A hot summer, a summer of gratitude, a beautiful summer, a summer of lots of travel, a World Cup summer, ohhhhh what a summer :-) We’re checking in from HQ in San Diego w/ some recaps + updates for the coming months.

Some highlights are that we updated our hours (yet again!!) and added a little Friday happy hour (3p-5p • $2 off all drinks) that we hope will get some traction to kick off the weekend. We’re also back on our Twitch shenanigans after a long break and as a result that means we’re also back on our YouTube and soon Mixcloud game; we missed it. We just live-streamed our first set in a while w/ Cartas Ek Statikas and also threw up the set on YouTube for a series we’re calling “World Service.”

We’re also sharing some details on some fall programming; CINESOUND, our movie nights are coming and the return of Taco Rice Tuesday w/ our homies at Orion. Enjoy the listen, drop us a line if you want to say hello!

Abrazos XOXO,

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We’re moving back to the OG OG schedule of Thursday-Sunday / 10a-6p, this is the schedule we operated with during our initial start and it always seems to make a comeback each summer.; we actually really really love this schedule. We’re excited to officially start our work week on Thursdays and end strong on Sundays w/ our Jazz + Burritos program :-) We’re working on getting more selectors on the docket and rolling out a happy hour on Thu + Fri so watch the space for that.

Additionally, we’re teaming up w/ our Orion fam again to throw another Monday night party but this time to celebrate our friends at Part Time Lover as they embark on their 4th year of existence‼️ We’re kicking off their b-day month celebrations this coming Monday, 1 June and we invited the LA legend, Tsugu Itagaki of We Share Records to help us set the mood. 𝔩𝔭 & friends will be opening the set from 6p-9p, then we’ll be handing over the controls to Tsugu to close out the night.

We look forward to seeing you this summer!

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We’re a small team so it’s hard for us to keep our normal hours whilst some of the team is away, previously we’ve had to close the shop when away but this time around we’re staying open albeit weekends only. We will be returning to our extended schedule on the last week of the month, we recommend tapping into our online hours via Google or Yelp for the most up to date programming.

With all that being said, here’s our hours for the next 2 weeks of May:

• Saturday 16 May • 10a-2p

• Sunday 17 May • 10a-2p

• Saturday 23 May • 10a-2p

• Sunday 24 May • 10a-2p

We invited our friends from No Pressure for a Guest Shift on both weekends, they will be serving three delicious + rare coffees on the brew bar (gracias Curt 😁). Here’s a little preview of what’s to come:

coffee 001: washed process mejorado from ecuador

• profile: cereal milk, green tea, jasmine

• produced by: henry and verena gaibor, finca maputo ecuador

• roasted by: shoebox coffee roasters, chicago illinois

coffee 002: honey processed sidra from ecuador

• profile: mango, citrus, soft

• produced by: vinka coffee, masanamaca ecuador

• roasted by: blank space coffee, san diego california

coffee 003: decaf pink bourbon from colombia

• profile: pink grapefruit, orange sherbet, guava

• produced by: jhoan vergara, beneficio peñas blancas colombia

• roasted by: frequent coffee, ocean beach california

As always we appreciate the support + love, we look forward to welcoming you soon!

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It’s taken us a little time to come out of vortex that was the World of Coffee Expo, which was hosted in our city earlier this month. The time leading up to the convention and the actual convention dates took up a lot of our time + energy. Some of the busiest moments we’ve experienced and probably not just for us but for all the shops around San Diego. We made it out alive though and working on finding the balance of things again. Beyond grateful for all the connections + overall great energy that WOC brought to our tiny little shop.

Taking a few moments on Pod to debrief on the entire WOC weekend alongside a few shop updates and ending things with a little rant 😱 These one star reviews are getting out of hand which is why I wanted to take a few moments to address. Seeing a big trend in people being assholes to staff and it just sucks. People need treat hospitality + service industry workers nicer, a little empathy + less entitlement can go a long way…right?

Also → We finally upgraded our pod rig to interface with our Pocket Osmo 3 sans having to sync the audio in post production and that makes us very very happy :-) Expect some more content from our camp, hopefully less rants because we’re really just trying to make tasty drinks + play records.

Abrazos XOXO,

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First Opening Reception of 2026 is loading…

We’re saying farewell to Victor Sanchez’s “Everything is a Blur” tomorrow, as it makes it’s way to the Border Institute of Contemporary Art and Steppling Art Gallery at SDSU-IV for his next solo exhibition. We’re going to miss seeing the vibrant colors + energy that it brought to our space. ¡Gracias VIC!

