3.12.09 // Gettin' Grown with BRAZIL!!

3.5.09 // GREYBOY!!!

Bonjour à nouveau,

How is everybody? Glad to see you're all still here. Nice place, this here blog, innit? What have you been up to lately? Anything particularly interesting? Me, I've just been cooking a lot and spanning time. I did go to the ballet recently. Super grown. I was joined by two of the most wonderful creatures on the planet... truly the salt of the earth these two.

So, what is everybody doing this evening? If you haven't any plans, we are having quite the party tonight at El D. Tonight, being Thursday, is the night for some ol' Grown Folk Shit. Our menu for the evening will start with a live set by the Grown Folk House Band starting at 9pm, to be followed by a selection of top sides prepared by our resident grown ass dj Ikah Love. Topping things off we have very special guest dj GREYBOY.

Greyboy is a bonafide San Diego pioneer, an incredibly talented artist and a bananas dj. He is currently preparing to release his 1st album in nearly 5 years (titled 'Era Correct' his 1st release on Soundlock Recordings). Trust he will be getting a lot of shine this year once the record drops. We would like to presume that most everybody out there is already familiar with ol' boy's work and his irrefutable place in the history of San Diego's music landscape, as well as his pioneering role in the international acid jazz/downtempo/post-hip hop movement of the nineties... but, in case you're not knowin, peep the links:

-here's an insightful 2008 OC Weekly article

-this is a cool video interview form the vaguely BMX oriented web site 'Defgrip' (fyi - big homie is also a BMX enthusiast as well as a design maniac - check the bottom link)

-press release for his 2008 '15 Years Of West Coast Cool' compilation on Ubiquity Records

-2008 Vapors Magazine article

-pretty much entirely unrelated, but oh so gangster (you must read the entire article)

*The party tonight is free with your rsvp to GROWNFOLK.RSVP@GMAIL.COM

EL||D Abroad...

Some news and notes from the road...

Hey Guys!

We've been having a crazy trip. Bouncing back and forth between Ireland and England. I've attached a photo that I took from some video on stage at the O2 Arena in London wearing my El D shirt. Also, I included a photo standing on the stage once it was full of people (20,000). Thought these may make for an interesting blog post. On our last day in London I will get some photos wearing it with Big Ben in the background or something.

I've been missing all of you guys, and look forward to coming home. I'll be back Monday the 2nd, but am flying into LAX and staying in LA for a while to have some meetings. I'll definitely be in to say hi to everyone the next night. Oh, the shirt was a huge hit. People have been commenting on it (including the Killers drummer Ronnie, who totally wants one).

Talk to you soon!

Welcome back, Josh!!

We hit the 'Three Month Mark' Y'all --> Thank You!!!

Wow! It's been a little over three months since we opened the door's here at the EL||D, and we owe our patrons, employees, friends, entertainers, vendors, sponsors, local businesses, and the East Village community a huge THANK YOU!!! It took us a long time to get this thing off the ground, but it was definitely worth all work.

We just had our official grand opening on February 19th. It was a great night! Our weekend nights, featuring two different styles of entertainment have been amazing -- Thanks to Ratty, Jblow, and Unite, Fridays pack heavy soul and classic hip-hop. Saul Q and Adam Salter have Saturdays on the rise. And, of course, let's not forget Ikah Love on Thursdays, with the Grown Folk house band, as well as some interesting national talent on the horizon... next Thursday, the legendary Greyboy is on the decks!

Even with all these great events, and new friends, we've made a bunch of mistakes. We're well aware there's much room for improvement. Please don't hesitate to call, email or leave a comment below about anything you think we could improve (or leave the same)... In the end, it's your feedback that makes us better -- and we're glad to listen!

Thanks again,

The Owners of El Dorado

2.28.09 // DESIGNER DRUGS

SAUL Q + DA PERV BRING
YOU:
DESIGNER DRUGS
@ El Dorado! (San Diego)
Sat.
Feb. 28th







Designer Drugs is a New York
based
electro-house duo focused on making stadium rocking bangers.
Currently,
Designer Drugs is releasing remixes for artists such as Little
Boots (Iamsound Records), The Veronicas (Warner
Brothers), Thieves Like Us (Kitsune), Jupiter One
(Warner Brothers), HeartsRevolution (Iheartcomix),
Mission Control (Etc, Etc), Freezepop
(Warner
Brothers), Hail Social (Flaming Hotz), Protokol
(Iheartcomix, over
500,000 copies distributed on CD via Scion),
IAMX (formerly of The
Sneaker Pimps), and Fake Shark - Real
Zombie.
Designer Drugs will be
releasing their first single on
Iheartcomix in mid-October.
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