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Soul Shakedown: Bringing the boogie to Moonshine Beach
"It's sort of like the old Motown revues."
Boostive, set to boost a bunch of locals at Moonshine Beach.
A one-day mini-festival at Moonshine Beach, featuring six bands and an electronic light show. Sounds daunting, doesn’t it? But for Chubbs Dandelón, manager of Boostive and one of the masterminds of the upcoming Soul Shakedown showcase, it seemed like an extension of what folks were already up to.
“My good friend Mitchum Yacoub — he has an amazing live cumbia/Afrobeat/world music group — and I had been brainstorming on the idea since COVID lockdowns,” explains Dandelón about the newest Soul Shakedown festival, happening December 13. “We wanted a way to share all of the music being made by our immediate collective of musicians in a format that felt like a great house party. We all play in each other's groups and most of us create our own music as well. Soul Shakedown is a way to showcase all of that. It's sort of like the old Motown revues, a bunch of different music from the same collective of artists and some new friends thrown in as well.”
Upcoming Event
Soul Shakedown
- Saturday, December 13, 2025, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Moonshine Beach, 1165 Garnet Avenue, San Diego
- Age Limit: 21+ / $23.60
The Soul Shakedown experience should work to “rattle you free of the normal concert experience and help you discover something new that you may not have seen otherwise. There is nothing like stumbling in on your new favorite band. We wanted to bring something forward thinking and diverse to the scene.”
The bands feature a few different sounds, but diversity’s the name of the game. Boostive itself began as a couple of childhood friends jamming together, and grew to a revue of seven core musicians, with guests taking that number up 12. “Our music brings people from all walks of life together. [The singer] Divina Jasso likes to say when you join us at a show you are now a part of our musical family. Don't worry, it's not a cult.”
Soul Disciples is a new local hip-hop project, taken in by Dandelón and Boostive drummer Malachi Johnson, who produce for them. “It also features three great emcees from the San Diego hip-hop scene; Ric Scales (Slappin' Hands), Ray Jones (Sk8mafia), and King Cobretti. Cobretti and Ric both sing super well and Ray has got this crazy low voice it's a trip when you hear them together. We use a ton of live instrumentation on our records, making for a sound not usually heard in the hip-hop scene. It feels sorta like a west coast Wu-Tang or The Roots.”
Soul Disciples
Davina Jasso of course sings lead for Boostive, but for the December 13 Soul Shakedown, she’ll also throw an Afrobeats DJ set. “We met Divina at a festival some years back. She had no idea who we were, but heard our music from afar and followed it over to a little campground renegade we were playing at.”
Divina Jasso
Spacehall Sound Machine has collectively been friends with Boostive for some years. “Matt Bozzone has been in a few groups playing percussion and drums with some of our crew, before starting his own act. West African, Latin, dub, post punk, psych-rock, all over explosive backbeats.”
Spacehall Sound Machine
Mara Sulu came to Dandelón’s attention through drummer Chetta Bobz, who plays drums in the Sulu band. “They are a super tight band that draws from the real roots side of reggae. Heavy groove.”
Mara Sulu
Finally, Blue Hour features a pure-pop approach. “I have always been a fan of indie/alt music and these guys have a real youthful energetic presence to ‘em.”
Blue Hour
Dandelón didn’t have to look far for Malarky.wtf, responsible for the event visuals. “Honestly, they recruited me into the event. Thomas from Malarkey hit me up saying, 'Yo this venue has a giant LED walll; let’s get in there and throw something wild.' Malarkey.wtf is the Condry brother’s clothing company. The guys have some crazy concepts and amazing artwork. The Condry brothers [Thomas and Jon] are responsible for all the comic-style album art Boostive has been using for years now. Thomas and our other buddy Collin Worrel have been getting super into visuals and manipulating live footage alongside custom animations.”
“Collin is going to set up a bunch of cameras onstage and run the video to Thomas, who will then manipulate the live visuals and cuts of his custom animations on the led wall, all while Jason sets the mood with the lighting rig. Dream team for everything trippy. Thomas has been super involved in getting the right aesthetics for each of the acts. We even sent him set lists and color palettes so he can create the exact vibe we are going for.”
Here's something you might be interested in.