Although we’ll miss seeing Victor’s art on our walls, he is by no means going to be a stranger at 𝔩𝔭, he will continue leading our ongoing art programing w/ the curation of up + coming shows, w/ the next one happening this week :-) As w/ everything good, our next exhibit developed slowly + organically, when what started off as a conversation back in October when discussing artists for our first 2026 exhibit, lead us to Daniel Hicks.

We’ll keep the details as to how the introduction to Daniel happened to our most recent podcast, in which we interviewed Daniel for our “not vinyl” series. Side note: his playlist is insanely good 🔝🔝🔝 What we can tell you here about Daniel, is that his art is good, it’s contemporary and it’s locally made here in our very own 92102 post code; this Opening Reception feels extra special.

Born + raised in New York, Daniel has called San Diego home for over 20 years now. His works can be found in galleries around the globe and local ones such as our beloved Bread + Salt Gallery (shout-out Isabel + Jim). As of this Thursday, selected works from Daniel’s archives will on exhibit at 𝔩𝔭 till mid-April. We’re going to plug the podcast one last time, because we really do get into more of the details of his work + process, music of course; it’s worth a listen. For those of you in San Diego this Thursday, we’re hosting the Opening Reception w/ Daniel, we look forward to welcoming you:

OPENING RECEPTION: SELECTED WORKS ℅ DANIEL HICKS

• Date: Thursday 12 February 2026

• Time: 19:00-22:00

• Location: 2547 Imperial Ave, Suite B, San Diego, CA 92102

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We took January off to recover from the mayhem that was the holidays, between servicing a busy shop, private events, family and getting sick, the end of the year was intense! However we are back w/ our first communiqué of the year to announce our next artist residency in the form of this podcast + a hand selected playlist by local artist, Daniel Hicks.

We met Daniel through our close friend and current exhibiting artist, Victor Sánchez, who also helps us with the curatorial duties of keeping our gallery alive (🫂). Whilst discussing our next gallery exhibition/artist, Victor showed me the works of Daniel through his social media account, I was immediately on board! The works were a different direction from our previous shows and truly captivating when meeting the eye, it evoked emotion through the screen and I could only imagine how it would feel inside 𝔩𝔭.

There was only one issue…neither of us knew Daniel personally or had any direct connection to him. So Victor did what most millennials are so accustomed to doing, he slid into the DMs to express our interest in exploring the opportunity. Fast forward 2-weeks later and Victor was having coffee w/ Daniel and his wife on a busy Sunday morning at 𝔩𝔭, which for those who know, also happens to be one of the days when we are the busiest. We were playing Jazz b-sides and Daniel recognized the Prince Lasha + Sonny Simmons record I had just dropped; I dug this guy even more now!

This podcast recording was therefore my first actual conversation with Daniel, my first opportunity to truly get to know him on a deeper/person level aside from our affinity for obscure jazz records. We dive deeper into the specifics of his art and the pieces he will be exhibiting at 𝔩𝔭, not to mention the badass playlist he put together for us; truly spectacular (don’t shuffle it!). We hope you enjoy the listen and for those in town next week, we look forward to seeing you at the Opening Reception.

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Our first edition of “extended play” — an intimate after-hours session built around house music + vinyl culture — is now live on our website.

We’ve secretly hosted some incredible late-night house sessions since we opened up 𝔩𝔭 alongside amazing talent... iykyk⁠ We’ve kept these nights pretty under the radar but for those who’ve attended, you can verify that these have all been high-quality leisure.

As 2025 comes to an end (yikes!), we’re excited to officially introduce extended play — a new event series under our bar programming and a glimpse into what’s next for our nighttime identity. For those who know us, House Music is a genre that is quintessential to our brand DNA alongside Jazz + Soul, it’s one of the main reasons why I started DJing when I was a teenager. The culture of house music is one that is unlike any other and one that we feel our city could use more of; I’m excited to finally open up these nighttime sessions to more guests.

For this opening night, our homie Chris O’Neill takes the controls for an all-vinyl house set, with an opening selection from 𝔩𝔭 resident Martin S. Expect non-algorythmic grooves, warm sound and an after-hours setting that will be a staple of our monthly programming.

