa Beach, CA, I'm presented with a plethora of options in nightlife, from neighborhood pubs to small and lively places by the beach to live music venues and a nice new lounge. So picking a Top 5 took some time to create, and it was cultivated only after months and months of careful consideration. And, of … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day 2024 Parade Complete Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger It's small. It's silly. And it's back for 2022 and is an Irish-style blast. The annual Hermosa Beach St. Patrick's Day Parade – Saturday, March 16 in 2024 – is only about a dozen blocks and lasts but a couple of hours. But it's this lack of hugeness that makes it so appealing. Instead of having to plan things out days … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach The Essential Bars, Nightlife & Happy Hours Guide
The Best Bars, Cocktails & Happy Hours This is your essential party guide to Hermosa Beach, CA, the lively little beach town in Los Angeles. A local provides information on the bars, where to get the best cocktails and all the Happy Hours, some of which are seven days a week. The first thing to know is that the main area of activity is Pier Plaza, a … [Read more...]
Full List Of National Drink Days For Beer, Spirits, Wine & Cocktails (Hashtag Holidays)
Don't you just hate getting a knock on the door – or a text or Facebook message – telling you that you should have been there last night? We certainly do at PubClub.com. That's why we like to stay ahead of the game so you can be right there in the thick of the party. This article provides dates and information on the all-important natiional drinking days. So when it's, say, … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Hangover Prevention Tips & Remedies
Here's to avoid going from Erin Go Bragh to Erin Go BLAH! When you're drinking beer during a parade at 10 a.m., partying with thousands at post-parade block parties, singing "Seven Drunken Nights," "Dirty Old Town" and other fun Irish drinking songs in bars and doing all the other things one does on St. Paddy's Day, you're not thinking of what you will feel like the next … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Bars Nightlife Clubs & Singles Party Scene Complete Guide
Once a hangout for hippies, Harleys and hang-loosers, Hermosa Beach is now the mecca of the South Bay's social scene. All these bars profiled here are within walking distance and many are within sight distance of one another. There is one-block, pedestrian-only Pier Ave., possesses a plethora of places and, combined with more bars on Hermosa Ave., it's a party … [Read more...]
Rolling Stones Team With Crossfire Hurricane Rum On Commemorative Box Set
Not long before the Rolling Stones opened their Hackney Diamonds U.S. Tour in Houston and played an epic show in New Orleans for Jazz Fest – which not only had fans shoulder-to-shoulder by the stage but also saw people filling up the streets outside the fairgrounds – the band teamed with Crossfire Hurricane Rum on a commemorative box set. Designed specifically for the tour in … [Read more...]
St. Louis Speakeasy None Of The Above Adds To The City’s Nightlife Scene
It's not the loud and livey scene of Ballpark Village or the music in the small bars in Soulard, but St. Louis has one place that's a cut, well, below the rest. It is None of the Above, a speakeasy in City Foundry STL, a live-work-play community with a food hall, movie theater, shops and more located in St. Louis’ growing midtown neighborhood. And now, a below-ground … [Read more...]
Casino Cocktails & Card Games: Where Nightlife Meets Winning Vibes
Casinos are more than just places to play games; they offer a complete experience that blends excitement with luxury. A big part of this experience comes from cocktails, which might not always get the spotlight but definitely play a key role. Think about it: playing card games like poker or blackjack becomes even more enjoyable with a well-made drink in your hand. These … [Read more...]
Ozomatli To Headline South Bay Earth Day Chula Vista April 13
City Adds New Vendors, Sponsors, Food Trucks The City of Chula Vista’s annual South Bay Earth Day will feature headline entertainment by the band Ozomatli, supported by Selena tribute band Dreaming of You. This zero-waste celebration of our precious planet will also include family-friendly activities, workshops, exhibits, vendors, art, food and drink, and nonprofits to … [Read more...]
How To Get Free Tickets To The Opening Of Sammy Hagar’s Las Vegas Pool Bar Opening
Sammy Hagar is throwing a party and you are invited. The Red Rocker will be rocking out at the grand opening of his Sammy's Island, a tropical pool bar at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Friday, May 17. The public is invited and free tickets are available here, Going from 7-11:30 p.m., the pool party will feature Hagar and the Hagar tribute band, Red Voodoo (Sammy … [Read more...]
Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee Jumps Into 2024 In May
Some silly events that become big public attractions are created on barstools – the Mooning of the Amtrak is one such example – and some are born of legends. Such is the case with the Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee. An aspiring novelist, Samuel Clemens, overheard a story about frog jumping competitions during the California gold rush. He turned that into a … [Read more...]
