The King of Crunk got his party on at Pure Lounge in Sunnyvale on Thursday, spinning a set of club bangers and spraying the crowd with champagne. Our photographer CJ Supnet was there to capture the action. Whether you made the scene or not, you’re gonna want to peep these photos.

Nightlife lovers living in downtown San Jose will have plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, as the seventh annual Black Friday party, hosted by F/X The Club founder Fil Maresca, will be held at the brand new SoFA venue, The Continental Bar, Lounge & Patio.

A venture of Sam Ramirez, owner of The Cardiff and El Guapo’s in Campbell, The Continental is so new that the F/X Club party—which will feature four DJs, spinning ’90s alternative and house music—is being billed as a “sneak preview” of the new club, which is slated to open officially sometime in December.

The party will feature sets from DJs Brian Raffi, King Raffi, Julius Papp, and Harry Who?

When The Continental does open its doors, it will be a welcome addition to the SoFA district, according to Maresca, a long-time San Jose resident, a member of the SouthFirst Action Committee and founder of F/X The Club, which once occupied the theater on the corner of South 1st and San Salvador, most recently occupied by the Angel’s nightclub.

“I’m really excited,” Maresca says of The Continental’s opening, which he views as yet another sign of the SoFA district’s resurgence—along with opening of Café Stritch, the soon-to-be-completed South First Market and the return of the SoFA Street Fair—not to mention the new housing springing up in the area.

“It’s becoming more of a community again,” Maresca says. “There’s a lot more people in the neighborhood who care about what’s happening.”

Ramirez certainly falls into the category of people who care about the district, and the opening of The Continental is a return to his roots.

Born and raised in San Jose, Ramirez learned the ins and outs of the nightlife business working for Maresca at F/X, throwing parties at the Cactus Club and working at Agenda. After cutting his teeth in the SoFA district, he opened up the highly successful Cardiff Lounge.

“It’s very exciting for me to be able to come back,” Ramirez says. “I feel like I’m coming back home.”

Ramirez has transformed the inside of what was once Brix and Hunters—going for a rustic look and using reclaimed wood, salvaged metal and exposed cement floors. Much like he does at Cardiff Lounge, the bar will feature DJs spinning electronic music, including acid jazz and rare groove beats. He also plans to occasionally host live music.

There will be leather couches and arm chairs and a back patio area, Ramirez says, explaining that he wants the place to have a “lounge feel.” The full name of the establishment will be The Continental Bar, Lounge and Patio.

He is training his bartenders to make craft cocktails and plans to stock mostly high quality and small-batch spirits, micro-brew and craft beers, and fine wine—with a few exceptions: “I might do a Coor’s Light, or something like that,” he says.

Overall, however, he wants The Continental to be a classy—but not stuffy—place, where young people can “come in, enjoy their time, have conversations and enjoy great cocktails.”

Bottoms up!

The party starts at 8pm tonight, Nov. 28, at 349 S. 1st St. There is a $10 cover after 9pm.

Tha Doggfather, himself, Snoop Dogg, is coming to San Jose next Friday, Oct. 10, to preside over what is sure to be a hazier-than-usual party at downtown night club, Studio 8.

Snoop will host the event, which will feature local DJs Big Von and Maniakal as well as a performance from SF-based rapper Yung Spitta. According to a representative from the club, Snoop will even perform a few songs himself.

The event opens at 9pm and tickets will be sold at the door. For more information about Studio 8 or arranging bottle service, click here, or call 408-279-4444

Check out Yung Spitta’s collaboration with Iamsu! and Kool John, “Twerk Team,” here:

And of course…

San Francisco super DJ J Boogie has started off this year releasing a crazy barrage of sound—New Orleans bounce, East Indian bhangra and electro-funk remixes for the single “It’s On Fire” with his group J Boogie’s Dubtronic Science. He performed every day at South By Southwest, and then at Miami’s Winter Music Conference. Next week, he’ll come to Pagoda Lounge in San Jose as part of a benefit for scholarships at the School of Arts and Culture in East Side San Jose.

J Boogie, aka Justin Boland, got his start as a college DJ with the popular “Beatsauce” show on KUSF, and broke with his 2003 debut album that featured guest artists like Goapele and People Under the Stairs. As a club DJ, he now plays all over the world.

On April 6, he’ll come to Pagoda for a special D1ME night that’s been redubbed with the pronunciation “Dee-may,” which means “tell me” in Spanish. The point of this particular show is to highlight the work of the new School of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, and it’s expected to be the first of many D1ME benefits for various worthy causes in the community.

Also at this show, Oakland’s Los Rakas will perform their Spanish-language hip-hop. The group is cousins Raka Dun and Raka Rich, who draw on reggae, dancehall and future bass in their cross-cultural style.

D1ME will be held Friday, April 6 at the Pagoda in San Jose, 9pm; $5-$10 sliding scale.