Helsinki, Finland:
Gracias – soundcloud.com/grcs
Ugly Baby – soundcloud.com/uglybaby
Silver Bailey – soundcloud.com/silverbailey

Philly
Dj’s:
DJ Fuego Mayo- https://soundcloud.com/fuegomayo
Dj sega- https://soundcloud.com/djsega
Dj Sylo- https://soundcloud.com/dj-sylo-1
Venues:
Goldilock Gallery,
The Blockey
Girard Hall
Stores:
Abakus takeout
Ubiq
Corsa

Come to the ATL! You will have a blast! I can totally see you in little five points@ Wish. Little five points is so chill and the art down here is incredible. The A would love you Vashtie. And as who to bring, bring Vlad. Lol

1. BEST DJ’S
-DJ SPEX
- DJ WHITEBWOY
- DJ KIDKUT
- DJ CORTEZ

2. BEST VENUES/CLUB
- MANSION NIGHTCLUB
- THIS IS LONDON
- SUGAR DADDYS
- X-CESS NIGHTCLUB
- TIME NIGHTCLUB
- OUR APARTMENT (LOUNGE)

3. BEST STORES
- ANYWHERE ON QUEEN STREET SO MANY VINTAGE STORES

ALSO KENSIGNTON MARKET

4. WHO SHOULD VASHTIE BRING WITH HER?

ANYONE AS DOPE AS YOU ! xo

Los Angeles

1. DJs:  Everyone comes through…

2. Venues: echoplex in Echo Park, the wiltern, hotel cafe in Hollywood

3. Stores: American Rag on La Brea, Opening Ceremony on la cienega, Slauson swap meet, Black Market on Sawtelle

4. Bring a bunch of sunglasses, thug motivation, smiles, and your homies.

Angeleno Tips to make it extra chill…

Hiking: Start a morning at Runyon or Griffith. Malibu state park has dope trails as well. 

Driving: We are a driving city and one of the best things you can do is drive around listening to your favorite tunes with good people. Try taking the 10 freeway all the way west to Santa Monica and drive up PCH. Let your hair down and get jiggy. 

Backyard Boogie: Find a big backyard and grill, drink, and just West Coast. It’s about choppin it up over some drank and bonding with new and old friends. 

Hope that helps!

DC

Best Dj: Jah Sonic soundcloud.com/jahsonic

Best Venues: Liv and U street music hall

Best Stores: Commonwealth, Major, Palace 5ive

philly! just bring a chill attitude :]

best restaurant: japanese food on 40th and walnut, mizu sushi bar

best stores: retrospect on south, infinite body piercings, cafe loftus near 15th

young folks doing cool things:

photo/video: http://www.tayarishapoe.com

dance: https://vimeo.com/48649661
idiosyncrazy

music: http://noizemusic.bandcamp.com/

http://www.urbanfieldnotes.com/

Hey Vashtie

Reading your blog with love from Chicago.

The best stores out here are obviously St. Alfred’s and RSVP, Belmont Army, Anthropologie, LDRS Chicago.

The best DJ for sure is Vic Lloyd–don’t let anyone tell you any different!

Best Venues….hmmmm….. The Underground, ummmm…..this is a tough question because every time I go out I end up hating the venue and the crowd. But Hearts is cool for a cheap thrill.

Bring all your friends including Theophis London, and Kendrick Lamar, and Elle and even Vladdy (I’m allergic to cats though)

Love,

@GinaforDummies (Instagram/Twitter) I might not have a Twitter soon but I’ll forever be Instagram shawty…

DC adores you Vashteezy!!!
1. Best DJ: Flosstradamus, Nouveau Riche, and Spinser Tracy.
2. U street Music Hall, 9:30 club, the black cat, DC9, LIV, Park, Fillmore, Stadium, Recess, Busboys and Poets 14th & V.
3. Commonwealth, Palace5ive, southmoon under, lots of thrift (if your into that), places in Georgetown.
4. bring Elle Clay, Kilo Kish, Leif, Ian Connor, KidCudi, danii phae, and Oscar. AND of course Vladimir

Copenhagen.
Best stores- Wood Wood, Henrik Vibskov store
best dj- DJ Typhoon
Best venues-Rust, Vega
Bring your bestie.