▪︎ Thu 13 Nov • 7p–11p
▪︎ Guest selector • Chris O’Neill

Please note that to ensure we keep capacity comfortable for our guests, this event will be RSVP only. RSVP includes your first drink :-)

RSVP

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As w/ all of our guests for not vinyl, we asked David to put together a 13-song playlist w/ some of the tunes he’s been listening to as of late. A fitting curation of songs that will pair well w/ the fall months ahead of us.

We sat down w/ David to chat about beer and the origins of his bar (at night) concept, which just so happens to have had it’s first pop-up at Lp in late September. For those who were here, it was a real treat. We’ll also touch on the subject of how this pop-up came to be, which isn’t like your traditional pop-up per-se. Highly inspired by some things we’ve seen other friends do, specifically our friends in San Francisco and how they're using spaces during off-hours + closed days. We’re dropping this podcast just a few days from bar (at night) 002, if you’re in San Diego next week, please pencil this in to the cal.

Enjoy!

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🎃 Costumes are welcomed 🎃

We’re throwing a little pre-Halloween party to celebrate the music of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, w/ our homie Cartas Ek Statikas dropping an all-vinyl, all-OMD after-hours set.

• Thu 30 Oct • 7p–11p

• Music c/o Cartas Ek Statikas

• No RSVP required

For those not familiar, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are a pioneering British synth-pop band formed in the late ’70s, known for blending experimental electronic sounds that defined the sound of the new wave era. Back in August, we asked Cartas Ek Statikas to put together a 13-song OMD playlist for us on Spotify (see link below); a pre-cursor to this evening which we pushed back from September to October to coincide w/ Halloween.

No RSVP required for OMD Night however entry will be based on capacity at the time of arrival, please be patient w/ us :-) We look forward to welcoming you ✌🏽

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House music en alta-fidelidad con discos de alta-fidelidad®️

We’ve secretly hosted some tremendous nighttime house music parties this year w/ some amazing talent...As 2025 comes to an end (yikes!), we’re very excited to finally introduce an event series that falls under our bar programming and what will hopefully be a taste of what we got planned for the future of our brand’s nighttime offerings.

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→ 001: Since its initial inception, 𝖑𝖕 was always designed to be a café/bar experience, similar to some of our favorite spots in Tokyo + Paris + Mexico City. In in our initial phase, our focus has been on developing our café experience w/ a ad-hoc nighttime happenings + extended summer hours.

→ 002: When asked what our favorite genres of music are, the answer is always a no brainer for us: jazz + house music. Both genres have heavily influenced the design of 𝖑𝖕, and our love for both goes beyond words.

We’ll be releasing more details (save-the date + selector + rsvp link) in the coming days exclusively via our Substack. Please note that to ensure we keep capacity comfortable for our guests, this event will be RSVP ONLY. We highly recommend keeping an eye on our newsletter updates as they will be the main source for details.

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We sat down w/ Victor on a Wednesday afternoon at 𝖑𝖕 to chop it up about all sorts of things, as per usual. From his background of growing up in El Paso, the influence of border radio on bi-national kids and of course about his up and coming Opening Reception: everything is a blur!

As w/ all our not vinyl guests, we also asked Victor to put together a 13-song playlist for us, composed of songs that have been on his radar as of late. We threw it up on our Spotify where you’ll not only find Victor’s selections but also those of all our previous guests.

If you’re in San Diego next week, drop in to check out the new works and meet Victor, we’ll also have Ohmega Watts at the controls 👀

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It feels so nice to do an off-site and not have to transport our turntables + sound system :-)

We’re linking up w/ our friends from Nómade Tapas + Records to do a “Guest Shift” in the style that stays true to our roots. We’re taking our pour over tools (V60 + Chemex), a variety of off-menu coffee beans, along w/ some dope Jazz records of which we’ll be strictly playing their respective b-sides.

If you’ve never visited the homies over at Nómade, this will be a great opportunity to check out their AM offering which differs from their already established nighttime hours. The Lp crew will be handling the slow pours + records whilst Nómade will handle all the rest (espresso + matcha drinks, cocktails, breakfast).

• Date: Wednesday 15 October 2025

• Time: 09:00-14:00

• Location: 3027 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA

Tables and bar seats will be on a first come, first serve basis. We hope to see you there!

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Damn 2025 flew by… and just like that, here we are announcing our final Opening Reception of the year.

