Xperiment USA presents HDG (House Disco Garage) every Friday night at
Riviera 31 Lounge in the Sofitel Hotel. I don't often hear this type of music at lounges, so I was curious when
HC and I were invited to check out the residency of
Trinidad Senolia. Unfortunately, Mateo Senolia, the other half of the DJ-duo, was unable to make it that night, so we only heard the sounds of Garth Trinidad. I don't listen to much
EDM, but I did enjoy his set and their past mixes on
SoundCloud, especially the one at Moonshadows.
Riviera 31 has changed my mind about lounges. In the past, I thought of them as places where the music is terrible, but not as terrible as the drinks. At the stylish Riviera 31, I couldn't stop myself from bobbing to the music, and who could resist ordering from a list of cocktails designed by famed Cocktail Chef
Matthew Biancaniello? My most memorable drink of the night was the Byblos (Plymouth gin, local wild arugula, pressed lime juice, agave). The arugula was noticeable, but in a good way. HC's tagline for the cocktail: Detox while you tox.
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