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Musician’s Breakfast: Beechwood

The Musician’s Breakfast (noun) – an order special to patrons of the Café No Sé bar in Antigua, Guatemala. Consists of a can of beer + a shot of Ilegal Mezcal.

The Musician’s Breakfast series continues with Beechwood, straight from NYC, vibing over a bottle of Ilegal.

Formed by a pair of close friends, the group first made a name for themselves playing clubs and D.I.Y. spaces in New York, honing their own brand of murky but muscular, streetwise rock & roll. Following consistent touring, including three tours of Europe, Beechwood are at work on their fourth album.

Follow Beechwood:
Website
Instagram
Spotify

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Dinner + Mezcal: Tony Kim

Chef Tony Kim fires up the grill for a Mexican twist on a spicy shrimp and corn cocktail with a splash (or two) of Ilegal Mezcal. Inspired by his love for gambling, this dinner pairs great with movie Uncut Gems.

Shopping list:
• 12 medium shrimp (deveined)
• 1 ear sweet corn
• extra virgin olive oil
• 4 wooden skewers
• Old Bay spice
• Kosher salt
• black pepper
• bay leaf (optional)

Cocktail sauce
• 1/2 sweet onion
• 1 avocado
• 1 Persian cucumber
• 1 Habanero pepper
• 3 limes
• 1/4 bunch cilantro
• 4 T ketchup
• 1 T Maggi sauce
• 2 T Worcestershire sauce
• 1 T Tapatio Hot Sauce
• 1/3 C Jarritos Mandarin (or other citrus soda)
• 2 T Kosher salt to taste
• 2 oz Ilegal Mezcal to taste

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Musician’s Breakfast: Rare Form

The Musician’s Breakfast (noun) – an order special to patrons of the Café No Sé bar in Antigua, Guatemala. Consists of a can of beer + a shot of Ilegal Mezcal.

The Musician’s Breakfast series is back with Rare Form in NYC 🎸

Prince Terrence is a DJ and founder of digital culture mag/record label/platform Cell Vision, and Rare Form is his “musical outlet for mixing smooth grooves with post-punk mystery” (Alternative Press).

Follow Rare Form:
Website
Instagram
Spotify

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Musician’s Breakfast: Bipolar

The Musician’s Breakfast (noun) – an order special to patrons of the Café No Sé bar in Antigua, Guatemala. Consists of a can of beer + a shot of Ilegal Mezcal.

On this episode of the Musician’s Breakfast, we enter the world of Bipolar, a punk group from Brooklyn playing by their own rules 👊.

Bipolar is the twisted creation of Pouya and Obash, formed in Brooklyn. The duo moved to the US from “conservative” Tehran, Iran, in pursuit of their passion for cross dressing musical performance, based on their love of the circus and all things theatrical. 

Follow Bipolar:
Bandcamp
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Rompope Ilegal

Ingredients:
– 4 cups / 1 liter of whole milk
– 1 cup / 250 grams sugar
– 1 pinch of baking soda
– 1 stick of Mexican Cinnamon
– 2 cloves
– 12 egg yolks from large size eggs
– ⅛ teaspoon of ground nutmeg
– 1 teaspoon vanilla
– ½ cup Ilegal Añejo

Instructions:
– Mix milk, cinnamon, cloves, sugar, nutmeg and the pinch of baking soda in a saucepan and stir
– Bring to a boil, then turn the heat to low and simmer for about 8-10 minutes
– Let cool
– While the milk is cooling, beat the egg yolks until they are a pale yellow
– Slowly pour the egg yolk mix into the already cooled milk and stir
– Place saucepan back on the stove and turn the heat on to medium-high, stirring frequently for about 5-7 minutes
– Strain
– Add mezcal
– Let it cool for a couple of hours and refrigerate

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Donald Eres Un Pendejo: VOTE 2020

Five years later, no matter what the results of this election are, we will continue to love our neighbors and work to make the world a better place. We are all illegal when the laws and government are against the people.

We asked members of our music community to submit a video urging Americans to get out and vote. Here’s what they had to say —

Acacia from The Advertisers

Emily from Dead Sara

Daniel from Blank Spaces

Obash, Kayla, and Pouya from Bipolar

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Dinner + Mezcal: Javier Plascencia

🎬 Chef and author Javier Plascencia demonstrates how to make Tostadas Divorciadas, a dish inspired by the entangled + alluring drama in tonight’s movie choice, Y tu mamá también. Grab your ingredients, mezcal, + get ready for the heat 🔥

To make Javier’s Tostadas Divorciadas, round up this shopping list:

Ingredients (makes 2 tostadas):
1 red onion
1 cilantro bunch
2 pieces persian cucumbers
1 whole jalapeño
4 pieces lime
1 ripe avocado
2 pieces tomatillo
2 garlic cloves
3 pieces green onion
1 orange
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1 small piece ginger
water
Ilegal Mezcal
corn tostadas
salsa Huichol
8 oz shrimp
6 oz firm fish