It's fitting that Mother's Day is in May, because our next SoundDiego LIVE is going to be the mother of all parties.

The free event will be held May 30 at the 207 Club, which is located in downtown's Hard Rock Hotel. It will be hosted by Tim Pyles of FM 94/9 and the Local Pyle, and will feature performances by Western Scene and Okapi Sun. Pyles had some good things to say about both acts.

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"Western Scene is primarily comprised of Tom Pritchard and Jason Burkhart, formerly of Kenan Bell," Pyles said. "Tom may sound familiar as he used to front Dynamite Walls and their music serves as the SoundDiego TV show theme music."

"Western Scene's sound is definitely not country," Pyles added. "It can be described as indie alternative with sonic touches and an element of a groove you can dance to."

Pyles is also excited about Okapi Sun, who only recently emerged in the San Diego scene.

"Okapi Sun features the talents of two ladies who only have first names, Dallas and Leo," Pyles said. "They have a backstory and I find it mysterious, but that's rock & roll for you. The sound is electronic and dance-y with tribal beats and samples.  Bring your dancing shoes!"

Kicking off the show will be the winner of our monthly Garage 2 Glory contest, an online battle of the bands. Keep an eye out for an announcement about which bands will be competing.

With a total of three bands scheduled to play, you won't go hungry for music, but you still might get thirsty. Don't worry, we've got you covered: Get to the 207 Club early and you can enjoy a VIP happy hour presented by Jack Daniel's from 7-8 p.m.

On the off-chance you enjoy all that delicious whiskey a little too much at one of our events, we've got you covered there, too. The folks from BeMyDD will be on hand, running a contest where one party guest for our next SoundDiego LIVE will get a free ride.

So get on the guest list now. This is going to be one Thursday night party you don’t want to miss!

SoundDiego associate editor Chris Maroulakos is also the managing editor of the San Diego music blog Owl and Bear.

I caught up with A$AP Ferg, the young rapper from Harlem and member of the A$AP Mob, during his recent stop at San Diego’s House of Blues.

We talked about the obvious things like the excitement of his first tour -- opening up for Juicy J in 37 cities. Of course, we also talked about A$AP Rocky. Ferg jokingly explained that A$AP Rocky begged him to get into rapping. And he replied “no comment” to Rocky’s description of the recent XXL Freshmen cover as being “corny as f---.”

But, when I brought up the late Tex-Mex singer Selena reference in his song “A 100 Million Roses,” his eyes lit up and that’s when the interview really started. The chorus of the song is sort of Ferg’s last will and testament requesting 100 million roses at his funeral. Moreover, “A 100 Million Roses” pays tribute to both Selena and his late father Darold Ferguson, who owned a boutique and printed shirts and logos for record labels including Bad Boy Records, Teddy Riley, Heavy D and Bell Biv DeVoe.

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In the song, Ferg raps, "Rest in peace to Selena. I listen to you sing while I’m rolling my trees up." Hearing a dedication to the queen of Tejano music from an unlikely person like A$AP Ferg really piqued my interest. Surprisingly I didn’t have to dig too deeply because his respect for Selena just flowed from his mouth.

Dita Quiñones:  I heard you have an admiration for Selena?
A$AP Ferg:  She was a pop icon. I feel like people don’t give her as much respect as she deserves. So I’m here -- I’m the voice that [makes sure] her legacy is still living.

DQ:  You’re from Harlem. How did you get exposed to the Tex-Mex music of Selena? You see the movie?
AF:  I thought Jennifer Lopez was Selena at first … I was like a young kid and I saw this fly ass chick on the TV screen and then she died! I realized after doing some research on who this lady was that Jennifer Lopez was not Selena -- she just did a great job. I fell in love with the woman [Selena] herself.

DQ: Do you really listen to Selena’s music?
AF:  And I f--- with her music. I do a Selena tribute every show. I do “Dreaming of You” for all my Selenas out there -- all my Latinas and that’s how I do.

DQ:  I love the whole Harlem and Tex-Mex connect!
AF:  She’s trill because she’s from Texas. A$AP is about the whole trill movement. So why not have the trill Latina [Selena] with you.

DQ:  If Selena hadn’t of passed, J.Lo may not have had the outlet to be where she’s at now.
AF:  I think that J.Lo had to be very inspired by Selena because I think that if that Selena was still alive she would’ve had to bridge the gap between Latino music and American -- which she did -- but I’m talking about as far as hip-hop and the urban communities she would’ve bridged those gaps. She would’ve linked up with Biggie when he was alive -- they probably would’ve went out. [Laughs.]

Dita Quiñones is a multimedia journalist born in Tijuana with a passion for Latin alternative and hip-hop music news. Her main goal is to uplift and inform her Latino and Hip-Hop community so that they get knitted into the fabric of American history. In addition to SoundDiego, Dita contributes to Latina, FOX News Latino, Poder, VidaVibrante, and HipHopDx. She is also the founder of the infamous music and politrix blog GN$F! Follow Dita on Twitter.