On May 26^th Commune rocked the Whistlestop for another exciting month of local art, music and fashion.   DJ Francey Pants started the night off with her French pop, classic soul and vintage garage rock tunes and kept the crowd dancing throughout the night.  Sunday Times took the stage and got the crowd movin’ and shakin’ while they rocked out and we all celebrated lead singer, Junior’s bday.  Our artist for the evening was DVICE, a San Diego native, who filled the walls with vibrant prints and brought out beautiful new faces to our monthly event.  His anti-big tobacco poster and tee brought humor and light to the fact that Tobacco Companies kill people. Click here to check out his design.  Throwback was our vintage trunk show for the evening and cosmic soul sisters Jenea and Sarah brought out beautiful vintage pieces from their two online stores: Dollyrocker Vintage and Love Street Vintage. Thanks to Dana Chavarria everyone who made it out can check out his or her beautiful face on our events page. Thanks to everyone who made it out and we hope to see you all  June 3oth @ Whistlestop!

Commune packed Bar Pink Wednesday March 31^st.  In fact, for those of you keeping track it was our highest attended event thus far but who’s counting… oh wait, we are!  The evening’s festivities began with one of our favorite DJ’s, DJ Peso.  He might be your favorite too because he recently won Commune’s featured local.  Our favorite tunes of the night included Maneater by Hall and Oats and a little NKOTB.

Our band of the night, Buddy Akai, took the stage and the crowd went wild.  We were stoked to hear Memo shout “Fuck Big Tobacco” in support of our stand against big industry and our fight for a smokefree scene.  Buddy Akai put on an explosive show and got the whole bar dancing to their electro-inspired beats.

Our trunk show of the night featured the best accessories you can find in the neighborhood.  Corine brought her hammered pieces, featuring her handmade silver and gold inspirational messages on the most delightful bracelets we’ve ever had the pleasure of wearing.  Natalia trekked all the way down from LA to share her latest n.om collection featuring her signature feathers, precious metals and of course lots of love.

Not to be out done The Style Shark, Ben DeCamp swam through the crowd capturing the scandal and style of all those who attended.  Check out his photos of the night and see just how sexy this Commune was.

Chantel Paul brought to life the disturbing 1996 quote by a tobacco executive who said “At some point they learn to crawl,” when asked how infants avoid second hand smoke. Check out her chilling photo.

Stay tuned for April’s event Wednesday the 28^th at the Whistlestop.  See you next month!

February 24^th brought us back to our favorite neighborhood spot in South Park, the Whistlestop. Not even the rain could keep people away from our all-star line-up of entertainment.  DJ Timothy Hines, who you may recognize from Lights On, broke out the vinyl for an eclectic set of tunes that kept our ears pleasantly surprised.  Long Live Logos took the floor for an impressive set featuring their retro inspired sound.  The three brothers and best friend rocked it out as fans bopped and swayed.  It was Danny’s (lead vocals) birthday too so we gave him his very own Commune limited edition artist designed tee.

Our artist for the evening was Robin Eisenberg who delighted our eyes with her detailed drawings and quirky sensibility.  Her anti-industry inspired tee and poster inspired much discussion about how the negative way tobacco companies see their customers and the ironies of their brand positioning.  Lucky for us Robin’s interpretation and sarcastic sense of humor about it resulted in two incredible designs we can’t wait to wear and share.

Out trunk show for the evening featured Fugaz bags aka the chicest clutches and shoulder bags Commune has ever had the delight of showing.  Ana Dolores Duenas and her Mom design and sew the one-of-a-kind pieces made from all recycled and re-used materials.  It’s no wonder that  at 20-35 bucks a pop these purses practically sold out by the end of the evening.  Were you lucky enough to get one?  I know I was.

Stay tuned for our next Commune Wednesday, March 31^st at Bar Pink.

Last Wednesday Commune hit up the Soda Bar for it’s second pre-thanksgiving bash. We had another all-star lineup and couldn’t have asked for better company to party with.  Cats of Japan rocked the stage, DJ Groundfloor kept the party going, and Yonder Biology filled the walls with DNA portraits from people around San Diego.  Cash Crop Clothing was also there featuring their 100% organic and recycled clothing line.

Thanks to everyone who spent their pre-thanksgiving night with us.  Commune will be taking December off, but you can find us back at it in January at the Whistlestop.  It will be Commune’s 21^st event and Dan from Whistle’s last shift.  You definitely don’t want to miss it.

To see pictures from last Wednesday night’s event click on the events tab at the top of the page.

If you would like to be a part of Commune, please email me @ jointhecommune.com.

Commune Wednesday rocked again and we couldn’t have done it with out YOU.  Thanks to everyone who made it out Wednesday night for Commune’s first event at U-31.  The night was filled with cute people, good drinks, awesome art, sweet accessories, and some rockin’ good music.

DJ Erick Diaz started the night out right and got people moving and shakin’. Tocayo’s art filled the walls and his limited edition Commune tees and posters were a hit. Mimi and Red  tempted the ladies with cute accessories and a rack of amazing pieces.  Apes of Wrath hit the stage around 11 and showed the crowd exactly why they are San Diego’s Best Alternative Band (SDMA).

Hope to see everyone out November 25th for Commune @ the Soda Bar.  Featuring: Cats from Japan, DJ Groundfloor, trunk show by Cash Crop Clothing and art and limited edition Commune poster and tee by Yonder Biology.

If you would like to be a part of Commune, please email me at jointhecommune@gmail.com.

Commune Wednesday has struck again! This month we hit up one of our favorite spots, the Whistlestop, in South Park.   The featured artist and trunk show was Exist 1981 whose detailed designs based on subconscious thoughts made us and fellow COMMUNE-ers “comfortably numb” as promised by the artist himself.  His hand-printed T’s, and uniquely die-cut stickers were a hit as well.  Check out Exist 1981’s T-shirt & poster design for Commune in our monthly mailer and in our online store.

Wearing his signature flannel DJ J Peso kept the party live with his amazing mix of 80’s R&B, 90’s hip-hop and more. The list of hits goes on and on, however a highlight was definitely Every little Step by Bobby Brown.

The Death Eaters took the stage with a vengeance and rocked the crowd with some new tunes and old favs finishing up their set with a cover of Berlin’s The Metro and some audience participation.

Congratulations to our raffle winners Marianne, Jasmine and Adrianna who all won their choice of a local artist designed Commune T.  Remember the next lucky winner could be you October 28^th at U31.

Commune was back at Soda Bar this month, Wednesday August 26^th, featuring another fantastic local line-up.  The evening began with the musical styling of DJ Adam Salter set against a backdrop of giant bright art pieces by Lizeth Santos, which included her limited edition commune poster inspired by big tobacco’s excess use of wood to create their products and packaging. (more…)

Commune celebrated its 16^th event at the Whistlestop June 24^th and we had an awesome line up with The Anasazis rockin’ the stage, DJ Mario Orduno and Brian Carver spinning records, felt art by Cara Heslip and unique street jewelry designs by JewelRia.

In case you missed the garage/pop tunes of The Anasazis check them out at www.myspace.com/theanasazismusic or at their next San Diego show at the Soda Bar August 9^th with Buzzer, Shark Toys, and The Impediments. (more…)