what was everyone else’s favorite sets from the weekend? any IDs stand out to anyone? i’ll go first (in no order):
sets:
mz worthy
know good
kaleena zanders
lp giobbi
amprs&nd
walker & royce b2b vnssa
IDs:
the last ivy lab song from sunday night at the bunker
that “dirty bit” walker & royce ID
all of christian martin’s set tbh
we’re so close i can almost taste it! can’t wait to see everybody at the birdbath stage next week on friday
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Hey there!
My name is Baby Weight — I played Momentous Festival back in October and loved the venue and the vibe so much that I wanted to run it back. My good galpal ZOF and I are coming through on Thursday and we wanted to invite y’all to come through.
A little birdy told me Fayetteville Pride is this weekend, so we’d love to see all the LGBTQ+ cuties (and allies) come out :)
See you soon and happy Pride season!!
Baby Weight
hey y’all —
some of y’all might know me from project glow; others might have seen me perform in some other space. regardless, i’ve considered the d.c. scene as my home for almost 15 years. and in all that time, i have never seen this many promoters and venues come together to highlight a cause like this.
as a trans woman, it feels incredibly validating to see an effort being made during pride to raise money for a local org like SMYAL which literally gives resources to lgbtq+ kids in the DMV. allyship is not a passive endeavor: it requires action and to see this many people set aside differences for a night to help… it gives me a lot of hope.
i look forward to attending this event on wednesday and hope to see y’all there, as well.
remember: electronic music is queer history.
happy pride everyone.
xoxox Baby Weight
HEY DENVER!
I’m coming back to celebrate Pride with y’all on June 26 at the Black Box. Denver is one of my favorite places to play because your energy is off the charts (and the girlies LOVE energy).
I’ve got local legends Pulse Ctrl on board for direct support. Hoping to see all my hot grrls and heathens there :)
See you soon!
Baby Weight
HELLO ABQ!
My name is Baby Weight and I am *super* excited to be performing at Space at 515 during ABQ Pride. The last time I performed in ABQ was super special so I’ve been looking forward to this for months!
I’ll be joined by ABQ’s own Justin Cristofer from Groundware and Anjo King for support.
Hope to see you there :)
so let me start off by saying i appreciate the support from the staff at the venue who helped me and my friend navigate this — elsewhere is a venue i have played many times and absolutely adore.
last night, after playing for book club radio, i went over to elsewhere to meet up with my friend remniqe who played earlier in the night in the main room.
while waiting, this drunk young man approached me and proceeded to ask me very invasive questions about my gender. after not giving him anything and literally telling him to leave me alone, he proceeded to play the victim: “i am entitled to my opinion” and “i’m not wrong — you’re the sinful one” etc. etc.
it was giving transphobic incel brainrot.
my friend came out and they immediately stepped in and said to go away and leave me alone. this man had to audacity to raise his voice and then another bystander, who we didn’t know, stepped in and told this man to back off.
things escalated from there. halal food was thrown. people got punched in the face. that’s all i’ll say.
the reason i’m detailing this experience here is because there is an insidious rising amount of people like this a-hole coming into dance spaces which, i’m sure many of you already know, have been historically pioneered by marginalized people. and a lot of people are either choosing to ignore it for the sake of keeping the peace *or* choosing to play devil’s advocate.
with the way things are going in this country, we need to start speaking up more. i am not the first transgender woman to be accosted outside a venue and i won’t be the last. if you consider yourself a real ally, the time is *now* to set the tone.