Deano's Pub
Deano's Pub Dean Velasco, who was raised in a La Mesa, is a senior staff engineer doing system architecture for a local tech company. His bar in La Mesa’s Baltimore West shopping center. It’s operating in the spot formerly occupied by The Alibi.
Velasco is hoping to do his part to add to the East County live music scene, which some people see as trailing far behind downtown, mid-city, and the beaches when it comes to bars featuring live acts. He has a history of managing the local pop-punk outfit Look Up Here and their predecessor Zero2nonE, and is well-versed in the often-fraught relationship between bar owners and musicians. He’s adamant that Deano’s will treat their talent well. Velasco served as DJ on the largest float in the Pride parade for four consecutive years. So while he is a DJ himself, and while he knows that DJs have slowly been replacing live music on Friday and Saturday nights in the west, he knows East County, and his plan is to lock in bands for weekend nights.