The goal of doing 4 shows per year sounds like a simple plan but as always, the simpler the product, the more complicated the process. But we’re cool w/ this, because IYKYK the process is always the best part of it :-) This year we sure got close to the goal w/ 3 art shows coming to life in 2025 and not only that, this year was also marks the year that we came out of our art show “hibernation,” and for that we’re ultra grateful; that’s MEGA.

A big reason for the return of art shows to Lp, has been thanks to my homie Victor Sanchez. We linked up to revive what we both felt was once a core part of the shop’s identity and overall vibe. We missed having art on the walls—hosting artists and their friends, celebrating their work. It’s always been an honor. I first started talking with Victor about helping coordinate our art projects back in 2024, but things really started moving after a conversation we had at Brok Wood’s Opening Reception in March.

Brok’s exhibit was the first after a long hiatus, and it came together completely organically—there wasn’t even a follow-up plan in place (like, who’s next?). I’d always wanted to bring back more art shows, but honestly, I just didn’t have the bandwidth—I was busy AF. The intention, though, never left: to keep investing in culture however we can. During Brok’s opening reception—a party for the books—Victor and I had a conversation that ended up laying the groundwork for reviving the art shows at Lp.

We’ll share more about Victor’s origins, his journey in the art world and more about how we met in the following publication that we’ll be communicating soon. We asked Victor to join us as a guest on our podcast series “not vinyl,” where we also share the details on our next art show, which also happens to be his own! “Everything Is A Blur” will be Victor’s first art show since his last exhibit in El Paso and it comes at a time where the world is an even crazier place, hence the name of the show. We’ll get into more of the details soon but in the meantime, throw these details on your calendar or simply keep them on the radar if you’re in San Diego this month.

OPENING RECEPTION: EVERYTHING IS A BLUR

• Date: Thursday 23 October 2025

• Time: 19:00-22:00

• Location: 2547 Imperial Ave, Suite B, San Diego, CA

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Our history of supporting our friends’ food + beverage brands establish themselves through our space is taking a whole different approach…

Throughout the course of our existence as a brand since 2020, we’ve been keen on providing a space where some of our close industry friends can hash out and further develop their concepts. We’re happy to say that everybody who’s somehow collaborated w/ us via a pop-up has gone on to bigger things (ie: Mariscos Tone Camarón / Relic Bakery + Kitchen / Wildflour / Damiana / Diego Hernández Restaurant / La Carmelita), one of which has actually reached the upper echelons of the culinary world w/ a Michelin Star (Chef Esteban Lluis of Damiana in Valle de Guadalupe). Let it be known that we are by no means taking credit for our friend’s successes, we’re just stoked to have been a part of their journey during their early phases. We are stoked to continue this tradition of being more than just a space that means so much to us and open our doors for other friends to incubate their concepts in hopes that this will be the springboard that helps them take the next steps towards making their dreams into a reality.

On a recent jaunt to San Francisco this past May, I was inspired by what our friends at side a + HI NRG SF were doing with their spaces/concepts. Side A for example (shoutout Caroline + co!) is a badass restaurant w/ a dope HiFi system that opens only for dinner service (Thurs-Mon). Side A opens their doors to the very popular SF café, The Coffee Movement, to service the space Mon-Fri from 8a-1p. An opportunity to bring a solid café to a different neighborhood that appreciates the offerings. On the other hand, we have HI NRG, a tremendous coffee concept that incorporates vinyl sounds, operated by the homies “LG + NK,” the work they are doing is truly inspiring not only via their lattes are but also w/ their active Substack and global collabs w/ roasters like DAK Coffee out of Amsterdam. Much like TCM x SIDE A, HI NRG is working w/ SF wine bar, High Treason (open daily from 4p-close), during the hours which the space is vacant. Can you see where we’re going w/ this???

Whilst sipping my double anaerobic thermal shock “Dragonfruit Spritz”coffee (shoutout roaster Diego Bermudez of Native in Colombia) at TCM x SIDE A on a sunny San Francisco May morning, listening to LG from HI NRG drop a dreamy balearic set, my brain started thinking: “why the f*ck am I not doing something w/ Lp during the days in which we are not open…” Let’s just say that the seed was planted… Upon returning to San Diego on the short flight, I reached out to my homie and longtime Lp regular, David who also happens to be the founder/owner of bar (at night), a San Diego born “beer café” w/ big dreams. David is a “beer head,” w/ extensive knowledge on the foamy elixir that is cerveza. David and I have always connected over beer w/ our palates being very similar in terms of always seeking out the goods from and inspired by the old world. Throughout the course of 2024, I had discussed the bar (at night) concept w/ David over pour overs at Lp and over beers/coffee outside the shop. David + bar (at night) were by no means staying inactive, they successfully organized two pop-ups that were huge affirmations that they were on the right path.