MUST VISIT**Worcester, MA (Largest City in Massachussetts aside from the capital Boston). Yes, I know- it’s not so grand as the major cities in the US but I have seen many changes and YES my city is on the come-up

Best DJ – Jack Frost, he does The Boiler Room every Friday which is great venue (was once an industrial space)

Best Shopping – ” Crompton Collective” Which is an Antique and Artisan mall- The cutest Antiques and handmade items from local vendors. Its now become an attraction whenever people come to visit. My friend from H.S. opened this amazing mall earlier this year..she was formerly selling Vintage clothing and accessories out her Haberdash mobile boutique/.

Also, there is a local skating rink which is behind City Hall – open till end of Feb 2013. Its only $3 for entrance and is actually noted to be bigger than the Rockefeller Skating Rink in NYC

For food I would say Boulevard Diner and Coney Island Hot Dogs (in lieu of the Wonder Wheel)..this wonderful establishment which has been around since 1918 and is very nostalgic in a sense that all the original seats (etched name carvings throughout), jukebox and tradition. However, if you prefer something a bit more swanky the Sole Propreitor is really yummy!

I think it would be super cool to visit this city even its for 1 day!

STOCKHOLM

BEST DJS

HKOCHD – Dope DJ Crew – hkochd.org

Cristian Dinamarca – DJ & Producer – soundcloud.com/cristiandinamarca

Tony Zoulias – DJ – Hosts Super Sundays with dope hiphop/rnb

BEST VENUES

Reisen – Great bar that hosts a lot of different clubs.

Mosebacke/Sodra Teatern – Indoors and outdoors. Has three different bars and the best view of the city.

Berns – when all else fails – historic building that hosts events, concerts, clubs etc.

BEST STORES

Sneakersnstuff – all around the best place to get new sneakers and gear.

SKANK – great streetwear store in a mom&pop type fashion.

BEYOND Retro – dope vintage store.

WHO SHOULD VASHTIE BRING WITH HER?

Elle – it’s a given on some Batman & Robin ish.

BEST COLLABORATION

Video – Mark Ambervill – vimeo.com/35003993

Photo – Maria Thulin – mariathulin.wordpress.com

And of course you should hang out with our crew – Nothin But Skillz!

VASHTIE!!!!

Super late on this…but here it is!

PHILLY in da HOUSE!!! Listen, I’m a recovering lawyer who is embracing her creative side now; you, my dear, are so inspiring on that front…where my J’s at (intentional bad english, fyi)…LOL!

Here are my rec’s!

1. DJ’s

- DJ Aktive: http://www.djaktivemusic.com/

- DJ Brendan Bring’Em: https://www.facebook.com/bbringem?group_id=0

2. Venues (hey, I’m new to Philly but these have been pretty dope so far)

- Sigma Sound: legendary studio w/a popular sound stage; gorg

- Blockley

- G Lounge: reminds me a little of Greenhouse, but bigger

3. Stores

- Intermix

- any hood store on Chestnut/Market or in West Philly…I’m still working on my chill style (recovering from Banana Republic but…)

- Ubiq (always see folks outside waiting for what I presume to be dope sh-t…)

4. Companions (not sure where you were going with this one but…)

- ME..

- Elle Clay (she seems cool)

- Marsha Ambrosious (sp?)

- Durell Bottoms (he is the owner of Sigma Sound and knows everyone)

Hope your tour goes well; my personal fav spots right now are Fluid (best acoustics and vibe; feels like MJQ in Atlanta, which is my fav); LOVE to eat at Morimoto, Han Dynasty, and Del Assandros; love to people watch in Rittenhouse Square; love to chill at the Ritz Carlton bar (ask for Foosi; yes I said the Ritz…everyone else there is on 100, but I’m on 10 enjoying free drinks…literally my ‘Cheers’ bar)…

Good luck on your tour!

Berlin:
DJ’s: Fritz Kalkbrenner/Paul Kalkbrenner
Club: Berghain, Wilde Renate, Stadtbad Wedding
Venue: Olympiastadion (Hertha BSC)
Stores: Corner, 14 oz
Bring: Friends!

Note: Sorry, this is an EDIT, as the previous comment wasn’t that legible due to the way the comment box jumbles paragraphs.