Soul Shakedown: Bringing the boogie to Moonshine Beach
"It's sort of like the old Motown revues."
Soul Shakedown: Bringing the boogie to Moonshine Beach
"It's sort of like the old Motown revues."
Boostive, set to boost a bunch of locals at Moonshine Beach.
A one-day mini-festival at Moonshine Beach, featuring six bands and an electronic light show. Sounds daunting, doesn’t it? But for Chubbs Dandelón, manager of Boostive and one of the masterminds of the upcoming Soul Shakedown showcase, it seemed like an extension of what folks were already up to.
“My good friend Mitchum Yacoub — he has an amazing live cumbia/Afrobeat/world music group — and I had been brainstorming on the idea since COVID lockdowns,” explains Dandelón about the newest Soul Shakedown festival, happening December 13. “We wanted a way to share all of the music being made by our immediate collective of musicians in a format that felt like a great house party. We all play in each other's groups and most of us create our own music as well. Soul Shakedown is a way to showcase all of that. It's sort of like the old Motown revues, a bunch of different music from the same collective of artists and some new friends thrown in as well.”
Upcoming Event
Soul Shakedown
- Saturday, December 13, 2025, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Moonshine Beach, 1165 Garnet Avenue, San Diego
- Age Limit: 21+ / $23.60
The Soul Shakedown experience should work to “rattle you free of the normal concert experience and help you discover something new that you may not have seen otherwise. There is nothing like stumbling in on your new favorite band. We wanted to bring something forward thinking and diverse to the scene.”
The bands feature a few different sounds, but diversity’s the name of the game. Boostive itself began as a couple of childhood friends jamming together, and grew to a revue of seven core musicians, with guests taking that number up 12. “Our music brings people from all walks of life together. [The singer] Divina Jasso likes to say when you join us at a show you are now a part of our musical family. Don't worry, it's not a cult.”
Soul Disciples is a new local hip-hop project, taken in by Dandelón and Boostive drummer Malachi Johnson, who produce for them. “It also features three great emcees from the San Diego hip-hop scene; Ric Scales (Slappin' Hands), Ray Jones (Sk8mafia), and King Cobretti. Cobretti and Ric both sing super well and Ray has got this crazy low voice it's a trip when you hear them together. We use a ton of live instrumentation on our records, making for a sound not usually heard in the hip-hop scene. It feels sorta like a west coast Wu-Tang or The Roots.”
Soul Disciples
Davina Jasso of course sings lead for Boostive, but for the December 13 Soul Shakedown, she’ll also throw an Afrobeats DJ set. “We met Divina at a festival some years back. She had no idea who we were, but heard our music from afar and followed it over to a little campground renegade we were playing at.”
Divina Jasso
Spacehall Sound Machine has collectively been friends with Boostive for some years. “Matt Bozzone has been in a few groups playing percussion and drums with some of our crew, before starting his own act. West African, Latin, dub, post punk, psych-rock, all over explosive backbeats.”
Spacehall Sound Machine
Mara Sulu came to Dandelón’s attention through drummer Chetta Bobz, who plays drums in the Sulu band. “They are a super tight band that draws from the real roots side of reggae. Heavy groove.”
Mara Sulu
Finally, Blue Hour features a pure-pop approach. “I have always been a fan of indie/alt music and these guys have a real youthful energetic presence to ‘em.”
Blue Hour
Dandelón didn’t have to look far for Malarky.wtf, responsible for the event visuals. “Honestly, they recruited me into the event. Thomas from Malarkey hit me up saying, 'Yo this venue has a giant LED walll; let’s get in there and throw something wild.' Malarkey.wtf is the Condry brother’s clothing company. The guys have some crazy concepts and amazing artwork. The Condry brothers [Thomas and Jon] are responsible for all the comic-style album art Boostive has been using for years now. Thomas and our other buddy Collin Worrel have been getting super into visuals and manipulating live footage alongside custom animations.”
“Collin is going to set up a bunch of cameras onstage and run the video to Thomas, who will then manipulate the live visuals and cuts of his custom animations on the led wall, all while Jason sets the mood with the lighting rig. Dream team for everything trippy. Thomas has been super involved in getting the right aesthetics for each of the acts. We even sent him set lists and color palettes so he can create the exact vibe we are going for.”
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