{"id":78261,"date":"2023-10-04T14:26:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T21:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=78261"},"modified":"2023-10-05T10:42:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:42:50","slug":"vanderpump-rules-james-kennedy-to-dj-at-the-bungalow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/vanderpump-rules-james-kennedy-to-dj-at-the-bungalow","title":{"rendered":"Vanderpump Rules&#8217; James Kennedy to DJ at The Bungalow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a Vanderpump Rules fan, or did you perhaps fall into the #Scandoval rabbit hole earlier this year?<\/p>\n<p>Then you\u2019re in luck because James Kennedy is coming to Long Beach next week for a special one-night-only DJ performance at The Bungalow.\u00a0The Vanderpump Rules star\u00a0will get behind the turntables on Thursday, Oct. 12 for his\u00a0set, which will start at 11:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will be able to watch Kennedy spin some tunes from the 2ND &amp; PCH bar as they enjoy views of the Long Beach Marina. Reservations are not required but the Bungalow is urging guests to arrive by 9 p.m., in case capacity is reached.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy, who once called himself \u201cWhite Kanye,\u201d retired that title in 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/09\/24\/dj-james-kennedy-is-retiring-white-kanye-gives-update-on-new-music\/\">telling PageSix<\/a>, \u201cI\u2019m just going to be James Kennedy\u2014the best producer that I can be, myself.\u201d Since then, Kennedy has continued making music and booking DJ gigs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78283\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-78283 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/JAMES-KENNEDY-POST-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/04134451\/JAMES-KENNEDY-POST-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/04134451\/JAMES-KENNEDY-POST-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/04134451\/JAMES-KENNEDY-POST-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/04134451\/JAMES-KENNEDY-POST-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/04134451\/JAMES-KENNEDY-POST-2-86x108.png 86w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/04134451\/JAMES-KENNEDY-POST-2-400x500.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An event flyer promoting James Kennedy&#8217;s DJ set at The Bungalow on Oct. 12. Courtesy of The Bungalow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kennedy joined the Vanderpump cast in season 3, when he started working as a busser at Lisa Vanderpump\u2019s SUR in West Hollywood before working his way up to DJ at the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of 10 seasons, fans have seen Kennedy go through his fair share of ups and downs, including breakups, drama, and being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/james-kennedy-back-djing-at-sur-vanderpump-rules\">fired and rehired multiple times<\/a>, all the while making strides toward a career in music.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Kennedy has kept busy performing DJ sets across the country and he even performed a surprise set at the Stagecoach Festival in April. The producer has also hinted at new music in the works on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/james-kennedy-shares-update-on-music-career\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bungalow\u2019s intimate ambiance is the perfect place to enjoy an entertainer such as James,\u201d a spokesperson from The Bungalow said in an email.<\/p>\n<p>When The Bungalow opened within 2ND &amp; PCH in May, the grand opening was celebrated with a wildly popular set by Grammy-Award winning soul-funk star <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/anderson-paak-to-dj-grand-opening-of-the-bungalow-long-beach\/\">Anderson .Paak<\/a> as his alter ego DJ Pee .Wee.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Brent Botlhouse told the Post at the time that he hopes to bring some of the best DJs to the retooled Long Beach space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bungalow\u2019s vibey atmosphere is the perfect place to dance, relax, and get a move on,\u201d the venue wrote in a release promoting the event with Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>Reservations for that evening are not required, but to ensure a seat, table reservations can be made by calling 562-719-9400 or emailing <a href=\"mailto:reservations.lb@thebungalow.com\">reservations.lb@thebungalow.com<\/a>. More information on future events at The Bungalow can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/thebungalow.com\/long-beach\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kennedy\u2019s set begins at 11:30 p.m. but the venue is encouraging guests to arrive by 9 p.m. in case they hit capacity.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":297,"featured_media":78266,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,32099],"tags":[32257,32255,32256],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[32003],"class_list":["post-78261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hi-lo","category-things-to-do","tag-james-kennedy","tag-the-bungalow","tag-vanderpump-rules","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/297"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78261"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78294,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78261\/revisions\/78294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78261"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=78261"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=78261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}