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DEAD2ME(2): DANCE MANIA

Xanadu262 Starr St, Brooklyn, NY 11237 · Map

This night happened — Fri 31 Oct 2025

Xanadu

Press play

Who was billed7 artists

In the order the promoter listed them.

Set times were not published.

Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met

18 of the 21 pairings on this bill were first meetings.

  • KYRUH and Von — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 31 Oct 2025.
  • Von and Purr — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 28 Jun 2025.
  • Honey Bun and KYRUH — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 5 Aug 2023.

Who they are

  • Honey Bun

    New York City · 124 bookings since Aug 2023

    “Honey Bun is an interdisciplinary afro-futurist artist whose work aims to reclaim the black past, affirm the black present, and demand the black future.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Honey Bun is an interdisciplinary afro-futurist artist whose work aims to reclaim the black past, affirm the black present, and demand the black future. Born in New York City, raised in Texas, and now based in Brooklyn, her selections blend the sounds of her east coast roots, southern upbringing, and the ever-evolving and interconnected sonic output of the global black diaspora. As a resident of Brooklyn’s iconic station, The Lot Radio, Honey Bun hosts her monthly show, ‘BUNTOPIA’, captivating listeners with an explorative monthly mix designed to "sonically journey through the cosmos". The sounds of BUNTOPIA extend into a party night often hosted by intimate NYC clubs, Le Bain and Mood Ring, featuring thoughtfully curated lineups of guest DJs, artists, and friends who share a similar future-forward approach to dance music. When on planet Earth, the sun sets, and the vibrant streets of Brooklyn come alive with the sounds of Soul Connection, a party series co-founded by Honey Bun and Lovie. Together and in community, they connect the mind, body and soul through an essential night of dancing and deep groove filled with glowing soulful house, disco, funk and r&b. Often selected as an RA pick of the week, the beloved party centers intergenerational Black femme DJs and prioritizes cultivating comfortable and love-filled dance floors between renowned Brooklyn clubs, Good Room, Nowadays and Public Records. Honey Bun is a highly sought after addition to any of NYC’s most exciting club nights, as a guest DJ alongside major touring international artists, and trusted by the underground scene to stand alone with the ever-precious all-nighter extended set. Her flexibility and fearlessness to take on any dance floor is reflective of her reputation as an “omnivorous selector” with a record collection and taste that runs wide and deep. While sensual and playful, she can carefully brew peak time moments of heady bass lines, famed drum breaks, and classic Detroit techno, all aiding in her natural inclination to buzz between universes with just a twist of a knob. A reputation that has earned her a newly minted residency at famed nightclub, Nowadays, in Queens, NY. Internationally recognized, Honey Bun has graced the airwaves of prominent stations such as Foundation FM, Rinse FM, Rinse France, and Balamii, along with highly-acclaimed club appearances across western Europe and the UK. Her style has earned her spots on esteemed festival lineups such as Sustain Release, Making Time, headlining the Brooklyn Mirage stage of Boiler Room Festival, and the Red Bull stage for The Governor’s Ball. She is often tapped as the local guest DJ to join international tours of artists like Disclosure, Nia Archives, HAAi, Palms Trax, Gerd Janson, TSHA, Benji B and more. Beyond her DJ work, she was previously the video host for Noisey's Questionnaire of Life and a producer of Emmy-award nominated music documentary series, The Story Of, showcasing her versatility in the music domain.

    Recently at Xanadu, Nowadays, Elsewhere · often with Lovie, Ayanna Heaven, Sevyn, none of them here that night

  • KYRUH

    New York City · 102 bookings since Aug 2023

    “Based out of Brooklyn, KYRUH is no stranger of hard, gritty and high caliber techno.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Based out of Brooklyn, KYRUH is no stranger of hard, gritty and high caliber techno. Purgative, high energy rave shawty that makes love on the ones and twos

    Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, BASEMENT, Market Hotel · often with WTCHCRFT, SKIN CONTACT, OCTI, none of them here that night

  • Von

    New York City · 27 bookings since Aug 2023

    “NEVER EXPLAINED, ONLY EXPERIENCED”

    their own biography

    Recently at The House, The Sultan Room, 99 Scott Ave · often with OCTI, SKIN CONTACT, LUN★, none of them here that night

  • Purr

    Berlin, Germany · 5 bookings since Apr 2024

    “Plainclothed alien on a routine galaxy trip.”

    their own biography

    Recently at The Sultan Room, The Meadows, Mood Ring · often with KC, Dave Shichman, LIMITED CAPACITY EVENT, none of them here that night

  • ARCHANGEL

    Virginia · 74 bookings since Aug 2023

    Recently at Nowadays, Elsewhere, Paragon · often with Cisne, BLAIZE, pwincesa, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • SKIN CONTACT6 with KYRUH and 3 with Von
  • Concrete Husband6 with KYRUH and 1 with Von
  • OCTI4 with KYRUH and 3 with Von
  • Cisne24 with ARCHANGEL
  • Lovie23 with Honey Bun
  • WTCHCRFT17 with KYRUH
  • Antide8 with Von
  • BLAIZE8 with ARCHANGEL
132 said they were going — much busier than a usual Friday at Xanadu.
how this compares
  • Median final count, Fridays at Xanadu5
  • Middle half finished between3 and 30
  • Past Fridays at this venue counted30

The room

Xanadu — 188 events and 509 distinct artists since Jun 2024.

Most-tagged here: House (11) and Hip-Hop (3). genre tags on this room’s listings

Artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 2264972.

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

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