![]() “People are laid back here,” said Nuoz, 23. One such young lady, Loo Nuoz, told me she hits Mutiny every weekend, mostly for the camaraderie. I found this amusing, since I’d read a man’s review on Yelp and heard from a colleague’s buddy that the women who hang out at Mutiny “didn’t look good on average.” Funny. Some ladies, with their skinny jeans, gladiator sandals and flat-ironed hair, were dolled up. While the overall look was casual - no designer duds in this bunch - many in the crowd, which was evenly split between men and women, were dressed to impress. But I spotted just as many people without tattoos. There was a biker contingency, and many in the Mutiny crowd were inked. I love it here because I fit in,” Joey Mazing, a petite, 25-year-old screamed over the music when I asked why she parties at Mutiny. Downstairs, J Riz, a Martinez DJ, was spinning Kesha, Nelly Furtado, and La Roux for a crowd of young women dancing, pole-style, on and around wooden stakes. Upstairs, Trace of Light, a rock band from Napa, was jamming in the corner by the bar, a bare-bones strip of dark wood with eight stools and a bench. On a recent Friday night, while Whitesnake and MC Hammer headlined the county fair a few miles away, there was a steady stream of twenty-and-thirtysomethings filling the two-storey club. Owner Chad Marquardt opened Mutiny three years ago in the hopes of attracting Bay Area talent to downtown Antioch. Heck, even the Fox didn’t serve grub that late. But its purpose is the same: A large venue - in this case, the only venue - where twentysomethings from Antioch, Brentwood, and surrounding areas can dance to DJ mash-ups, listen to live bands, drink on the cheap (beers are $2 to $5 well drinks, $4 to $8), and eat barbecued ribs slathered in “Wrong Side of the Tracks” sauce until 2 a.m. It couldn’t be further from the Fox in terms of vibe and atmosphere. I would imagine that Antioch’s Mutiny is the Red Fox for the East County set. ![]() Mostly, I had a ridiculous amount of fun. I got a tip about what would be my first job out of college. Like any respectable dive, it had vinyl booths. In my 20s, the spot was the Red Fox, a piano lounge near downtown San Diego. Such an establishment is particularly important when you’re twentysomething in a small bedroom community. EVERYONE NEEDS a spot close to home where they can drink, groove, and nosh into the wee hours. ![]()
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