Tag Archives: Happy Hour

Bars/Clubs Featured Gallery Serving Up The Sound: Saint Rocke

by Nicole Pajer and Dustin Downing
June 9, 2011 - 10:17 am

If there is one thing that Hermosa Beach’s Saint Rocke wants to be recognized for, it’s live music. The popular South Bay hotspot prides itself on booking their stage with the hottest musical acts that roll through town on every single night of the week. From acoustic singer-songwriters to original rock bands and occasional comedy showcases, Saint Rocke has something on their calendar Monday through Sunday.

“We are a live music venue, so it’s what we do. We eat, pray, and live music. Food and drink go along well with the music, but if we have to pick, the tunes win every time,” explains owner Allen Sanford.

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Comic Books Featured Kevin Smith’s Filthy Dirty Happy Hour and Smodcast: Comic-Con 2010

by Jeff Nau
July 25, 2010 - 2:46 pm

Smith and Mewes

If anything, Kevin Smith’s happy hour and Smodcast was a thankful reassurance that he, Jason Mewes and Scott Mosier are really just replicants of their on-screen counterparts — so if you’re easily offended by any dialogue or language from his movies, stop here. Then again, one might ask: why the f**k would you be reading this?

But I actually didn’t even find out about the live podcast until the last minute — getting into it was a bit cloak-and-dagger, but made it seem more worth it just because it was a bit of a challenge.  To get your ticket you had to:

1)check the Smodcast Facebook page at certain times of the day,
2)get to a certain divulged location within 5 minutes, and
3)say a password to one of Kevin’s pals at ETNIES who were sponsoring the project. It was being held at the SE Hotel downtown, a mile or two from the convention center — so after getting the password (“Silent Bob”) I grabbed my sh*t and hauled ass down to the SE.

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