We hadn’t quite landed on something that made sense for us until coming back from the SF trip in May. For this is have to say GRACIAS for the inspiration to the SF homies Side A, The Coffee Movement and HI NRG, truly thank you fam (also shout out Jeremy + Eug of Sf institution Bar Part Time aka the OGs)! From May up until last week, we’ve been slowly hashing out the details of how a multi-use space could be sustainable for both parties, w/ the goal being for us to co-develop a business model that we could offer to other aspiring concepts that are a good fit for us. Seeing Lp as a sort of “incubator” as well was an idea that resonated well with both of us. We’re happy to finally bring this to life w/ the first edition of bar (at night) @ Lp w/ a monthly Monday night pop-up that will hopefully evolve into a bi-monthly happening. For the first edition, yours truly will be supplying the soundtrack for the evening alongside some friends. To further celebrate the occasion, we invited David to curate a playlist for us for our “not vinyl” series in addition to inviting him in for a chat which we’ll be dropping this week on our podcast that will be sent out to everybody via here (Substack).

In the meantime, here’s the details → save the date 🗣

• Date: Monday 29 September 2025

• Time: 17:00-23:00

• Location: 2547 Imperial Ave, Suite B, San Diego, CA

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For us, some of the best DJs we’ve encountered are often times not even DJs by trade but rather collectors of artifacts, moments and souvenirs of life.

This is definitely that case w/ Itza aka Cartas Ek Statikas. On this episode of not vinyl, we’re joined by the local “leyenda,” which some of you might recognize from previous engagements at Lp where she has graced us w/ sounds from her extensive library. Others might recognize Itza from work around the city or from her radio show on San Diego’s KNSJ Radio.

We’re stoked to finally have Itza w/ us for this genuine non-edited convo about all sorts of topics including her guest playlist which also happens to be tied into a dope event we’re organizing. For those like me who are not familiar w/ the musical ensemble Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, or “OMD” as they are affectionately referred to, this will be a good starting point. It’s rare or much rather uncalled for that we ask a guest to specifically take my request(s) when curating their track-list…however we broke the rules on this episode.

You see, we’re organizing one of our next nighttime events which will be highlighting the music of OMD and OMD only for just one night. We’ve done a couple of these artist/group specific events already (The Cure, Luis Miguel, Sade) and they are by no means a “listening party” but rather a full on party. The last event Itza did with us was to celebrate the birthday of Robert Smith, where she played The Cure records all night, we invited our homies from Walk-In Tattoo to set up a flash tattoo station; it was tremendous and a real treat for all the goth kids out there.

Expect us to announce an official date for OMD Night @ Lp which will most likely be on a Thursday night in September, we’ll be exploring a later start + end time for this one (8p-Midnight), you heard it here first :-) In the meantime, a link to the full 13-song Spotify playlist can be found below and the pod can be either viewed or listened to via your fav podcast app or directly through Substack.

Enjoy!

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Our playlist series is one of our favorite pieces of content that we produce, ironically for a brand that is committed to an all vinyl experience, this simply isn’t the case w/ “not vinyl.”

For this episode of our not vinyl playlist series, we commissioned our homie Ryan Faith of Common Thread. I’ve known Ryan for a few years thanks to the food + beverage scene that has brought so many of us together. Shout-out The Rose 🗣 We’ve always found so much common ground on our mutual love for genuine hospitality and the desire to develop culture in our hometown through hospitality + design + music. Seeing Ryan and her team develop the Hospitality Atelier that is Common Thread is truly exciting, their work is pristine and high quality.

We linked up on a Tuesday afternoon at Lp to chat about the playlist, the hospitality driven work her and her team are producing over at Common Thread and some observations on food + beverage + culture both locally and globally. Naturally our mutual love for the city of light resonates throughout. Ryan is that friend who would kill it, I mean KILL IT as a DJ but her priorities are elsewhere at the moment and we respect that. We managed to have Ryan on the decks at Lp in 2023 and I’m keeping my fingers crossed for another cameo 🔜🔜 Until then, enjoy the listen + enjoy the tunes!

