SIGNS with Boo Lean, DJ Shiver, Bodega Bruja, Recreational DJ
Bossa Nova Civic Club1271 Myrtle Ave; Brooklyn, NY 11221 · Map
This night happened — Wed 20 Mar 2024
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Who was billed4 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
5 of the 6 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Bodega Bruja and Recreational DJ — 5 shared bills before that night, first on Wed 13 Dec 2023.
Who they are
“"This is a person who's done so much for the American and global grassroots dance movement ... thing is it doesn't stop in this curatorial generosity, because Boo Lean is also the sickest of DJs, naturally vibing between sonic schools to a mesmerizing result." -- Naive Boo Lean (Lauren Goshinski) is a DJ and curator who’s crafted some of the most forward-thinking dancefloors and AV shows over the past decade.”
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"This is a person who's done so much for the American and global grassroots dance movement ... thing is it doesn't stop in this curatorial generosity, because Boo Lean is also the sickest of DJs, naturally vibing between sonic schools to a mesmerizing result." -- Naive Boo Lean (Lauren Goshinski) is a DJ and curator who’s crafted some of the most forward-thinking dancefloors and AV shows over the past decade. A trusted ear in more ways than one, she’s known behind the scenes as a founder and curator of festivals and spaces like VIA Festival, New Forms Festival, Hot Mass and her current residencies at Public Records and The Lot Radio. She’s also a board member of Resident Advisor, holding it down for independent scenes in a big way. In the booth she’s eclectic and elastic — playing with genre, tempo, pressure and pace to a mesmerizing result. Carving out murky chambers of hyperbaric dub, rollicking mountains of freaky drum play, crystalline pools of vocal hooks and euphoric melody, to all-out bass caverns for your booty, it’s all about riding an edge without falling off for Boo. She helped pioneer a new generation of audio-visual festivals in the US, co-founding the VIA Festival in 2010 in Pittsburgh, PA, and has utilized every opportunity to make viable space for womxn & non-binary promoters and artists across all her projects. As a curator she's facilitated unique collaborations between Oneohtrix Point Never/Nate Boyce, House of Kenzo/Team Rolfes, Pussykrew/Kelela, and supported breakout talent both in their early days and now: Yaeji, Juliana Huxtable, Aurora Halal, and Lotic to Giant Swan, Laurel Halo, NAAFI, Mike Q, Cakes da Killa, Junglepussy, Empress Of, Light Asylum, Nene H, Lafawndah, Jimmy Edgar, Jessy Lanza, Abdu Ali, Purple Tape Pedigree… the list is 1,000+ deep and keeps growing. Like any good rave mom, she curates programs that can thoughtfully link new voices with their predecessors like ESG, Tommy Wright III, Betty Davis, MC Lyte, Rakim, Richard Devine, Moodymann, Underground Resistance, Teklife DJs and more … encourage us to create new worlds together.Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, Telephone, Jupiter Disco · often with Mui Mui, In Plain Sight, AceMo, none of them here that night
“Bodega Bruja is a Bronx-born DJ, producer, and musician based in NYC.”
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Bodega Bruja is a Bronx-born DJ, producer, and musician based in NYC. They began DJing at WNYU and went on to intern with Love Injection at 21, building community through the city’s dance music underground. Their sets are driven by rhythm and spirit, moving through deep and soulful Latin house, disco, and the darker edges of post-punk, new wave, and electro. They have since played venues including Terminal 5, Jupiter Disco, Mood Ring, Paragon, Bossa Nova Civic Club, and more. They are one-half of SIGNS with Recreational DJ, host the listening session residency SEMIOTICS at Secret Riso Club, and hold a quarterly residency at Eavesdrop.Recently at Eavesdrop, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Mood Ring · often with Nick Dinnerstein, Marios, MIMZ, none of them here that night
“Recreational DJ keeps busy, between playing a variety of sounds and hosting NYC's best local DJs on Magic 8, and helping to run influential art collective, 8 Ball Community.”
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Recently at SILO, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Jupiter Disco · often with Leg Room, Drupe Jam, Amourette, none of them here that night
Last at Bossa Nova Civic Club in Dec 2023 · often with Angel Money, DJ Thank You, milkmans molotov, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Leg Room3 with Recreational DJ
- Viiaan3 with Boo Lean
- Angel Money2 with DJ Shiver
- DJ Tara2 with Boo Lean
- DJ Thank You2 with DJ Shiver
- Drupe Jam2 with Recreational DJ
- HONEY B2 with Boo Lean
- Ladiez Drink Free2 with Recreational DJ
how this compares
- Median final count, Wednesdays at Bossa Nova Civic Club27
- Middle half finished between15 and 41
- Past Wednesdays at this venue counted199
The room
Bossa Nova Civic Club — 1,517 events and 2,480 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Who put it on
Recreational DJ — 7 events and 19 artists since Sep 2023.