SOMA

When you’re eighteen and you’ve had enough of hookah bars and frat parties, it’s nearly impossible to find an exciting place to spend your evening. Fortunately, there’s SOMA in Point Loma, a massive music club which hosts top-blowing events that even lasso the over-21 set.

Soma’s concerts are the stuff of legends. Acts showcased range from middling names to gifted local groups, and as a result the venue is celebrated for providing a launch pad to catapult newcomers into the industry. The main space holds multitudes of music-lovers, so ecstatic and energized it’s remarkable to think they’re all sober. The club values its strict no-alcohol policy, so even if you’re twenty-five, don’t try to smuggle any in.