Merci bien Ryan :-)

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It also happens to be the hometown of Xareni Lizarraga aka our next artist residency at Lp. We sat down w/ Xareni on our day off, just in advance of her up and coming Opening Reception for “Marina Flora,” which will be on exhibit till October.

We cracked open an ice cold Orion, on what seemed to be one of the hotter days of this summer in San Diego; it was a welcomed libation. We got a little carried away in good convo and ended up going a little past our intended 30-min goal…no pasa nada :-) As w/ all guests of our not vinyl º series, we’ve asked Xareni to put together a 13-song playlist of what’s on her personal soundtrack these days.

We hope that you enjoy the interview + playlist and we hope to see some of you at the Opening Reception next week.

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It seems like all we needed was a little push to get the momentum going again…

We organized our first gallery show of the year back in March w/ Oceanside’s very own, Brok Wood. This was a big deal for us because we had taken an approximate year long hiatus from doing any gallery exhibits, therefore getting back on board ignited the flame once again. Ultimately, this provided the momentum to start exploring our next guest artists and ideas for future shows.

I met Xareni back in 2022 when we had our official opening circa October and we immediately became good friends. As a fellow border kid, lover of cultura norteña and music aficionado, it was a natural fit that we would at some point link up to work on something besides her occasional cameos behind the decks at Lp. I’m always mega intrigued when I meet individuals who I would classify as multi-hyphenates, especially when they manage to be badass and also be amazing parents; it seizes to amaze me!

Xareni and I have been talking about making this show happen for a minute now therefore I’m happy to finally put a date on it. We linked up w/ our good friend and fellow border human, Victor Sanchez, to help us put together the show. We got the tremendous support from our amazing neighbor, Octavio, who helped us refresh the space and upgrade our some of our electrical to get it in prime hosting mode; gracias family. We’re so happy to welcome Xareni, who will be exhibiting her works from August till October 2025.

As with every new art show at Lp, we’re throwing a little Opening Reception party to celebrate the moment, here’s the details:

• Date: Friday 8 August 2025

• Time: 19:00-22:00

• Guest Selector: Campbell Wallace

• Location: 2547 Imperial Ave, Suite B, San Diego, CA

In the coming days we’ll be sharing more info in addition to sharing a podcast + playlist. In the meantime, pencil in the date on your calendars.

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I used to do these sorts of video communiqués often during the pandemic, it was a moment for me to be vulnerable and transparent w/ the struggles I was going through trying to navigate the unknown territory that was. Over time these evolved into more updates of what we had going on at the shop, programming etc..

If you’re expecting this post to be about audiophile shit or music in general, I suggest you hit delete or just ignore this e-mail/publication. This post is more so to, YES, give some updates but also to just communicate and get some things off my chest. Things that have caused some negative feedback and sometimes hostility w/ guests and in general lots of confusion as to why we do things how we do them. This is a post about our service philosophy, the importance of patience and most likely will come a cross as a rant but fuck it…We’ve always embraced transparency and authenticity with everything we do therefore I decided to sit down and explain a few things. Ready?

Since getting my new camera (shout out DJI) before our yearly Japan trip, I’ve been getting more comfortable recording and I plan on doing more of these style of video communiqués with less rants and more fun stuff, I promise. We got some guest playlists on deck and we’ll soon be announcing our programming for Comic-Con weekend. Until then, for those who do listen/watch, I’d love to know what you think about our approach and what you feel we can do to improve our arrival experience. We’ll see you soon!

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To coincide w/ their SoCal debut, we invited Yusuke-san of Lazy Neighbors Diner to curate this edition of our “not vinyl” playlist series + join us for a quick exchange of words on the mics via FaceTime, which we present to you here.

Also, shout out to Yusuke-san for getting his first podcast recording out of the way and for doing it in his second language of English! Despite being a little nervous at first, we got into some laid back convo about food, music and some context around his Lazy Neighbors Diner pop-up, which he started in his hometown in Japan. The pop-up turns 6 this year and has now officially relocated to California, specifically Northern California, where Yusuke-san now calls home alongside his wife Saya. His visit to Lp will mark his first pop-up in Southern California.

The playlist is very evident of this bi-coastal lifestyle that Yusuke has lived between Japan and California, with a solid mix of English and Japanese tracks, much like his menu which plays with flavors from the East + West. If you happen to be in San Diego tonight, drop by to say hello, maybe have a “hand’ chopped” Japanese style burger and some “obanzai” snacks. In the meantime, enjoy the tunes, and as always thank you.

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