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Ayesha Residency with DJ LAG and cry$cross

Nowadays56-06 Cooper Ave. Ridgewood, NY 11385 · Map

This night happened — Sat 16 Sep 2023

Nowadays

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Who was billed4 artists

In the order the promoter listed them.

Set times were not published.

None of these artists had shared a bill before that night.

Who they are

  • Ayesha

    New York City · 27 bookings since Sep 2023

    “Ayesha is a key player in Brooklyn's dance music scene, and has become one of NYC's most prominent names when it comes to faster, more-bass heavy sounds in New York.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Ayesha is a key player in Brooklyn's dance music scene, and has become one of NYC's most prominent names when it comes to faster, more-bass heavy sounds in New York. Her approach to DJing and production blends elements of America's techno underground with leftfield UK sounds and diasporic influences from her Indian heritage, moving across tempos and rhythms with ease. Her music, hypnotic, pulsating and powerful, is as at home at a deep forest festival as it is a sweaty basement or dark nightclub, made with meticulous sound design, spongy textures and alien melodies. She writes tracks with deliberate consideration for how bodies move—and how music moves bodies—which makes her work unusually tactile and physical. "Beautiful things emerge from our care and consistent attention," she says about her work, which she also calls "body over mind." Everyone else calls it brilliant. She's put out music on Scuffed Recordings and Kindergarten Records, the latter of whom released her debut album, Rhythm is Memory, in 2022. DJ Mag called it "a revelation," Resident Advisor a "fierce mission statement" and Mixmag placed her at number two in its list of the 25 Producers Who Defined 2023. Later this year, she'll make her live set debut at MUTEK Festival in Montreal, hinting at an exciting new chapter for a dynamic force in American dance music.
    Their RA profile lists Fever AM, Scuffed Recordings, Femme Culture, Control Freak Records and 2 more.

    often with Mor Elian, DJ DEADNAME, Ma Sha, none of them here that night

  • DJ LAG

    Durban, South Africa · 6 bookings since Sep 2023

    Their RA profile lists Goon Club Allstars, Overthinker Mob and Carousel Records.

    often with Nick León, upsammy, Devon Rexi meets John T. Gast, none of them here that night

  • cry$cross

    New York City · 47 bookings since Aug 2023 · Good Room disco heads

    “NYC mainstay cry$cross moves through the underground with a sound that’s emotionally charged, rhythmically sharp, and impossible to pin down.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    NYC mainstay cry$cross moves through the underground with a sound that’s emotionally charged, rhythmically sharp, and impossible to pin down. Pulling from house, techno, garage, club edits, and diasporic percussion, her sets balance intensity with fluidity, built for locked-in dancers and late-night moments alike. A longtime presence in New York nightlife, CRY$CROSS brings community and experimentation to the center of everything she does, channeling the energy of the city into every blend. Expect deep cuts, high pressure grooves, and a dancefloor that stays moving start to finish.

    Recently at Good Room, Jupiter Disco · often with chuki, Kweku Saunderson, Ubabu, none of them here that night

  • Jacky Sommer

    New York City · 23 bookings since Sep 2023

    “Jacky Sommer is a NYC based dj.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Jacky Sommer is a NYC based dj. She's been active in the New York underground for decades, getting her start, in the early 2000’s, as a buyer and manager at Dancetracks, the legendary East Village record store. As one half of the Brooklyn based dj duo Analog Soul, along with her twin sister DatKat, she’s played some of the best clubs and festivals in NY and around the world —- Nowadays, Basement, Honcho, Glastonbury, Panorama Bar, Heidegluhen, to name a few --- and currently hosts the long running Analog Soul show on Lot Radio.
    Their RA profile lists Mister Saturday Night Records and Faith Beat.

    often with Mike Servito, Cosmo, Morgan, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • Mike Servito4 with Jacky Sommer
  • Daniro3 with cry$cross
  • DJ DEADNAME3 with Ayesha
  • Kweku Saunderson3 with cry$cross
  • Ma Sha3 with Ayesha
  • Maara3 with Ayesha
  • Mor Elian3 with Ayesha
  • ABADIR2 with DJ LAG
361 said they were going — much quieter than a usual Saturday at Nowadays.
how this compares
  • Median final count, Saturdays at Nowadays1,183
  • Middle half finished between554 and 1,707
  • Past Saturdays at this venue counted185

The room

Nowadays — 804 events and 1,369 distinct artists since Aug 2023.

Most-tagged here: Techno (22), Bass (21), House (15), Club (6) and Electro (6). genre tags on this room’s listings

Artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 1755069.

Attending counts, venue records, co-billing history and scene names: adrift’s record of New York City events.

Quoted passages are the promoter’s or the artist’s own words, unedited.