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DJ Guari performs at Mr. Liquor on North Point Street in San Francisco during the Bodega Rave Tour on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (Estefany Gonzalez/COYOTE Media Collective)
As COYOTE’s resident 365 party girl, I’ve been to my fair share of clubs, festivals, and late-night events. One place I’ve never partied before? A liquor store. That is, until last Friday, when the Bodega Rave Tour transformed a liquor store near Fisherman’s Wharf into a party with Latin, Caribbean, and house beats.
Put on by MUNDO Soundsystem, this party marked the first West Coast rave for the Bronx-based DJ collective founded by Dos Flakos and DJ Guari. Following the success of New York’s underground bodega raves, the party was part of an expansion tour that included Chicago and San Francisco. Though the location wasn’t announced until the day of, the event had a good number of people lined up outside of Mr. Liquor on North Point Street by 10pm.
With dozens of partygoers, cute signature cocktails, and music so good it even had the crew making the late-night bites dancing, the rave brought a little piece of the Bronx nightlife scene to the Bay.
Jordan Vaelei, center right, parties with friends during the Bodega Rave Tour at Mr. Liquor. Vaelei, who traveled from Martinez to attend the party, said he enjoyed the community atmosphere the event created and would attend another again if the tour returns to the Bay Area. "The fact that it's inside this liquor store... I mean, that makes it really cool," he said. (Estefany Gonzalez/COYOTE Media Collective)Joshua Zeledon, center, makes his way across the crowded dance floor. (Estefany Gonzalez/COYOTE Media Collective)Partygoers partake in the Bodega Rave signature cocktails. (Estefany Gonzalez/COYOTE Media Collective)
(L) Tanya Tandon hits the dancefloor with friends. (R) Bodega Rave Tour signature cocktails. (Estefany Gonzalez/COYOTE Media Collective)
Dozens of people party at Mr. Liquor on North Point Street in San Francisco during the Bodega Rave Tour. (Estefany Gonzalez/COYOTE Media Collective)San Francisco resident KB Ely dances with friends at the Bodega Rave tour. Ely enjoyed that New York flare the rave brought to the Bay. "The DJ is cracking off. I love that it's a mixture of some music we came up with and some new stuff," Ely said.
(L) DJ Nick DGO performs. (R) Whether in dress shoes or Doc Martens, attendees kept their feet moving to the music. (Estefany Gonzalez/COYOTE Media Collective)
Kristen Tener, center, enjoys a laugh with friends during the Bodega Rave tour. (Estefany Gonzalez/COYOTE Media Collective)A partygoer does a backbend as they take shots on the dancefloor. (Estefany Gonzalez/COYOTE Media Collective)
(L) Bex lor, left, and Kao Choua Vue wear sunglasses indoors during the Bodega Rave Tour. The two were among the many stylish people in attendance. (R) Attendees pack the dance floor. (Estefany Gonzalez/COYOTE Media Collective)
The party continues late in to the night with bottles raised high. (Estefany Gonzalez/COYOTE Media Collective)
Estefany Gonzalez is an Oakland-based photo journalist and photo editor with a deep passion for arts, culture, and storytelling. She's captured everything from events and live music, to breaking news and underserved communities across the Bay Area.