Hi Vashtie,

This is my third comment (Lol!) but today I actually had some free time and took the liberty to find some places in Miami. Just so you know, the places I chose are personalized for you, so Vashtie, I ensure you that you don’t have to worry about going on a tour that don’t match who you are and what you like to do. Plus with a tour guide (preferably homie or “bredren” lol) like me who you most likely can vibe with on all levels, a good time is inevitable.

To my understanding you visited Miami before, but to get to know it even better would be awesome. That way you will have a home away from home if need be.

To really appreciate South Florida, it’s best to plan a visit around mid-late spring when the chill has finally knocked off and the weather becomes more tolerable before becoming too hot. With the time soon approaching, we can start to plan ahead.

South Florida overall is expensive and Miami is no exception. Whatever mischief we decide to get into (joking!) will definitely depend on your budget and length of time to stay. We really don’t have to hit every club in the scene, or any expensive ones for that matter. Sightseeing would not be a cost issue, besides gas (Which would be up to me unless we decide to take the metro rail to a few places). Having said that, I think the most focus for your budget should be towards lodging and of course plane tickets. As far as food, I understand that you are a vegan and there are a small handful of vegetarian restaraunts around. If none satisfy you, we could always improvise on the menu while checking out more popular places.

Below is a list of designated spots recommended just for your personal tastes. The places we end up going and the order we go will really depend on where the flow takes us, which may have to take the course of at least 2-3 days:

General Sightseeing:

- Downtown Miami
- Miami Bayside Marketplace
- Miami Riverwalk
- Key Biscayne
- South Beach
- Coconut Grove
- Old Cutler Rd scenery
- Hollywood (Broward county)
- Seminole Hard Rock (Broward county – Hollywood)

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Restaurants (Vegan):

- Choices Cafe
379 SW 15th Rd
Miami FL 33129
305-400-8895
Type: Vegan, American, Latin, Raw, Juice bar, Bakery, Take-out, Delivery
Great reviews via happycow.net!

- Mi Vida Cafe
7244 Biscayne Blvd
Miami FL 33138
305-759-6020
Type: Vegan, Organic, American, International, Raw, Juice bar, Beer/Wine, Take-out
Great reviews via happycow.net!

- Govinda’s Garden
100 S Miami Ave, No. 3 (at Downtown Miami)
Miami FL 33130
305-562-6371
Type: Vegan-friendly, International, Indian, Take-out, Delivery

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Thrift/Vintage Shops:

- Douglas Gardens Thrift Stores
5713 NW 27th Ave
Miami, FL 33142
(305) 638-1900

- The Rabbit Hole
17032 West Dixie Highway
North Miami Beach
(305) 705-2343

- Miami Twice
6562 Bird Road
Miami FL
(305) 666-0127

- Back in Style
2209 Southwest 10th Street
Miami FL
(866) 642-6426

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Clubs:

- Eve
(305) 995-5050
1306 N Miami Ave
Miami FL 33136
Attire: Anything expressive
Crowd Type: Diverse cultures, hipsters, scenesters, free-spirited
Cover Charge: $10 (free before midnight)
Cons: Located in seedy area in “overtown” section of Miami. Some rooms can get muggy. Acts can arrive hours late.

- The Vagabond
30 NE 14th St
Miami, FL 33132
Neighborhood: Omni
(305) 379-0508
Attire: Anything expressive as long as it’s on the casual side
Crowd Type: Hipster chic, artsy, diverse
Cover Charge: $10 (wrist band & stamp requirement also)
Cons: Located in seedy area in “overtown”. Some rooms can get muggy. Bathrooms nice but small and crowded. Hard to find cabs nearby

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Ok Vashtie, that was very long-winded but I do hope that this was informative and helped you gain a better insight on what to expect. As stated in my previous comments, Please don’t hesitate to contact me for further questions.

Best regards,

Derrick “Dee-J” Farrier
Website: http://www.dee-j.com
Email: info@dee-j.com

18+ clubs and 21+ clubs are listed here. There is also a list of all the top dj’s with photo and videos. You can see video of the hottest nightclubs all over town.

GO to tel aviv! are you crazy? you wont leave the place!

Please come back to CLEVELAND!!!! We love you here!