East Village San Diego Padres Block Party Rescheduled For July
The East Village San Diego Padres Block Party, orginally set for Opening Weekend, has been rescheduled for July 13. It will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m, on J Street between Bub's at the Beach and Basic Pizza (that's 7th & 10th Aveneues) in front of Petco Park. The game opponent that day is the Atlanta Braves with first pich at 4:15 p.m. The free-open-to-the-public … [Read more...]
Graceland Announces Elvis Week Schedule, Tickets On Sale Now
Elvis Week 2024 will be held August 9-17. Thousands of fans from around the world will be in Memphis to celebrate the life, music, and legacy of Elvis Presley. MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Elvis--Graceland has announced the schedule for Elvis Week 2024, a nine-day celebration that will mark the 47th anniversary of Elvis’ passing. A pop culture phenomenon and annual … [Read more...]
East Village Association Postpones Padres Opening Weekend Block Party
The planned East Village Block Party on San Diego Padres Opening Weekend, set for Saturday afternoon on March 30, has been postponed. The East Village Association will reschedule the event for a sunny date. Update: It has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 13. A late March storm is expected to drench the area Friday night through Sunday so much so that a flood watch was … [Read more...]
The Stage Is Set For Feria Nacional de San Marcos The Largest Festival in Latin America
The stage is all set for the largest festival in Latin America, Feria Nacional de San Marcos. It takes place April 13-May 5 in the Mexican state of Aguascaliente. The diverse bill of performers includes Sting, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Dutch DJ, Don Diablo, the sounds of 80’s pop band Toto, Mexican pop star Belanova, reguetón artists Wisin, banda-pop musicians … [Read more...]
San Diego Bars Offering Food & Drink Specials For Padres Opening Day
The San Diego Padres Opening Day is a reason to celebrate in this city and several bars in the Gaslamp Quarter and beyond are having food and drink specials. The date is Thursday, March 28 and the opponent is the San Francisco Giants, now managed by previous Padres manager Bob Melvin. First pitch is 1:10 p.m. Just a few blocks from Petco Park on Market Street, The Smoking … [Read more...]
BeachLife Festival DAOU SideStage Food Experience Bands & Chefs
Beyond the music that is the BeachLife festival, there is food and drinks. And for elevated moments of the latter there is the DAOU SideStage Experience, a culinary "setlist" created by event Executive Chef Jacob Ramos and hosted by DAOU Vineyards. It is a sophisticated festival dining experience on the LowTide stage with views of not just the bands but also of the Pacific … [Read more...]
Padres Now Offering Sunset Slam Mango Lime Hard Kombucha At Petco Park
The San Diego Padres are now offering a new adult beverage at Petco Park, the Sunset Slam Mango Lime hard kombucha. Made locally by NOVA, it is 8% alcohol-by-volume (ABV) and has a flavor profile of mango and lime. It is gluten free and vegan and is sold in both draft and in 16-oz cans at multiple locations within the ballpark: on tap in Gallagher Square and within the Craft … [Read more...]
This Hotel Offers A Relaxing Spring Break In Cabo
Not far from the revelry in Cabo San Lucas for Spring Break, the Hacienda del Mar Los Cabos, Autograph Collection (HDM) offers a more relaxed way to spend the time. Located in Los Cabos, about 45 minutes from its wilder neighbor, it is a property with a classic Mexican Hacienda flair. Villas are balconies are scattered across tropical gardens overlooking a private beach on … [Read more...]
Memories From Margaritaville Las Vegas Now Closed On The Strip
Meet me in Margaritaville. For many years, that was my Las Vegas mantra, my go-to-place in Sin City. While others were waiting in lines at the big mega clubs – the girls' high heels going click-click-click on the floors to get there – sitting at black jack tables or playing video poker – I was wastin' away in Margaritaville. I just loved the place. I would sit in the bar … [Read more...]
ShamROCK, San Diego’s St. Paddy’s Block Party Bartender Review
I was Irish for a day. And into the night. The San Diego St. Patrick's Day Weekend block party called ShamROCK is largely responsible. for it featured Irish bands, Irish step dancers and lots of beer. As a VIP, I was drinking cold ones out of a huge Oktoberfest-style beer stein while rocking out along on Sixth Ave., in the Gaslamp Quarter. I just love it when … [Read more...]