MYSTOPIA PRESENTS: SWEAT
The Parkside Lounge317 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002 · Map
This night happened — Fri 26 Sep 2025
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Who was billed3 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
2 of the 3 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- James Axon and Tory Stiletto — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 3 May 2025.
Who they are
“James Axon is a DJ, musician, and creator of the LA-based queer underground party Planet Love, as well as a resident on Dublab with his radio show Hearing Color.”
their own biography
the whole biography
James Axon is a DJ, musician, and creator of the LA-based queer underground party Planet Love, as well as a resident on Dublab with his radio show Hearing Color. A lifelong pianist turned obsessive record collector, James Axon approaches DJing as an extension of musicianship. Before falling into house and techno, he spent years in bands and orchestral ensembles, a background that still shapes the way he thinks about rhythm, harmony, and structuring his sets compositionally. As a keyboardist and musician, he has collaborated with Seven Davis Jr. and Massimiliano Pagliara, and as a DJ has shared lineups with the likes of Octo Octa, Eris Drew, Avalon Emerson,The Blessed Madonna, Derrick Carter, Paramida, Peach, Moxie, Alex Kassian, Zombies in Miami, Jennifer Loveless, Sally C, Tornado Wallace, Perel, Eli Escobar, Paurro, and more. His sets drift seamlessly between house, techno, italo, electro, disco, and breaks, guided by an expansive taste shaped by pioneering artists like Aphex Twin, Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, Jeff Mills, Laurent Garnier, Andrew Weatherall, and Francois Kevorkian. His sets are always colorful, eclectic, and intuitively reflective of the setting -- whether playing cosmic disco in an intimate loft or hypnotic techno in a dark foggy warehouse, he still finds a sound that is distinctly James Axon: melodic and synth-heavy, driving and dreamy.Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, BASEMENT, Nightmoves · often with Jason Kendig, Telesforo, Annie Lew, none of them here that night
Recently at 99 Scott Ave, 9 Bob Note, Good Room · often with Occupy The Disco, Michael Magnan, Sevyn, none of them here that night
Recently at The Parkside Lounge · often with Coach Chris, alive, The Deep, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Jason Kendig3 with James Axon
- Annie Lew2 with James Axon
- Coach Chris2 with Gabe Valley
- Kilopatrah Jones2 with James Axon
- Massimiliano Pagliara2 with James Axon
- Michael Magnan2 with Tory Stiletto
- Occupy The Disco2 with Tory Stiletto
- Telesforo2 with James Axon
how this compares
- Median final count, Fridays at The Parkside Lounge23
- Middle half finished between7 and 157
- Past Fridays at this venue counted20
The room
The Parkside Lounge — 66 events and 144 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 150.
Who put it on
MYSTOPIA — 5 events and 24 artists since Jan 2024.